The Philadelphia Eagles is a professional American football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Conference (NFC) East Conference division. They are defending Super Bowl champions, having won Super Bowl LII, their fourth NFL title, having won in 1948, 1949, and 1960.
The franchise was founded in 1933 as a replacement for the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets, when a group led by Bert Bell secured the rights to the NFL franchise in Philadelphia. Bell, Chuck Bednarik, Bob Brown, Brian Dawkins, Reggie White, Steve Van Buren, Tommy McDonald, Greasy Neale, Pete Pihos, Sonny Jurgensen and Norm Van Brocklin have been inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The team has intense competition with the New York Giants. This competition is the oldest in the East NFC and is one of the oldest in the NFL. It was ranked by the NFL Network as the number one competition of all time and Sports Illustrated placed it among the top 10 NFL games of all time at number four, and according to ESPN, it was one of the fiercest and most famous rivalries in the American soccer community. They also have a fierce competition with the Dallas Cowboys, which has become more prominent since the 1960s, as well as its historic rivalry with the Washington Redskins. Their rivalry with the Pittsburgh Steelers is another bitter rivalry, roughly since 1933, largely emerging from the status of both teams as from opposite ends of the same country.
The team has consistently been among the best in the league that is present and has sold out every game since the 1999 season. In the Sports Illustrated poll of 321 NFL players, Eagles fans were selected as the most intimidating fans in the NFL.
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1931-1960
Mid-season 1931, Frankford Yellow Jacket went bankrupt and stopped operating. After more than a year of searching for a suitable replacement, the NFL provides an expansion franchise to a syndicate headed by Bert Bell and Lud Wray and grants them the franchise rights of the failed Yellow Jacket organization. The Bell-Wray group has to pay an entrance fee of $ 3,500 (equals $ 40,230 today) and assumes a total debt of $ 11,000 owed to the other three NFL franchises. Taking inspiration from the Blue Eagle emblem of the National Recovery Administration - the center of the New Deal President Franklin D. Roosevelt - Bell and Wray named the new Philadelphia Eagles franchise. Both the Eagles and the NFL officially considered the two franchises the same, citing the period of dormancy. In addition, almost no players Yellow Jackets who entered the first list Eagles. The Eagles, along with Pittsburgh Steelers and Red Reds are now-dead, join the NFL as an expansion team.
In 1937, the Eagles moved to Shibe Park (renamed Connie Mack Stadium in 1954) and played their home games at the stadium until 1957, except for the 1941 season, played at Municipal Stadium, where they played from 1936 to 1939.
To accommodate football at Shibe Park during the winter, the management set up a stand on the right field, parallel to 20th Street. About 20 feet high, this "eastern tribune" has 22 rows of seats. The goal poles stand along the first base line and in the left field. The open East has an enlarged Park Shibe capacity of up to 39,000, but the Eagles rarely draw more than 25 to 30,000.
The Eagles fought during their first decade, experiencing a recurring defeat of the season. In December 1940, Pittsburgh Steelers owner, Art Rooney, sold the franchise to Alexis Thompson for $ 160,000 and then used half of the proceeds to buy half the interest in the Eagles from Bell, his old friend. Soon after, Bell and Rooney traded the Eagles franchise to Thompson and transferred it to Pittsburgh (as "Steelers"), while Thompson moved the Steelers franchise to Philadelphia (as "Eagles").
In 1943, when labor shortages originating from World War II made it impossible to fill the list, the team joined the Pittsburgh Steelers to form "Phil-Pitt Eagles" and became known as "Steagles." (The Merger, never intended as a permanent setting, was dissolved at the end of the 1943 season.) In the late 1940s, head coach Earle "Greasy" Neale and running back Steve Van Buren led the team to three successive NFL Championships, winning two of them in 1948 and 1949. Both champions marked the Eagles as the only NFL team to ever win a back-to-back championship with shutouts, defeating the Chicago Cardinals, 7-0, in 1948 - in a blizzard - and the Los Angeles Rams, 14-0, in 1949.
After the 1957 season, the Eagles moved from Connie Mack Stadium to Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania. Franklin Field will accommodate over 60,000 for the Eagles, while Connie Mack has a capacity of 39,000. The stadium switched from grass to AstroTurf in 1969. It was the first NFL stadium to use synthetic grass.
In 1960, the Eagles won their third NFL championship, under the leadership of Future Pro Football Hall Famers Norm Van Brocklin and Chuck Bednarik; head coach is Buck Shaw. The 1960 Eagles, with a score of 17-13, became the only team to beat Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs.
1961-1975
The Eagles had a decent 1961 season and then fell on hard times in 1962. Jerry Wolman, after consulting his old friend Brandon Sturrock, bought a 1963 franchise from "Happy Hundred", a group of investors who own the team since 1949 - 1963, for $ 5,505,000 (equals $ 44,004,098 today).
In 1969, Leonard Tose bought the Eagles from Wolman for $ 16,155,000 (equivalent to $ 107,807,505 today), then a record for a professional sports franchise. Tose's first official action was to sack Coach Joe Kuharich after a disappointing 24-41-1 record over his five-year reign. He follows this by calling the former Eagles receiving Pete Retzlaff as General Manager and Jerry Williams as coach.
With the joining of the NFL and AFL in 1970, the Eagles were placed in the NFC's Eastern Division with their archirvals New York Giants, Washington Redskins, and Dallas Cowboys. Their fierce competition with the Giants is the oldest of the East NFC competition, which occurred throughout 1933 and is often referred to as one of the best rivalries in the NFL.
1976-1984
In 1976, Dick Vermeil was hired from UCLA to train the Eagles, who only had a winning season from 1962-1975. Beginning in 1978, head coach Dick Vermeil and quarterback Ron Jaworski led the team to four consecutive playoff appearances.
The Vermeil team in 1980 won their first East NFC title. They are matched against their rivals awaited Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship game, which they won 20-7. However, the Eagles lost to Oakland Raiders in the Super Bowl XV in 1981. The following year, Elang was eliminated in the wildcard round at home against the New York Giants. In the aftermath of a disappointing season and a brief strike in 1982, head coach Dick Vermeil resigned, claiming he was "on fire". Vermeil was replaced by defensive coordinator Marion Campbell.
In January 1983, Tose announced that his daughter, Susan Fletcher, vice president and Eagles lawyer, would eventually replace him as the main owner of the Eagles. Then in 1984, rumors circulated that Leonard Tose was thinking about moving the team to Phoenix, Arizona for financial reasons.
1985-1993
In 1985, Tose was forced to sell Eagles to Norman Braman and Ed Leibowitz, a very successful Florida car dealership, to report $ 65 million (equivalent to $ 147,899,134 today) to pay over $ 25 million (equals $ 56,884.282 today) in gambling debt in Atlantic City casino.
Philadelphia football fought through Marion Campbell's years in the mid-1980s and is characterized by a malaise in fan participation. However, in the 1985 Additional draft, the Eagles acquired the rights to the elite Memphis Memphis Showboat Reggie White. In 1986, the arrival of head coach Buddy Ryan and his impassioned attitude rejuvenated the team's performance and sparked a fan base, but the Eagles failed to win the playoffs during Ryan's tenure. Perhaps the worst of these losses was the so-called Fog Bowl in 1988 against the Chicago Bears, who happened to be the former Ryan team he helped lead to the Super Bowl XX victory as a defensive coordinator. Ryan was sacked on January 7, 1991, after a disappointing playoff defeat at the Redskins. Offensive Coordinator, Rich Kotite was promoted to head coach three days later.
After All Pro defensive tackle Jerome Brown was killed in a car accident, his team and fanbase became dedicated to "taking him home for Jerome" in the 1992 season. Kotite led the Eagles to a playoff victory against the New Orleans Saints during the 1992 season, but they lost the All- Reggie White becomes a free agent at the end of the season. Kotie's contract was not renewed after a disappointing 1994 season in which the Eagles went 7-9, losing their last seven games after starting the 7-2 season. From 1988 to 1996, the Eagles qualified for the playoffs for six of the nine seasons, but they won NFC East only once, in 1988. Among the team's offensive stars during that period was quarterback Randall Cunningham, tight ending Keith Jackson, and running back Herschel Walker. But the "Green Gang" defense may be the one that defines the team, led by Reggie White, Jerome Brown, Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner, Wes Hopkins, Mike Golic, Byron Evans, Eric Allen, Andre Waters and Mark McMillian.
The Lurie Era (1994-present)
Jeffrey Lurie bought the Eagles on May 6, 1994 from its owner Norman Braman worth approximately $ 185 million. The club is now estimated to be the 17th most valuable sports team, worth $ 1.314 billion, as assessed in 2014 by Forbes.
In Lurie's first season as owner, the team had only 7 wins, but it was followed by a 10-win season in 1995. In addition to 10 wins and a playoff spot, 1996 was a busy year. His uniform changed from the classic color of Kelly Green to a midnight dark green color, Randall Cunningham's remaining quarterback after 11 seasons, and 13-year-old favorite starter Brian Dawkins fans designed in the 2nd round. After slipping to 6-9-1, and then to 3-13, head coach Ray Rhodes was fired after four seasons.
season 2004 and Super Bowl XXXIX
In 2004, the Philadelphia Eagles had their best season since 1960, going 13-1 before their initial break and losing the next 2, earning a 1st seed for the second year in a row. McNabb set a career high, completing 64% of his operations to 3,875 yards, although he did not play all 16 games. McNabb became the first quarterback to throw over 30 touchdowns and less than 10 interceptions in a single season. His success can be attributed to the fact that he has a reliable receiver, Terrell Owens, who gets 1,200 yards and 14 goals in 14 games. After defeating Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons, the Eagles advanced to the Super Bowl XXXIX, where they dueled the New England Patriots. Although McNabb threw 3 goals through and 357 yards in the game, and the 14-14 bound score went into the fourth quarter, the Patriots defeated the Eagles and scored ten straight points. McNabb completed a 30-yard touchdown pass, and the Eagles defense held the 3rd Patriots and came out, but a crucial interception with 46 seconds left on the clock guaranteed their fate. The Patriots won 24-21.
2005-2012
The team took a step back in 2005 with a 6-10 note. McNabb has been playing with a sports hernia and thumbs down, starting 4-2 but losing three in a row, before McNabb finally succumbed to the injury and is out for the rest of the season. For annoying behavior and feud with McNabb, Owens was suspended after 7 matches, ultimately cut. In 2006, the team lost McNabb 10 games and suffered chaos, but Westbrook improved, and the Eagles earned their fifth fifth Eastern title under coach Reid, with a record of 10-6 and winning in a wild card round, but they finished.500 in 2007 In 2008, the team won their 500th game, and they also drafted DeSean Jackson, a threat they received when paired with McNabb.
On January 11, 2009, the team defeated the defending Super Bowl champions New York Giants 23-11 on their way to their sixth NFC Championship Game. In the NFC Championship, the Eagles made the rally, going from 24-6 at half-time to 25-24 with three minutes left in the fourth quarter, but they lost to Arizona Cardinals with a score of 32-25 after quarterback Kurt Warner scored last minute touchdown.
On August 13, 2009, the Eagles signed Michael Vick's quarterback. On December 6, 2009, Andy Reid became the fifth coach in NFL history to win 100 matches or more with a team in a decade (the other four being Land Landry, Don Shula, Tony Dungy and Bill Belichick, all Super Bowl winners). McNabb eventually had a complete recipient corps, between Jeremy Maclin's first-round draft, 1,000 yards of DeSean Jackson season, and Brent Celek was among the top five tightest in the league. Without Brian Dawkins, Trent Cole's final defenses rise and become the dominant force in defense with 12 sacks, earning him his second trip to Pro Bowl and All-Pro. In 2009, the Eagles started 5-4, and then won six straight games. After a shutout against the Dallas Cowboys in the 17th week, Elang missed the first-round bye, but with a 11-5 record, they were the sixth seeded NFC. In their January 2010 wild card game, the Eagles played against their division foes for the second week in a row, losing 34-14 to submit their first Dallas playoffs since December 1996.
On March 5, 2010, Brian Westbrook was cut from the Eagles after eight seasons with the team. On April 4, 2010, the team traded Donovan McNabb's long-time quarterback to the Washington Redskins in exchange for a second-round draft. Kevin Kolb immediately named the starter, but after suffering a concussion in the 1st week against the Packers, Vick took over as a starter. Vick led the Eagles to his sixth Eastern Division title in ten seasons. With a record of 10-6, the Eagles seized the third seed. In the wild card round, Elang lost 21-16 until finally the Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers.
The 2011 season for the Eagles was a big disappointment, as they only managed to finish 8-8 and miss the playoffs. In 2012, the Eagles started winning three of their first four games, but lost the next eight, and were knocked out of the playoff hunt. They only won one of their last four matches. After losing to the New York Giants on December 30, 2012, longtime head coach Andy Reid was fired after fourteen seasons with the team.
Kelly Chip era (2013-2015)
On January 16, 2013, the Eagles took the head coach of University of Oregon Chip Kelly to replace Reid as head coach after 4-12 seasons. The Philadelphia Eagles named Michael Vick started the quarterback away into the 2013 season with many promises of fast running spreads of Kelly Chip violations.
The 2013 season proved more successful for the Eagles. The hamstring injury left Michael Vick out after 1-3 starts, but his reserve, Nick Foles, led the team to a regular 10-6 season record, and a seventh Eastern NFC title in 13 seasons. Before throwing his first interception on Sunday 14, Foles threw 19 goals, which was just one shy of the NFL record of all-time touchdowns in a row without interception to start the season, set at the start of the season by Peyton Manning. Foles also bundled Manning for most of his passing goals in a game with seven against Oakland Raiders which also made him the youngest player in NFL history to throw a lot of goals in a match. Foles finished the regular season with 27 passing goals and only 2 interceptions, giving it the best TD-INT ratio in NFL history. (The record was later broken by Tom Brady, in the 2016 season). He also finished with a passer rating of 119.0, the third highest in league history behind only Aaron Rodgers in 2011 and Peyton Manning in 2004. He is also only the second midfielder in NFL History to have a game where he passes 400 meters and perfect passenger rank. LeSean McCoy ended the Pro Bowl season as the top rusher of the league with 1,607 yard invaders (also franchise record) and 2,146 yard total from the struggle, also the best in the NFL. Overall, the Eagles attack scored 51 goals, mostly in franchise history that went through the previous high season in 1948.
The Eagles open the 2014 season winning their first three games and make NFL history the only team that has ever taken ten or more points in their first three games and returned to win. Nick Foles struggled with turnovers but eventually did well and led the Eagles to a 6-2 record, before breaking his collarbone, so his job was taken over by Mark Sanchez, who beat Foles despite facing more playoff teams. The Eagles hold division titles from the first week to the 15th week against the Cowboys. After winning 9-3 with their crucial victories over the Cowboys, the Eagles lost the next 3, and a week after losing the NFC East title, they lost their saddle against the 3-11 Redskins and were knocked out of a playoff dispute with the Cowboys' win over the Indianapolis Colts.
After the 2014 season, Chip Kelly was given full control and made some controversial moves. He traded LeSean McCoy, who has been the rusher leading team of all time after the 2014 season, for midfielder Kiko Alonso, a Kelly train player in Oregon who has missed the entire 2014 season. He also cuts ten-year veteran and tennis star Trent Cole, who are consistent on defense and second only to legend Reggie White on the Eagles list of all-time sacks. He also makes a trade where Nick Foles is very successfully traded for Sam Bradford, who has missed the entire 2014 season with ACL tears. Kelly tries to re-sign Jeremy Maclin, who has stepped up as the main recipient of a vast team, but he signs a contract with the Kansas City Chief instead. However, the Eagles also acquired the leading rusher leader DeMarco Murray, who not only helped the Eagles, but also hurt their rivals, the Dallas Cowboys. They also won Super Bowl champion Byron Maxwell, who left Seattle Seahawks in a free agent to sign a six-year deal worth $ 63 million. The first two games of the season were disastrous, as they started 0-2. Bradford had a TD-INT ratio of 2-4, Maxwell was constantly beaten by Falcons recipient Julio Jones, and Murray was held for 11 yards on 21 carry. After Murray was injured, Ryan Mathews rushed over 100 yards in a 3-week win against the New York Jets. Kelly makes Murray a starter unquestionable and although Murray's game has improved over the course of the season, he has never regained his dominant form and is surviving on a low career of 3.6 meters per carry on average.
On December 29, 2015, with one game left in this season, head coach Chip Kelly was released by Eagles. Pat Shurmur's offensive coordinator named Interim Coach for the final game against rivals New York Giants, which Shurmur won 35-30. Former player and current back coach Duce Staley was the first coach interviewed for the opening head coaching job on 2 January 2016.
Doug Pederson's (2016-present) era
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Eagles hired Doug Pederson's offensive coordinator head as head coach on January 18, 2016. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement:
"Doug is a fascinating strategic thinker, leader and communicator, and someone who really knows how to get the best out of his players.These factors are what initially attracted us to Doug and we believe he is the right person to help. reach our ultimate goal. "
Pederson has been with the Chiefs for the previous three years after spending the previous four seasons with those who have the Eagles. He served as a quality control assistant for the Eagles in 2009 and 2010 before being promoted to midfield coach for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He was praised for his work with Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith over the past few seasons, especially in 2015, when the Chiefs moved into the top 10 in scoring offense.
At the end of the 2015 season, the Eagles have a 13th option in the 2016 NFL Draft. They trade Byron Maxwell, Kiko Alonso, and their choice to Miami Dolphins to pick # 8. Then, they trade pick # 8, their third pick pick, round pick their fourth, first-round 2017, and second-round 2018 to Cleveland Browns for # 2 pick and fourth round 2017 opting. They used a # 2 pick to build the North Dakota State Carson Wentz quarterback. On September 3, 2016, the Eagles are trading starting quarterback Sam Bradford to the Minnesota Vikings, who lost Teddy Bridgewater for the season, for the 2017 first-round election and opting for the fourth round of 2018. After trading, the Eagles named Wentz early quarterback for Week 1 of the 2016 season. head first, Pederson, leading the Eagles to the start of the 3-0 season. Its rookie quarterback starts with 5 touchdowns, with no interceptions and more than 255 yards per game. The Week 4 bye takes a toll on the Eagles, and they lose four of the next five games, including losses for every rival team in their division. They also missed Lane Johnson's right-hand tackle for a 10-game suspension after a Lions 5 back loss that damaged Carson Wentz's hot start. In those four games, their average loss margin is just under 5 points. Pederson and the Eagles won only 3 of their last 7 games. They include a terrible road loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, and Baltimore Ravens. Although Wentz started the season well, the 6-5 quarterback finished with a 8: 7 TD-INT ratio. The head starters trainer and rookie quarterback tandem led the Eagles to a disappointing year, ending with a 7-9 record and the last entry in the division.
2017: First Super Bowl Championship
During the next offseason, the team made several acquisitions on the offensive side of the ball. The Eagles either traded or released leading players from the Kelly Chip era like Ryan Mathews, Matt Tobin, Allen Barbre, Jordan Matthews and Marcus Smith II. They signed more important players to improve the wide receiver corps that has struggled the last two seasons such as Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith, as well as Super Bowl champion twice LeGarrette Blount. They also added veterans in defense such as Patrick Robinson, Chris Long, Corey Graham, Tim Jernigan and Ronald Darby. The team handled most of its defending in the draft, using the top three picks on defenders. The Eagles compose Derek Barnett by choosing a total of 14.
They opened the season on the road versus the Washington Redskins and won the match 30-17. The team lost to Kansas City Chief the following week, 27-20, in the return of Pederson to face Andy Reid. The Eagles then won six games in a row, including a road win against the Carolina Panthers, 28-23. On the morning of October 31, 2017, just before the NFL's trading deadline, the Eagles made a blockbuster move sending a fourth-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for the star running back Jay Ajayi. The move immediately paid dividends for the Eagles to the next game against the Denver Broncos as Ajayi rushed 77 yards with just eight attempts including a 46-yard touchdown near the end of the second quarter. The Eagles scored 51 points against the league's best defense, and entered their week with the best record in the league (8-1).
Coming from the remaining weeks, Philadelphia defeated their arch-rivals, Dallas Cowboys, 37-9. The Eagles ended their nine consecutive victories at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Square. However, the Eagles bounced back in Sunday's 14th win over the Los Angeles Rams in a 43-35 win. Carson Wentz left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury with a torn ACL, and Nick Foles' reserves will once again take over as an early quarterback.
Foles' first start was a comeback from a 20-7 deficit when he scored four goals and won the match 34-29. Foles struggled in the last two games of the season against Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys, and threw touchdowns and two interception in that span. Nevertheless, the Eagles grabbed a home-field advantage after winning against Oakland in the 16th week.
In the playoffs, the Eagles opened as an underdog, the first time in history that seed number 1 has opened the postseason as an underdog. Foles will lead the Eagles past the Atlanta Falcons in the 15-10 Divisional Round. In the NFC Championship, the Eagles destroy Minnesota Vikings 38-7, giving the nickname "Minneapolis Massacre", mocking the Minneapolis Miracle of their previous playoff victory. Foles has had his best game since the 15th week and threw for 352 yards and three goals. The Eagles traveled to Minneapolis to compete in the Super Bowl LII, their third attempt in a title, against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX from 2005.
With Foles at the helm, Philadelphia started a strong game, leading the Patriots 22-12 in the first half. Only leading New England is by one point in the fourth quarter, 33-32. The Eagles bounced back and scored an 11-yard touchdown for Zach Ertz's tight end. The final score of the game was a 46-yard field goal by Jake Elliott to make the final score 41-33. The franchise won their first Super Bowl and their first championship since 1960. Foles won the Super Bowl MVP to 28 from 43 with 373 passing yards, three touchdowns, and interception. Foles became the first backup quarterback to start and win the Super Bowl since his opponent Tom Brady won as a reserve for Drew Bledsoe at the 2002 Super Bowl XXXVI.
Maps Philadelphia Eagles
season record
- The regular season record (all time): 568-594-26
- Playoff notes (all the time): 22-21 (by 2018)
- Most points in a season: 474 points (2014)
- The NFL championship won: 4 (3 before the 1967 NFL-AFL merger created the Super Bowl)
- Super Bowl won: 1
- Leaders passing (all the time): Donovan McNabb - 32,873 yards
- Leader in a hurry (all the time): LeSean McCoy - 6,792 yards
- Accept leader (all the time): Harold Carmichael - 8,978 yards
- Winning coach (all time): Andy Reid - 130 victories
- Top players by estimated value (at all times): Donovan McNabb - 126 AV
Rivalry
Giants New York
One of the oldest NFLs, this rivalry began on October 15, 1933 when the Giants defeated the newly established 56-0 Eagles. The Giants led the all-time 84-82-2 series. Three of the best known comebacks against the Giants are labeled as "Miracle In the Meadow - Herm Edwards", "Miracle In Meadowlands II - Brian Westbrook" and "Miracle In New Meadowlands - DeSean Jackson".
Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys are one of the biggest rivals of the Eagles. The Eagles won the first game in this competition 27-25 on 30 September 1960. Dallas led the all-time 63-51-0 series. They have been close in recent years, with Dallas winning 12 games from 2006 to the present, while the Eagles also won 12. There was a lot of hostility between the two teams' fan base, with incidents like the Bounty Bowl 1989. Competition has even been seeped into the Weekend Draft , with Cowboys legend Drew Pearson and Eagles legend David Akers exchanging lashes in the opposite franchise in 2017 and 2018.
Washington Redskins
Not as big as the competition between the Giants and Cowboys, that with the rivals of the Washington Redskins division is still ferocious. It started in 1934 when the Washington Redskins was first known as Boston Redskin; The Redskins beat the Eagles 6-0, and lead the 85-76-6 series of all time. Competition has been very even since 2010 as a whole. However, the Eagles swept the Redskins during the 2017 season for the first time since the 2013 season.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers are both located in Pennsylvania and started playing in 1933. From that season, until 1966, this was a big competition for both teams as both were part of the same division. In 1967, they were placed in separate divisions but remained in the same conference for three years. In 1970, the Steelers (along with Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts) moved to the American Football Conference while the Eagles stayed with longtime NFL team members in the National Football Conference. As a result, Eagles and Steelers no longer play each other every year; on the contrary, they are scheduled to meet every four years in the regular season, the last meeting being in 2016 at Lincoln Financial Field, with the Eagles winning 34-3. The Steelers have lost nine straight games on the road against the Eagles dating from 1966, which is also the start of the Super Bowl era. The Eagles lead the 47-28-3 series of all time.
Logo and uniform
- See also: Uniform (American football) and footnote about the Eagles uniform number.
For decades, the colors of the Eagles are green, silver, and white. In 1954, the Eagles, along with the Baltimore Colts, became the second team ever in the NFL to put a logo on their helmets, with silver wings on a green helmet of kelly. In 1969, the team wore two versions of helmets: a green Kelly with white wings in a street game, and white with green kelly wings at home. From 1970 to '73, they wore a white helmet with Kelly's green wings exclusively before switching back to Kelly's green helmet with silver wings. In 1974, Joseph A. Scirrotto Jr. designing silver wings picked up a white line, and this style on a green helmet kelly became standard for more than two decades.
From 1948-95, the team logo was a hawk in flight carrying the ball in its paws, though from '69 -72, the eagle took on a more stylish look. Because the design is similar to the Apollo 11 symbol, and the lunar lander is nicknamed Eagles , the players wear a flight mission patch on their shirts during 1969.
In 1973, the team name was added under the eagle, returning to the pre-1969 display.
However, both logos and uniforms were radically changed in 1996. The primary kelly green color was changed to a darker color, which was officially described as "midnight green." The silver is practically abandoned, as the uniform pants move to the midnight green or white green. The traditional helmet wing is converted into white primarily, with a silver and black accent. The combination of the team logo (hawks and the name of the lettering letters) also changed in 1996, with the eagle itself limited to a white head (bald eagle), drawn in a less realistic style, more cartoon based, and letter changes from calligraphy to uppercase.
Since the 1996 changes, the team has made only minor changes, mostly relating to a combination of jersey/pants worn during certain matches. For example, in 1997, against the San Francisco 49ers, the team wore jersey and midnight green briefs for the first of just two occasions in team history. The second chance was in 2002, during regular season games at the Veterans Stadium, a victory over the Washington Redskins. A year later, in the first two games of the 2003 season (both houses losing to Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots), the Eagles wore white T-shirts with white pants. Since 2003, white shirts along with white pants have been worn during pre-season games.
The 2003 season also saw the first (though only subtle) change to the 1996 style uniform. In white and green shirts, silver shadows and silver trims were added to green and white numbers. The line on the pants turns from black-green-black to black-silver-green on white pants, and from solid black line to one black line, another from silver, with one small white line in between for midnight midnight pants. The 2003 season also saw the team debut black alternate shirts, with green shadows (not black) on white numbers, and silver trim. This black shirt has been used for two home matches chosen each season (usually the first home game after the last week and the end of the season). In the 2003 and 2004 regular season finals, the team wore green pants with alternate black T-shirts, but lost every game. Since then, the Eagles have only been wearing black shirts with white pants. However, due to the special 75th anniversary uniform that serves as an "alternative" to one game in 2007, the Eagles can not wear an alternate black jersey whose season per rule league (alternate uniforms are allowed twice per season but only one that can be used). A black shirt with white pants, re-emerged for the Thanksgiving 2008 night match against Arizona Cardinals. The last black shirt was used in the 21 December 2016 match against the New York Giants, where they won 24-19. From 2006-2013, the Eagles only wore alternate black jerseys once in a season and for home games last November but did not use them in 2007, 2010, and 2011. For the 2007 and 2010 seasons, the Eagles used a throwback uniform. in a black alternative place for their anniversary to commemorate the last team. The team also started wearing black shoes exclusively in 2004. Since 2014, the Eagles have been wearing black jersey twice per season. In 2016, they wore a black jersey three times.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the team, the 2007 uniform featured a 75th season logo patch on the left shoulder. In addition, the team wore a "throwback" jersey in the 2007 game against the Detroit Lions. The yellow and blue shirt, the same color found on the Philadelphia city flag, is based on that worn by the Philadelphia Eagles in the inaugural season of the team, and the same colors used by former Yellow Jacket Franchise franchisees before their suspension of operations in 1931. Eagles defeat Detroit, 56 -21.
The Eagles wear their white T-shirts at home for pre-season games and daytime games in the first half of regular season from September to mid-October when temperatures are warmer. In the evening contest in the first half of the regular season, the Eagles do not need to wear white at home because the temperature is cooler. However, there are exceptions, such as the home opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003 and the Washington Redskins in 2007 being played at night. In late October or early November, Eagles start wearing their colors at home (even though they've done it before), be it a midnight green jersey or a third jersey. On one occasion the Eagles wore white clothing at home after October in a meeting against the Dallas Cowboys on November 4, 2007 to make the Cowboys wear their blue street jerseys. Since moving to Lincoln Financial Field in 2003, the Eagles have been wearing white clothing at home at least for their home opener, with the exception of the 2010 home opener ( see next paragraph ), the 2011 home opener against the New York Giants, 2016 home opener against the Cleveland Browns, and a 2017 home opener against the Giants.
In the 2010 season against the Green Bay Packers, on September 12, 2010, the Eagles wore a uniform similar to the uniform worn by the 1960s championship team in honor of the team's 50th birthday. In the 4th and 6th week of the 2010 season, the Eagles wore their white shirts in matches against the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Falcons respectively before returning to their midnight green jersey for the remainder of their home game. For the 2011 season, the Eagles are not wearing white clothing for all their home games.
For the 2012 season Nike took over from Reebok as the official NFL clothing license holder, but the Eagles decided that they would not adopt Nike's "Elite 51" uniform technology. In addition to the Nike logo that replaces the Reebok logo, the only other change is the entire league revision of the NFL shield on uniform (replacing the NFL Equipment logo), otherwise the uniform remains essentially unchanged. The Eagles also turn on their alternative black jersey.
For the 2013 season, the Eagles started wearing white pants, as an alternative to their green trousers, with their white shirts, in the regular season.
For the 2014 season, the Eagles officially adopted Nike's "Elite 51" style uniform. Recently the team has been discussing bringing back a "Kelly Green" uniform similar to the uniform worn in the 1960 NFL Championship season and the latter worn in the 2010 season opener. Green Bay Traditionally, kelly green, silver, and white have been the official team colors until the 1996 season when switching to the current Midnight Green uniform, but because the rules and limitations of the NFL have teams through the waiting period before major uniform changes and changes can be made , will likely be long enough before a uniform change is formally made.
In the 6th week of 2014 against the New York Giants, the team introduced black trousers to complete their black shirts, giving them a blackout uniform set, the Eagles won the match 27-0. The victory was their first closure in 18 years. The blackout uniform was last used in the victory of Sunday 16, 19-10, against the Raiders in 2017. The Eagles are 6-3 in their blackout uniforms: win three times against the Giants and once against each Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, and Oakland Raiders , and lost against Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers.
Training camp
The Eagles previously hosted their pre-season training camp from late July to mid-August each year at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in Lehigh Valley. With the addition of Chip Kelly's new head coach, Eagles recently moved their training camp to NovaCare Complex in Philadelphia. The previous camp training was held at Chestnut Hill Academy in 1935, Saint Joseph's University in 1939 and 1943, Saranac Lake from 1946-1948, Hershey from 1951-1967, Albright College from 1968-1972, Widener University from 1973-1979, and West Chester University from 1980-1995.
Song counter
This battle song was heard during the Eagles home game after touchdown and before the team was introduced before kickoff.
Fans
Devotion
Although the method may vary, studies that try to rank 32 fan bases on the NFL consistently place Eagles fans among the best in the league, noting their "unparalleled spirits". Fan eagles have many dedicated web communities, ranking Eagles just behind the Phillies as the dominant presence of Philadelphia sports on the web.
American City Business Journals, which conducts regular studies to determine the most loyal fans in the NFL, evaluates fans based on attendance-related factors, and rated the third Eagles fan in both 1999 and 2006. The 2006 study calls fans "extraordinary. " faithful, "noting that they filled 99.8% of the seats in the stadium over the previous decade. Forbes placed the first Eagles fans in the 2008 survey, based on the correlation between team performance and fan presence. placed the fourth Eagles fan in the league in a 2008 survey, citing the relationship between team performance and city atmosphere.The last home game that fainted on television in the Philadelphia market as a result of unsold was against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, September 12, 1999, which was the first home game Andy Reid as the new head coach of the Eagles.
The study notes that - win or lose - Eagles fans can be counted to pack their stadiums. In August 2008, the team sold 71 games in a row, and 70,000 were on the team's waiting list for season tickets. Despite ending with a 6-10 record in the 2005 season, the Eagles ranked second in the NFL in merchandise sales, and single-game tickets for the next season sold out minutes after phone and Internet channels opened.
Hawks eagle is also known to chant the famous, "E-A-G-L-E-S - Eagles!" in the Flyers, Phillies, and 76ers game when the team started to blow up at the end of the game and the loss was inevitable, signaling their displeasure with the team's performance, and that they instead put their hopes into the Eagles.
Bad behavior
Along with their fierce devotion, Eagles fans have a reputation for bad behavior and sports-related violence, especially when teams play their rivals. In If Football is a Religion, Why Do not We Have Prayer? , JereÃÆ' Â © Longman describes fans of the 700 Levels Veterans Stadium having a reputation for "hostile, fighting, public urination and general weirdness." So many incidents occurred in the 1997 game against 49ers that at home games next, Judge Seamus McCaffery began leading a temporary courtroom at the stadium; 20 suspects came before him that day. The behavior of fans increased after the team moved to Lincoln Financial Field, and "Eagles Court" ended in December 2003.
Fan eagles
The team also has their own cheerleading team, which performs various dance moves for fans and Eagles on the sideline. The squad also released a swimsuit calendar annually, and is the first squad in the league to release calendars on Android and iOS mobile systems.
Player
List of current names
Awards and honors
Retired number
Note:
- (*) Posthumous honors.
- Despite not retiring, no one was using No 12 Randall Cunningham since he left the Eagles.
Pro Football Hall of Famers
Eagles Hall of Fame
In 1987, the Eagles Honor Roll was established. Every player of the Eagles who at that time has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame is one of the premiere induction classes. In 2012, Honor Roll has been titled as the Eagles Hall of Fame. Players are considered for induction three years after retirement from the NFL, and there are 41 inductees to the Eagles Hall of Fame in 2015.
75th anniversary team
Franchise notes
Sumber: pro-football-reference.com Eagles Franchise Page
Passing
= mnt. 500 experiments, # = mnt. 100 experiments, * = minimum 15 experiments,
Rush
* = minimum 15 experiments, # = min. 100 experiments, = mnt. 500 experiments
Receive
* = minimum 4 receptions, # = min. 20 receptions, = mnt. 200 receptions
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Defense
Extraordinary show
Coach
Current staff
Radio and television
Eagles radio affiliate
From 2008 to 2010, the Eagles game is broadcast on rock-rocked WYSP and Sports-talk Sports Radio 610 WIP, as both stations are owned and operated by CBS Radio. In 2011, CBS dropped music on WYSP, changed its name to WIP-FM and made it a full WIP broadcast. Then, 610 AM became the national broadcast of CBS Sports Radio, and 94 WIP was broadcast on WIP FM. The Eagles extend their broadcasting contract with WIP-FM until 2024.
Merrill Reese, who joined the Eagles in 1976, is a play-by-play announcer, and the former wide Eagles recipient Mike Quick, who replaced the lineman's breach of Stan Walters beginning in 1998, is a color analyst. The post game show, which has been comprised of many of Philadelphia's sporting personalities, in the 2014 season was hosted by Kevin Riley, former Eagles linebacker and special-teamer, and Rob Ellis. Riley was a former post-match host for the show on 94 WYSP before WIP changed; Rob Ellis hosts weekly shows from 6 to 9 in 94.1 WIP-FM. No announcements were made before the start of the pre-season about who will host the 2015 season.
By 2015, pre-season games are being aired on television at WCAU, station and operated by local NBC. The television announcer for this pre-season game was not announced before the start of the preseason. During the regular season, games are governed by NFL master broadcasting contracts with FOX, CBS, NBC, and ESPN. Most games can be viewed on FOX's WTXF-TV. When hosting an AFC team, the games can be viewed on CBS's KYW-TV.
Media and cultural references
In his book MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors , the character of Captain Oliver Wendell "Spearchucker" Jones fictitiously plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, though in the film was changed to San Francisco.
The 1976 draw was the subject of the Invincible movie. Movie star Mark Wahlberg as Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender and part-time school teacher, as well as Eagles fans who became Eagles players. The film is slightly different from the real event because the selection process is just an invitation, and the Papale has at least some previous playing experience. The Silver Linings Playbook film highlights the 2008 Philadelphia Eagles season. The film is critically acclaimed and nominated for several awards including 8 Academy Awards.
In the 1978 Academy Award-winning film The Deer Hunter, Eagle was referenced when Nick talked to Stan at the bar, saying: â € Å"Hey, I got a hundred dollars saying Elang never passes fifty in the next half and Oakland wins 20! "Stan responded:" And I got an extra twenty word quarterback Eagles wearing a dress! "
The award-winning comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, starring Danny DeVito made several references to the Philadelphia Eagles, notably Season 3, Episode 2 - "The Gang Gets Invincible," the title being a reference to the Wahlberg movie.
See also
- South Philadelphia Sports Complex
- Sports in Philadelphia
- The Michael Vick Project
- Forbes list of the most valuable sports teams
Notes and references
Source
- Lyons, Robert S. (2010). On Each Awarded Week: The Life of Bert Bell . Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-731-2. OCLCÃ, 607553558.
External links
- Official website
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