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Pan de muerto

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166.198.21.2: Dia de los Muertos is a direct translation of the English but is not the proper phrase in Spanish

{{Short description|Mexican pastry}}
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[[File:Day of the Dead Coyoacan 2014 - 119.JPG|thumb|right|A basket of pan de muerto]]
{{langnf|es|'''Pan de muerto'''|bread of the dead}} is a type of [[pan dulce]] traditionally baked in [[Mexico]] and the [[Emigration from Mexico|Mexican diaspora]] during the weeks leading up to the [[Day of the Dead|Día de Muertos]], which is celebrated from November 1 to November 2.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Castella|first1=Krystina|title=Pan de Muerto Recipe|url=http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pan-de-muerto-361449|access-date=7 July 2015|publisher="Epicurious"|date=October 2010|archive-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708165548/http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pan-de-muerto-361449|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Description==
It is a sweetened soft bread shaped like a [[bun]], often decorated with [[bone]]-shaped [[Phalanx bone|phalanx]] pieces.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Béligand|first1=Nadine|last2=Orensanz|first2=Lucrecia|date=2007|title=La muerte en la ciudad de México en el siglo XVIII|journal=Historia Mexicana|language=es|volume=57|issue=1|pages=6|jstor=25139765|issn=0185-0172}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> Some traditions state that the rounded or domed top of the bread represents a [[grave]].<ref name=":3" /> Bread of the dead usually has [[skull]]s or [[Skull and crossbones (symbol)|crossbones]] added in extra dough.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Brandes|first=Stanley|date=1998|title=Iconography in Mexico's Day of the Dead: Origins and Meaning|journal=Ethnohistory|volume=45|issue=2|pages=181–218|doi=10.2307/483058|jstor=483058|issn=0014-1801|url=http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2tt3663j|access-date=2022-07-28|archive-date=2022-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930133554/https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2tt3663j|url-status=live}}</ref> The bones represent the deceased one ({{lang|es|difuntos}} or {{lang|es|difuntas}}), or perhaps bones coming out of a grave, there is normally a baked [[Tears|tear]] drop on the bread to represent goddess [[Chīmalmā]]'s tears for the living.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Delgadillo|first=Natalie|date=October 31, 2016|title=The Treat That Defines L.A.'s Day of the Dead|work=Bloomberg CityLab|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-31/pan-de-muerto-anchors-day-of-the-dead-in-los-angeles|access-date=December 15, 2021|archive-date=December 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216062647/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-31/pan-de-muerto-anchors-day-of-the-dead-in-los-angeles|url-status=live}}</ref> The bones are often represented in a circle to portray the [[Biological life cycle|circle of life]]. The bread is topped with [[sugar]], sometimes white and sometimes dyed pink.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Morales |first=Christina |date=2021-10-29 |title=To Feed the Dead, You First Need Pan de Muerto |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/dining/pan-de-muerto-dia-de-los-muertos.html |access-date=2021-12-16 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2021-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216060842/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/dining/pan-de-muerto-dia-de-los-muertos.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This bread can be found in Mexican [[grocery store]]s in the U.S.

The classic recipe for {{lang|es|pan de muerto}} is a simple [[List of sweet breads|sweet bread]] recipe, often with the addition of [[anise]] seeds, and other times flavored with [[orange flower water]] or orange [[Zest (ingredient)|zest]].<ref name=":0" /> The bread often contains some fat, such as [[butter]]. Its texture has been described as similar to that of [[challah]], [[brioche]], or falling between a [[Concha (bread)|concha]] and a [[Hamburger|hamburger bun]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Tecante|first=Alberto|title=Textural Characteristics of Traditional Mexican Foods|date=2020-01-16|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119430902.ch5|work=Textural Characteristics of World Foods|pages=53–68|editor-last=Nishinari|editor-first=Katsuyoshi|edition=1|publisher=Wiley|language=en|doi=10.1002/9781119430902.ch5|isbn=978-1-119-43069-8|s2cid=214182252|access-date=2021-12-16|archive-date=2021-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216052610/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119430902.ch5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Wharton|first=Rachel|date=2013-10-29|title=Pan de Muerto Is Bread That Gets Into the Spirit|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/dining/pan-de-muerto-is-bread-that-gets-into-the-spirit.html|access-date=2021-12-16|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2021-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216060849/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/dining/pan-de-muerto-is-bread-that-gets-into-the-spirit.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3"/>

Other variations are made depending on the region or the baker. The one baking the bread will usually wear decorated [[wristband]]s, a tradition which was originally practiced to protect from burns on the stove or oven.

Pan de muerto is eaten on Día de Muertos, at the [[grave]]site or alternatively, at a domestic altar called an [[ofrenda]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Norget|first=Kristin|date=2021-07-14|title=Popular-Indigenous Catholicism in Southern Mexico|journal=Religions|language=en|volume=12|issue=7|pages=531|doi=10.3390/rel12070531|issn=2077-1444|doi-access=free}}</ref> In some regions, it is eaten for months before the official celebration of Dia de Muertos. As part of the celebration, loved ones eat pan de muerto as well as the relative's favorite foods, but not those that have been placed on the ''ofrenda''. It is believed the spirits do not eat, but absorb its essence, along with water at their ofrenda, after their long journey back to Earth.<ref name=":0" />

==History==
===Origin===
The Day of the Dead is an example of Spanish-indigenous cultural mixing. Wheat and the baking culture were introduced to America by the Spanish, so it is not uncommon to see that many classic [[Mexican breads]], such as ''[[cemita]]'', ''[[Pambazo (bread)|pan bazo]]'' or ''[[Telera (Spanish bread)|telera]]'', have their respective counterparts in Spain. For its part, the ''pan de muerto'' has its origin in the ''[[pan de ánimas]]'' ('soul bread'),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Guerrero Gómez |first=Gerardo, et al. |title=La celebración del Día de Muertos en el estado de Guerrero |publisher=Ed. Sigla |year=2009 |pages=[https://www.google.es/search?tbm=bks&hl=es&q=Otra+ofrenda+de+alimentos+era+el+pan+de+%C3%A1nimas+como+se+llama+en+Segovia%2C+claro+antecedente+del+pan+de+muerto 20] |language=es |quote=Otra ofrenda de alimentos era el pan de ánimas como se llama en Segovia, claro antecedente del pan de muerto que se consume actualmente en México}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Muñoz Sánchez |first=Patricia |title=Día de muertos en Chapingo: tradición, festejo y ritual de reencuentro con la memoria colectiva |publisher=Museo Nacional de Agricultura, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo |year=2001 |pages=[https://www.google.es/search?tbm=bks&hl=es&q=De+origen+europeo%2C+en+algunas+regiones+de+Espa%C3%B1a%2C+el+pan+conocido+como+%C3%A1nima+o+pan+de+muerto+se+depositaba+en+las+tumbas 34] |language=es |quote=El pan de muerto es otro componente imprescindible en las ofrendas. De origen europeo, en algunas regiones de España, el pan conocido como ánima o pan de muerto se depositaba en las tumbas. El antecedente del pan en el México (...)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=2017 |title=Europa Medieval {{!}} México colonial |url=https://www.internationalfolkart.org/assets/files/learn/lessonplans/Muertos.2019%20Spanish%20NEW.pdf |journal=Día de los muertos (Day of the dead) |publisher=[[Museum of International Folk Art]] |pages=6–7 |quote=(...) Una de estas tradiciones en el norte de España fue el pan, pan de ánimas o pan de alma, que se distribuyó a los pobres durante el mes de noviembre (...) A partir de esa fecha, los próximos 300 años de la colonia española en México, las personas tomaron reliquias de pan o de pasta de azúcar para ser bendecidas el 2 de noviembre en busca de protección y bendiciones para el año. Esta costumbre preparó el escenario para la tradición actual de calaveras de azúcar y la adición de pequeños huesos hechos de masa del tradicional pan de ánimas español, ahora conocido como pan de muertos. |access-date=2022-07-01 |archive-date=2022-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002232813/https://www.internationalfolkart.org/assets/files/learn/lessonplans/Muertos.2019%20Spanish%20NEW.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> a [[Votive offering|votive]] product (an offering) that was formerly prepared for All Saints and Faithful Departed (November 1 and 2) in areas of [[Castile (historical region)|Castile]], [[Portugal]], [[Crown of Aragon|Aragon]] and [[Sicily]] (among other places) to honor to deceased loved ones.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Hernández |first=Ángel Gil |url= |title=Libro Blanco del Pan |date=2015-02-02 |publisher=Ed. Médica Panamericana |isbn=978-84-9835-505-5 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=HcjQ7OBGvy8C&pg=PA58 58] |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=De Hoyos Sainz |first=Luis |date=1945 |title=Folklore español del culto a los muertos |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ClrYAAAAMAAJ |journal=Revista de dialectología y tradiciones populares |publisher=Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas |volume=I |issue=1, 2 |pages=30–53 |access-date=2022-07-28 |archive-date=2024-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227195623/https://books.google.com/books?id=ClrYAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kalish |first=Richard |title=Death and Dying: Views from Many Cultures |date=2019 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-84489-5 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=aKWbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA125 125]–[https://books.google.com/books?id=aKWbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA128 128]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Nicolau |first1=Antoni |title=Sacred foods: bread, wine and oil in the ancient Mediterranean |last2=Zimmermann |first2=Simone |last3=Bernardette Amouretti |first3=Marie-Claire |publisher=[[Museum of the History of Barcelona|City History Museum]], Institute of Culture, [[City Council of Barcelona]] |year=2001 |isbn=84-932113-2-X |location=Barcelona |pages=105–106 |language=ca, en, es |oclc=48639106}}</ref> The parishioners came annually to the cemetery and put bread, wine and flowers on the graves.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Salles Manuel |first=Marcelo |date=2005-02-28 |title=La Conquista y la Colonia. El sincretismo |journal=Conocimiento prehispánico de la muerte |publisher=Plaza y Valdés |isbn=978-970-722-371-4 |quote=Según Scheffler (1999), con la fusión de las culturas prehispánica y española, el culto a la muerte se eliminó casi por completo, pero el culto a los muertos perduró con un sincretismo bien marcado. Según esta autora, hay investigadores hispánicos que señalan que en la península Ibérica, durante el siglo XVI, se hacía una visita anual al cementerio y se colocaba pan, vino y flores en las sepulturas. En la celebración de Todos Santos, se preparó una comida en recuerdo de los muertos. En Salamanca y León se repartía el "pan de muerto" entre los pobres y en Segovia el día de los Fieles Difuntos se les daba "pan de ánimas".}}</ref> The bread was blessed by the local priest, so it was also known as ''pan bendecido'' ("blessed bread").<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Villodas |first=Manuel |url= |title=Analisis de las antiguedades eclesiasticas de España, para instruccion de los jovenes: comprehende los sucesos mas notables de los once siglos primeros |date=1796 |publisher=Oficina de la Viuda é Hijos de Santander |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=qOuY6UeXl3IC&pg=PA183 183] |language=es}}</ref> During the [[Viceroyalty of New Spain]], the ''pan de ánimas'' was used by the Spanish as an offering for their dead, and was assimilated by the indigenous people because of their pre-Hispanic beliefs.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Corkovic |first=Laura M. |title=La cultura indígena en la fotografía mexicana de los 90s |date=2012 |publisher=Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca |isbn=978-84-9012-143-6 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=jH-r4ed-RLYC&pg=PA292 292] |language=es |quote=El antecesor del pan de muertos es el pan de ánimas originado en Segovia. El pan de ánimas fue utilizado por los conquistadores para ofrendar a sus muertos durante el virreinato y fue asimilado por los indígenas por sus creencias prehispánicas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Banda |first=Domingo |date=2021-11-02 |title=Pan de muerto: Una dulce tradición |url=https://prensadehouston.com/noticias/locales/pan-de-muerto-una-dulce-tradicion/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=La Prensa de Houston |language=es |archive-date=2022-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623191135/https://prensadehouston.com/noticias/locales/pan-de-muerto-una-dulce-tradicion/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At first, the breads produced in Mexico were crude and poorly developed doughs, but over time, the country strengthened its baking tradition by making increasingly refined pieces.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-06 |title=¿Cuál es la historia del Pan de Muerto? |url=https://www.muyinteresante.com.mx/historia/historia-pan-muerto/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Muy Interesante |language=es |archive-date=2022-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601191431/https://www.muyinteresante.com.mx/historia/historia-pan-muerto/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In certain Mexican states, such as [[Puebla]] or [[Tlaxcala]] (both with noticeable Spanish influence), ''pan de muertos'' is still occasionally called ''pan de ánimas''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tipos de pan de muerto en México |url=https://laroussecocina.mx/nota/tipos-de-pan-de-muerto-en-mexico/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=[[Éditions Larousse|Larousse Cocina]] |language=es |archive-date=2022-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519125946/https://laroussecocina.mx/nota/tipos-de-pan-de-muerto-en-mexico/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Folk History===

A frequently repeated myth explains that the Mexican bread of the dead dates back to the [[Human sacrifice in pre-Columbian cultures|pre-Hispanic custom of human sacrifice]]: "A maiden was offered to the gods, and they placed her still beating heart in a pot with [[amaranth]], they had to bite it as a symbol of gratitude".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-29 |title=La historia del pan de muerto |url=https://www.chilango.com/comida/historia-del-pan-de-muerto/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Revista Chilango |language=es |archive-date=2023-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919175007/https://www.chilango.com/comida/historia-del-pan-de-muerto/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Legend has it that the [[Conquistador|conquistadors]], disgusted with the cannibalistic practice, forced the natives to replace the heart with a nice sweet bun.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Pan de Muerto: ¿Quién lo inventó, de dónde vino? |url=https://www.uci.edu.mx/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1573833&type=d&pREC_ID=1791969 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Universidad de Cuautitlán Izcalli |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007161932/https://www.uci.edu.mx/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1573833&type=d&pREC_ID=1791969 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-23 |title=El Pan de Muerto |url=https://cancun.uo.edu.mx/vida-estudiantil/noticias/el-pan-de-muerto |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Universidad de Oriente Cancún |language=es |archive-date=2021-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028185420/https://cancun.uo.edu.mx/vida-estudiantil/noticias/el-pan-de-muerto |url-status=live }}</ref> Although this origin is not true, it serves to interpret the "ritual" meaning of the dead bread, since it is an allegory of the deceased person: the circular shape symbolizes the cycle of life and death; the ball of dough in the center is the skull, as well as the decoration that represents the bones, symbolically arranged in the shape of a cross. Thus, the bread comes to embody the dead person himself. In the words of José Luis Curiel Monteagudo: "Eating the dead is a true pleasure for the Mexican, it is considered the anthropophagy of bread and sugar. The phenomenon is assimilated with respect and irony, death is challenged, they make fun of it by eating it."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kurczyn |first=Silvia |date=1999 |title=Los mexicanos muertos de placer, por Curiel Monteagudo, J. L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=soljAAAAMAAJ |journal=Azucarados Afanes, Dulces y Panes |pages=63 |isbn=9789687533186 |access-date=2022-07-28 |archive-date=2024-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227195458/https://books.google.com/books?id=soljAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Various Mexican public institutions omit the Hispano-Christian origin of ''pan de muerto'', attributing it to pre-Hispanic preparations. For example, the [[National Institute of Indigenous Peoples]] relates the bread of the dead with the ''papalotlaxcalli''. According to the chronicles of [[Fray Bernardino de Sahagún]], the ''papalotlaxcalli'' was literally a butterfly (''papalotl'')-shaped [[tortilla]] (''tlaxcalli'') that was offered to women who died in childbirth or [[Cihuateteo|Cihuapipiltin]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-29 |title=El Pan de muerto, este es su origen y sus variedades en México |url=https://wradio.com.mx/radio/2020/10/29/sociedad/1604012298_066430.html |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=W Radio México |language=es-mx |archive-date=2022-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516083318/https://wradio.com.mx/radio/2020/10/29/sociedad/1604012298_066430.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Martínez |first=Alonso |date=2020-10-01 |title=El (supuesto) origen caníbal del Pan de Muerto |url=https://www.gq.com.mx/estilo-de-vida/articulo/pan-de-muerto-historia |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=GQ |language=es-MX |archive-date=2022-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808010224/https://www.gq.com.mx/estilo-de-vida/articulo/pan-de-muerto-historia |url-status=live }}</ref> Likewise, the blog of the Cuautitlán Izcalli University points out another possible ancestor of the ''pan de muerto'', the ''huitlatamalli'', a votive [[tamale]].<ref name=":4" /> The ''papalotlaxcalli'' as remote origin of the bread of the dead is a thesis defended by the [[Government of Mexico]] on its website,<ref>{{Cite web |title=El origen del pan de muerto y las variedades regionales actuales |url=https://www.gob.mx/inpi/articulos/el-origen-del-pan-de-muerto-y-las-variedades-regionales?idiom=es |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=[[Government of Mexico]] |language=es |archive-date=2022-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102034521/https://www.gob.mx/inpi/articulos/el-origen-del-pan-de-muerto-y-las-variedades-regionales?idiom=es |url-status=live }}</ref> and it is the most widespread theory today.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lucía |first=Melgosa |date=2021-11-02 |title=Pan de muerto mexicano, ¡está de muerte! |url=https://informaciongastronomica.com/pan-muerto/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Información Gastronómica |language=es |archive-date=2021-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102223807/https://informaciongastronomica.com/pan-muerto/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Spanish ''pan de ánimas'' is not mentioned at any time in the theories disclosed by these three entities. However, the very composition of the ingredients of the ''pan de muerto'' reveals its origin: wheat, cane sugar, cow's milk and butter, eggs and orange aroma. All these products arrived in America in what is known as the "[[Columbian exchange]]". According to Dr. {{Harvard citation text|Malvido|1999}}, although much weight has been given to pre-Hispanic ideas in the celebration of the Day of the Dead, the influence that the Spanish culture and Catholic religion has exerted in colonial Mexico is also very important. According to this author, in an essay published by the [[National Institute of Anthropology and History]]: "continuing to think that [the ''pan de muerto''] is a tradition of pre-Hispanic origin means that we did not understand anything, since it is profoundly Roman".<ref name=":5" /> With the [[Industrial Revolution|industrialization of Europe]], the traditions of ''panes de ánimas'' ('soul breads') disappeared from the Old Continent, but curiously the tradition is still alive on the other side of the ocean, in Mexico, as well as in the [[Andes|Central Andes]], where the bread of the dead is known as [[T'anta wawa|''guagua'' or ''tanwawa'']].

[[File:Ofrendas en altar.jpg|thumb|''Pan de muertos'' and other offerings on an ''[[Ofrenda|altar de muertos]]'']]
In this regard, Stanley Brandes, historian and anthropologist of Mexican culture (and in particular of the Day of the Dead), comments:

{{Blockquote|text=To the question of European vs indigenous origins, there can be no simple resolution until more extensive colonial sources come to light. For now, evidence indicates that the Mexican Day of the Dead is a colonial invention, a unique product of colonial demographic and economic processes. The principal types and uses of food on this holiday definitely derive from Europe. After all, there is no ''tortilla de muertos'' but rather ''pan de muertos'', just one highly significant detail. Nor did cane sugar exist in the Americas prior to the Spanish conquest. The existence of special breads and sugar based sweets, the custom of placing these and other food substances on gravesites and altars, and the practice of begging and other distributive mechanisms all derive from Spain. At the same time, the particular anthropomorphic form that Day of the Dead sweets assume is part of both Spanish and Aztec traditions. This combination of Spanish and indigenous culinary habits and tastes no doubt culminated in the ofrenda patterns we observe today. The ofrenda itself is probably Spanish, although it has long assumed significance in Mexico that far outstrips that in the mother country.|author=''Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead'' (2009), pg. 40., by Stanley Brandes<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brandes |first=Stanley |title=Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond |date=2009 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-4051-7870-9 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=YmQMOVGTQGQC&pg=PA40 40] |language=en}}</ref>}}

===20th and 21st centuries===
Until the [[Timeline of United States history (1970–1989)|1970s and 1980s in the United States]], ''pan de muerto'' was not common in celebrations of what was then largely called [[All Saints' Day]], but the rise of [[Chicano Movement|Chicano cultural activism]] lead to an embrace of the bread, public altars, and the name ''[[Day of the Dead|Dia de los Muertos]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marchi|first=Regina|date=2013|title=Hybridity and Authenticity in US Day of the Dead Celebrations|journal=The Journal of American Folklore|volume=126|issue=501|pages=277|doi=10.5406/jamerfolk.126.501.0272|s2cid=145305495|issn=0021-8715}}</ref> In Latin communities in Los Angeles, for example, many public altars serve as protests, such as those dedicated to the victims of [[Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]].<ref name=":0" />

With the rise of globalized cultural awareness starting in the 1990s, pan de muerto has become a cultural ambassador for Mexican popular culture. A 2019 Japanese exhibition at the [[National Museum of Ethnology (Japan)|National Museum of Ethnology]] on Mexican folk art, for example, included a baking demonstration and samples of the bread for visitors.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Osorio Sunnucks|first1=Laura|last2=Levell|first2=Nicola|last3=Shelton|first3=Anthony|last4=Suzuki|first4=Motoi|last5=Isaac|first5=Gwyneira|last6=Marsh|first6=Diana E.|date=2020-07-01|title=Interruptions: Challenges and Innovations in Exhibition-Making: The Second World Museologies Workshop, National Museum of Ethnology (MINPAKU), Osaka, December 2019|url=http://berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/museum-worlds/8/1/armw080112.xml|journal=Museum Worlds|volume=8|issue=1|pages=168–187|doi=10.3167/armw.2020.080112|s2cid=229543070|issn=2049-6729|quote=Furthermore, Suzuki also emphasized the importance of multisensory installations and programming, and echoed Nakamura in feeling that these creative elements in the exhibition could communicate the language of Mexican culture sensorially rather than visually. … Suzuki described his delight when part of his museum became a bakery for making pan de muerto ("Day of the Dead bread"), and talked about his transformation from curator to baker.|doi-access=free|access-date=2021-12-16|archive-date=2021-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209043631/https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/museum-worlds/8/1/armw080112.xml|url-status=live}}</ref> As a form of cultural outreach and collaboration with local communities, some American museums and institutions create public altars that include pan de muerto.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Isaac|first1=Gwyneira|last2=Bojorquez|first2=April|last3=Nichols|first3=Catherine|date=2012|title=Dying to Be Represented: Museums and Día de los Muertos Collaborations|journal=Collaborative Anthropologies|volume=5|issue=1|pages=28–63|doi=10.1353/cla.2012.0001|issn=2152-4009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Davis|first=Kenneth G.|date=2006|title=Dead Reckoning or Reckoning with The Dead: Hispanic Catholic Funeral Customs|journal=Liturgy|volume=21|issue=1|pages=21–27|doi=10.1080/04580630500285964|s2cid=145419815|issn=0458-063X}}</ref>

==Regional variations==

In [[San Andrés Mixquic]], {{lang|es|despeinadas}} (literally, {{transliteration|es|unkempt or unbrushed ones}}) are made with [[sprinkles]] and [[sesame]] seeds.<ref name="VivirMexico">{{cite web |url=http://vivirmexico.com/2011/10/pan-de-muerto-una-sabrosa-tradicion |title=Pan de muerto: una sabrosa tradición |trans-title=Pan de muerto: a tasty tradition |language=es |date=October 26, 2011 |work=Vivir Mexico |access-date=May 13, 2016 |archive-date=May 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509113222/http://vivirmexico.com/2011/10/pan-de-muerto-una-sabrosa-tradicion |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{lang|es|Muertes}} ({{transliteration|es|deaths}}), made in the [[State of Mexico]], are made with a mix of sweet and plain dough with a small amount of [[cinnamon]]. Other types in the region include {{lang|es|gorditas de maíz}}, {{lang|es|aparejos de huevo}} ({{transliteration|es|egg sinkers}}, apparently after [[Fishing sinker|fishing weights]]) and {{lang|es|huesos}} ({{transliteration|es|bones}}).<ref name="VivirMexico"/>

In [[Michoacán]], breads include {{lang|es|pan de ofrenda}} ({{transliteration|es|offering bread}}), the shiny {{lang|es|pan de hule}} ({{transliteration|es|rubber bread}}), and corn-based {{lang|es|corundas}}, made with [[tomato sauce]] and [[chile de árbol]].<ref name="VivirMexico"/>

In [[Puebla]], and in diaspora communities, the bread often is coated with bright pink sugar.<ref name=":1" /> Within Puebla, there are further regional specializations, with towns such as San Sebastián Zinacatepec known for baking pan de muerto.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Licona Valencia|first=Ernesto|date=2014|title=Un sistema de intercambio híbrido: el mercado/tianguis La Purísima, Tehuacán-Puebla, México|journal=Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología|language=es|issue=18|pages=137–163|doi=10.7440/antipoda18.2014.07|issn=1900-5407|doi-access=free}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==

While the bread has always been an expression of popular religious celebrations, by the late 2010s, ''pan de muerto'' had become more known through several American pop culture representations. It appeared in the 2017 Pixar film ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'', which broadened recognition of the bread outside the Mexican diaspora.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Avila|first=Jacqueline|date=2020|title=Memorias de oro: Music, Memory, and Mexicanidad in Pixar's Coco (2017)|journal=Americas: A Hemispheric Music Journal|volume=29|issue=1|pages=1–23|doi=10.1353/ame.2020.0009|s2cid=241795474|issn=2768-1858}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In the award-winning [[Young adult fiction|young adult]] novel ''[[Cemetery Boys]]'' by Latino-American author [[Aiden Thomas (author)|Aiden Thomas]] (2020), ''pan de muerto'' is a central component in a Dia de los Muertos celebration.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gillis|first=Bryan|date=September 2021|title=The honor list of 2020 prize-winning young adult books: Cultural knowledge in YA literature|journal=English Journal, High School Edition|volume=111|issue=1|pages=71–76|via=ProQuest}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Dead-cakes]]
:* [[Sin-eater]]
* [[Pan dulce]]
* [[List of buns]]
* {{portal-inline|Mexico}}
* {{portal-inline|Food}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite journal |last=Malvido |first=Elsa |date=1999 |title=Ritos funerarios en el México colonial |journal=[[Arqueología Mexicana]] |volume=40 |issue=7 |pages=46–51}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Commons category-inline|Pan de Muerto}}

{{Mexican bread}}
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{{Mexican cuisine}}

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Philadelphia Eagles

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{{short description|National Football League franchise in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2018}}
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| name = Philadelphia Eagles
| current = 2023 Philadelphia Eagles season
| logo = Philadelphia Eagles logo.svg
| wordmark = Philadelphia_Eagles_wordmark_(2022–present).svg
| founded = {{Start date and age|July 8, 1933}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Philadelphia Eagles Team Facts|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/teams/philadelphia-eagles/team-facts/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=ProFootballHOF.com|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813130140/https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/philadelphia-eagles/team-facts/|archive-date=August 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| first_season = [[1933 Philadelphia Eagles season|1933]]
| city = [[Lincoln Financial Field]] [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| misc = '''Headquartered''' in the NovaCare Complex [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/footer/contact-us|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref>
| uniform = [[File:Philadelphia eagles uniforms.png|250px]]
| colors = Midnight green, silver, black, white<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Team Information|chapter-url=https://media.eagles.1rmg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/12024802/2017-Philadelphia-Eagles-Media-Guide.pdf#page=2|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|title=2017 Philadelphia Eagles Media Guide|url=https://media.eagles.1rmg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/12024802/2017-Philadelphia-Eagles-Media-Guide.pdf|date=September 26, 2017|access-date=April 4, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503021740/https://media.eagles.1rmg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/12024802/2017-Philadelphia-Eagles-Media-Guide.pdf#page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|chapter=Philadelphia Eagles Team Capsule|chapter-url=https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2021/2021_NFL_Record_and_Fact_Book.pdf#page=203|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|title=2021 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book|url=https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2021/2021_NFL_Record_and_Fact_Book.pdf|date=August 11, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021}}</ref> {{color box|#004851}} {{color box|#A2AAAD}} {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| owner = [[Jeffrey Lurie]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philadelphia Eagles Front Office Roster|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/front-office/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|access-date=June 1, 2020|archive-date=May 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527202409/https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/front-office/|url-status=live}}
</ref>
| ceo = Jeffrey Lurie 
| president = [[Don Smolenski]]
| general manager = [[Howie Roseman]]
| coach = [[Nick Sirianni]]
| mascot = [[Swoop (Philadelphia Eagles)|Swoop]]
| song = "[[Fly, Eagles Fly]]"
| hist_yr = 1933–1942, 1944
| hist_misc =
| hist_misc2 =
* Phil-Pitt "[[Steagles]]" (1943)
| nicknames =
* '''The Birds'''
* '''The Iggles'''
Dirty Birds
| NFL_start_yr = 1933
| division_hist =
* Eastern Division (1933–1949)
* American Conference (1950–1952)
* Eastern Conference (1953–1969)
** Capitol Division (1967–1969)
* '''[[National Football Conference]] (1970–present)'''
** '''[[NFC East]] (1970–present)'''
| no_league_champs = 4
| league_champs =
* '''[[List of NFL champions (1920–69)|NFL championships]] (pre-1970 [[AFL–NFL merger]]) (3)''' [[1948 NFL Championship Game|1948]], [[1949 NFL Championship Game|1949]], [[1960 NFL Championship Game|1960]]
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* '''NFC:''' {{nfly|1980}}, {{nfly|2004}}, {{nfly|2017}}, {{nfly|2022}}
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* '''NFC East:''' {{nfly|1980}}, {{nfly|1988}}, {{nfly|2001}}, {{nfly|2002}}, {{nfly|2003}}, {{nfly|2004}}, {{nfly|2006}}, {{nfly|2010}}, {{nfly|2013}}, {{nfly|2017}}, {{nfly|2019}}, {{nfly|2022}}
| playoff_appearances =
* '''NFL:''' [[1947 NFL Championship Game|1947]], [[1948 NFL Championship Game|1948]], [[1949 NFL Championship Game|1949]], [[1960 NFL Championship Game|1960]], [[1978–79 NFL playoffs|1978]], [[1979–80 NFL playoffs|1979]], [[1980–81 NFL playoffs|1980]], [[1981–82 NFL playoffs|1981]], [[1988–89 NFL playoffs|1988]], [[1989–90 NFL playoffs|1989]], [[1990–91 NFL playoffs|1990]], [[1992–93 NFL playoffs|1992]], [[1995–96 NFL playoffs|1995]], [[1996–97 NFL playoffs|1996]], [[2000–01 NFL playoffs|2000]], [[2001–02 NFL playoffs|2001]], [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002]], [[2003–04 NFL playoffs|2003]], [[2004–05 NFL playoffs|2004]], [[2006–07 NFL playoffs|2006]], [[2008–09 NFL playoffs|2008]], [[2009–10 NFL playoffs|2009]], [[2010–11 NFL playoffs|2010]], [[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013]], [[2017–18 NFL playoffs|2017]], [[2018–19 NFL playoffs|2018]], [[2019–20 NFL playoffs|2019]], [[2021–22 NFL playoffs|2021]], [[2022–23 NFL playoffs|2022]]
| no_playoff_appearances = 29
| stadium_years =
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* [[John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)|Philadelphia Municipal Stadium]] ({{nfly|1936|1939}}, {{nfly|1941}})
* [[Shibe Park]] ({{nfly|1940}}, {{nfly|1942|1957}})
* [[Franklin Field]] ({{nfly|1958|1970}})
* [[Veterans Stadium]] ({{nfly|1971|2002}})
* '''[[Lincoln Financial Field]] ({{nfly|2003}}–present)'''
}}

The '''Philadelphia Eagles''' are a professional [[American football]] team based in [[Philadelphia]]. The Eagles compete in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) as a member club of the league's [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) [[NFC East|East]] division. The team plays its home games at [[Lincoln Financial Field]] in the [[South Philadelphia Sports Complex]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lincolnfinancialfield.com/ |title=Home |website=lincolnfinancialfield.com |access-date=July 22, 2021 }}</ref>

The franchise was established in 1933 as a replacement for the bankrupt [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]] when a group led by [[Bert Bell]] secured the rights to an NFL franchise in Philadelphia. Since their formation, the Eagles have appeared in the [[NFL playoffs|playoffs]] 29 times, won 16 division titles (including 12 in the [[NFC East]]), appeared in four pre-[[AFL–NFL merger|merger]] [[NFL Championship Game]]s, winning three of them ([[1948 NFL Championship Game|1948]], [[1949 NFL Championship Game|1949]], and [[1960 NFL Championship Game|1960]]), and appeared in four [[Super Bowl]]s, winning [[Super Bowl LII]] at the end of the [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|2017 season]].

As of 2023, 13 individuals affiliated with the Eagles have been inducted to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]: [[Chuck Bednarik]], Bell, [[Bob Brown (offensive lineman)|Bob Brown]], [[Harold Carmichael]], [[Brian Dawkins]], [[Sonny Jurgensen]], [[Greasy Neale]], [[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]], [[Pete Pihos]], [[Norm Van Brocklin]], [[Steve Van Buren]], [[Dick Vermeil]], and [[Reggie White]].

The team's [[Eagles–Giants rivalry|intense rivalry]] with the [[New York Giants]] has been ranked the top rivalry of all time by [[NFL Network]], the fourth-best NFL rivalry by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'',<ref name="Giants-Eagles rivalry">{{cite magazine | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/12/15/gallery.oldrivals/content.7.html | title=Top 10 NFL Rivalries Of All Time: No. 4 Giants–Eagles | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=December 15, 2005 | access-date=September 1, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917122951/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/12/15/gallery.oldrivals/content.7.html | archive-date=September 17, 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> and one of the fiercest and most well known football rivalries by [[ESPN]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3086647&type=Columnist&imagesPrint=off |title=Ranking the NFL's best rivalries: Where does Colts-Pats fit? |last=Chadiha |first=Jeffri |work=ESPN.com |date=October 31, 2007 |access-date=April 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022184659/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3086647&type=Columnist&imagesPrint=off |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Eagles [[Cowboys–Eagles rivalry|bitter rivalry]] with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] has become more high-profile and intense since the 1960s, and the team has a [[Eagles–Redskins rivalry|historic rivalry]] with the [[Washington Commanders]]. Their [[Eagles-Steelers rivalry|rivalry]] with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] dates back to 1933 and is known as the "Battle of [[Pennsylvania]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Bryan|first=Dave|title=After 8 Straight Losses, Steelers Looking For Philadelphia Freedom Sunday Against Eagles|url=http://www.steelersdepot.com/2016/09/8-straight-losses-steelers-looking-philadelphia-freedom-sunday-eagles/|website=SteelersDepot.com|date=September 20, 2016|access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref>

The Philadelphia Eagles rank among the best teams in the NFL for attendance and have sold out every home game continuously since the [[1999 Philadelphia Eagles season|1999 season]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Fox|first=Ashley|title=Fans always have Eagles' back|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10239020/philadelphia-eagles-fans-get-bad-rep-partly-due-their-fierce-loyalty-team|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=January 4, 2014|access-date=September 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915101546/http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10239020/philadelphia-eagles-fans-get-bad-rep-partly-due-their-fierce-loyalty-team|archive-date=September 15, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Clark|first=Kevin|title=Game Changer: NFL Scrambles to Fill Seats|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303561504577495083707417526|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=July 2, 2012|access-date=September 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116123335/http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303561504577495083707417526|archive-date=November 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Eagles are owned by [[Jeffrey Lurie]], who bought the team from previous owner [[Norman Braman]] for $195 million on May 6, 1994. As of 2023, the Eagles franchise value has increased to $4.9 billion, according to ''[[Forbes]]'', making them the 10th-most valuable team in the NFL.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/teams/philadelphia-eagles/?sh=26600c872783 Forbes]</ref>

==Franchise history==
{{Main|History of the Philadelphia Eagles}}
===NFL in Philadelphia (1899–1931)===
{{Main|Philadelphia Yellow Jackets}}
The [[Frankford Yellow Jackets|Frankford Athletic Association]] was organized in May 1899 in the parlor of the Suburban Club. The cost of purchasing a share in the association was $10. However, there were also contributing memberships, ranging from $1 to $2.50, made available to the general public. The Association was a community-based non-profit organization of local residents and businesses. In keeping with its charter, which stated that "all profits shall be donated to charity", all of the team's excess income was donated to local charitable institutions. The original Frankford Athletic Association apparently disbanded prior to the 1909 football season. Several of the original players from the 1899 football team kept the team together, and they became known as Loyola Athletic Club. In keeping with Yellow Jackets tradition, they carried the "Frankford" name again in 1912, to become the Frankford Athletic Association.

In the early 1920s, the Frankford Athletic Association's Yellow Jackets gained the reputation as being one of the best independent football teams in the nation. In 1922, Frankford absorbed the Philadelphia City Champion team, the Union Quakers of Philadelphia. That year, Frankford captured the unofficial championship of Philadelphia. During the 1922 and 1923 seasons, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 6–2–1 record against teams from the National Football League. This led to the Association being granted an NFL franchise in 1924, thus becoming the [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]]. In spite of winning the NFL championship in 1926, midway through the [[1931 NFL season|1931 season]], the Yellow Jackets went bankrupt and were forced to cease operations.<ref name="Lyons, 2010 pg. 81">Lyons, 2010 pg. 81</ref>

=== Bell and Wray era (1933–1940) ===
{{See also|Bert Bell|Lud Wray}}
[[File:Grand Stand Entrance of Shibe Park.jpg|thumb|[[Shibe Park]], the Eagles' home field, which they shared with baseball's [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]] in 1940 and then from 1942 to 1957]]
[[File:Aerial view of Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pa (65080) (cropped1).jpg|thumb|[[John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)|Philadelphia Municipal Stadium]], the Eagles' home field from 1936 to 1939 and again in 1941]]
After more than a year of searching for a suitable replacement for the Yellow Jackets in the lucrative Philadelphia market, the [[National Football League]] granted an expansion franchise to an ownership group headed by [[Bert Bell]] and [[Lud Wray]], who were also awarded the liquidated assets of the defunct Yellow Jackets organization. The Bell–Wray group had to pay an entry fee of $3,500, or roughly $67,000 USD in inflation-adjusted 2022 dollars, and assumed a total debt of $11,000 the Yellow Jackets owed to three other NFL franchises.<ref name="Lyons, 2010 pg. 82">Lyons, 2010 pg. 82</ref> Drawing inspiration from the Blue Eagle logo of the [[National Recovery Administration]], a centerpiece of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]] policies,<ref name="Lyons, 2010 pg. 82" /> Bell and Wray named their new franchise the Philadelphia Eagles. While it could seem as if the Yellow Jackets simply rebranded as the Eagles, both the Eagles organization and NFL officially regard the brands as two separate entities because there was no Philadelphia NFL team for a season and a half, and almost no Yellow Jackets players were retained on the Eagles' first roster.

In the [[1933 NFL season]], the Eagles were one of three teams, along with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and the now defunct [[Cincinnati Reds (NFL)|Cincinnati Reds]], to joine the NFL as [[expansion team]]s. Wray became the Eagles' first head coach after being persuaded to assume the position by Bell, his former teammate at [[Penn Quakers football|Penn]]. The Eagles originally intended to play their home games at Shibe Park, which was the home of the [[History of the Philadelphia Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]] professional baseball in Philadelphia. When negotiations for use of Shibe Park fell through, however, the Eagles struck a deal with the Athletics' crosstown rival, the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], to begin playing at the [[Baker Bowl]].

The Eagles played their first game on October 15, 1933, against the [[1933 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] at the [[Polo Grounds]] in [[New York City]], and lost the game 56–0.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1933-phi | title = 1933 Philadelphia Eagles | access-date = October 27, 2011 | last = Troan | first = John | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121015081415/http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1933-phi | archive-date = October 15, 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> The Eagles struggled over the course of their first decade, never winning more than four games in any of their first ten seasons. Their best finish was in [[1934 NFL season|1934]], the second season for the Eagles, when they tied for third in the East. The Eagles' early rosters largely consisted of former Penn, [[Temple Owls football|Temple]], and [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]] players who played for the Eagles for a few years before going on to other things.

In [[1935 NFL season|1935]], Bell proposed an annual [[NFL Draft|college draft]] to equalize talent across the league. The draft was a revolutionary concept in professional sports. Having teams select players in inverse order of their finish in the standings, a practice still followed today, strove to increase fan interest by guaranteeing that even the worst teams would have the opportunity for annual infusions of the best college talent.<ref name="NFL Chronology p. 351">{{cite web | url = http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/Chronology_2011.pdf | title = Chronology of Professional Football | access-date = October 27, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121019060828/http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/Chronology_2011.pdf | archive-date = October 19, 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> Between [[1927 NFL season|1927]], when the NFL changed from a sprawling Midwestern-based association to a narrower, major-market league, and 1934, three teams, the [[Chicago Bears]], [[New York Giants]], and [[Green Bay Packers]], won all but one title with the exception of the [[Providence Steam Roller]], which won in 1928. By [[1936 NFL season|1936]], the Eagles suffered significant financial losses and were sold through a public auction. Bert Bell was the only bidder and became the sole owner of the team. Wray refused a reduction in his salary and left the team. Bell assumed the head coaching position and led the team to a record of 1–11, last place in the league.

From 1936 to 1939, the Eagles played at [[John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)|Municipal Stadium]] in [[South Philadelphia]]. In 1940, Bell balked at a 66% rent increase plus 10% of the gate receipts proposed by the City of Philadelphia for use of Municipal Stadium and signed a lease for Shibe Park, which was renamed [[Connie Mack Stadium]] in 1954. At Connie Mack Stadium, the Eagles were also be able to play night games, since lights were installed at the stadium the year before.<ref name=ShibeMove>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/167527699 |title=Grid Eagles Move to Shibe Park |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |page=31 |date=February 9, 1940 |access-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412225004/http://www.newspapers.com/image/167527699/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 1941 season, the Eagles played their home opener at Municipal Stadium, and then moved to Shibe Park.<ref name=1941Opener>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/171664192 |title=Eagles' Ticket Buyers Take Beating, Too |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=September 14, 1941 |access-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412230752/http://www.newspapers.com/image/171664192/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=PHLPIT>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/171549817 |title=Improved Steelers Host Eagles at Shibe Park Today |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=November 9, 1941 |access-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412231413/http://www.newspapers.com/image/171549817/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=PHLCHI>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/171716167 |title=Bears Crush Eagles in Second Half, 49-14 |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=December 1, 1941 |access-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412231410/http://www.newspapers.com/image/171716167/ |url-status=live }}</ref> To accommodate football at Shibe Park during the winter, management erected stands in right field, parallel to 20th Street. Some 20-feet high, these east stands included 22 rows of seats. The goalposts stood along the first base line and in left field. The uncovered east stands enlarged the park's capacity to over 39,000, but the Eagles rarely drew more than 25,000 to 30,000.<ref>{{cite book |title=To Every Thing a Season: Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia, 1909–1976 |last=Kuklick |first=Bruce |year=1993 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=0-691-02104-X |page=86 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1mN2Ejq-5VMC&pg=PA86 |access-date=May 27, 2009 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503021743/https://books.google.com/books?id=1mN2Ejq-5VMC&pg=PA86 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Eagles finished the 1937 season 2–8–1 and continued to struggle over the next three seasons.

===Thompson, Wolman and the Happy Hundred era (1941–1969)===
{{Further|Happy Hundred}}
In December 1940, Bell intervened to stop the sale of [[Art Rooney]]'s [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]] to [[Alexis Thompson (American football owner)|Alexis Thompson]],<ref name="Algeo: 16">Algeo: 16</ref> and Rooney then acquired half of Bell's interest in the Eagles.<ref>Ruck; Patterson and Weber: 183–184; cf. Herskowitz: 149, Lyons: 81–82</ref> In a series of events known as the ''Pennsylvania Polka'',<ref name="Algeo: 16"/> Rooney and Bell exchanged their entire Eagles roster and their territorial rights in Philadelphia to Thompson for his entire Steelers roster and his rights in [[Pittsburgh]].<ref>Lyons: 87; Ruck; Patterson and Weber: 187</ref> Rooney provided assistance to Bell by rewarding him with a 20% commission on the sale of the Steelers.<ref>Ruck; Patterson and Weber: 303; cf. MacCambridge 2005: 45</ref> Bell became the Steelers' head coach and Rooney became the Steelers' general manager.<ref>Ruck; with Patterson and Weber: 187; cf. Lyons: 88, MacCambridge 2005: 45</ref>

==== Greasy Neale years (1941–1950) ====
{{Further|1947 NFL Championship Game|1948 NFL Championship Game|1949 NFL Championship Game|Greasy Neale}}
After assuming ownership, Thompson promptly hired [[Greasy Neale]] as the team's head coach. During the first years under Neale, the Eagles' struggles continued, and they finished the [[1941 Philadelphia Eagles season|1941 season]] with a 2–8–1 record. In the [[1942 Philadelphia Eagles season|1942 season]], there was no improvement as the team finished the season 2–9.

=====Steagles (1943)=====
{{Main|Steagles}}
{{Further|1943 Philadelphia Eagles season|1944 Philadelphia Eagles season}}
In [[1943 Philadelphia Eagles season|1943]], wit player shortages stemming from the U.S. entry engagement in [[World War II]], it became difficult to fill the roster, and the team merged with the Steelers to form the "Phil-Pitt Eagles", known as the [[Steagles]]. Greasy Neale continued to coach the team along with Steelers head coach [[Walt Kiesling]]. The team finished the 1943 season with a 5–4–1 record, and the merger, which was never intended to be a permanent arrangement, was dissolved at the season's end.

In [[1944 Philadelphia Eagles season|1944]], the Eagles, led by head coach Greasy Neale and running back [[Steve Van Buren]], had their first winning season in team history. After two second-place finishes in [[1945 Philadelphia Eagles season|1945]] and [[1946 Philadelphia Eagles season|1946]], the team reached the [[1947 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship game]] for the first time in [[1947 Philadelphia Eagles season|1947]]. Van Buren, [[Pete Pihos]], and [[Bosh Pritchard]] fought valiantly, but the young team lost to the [[1947 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]], 28–21 at [[Comiskey Park]] in [[Chicago]].

===== NFL champions (1948) =====
{{Further|1948 NFL Championship Game|1948 Philadelphia Eagles season}}
[[File:Van Buren 1952 Bowman.jpg|thumb|[[Steve Van Buren]], Eagles halfback from 1944 to 1951, was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1965.]]
[[File:ChuckBednarik1952Bowman.jpg|thumb|[[Chuck Bednarik]], Eagles linebacker and center from 1949 to 1962, was inducted into [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1967.]]
[[File:PetePihos1955Bowman.jpg|right|thumb|[[Pete Pihos]], Eagles tight end from 1947 to 1955, was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1970.]]
Undeterred, the young team rebounded in [[1948 Philadelphia Eagles season|1948]] to return to the [[1948 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship game]]. With home field advantage and a blinding snowstorm on their side, the Eagles won their first NFL Championship against the [[1948 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]] by a score of 7–0. The only score came in the fourth quarter when Steve Van Buren ran for a five-yard touchdown. Because of the severe weather, few fans witnessed the joyous occasion.

Prior to the start of the [[1949 NFL season|1949 season]], the Eagles were sold by Thompson to a syndicate of 100 buyers, known as the "[[Happy Hundred]]", each of whom paid $3,000 for a share of the team. While the leader of the "Happy Hundred" was noted Philadelphia businessman James P. Clark, one unsung investor was [[Leonard Tose]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Didinger |first=Ray |author2=Robert S. Lyons |title=The Eagles Encyclopedia |publisher=Temple University Press |year=2005 |isbn=1-59213-449-1 |pages=127–128}}</ref>

===== NFL champions (1949) =====
{{Further|1949 NFL Championship Game}}
In 1949, the Eagles returned to the [[1949 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship game]] for a third consecutive year. The Eagles were favored by a touchdown,<ref name="eshpfv">{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/12/16/page/49/article/eagles-7-1-2-point-choice-for-title |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Warren |first=Harry |title=Eagles 7½ point choice for title |date=December 16, 1949 |page=1, part 4 |access-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207160021/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/12/16/page/49/article/eagles-7-1-2-point-choice-for-title/ |archive-date=February 7, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="rpfuoe">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OM9WAAAAIBAJ&pg=6886%2C63367 |newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]] |location=Pennsylvania |agency=United Press |title=Rams point for upset over Eagles |date=December 17, 1949 |page=7 |access-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512065219/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OM9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K0INAAAAIBAJ&pg=6886%2C63367 |archive-date=May 12, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="erbfttd">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iFgaAAAAIBAJ&pg=7242%2C2142192 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Eagles, Rams battle for NFL title today |date=December 18, 1949 |page=2B |access-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426012747/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iFgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CA0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7242,2142192 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> and won 14–0 for their second consecutive title game shutout. Running back [[Steve Van Buren]] rushed for 196 yards on 31 carries for the Eagles, and their defense held the Rams to just 21 yards on the ground.<ref name="ertbrir">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4s0LAAAAIBAJ&pg=2698%2C211869 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Independent |location=Florida |agency=Associated Press |title=Eagles retain title, beat Rams in rain |date=December 19, 1949 |page=21 |access-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512061931/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4s0LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gFUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2698%2C211869 |archive-date=May 12, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Chuck Bednarik]] was selected as the first overall pick in the [[1949 NFL Draft]]. An All-American lineman/linebacker from the University of Pennsylvania, Bednarik would go on to become one of the greatest and most beloved players in Eagles history.

In [[1950 Philadelphia Eagles season|1950]], the Eagles opened the season against the [[All-America Football Conference|AAFC]] champion [[Cleveland Browns]], who, along with two other AAFC franchises, had just [[1950 NFL season#The AAFC–NFL merger|joined the NFL]]. The Eagles were expected to make short work of the Browns, who were widely considered the dominant team in a lesser league. However, the Browns lit up the Eagles' vaunted defense for 487 total yards, including 246 passing yards, in a 35–10 rout. The Eagles never recovered from the loss, and finished the 1950 season 6–6.

Following the 1950 season, Greasy Neale retired and was replaced by [[Bo McMillin]]. Two games into the [[1951 Philadelphia Eagles season|1951 season]], McMillin was forced to retire following a diagnosis of terminal [[stomach cancer]]. [[Wayne Millner]] finished out the season before being replaced by [[Jim Trimble]].

While the remnants of the great 1940s teams managed to stay competitive for the first few years of the decade, and younger players like [[Bobby Walston]] and [[Sonny Jurgensen]] occasionally provided infusions of talent, the team lacked the total talent necessary for true greatness during most of the 1950s.

After the [[1957 Philadelphia Eagles season|1957 season]], the Eagles moved from Connie Mack Stadium to [[Franklin Field]] at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. Franklin Field had a vastly expanded seating capacity for the Eagles. While Connie Mack Stadium had a capacity of 39,000, Franklin Field's capacity was 60,000.<ref name="The Eagles Encyclopedia">{{cite book |title=The Eagles Encyclopedia |last=Didinger |first=Ray |author2=Robert S. Lyons |year=2005 |publisher=[[Temple University Press]] |isbn=1-59213-449-1 }}</ref> In 1969, the grass field at Franklin Field was replaced by [[AstroTurf]], making Franklin Field the first NFL stadium to use artificial turf.

==== Buck Shaw years (1958–1960) ====
{{Further|1960 NFL Championship Game|Buck Shaw}}
In [[1958 Philadelphia Eagles season|1958]], the Eagles took several steps to improve, hiring [[Buck Shaw]] as head coach and acquiring quarterback [[Norm Van Brocklin]] in a trade with the [[Los Angeles Rams]]. During the [[1959 Philadelphia Eagles season|1959 season]], the team showed flashes of talent, and finished in second place in the Eastern Division. Former Eagles owner and co-founder Bert Bell had become [[National Football League Commissioner|NFL commissioner]], and attended the Eagles game on October 11 at Franklin Field against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], a team Bell used to own. Bell refused the box seats that the Eagles reserved for him and purchased his own tickets to sit with the fans. During the fourth quarter, while sitting behind the end zone, Bell suffered a heart attack and died later that day.

===== NFL champions (1960) =====
{{Further|1960 NFL Championship Game|Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident|The Hit (Chuck Bednarik)}}
[[File:Penn - Franklin Field - 1922.jpg|thumb|[[Franklin Field]], the Eagles' home field from 1958 to 1970]]
The Eagles' [[1960 Philadelphia Eagles season|1960 season]] remains one of the most celebrated year in team history. Shaw, Van Brocklin, and [[Chuck Bednarik|Bednarik]], each in their last season before retirement, led an Eagles team more notable for its grit than its talent. One observer later quipped that the team had "nothing but a championship" to its first division title since 1949. The team was aided by their two Pro Bowl receivers, wide receiver [[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]], who later wrote an autobiography titled ''They Pay Me to Catch Footballs'', and tight end [[Pete Retzlaff]].

On November 20, 1960, at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] in [[The Bronx]], Bednarik launched a tackle against [[New York Giants]]' running back [[Frank Gifford]], which has come to be known as [[The Hit (Chuck Bednarik)|The Hit]], a tackle that is routinely ranked as one of the hardest and most vicious hits in [[National Football League|NFL]] history. With the game tied 10 to 10 in the fourth quarter, Gifford caught a short pass over the middle and was immediately hit by Bednarik with a clothes line tackle so hard that it dropped Gifford to the ground unconscious. Gifford was removed from the field on stretcher and transported to a local hospital by ambulance, where he remained for ten days. Gifford was diagnosed with a deep [[concussion]] that resulted in his retirement from the game for 18 months.<ref>[https://www.sportscasting.com/the-facts-and-fiction-behind-chuck-bednariks-hit-on-wide-receiver-frank-gifford/ "Facts and fiction behind Chuck Bednarik's hit on wide receiver Frank Gifford,"] Sportscasting</ref> On the 100th anniversary of the NFL's founding, the NFL ranked Bednarik's tackle the 44th greatest play in league history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/plays-44 |title=NFL's 100 Greatest Plays – 44: Chuck Bednarik hit on Frank Gifford |work=NFL.com |access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref>

On December 26, 1960, one of the coldest days in recorded Philadelphia history, the Eagles faced [[Vince Lombardi]]'s [[Green Bay Packers]] in the [[1960 NFL Championship Game]] and dealt the formidable Lombardi the sole championship game loss of his storied career. Bednarik lined up at center on offense and at linebacker on defense. Fittingly, the game ended as Bednarik tackled a struggling [[Jim Taylor (fullback)|Jim Taylor]] and refused to allow him to stand until the last seconds had ticked away.<ref>[http://greenparrotbar.blogspot.com/2006/02/flashback-you-can-get-up-now-taylor.html NFL Flashback, "You can get up now, Taylor. This fucking game's over.": Chuck Bednarik] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329224128/http://greenparrotbar.blogspot.com/2006/02/flashback-you-can-get-up-now-taylor.html |date=March 29, 2019 }} Retrieved July 11, 2012.</ref>

Van Brocklin came to Philadelphia and agreed to play through 1960 with an understanding that, upon his retirement as a player, he would succeed Shaw as head coach. Ownership, however, opted to promote assistant coach [[Nick Skorich]] instead, and Van Brocklin quit the organization in a fit of pique, instead becoming head coach of the [[1961 NFL expansion draft|expansion]] [[1961 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]. Back-up quarterback [[Sonny Jurgensen]] became the Eagles' starter for the [[1961 Philadelphia Eagles season|1961 season]]; they finished a half-game behind the [[1961 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] for first place in the Eastern Conference standings with a 10–4 record. Despite the on-the-field success, however, the franchise was in turmoil.

The [[1962 Philadelphia Eagles season|1962 team]], decimated by injury, managed only three wins and were embarrassed at home in a 49–0 loss to the [[1962 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]]. The off-field chaos continued through [[1963 Philadelphia Eagles season|1963]], as the 65 shareholders remaining from the original Happy Hundred sold the team to [[Jerry Wolman]], a 36-year-old millionaire Washington developer who outbid local bidders for the team, paying an unprecedented $5.505 million for control of the club.<ref name="ppegpff">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asZaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6780%2C1063969 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |agency=Associated Press |title=Wolman purchases Eagles for $5.5 million |date=December 6, 1963 |page=33 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503021743/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=asZaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6780%2C1063969 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tbapegbt">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LgJPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5275%2C5584324 |work=Toledo Blade |location=(Ohio) |agency=Associated Press |title=Eagles bought for $5 miilion |date=December 6, 1963 |page=30 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503021743/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LgJPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5275%2C5584324 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[1964 Philadelphia Eagles season|1964]], Wolman hired former Cardinals and [[Washington Redskins]] coach [[Joe Kuharich]] to a 15-year contract. Over the next five seasons the team failed to make the playoffs and the failures of the team over this period were highlighted by the [[Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident|Santa Claus incident]], when fans pelted a Santa Claus with snowballs during a halftime Christmas pageant. The team had only one winning season, in [[1966 Philadelphia Eagles season|1966]], finishing second in the [[Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–1969|NFL Eastern Conference]]. The Eagles lost to the [[Baltimore Colts]] 20–14, in the post-season's third place consolation game, the [[Playoff Bowl]], which was held at the [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] in [[Miami]]. The Eagles finished 6–7–1 in [[1967 Philadelphia Eagles season|1967]]. In the following season, the Eagles fell even further in the standings, recording a 2–12 record in [[1968 Philadelphia Eagles season|1968]].

=== Leonard Tose era (1969–1984) ===
{{See also|Leonard Tose}}
[[File:VeteransStadium1986-2a.jpg|thumb|[[Veterans Stadium]] in [[South Philadelphia]], the Eagles' home field from [[1971 Philadelphia Eagles season|1971]] to [[2002 Philadelphia Eagles season|2002]], which they shared with baseball's [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]]]]
In [[1969 Philadelphia Eagles season|1969]], [[Leonard Tose]] bought the team from Wolman for $16.155 million,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/pdf/Y_B_YHISTORY.pdf |title=Year-by-Year History |access-date=December 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060129104352/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/pdf/Y_B_YHISTORY.pdf |archive-date=January 29, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the equivalent of ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|16155000|1969|r=-6}}}} today, representing a record then for the highest amount ever paid for a professional sports franchise. Tose's first official act was to fire Coach [[Joe Kuharich]] after a disappointing 24–41–1 record during his five-year reign. Tose then named former Eagles wide receiver [[Pete Retzlaff]] the team's general manager and [[Jerry Williams (American football)|Jerry Williams]] as its new head coach.

With the [[AFL–NFL merger|merger]] of the NFL and [[American Football League|AFL]] in {{nfly|1970}}, the Eagles were placed in the [[NFC East]] Division with the [[New York Giants]], [[Washington Redskins]], and [[Dallas Cowboys]]. The Eagles' heated [[Eagles–Giants rivalry|rivalry]] with the Giants is the oldest of the [[NFC East]] rivalries, dating back to 1933, and is often cited as one of the best rivalries in the NFL.<ref name="Giants-Eagles rivalry" /><ref>{{cite news |title=The Birds' Biggest Rival—In a division of fierce foes, the Giants have battled the Eagles as tough as anyone |date=September 17, 2006 |first=Bob |last=Brookover |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |page=D1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eagles—Giants among top rivalries |date=November 6, 2008 |first=Bob |last=Brookover |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |page=D6}}</ref> [[1970 Philadelphia Eagles season|1970]] was also the last season for the Eagles at Franklin Field; the team finished the first post-merger season in last place in their division at 3–10–1.

In [[1971 Philadelphia Eagles season|1971]], the Eagles moved to [[Veterans Stadium]], which had just been constructed and was initally acclaimed as a triumph of ultra-modern sports engineering. After a 3–10–1 record in 1970 and three consecutive blowout losses to [[1971 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati]], [[1971 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas]], and [[1971 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco]] to open the {{nfly|1971}} season, Williams was fired and replaced by assistant coach Ed Khayat, a defensive lineman on the Eagles' 1960 NFL championship team. Williams and Khayat were hampered by Retzlaff's decision to trade longtime starting quarterback [[Norm Snead]] to the [[1971 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] in early 1971, leaving the Eagles a choice between journeyman [[Pete Liske]] and raw [[Rick Arrington]]. Khayat lost his first two games but won six of the season's last nine, thanks largely to the efforts of the Eagles' defense, led by all-pro safety [[Bill Bradley (American football)|Bill Bradley]], who led the NFL in interceptions (11) and interception return yardage (248).

The team regressed in [[1972 Philadelphia Eagles season|1972]] to finish 2–11–1, and Khayat was released. The two wins (both on the road) proved to be surprises, however. Philadelphia beat the [[1972 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] (which had had the best record in the AFC a year before) 21–20 and the [[1972 Houston Oilers season|Houston Oilers]] 18–17 on six field goals by kicker [[Tom Dempsey]]. The latter game had been called the "Johnny Rodgers Bowl," because the loser, in finishing last in the league, would gain the first overall pick in the [[1973 NFL Draft]], which was then presumed to be [[1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] wingback [[Johnny Rodgers]], the [[Heisman Trophy]] [[1972 NCAA University Division football season#Heisman Trophy|winner]]. With their loss, the Oilers got first pick and took [[1972 Tampa Spartans football team|University of Tampa]] defensive end [[John Matuszak]], who later faced Philadelphia in [[Super Bowl XV]]. With the second overall pick, the Eagles selected [[1972 USC Trojans football team|USC]] tight end [[Charle Young]].

Khayat was replaced by offensive guru [[Mike McCormack (American football)|Mike McCormack]] for the [[1973 Philadelphia Eagles season|1973 season]]. Aided by the skills of quarterback [[Roman Gabriel]] and towering young wide receiver [[Harold Carmichael]], they managed to infuse a bit of vitality into a previously moribund offense.

New general manager [[Jim Murray (American football)|Jim Murray]] also began to add talent on the defensive side of the line, most notably through the addition of future Pro Bowl linebacker [[Bill Bergey]] in [[1974 Philadelphia Eagles season|1974]]. Overall, however, the team was still mired in mediocrity. McCormack was fired after a 4–10 [[1975 Philadelphia Eagles season|1975 season]].

==== Dick Vermeil years (1976–1982) ====
{{See also|Miracle at the Meadowlands|Super Bowl XV}}
[[File:dickvermeil.jpg|thumb|[[Dick Vermeil]], Eagles head coach from 1976 to 1982, led the Eagles to their first [[Super Bowl]] appearance in [[Super Bowl XV]] against the [[Oakland Raiders]] in 1981.]]
[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 05 - Wilbert Montgomery.jpg|thumb|[[Wilbert Montgomery]], Eagles running back from 1977 to 1984, in the [[1980 NFC Championship Game|1980 NFC championship game]] against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] at [[Veterans Stadium]]]]
In {{nfly|1976}}, [[Dick Vermeil]] was hired from [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] to coach the struggling Eagles, who had managed only one winning season from 1962 to 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O70MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2239,224559&dq=dick+vermeil&hl=en |title=Eagles search ends with Vermeil |date=February 9, 1976 |work=St Petersburg Times |access-date=November 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117035452/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O70MAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gV8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2239,224559&dq=dick+vermeil&hl=en |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Vermeil faced numerous obstacles as he attempted to rejuvenate a franchise that had not seriously contended in well over a decade. Despite the team's young talent and Gabriel's occasional flashes of brilliance, the Eagles finished [[1976 Philadelphia Eagles season|1976]] with the same 4–10 record as in 1975. In [[1977 Philadelphia Eagles season|1977]], the first seeds of hope began to emerge. The team obtained hard-throwing quarterback [[Ron Jaworski]] in a trade from the [[Los Angeles Rams]] in exchange for popular tight end [[Charle Young]]. The defense, led by Bergey and defensive coordinator [[Marion Campbell]], began earning a reputation as one of the hardest-hitting in the league.

[[1978 Philadelphia Eagles season|1978]] saw one of the great moments in Eagles history, [[The Miracle at the Meadowlands]], when [[Herman Edwards]] returned a fumble by [[1978 New York Giants season|Giants]]' quarterback [[Joe Pisarcik]] for a touchdown with 20 seconds left in the game, resulting in a 19–17 Eagles victory.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ellenport |first=Craig |title=Miracle at the Meadowlands: The fumble that changed football |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/11/14/miracle-meadowlands-40th-anniversary-giants-eagles-joe-pisarcik-herman-edwards-harry-carson |access-date=August 12, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}</ref> The Eagles would edge into the playoffs with a 9–7 season. Young running back [[Wilbert Montgomery]] became the first Eagle since Steve Van Buren to exceed 1,000 yards in a season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eagles 1000 Yard Rushers Season |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/eagles-1000-yard-rushers-season |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=StatMuse |language=en}}</ref> In [[1979 Philadelphia Eagles season|1979]], the Eagles tied for first place with an 11–5 record, as Montgomery shattered team rushing records with a total of 1,512 yards.

In [[1980 Philadelphia Eagles season|1980]], the team dominated the NFC, facing its chief nemesis, the [[1980 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]], in the [[1980–81 NFL playoffs#NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 20, Dallas Cowboys 7|NFC Championship Game]]. The game was played in cold conditions before faithful fans at [[Veterans Stadium]]. Led by an outstanding rushing performance by Montgomery, whose long cutback TD run in the first half is one of the most memorable in Eagles history, and a gutsy game from fullback [[Leroy Harris (running back)|Leroy Harris]], who scored the Eagles' only other TD that day, the Birds earned a berth in [[Super Bowl XV]] with a 20–7 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black And Blue: The Story Of The 1980 NFC Championship Game |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/black-and-blue-the-story-of-the-1980-nfc-championship-game-20268790 |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=www.philadelphiaeagles.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Eagles traveled to [[New Orleans]] for [[Super Bowl XV]], where they were heavily favored over the [[1980 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]], who had squeaked into the playoffs as a wild-card team. Things did not go the Eagles' way, beginning with Tose's imprudent decision to bring comedian [[Don Rickles]] into the pregame locker room to lighten the mood. Jaworski's first pass was intercepted by Rod Martin, setting up an Oakland touchdown. Later in the first quarter, a potential game-tying 40-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Parker was nullified by an illegal-motion penalty. The final score was 27–10. Journeyman quarterback [[Jim Plunkett]] was named the game's MVP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washingtonpost.com: Super Bowl XV: Comeback QB Throws 3 TDs in 27-10 Win |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/nfl/longterm/superbowl/stories/sb15.htm |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>

The team got off to a promising start in the [[1981 Philadelphia Eagles season|1981 season]] by winning their first six games. They ended up 10–6 to earn a wild-card berth. However, their hopes to repeat as NFC champs were dashed in the wild-card round by the [[New York Giants]], who won 27–21.

After the Eagles finished 3–6 in the strike-shortened [[1982 Philadelphia Eagles season|1982 season]], Vermeil quit the team, citing "burnout".

Defensive coordinator [[Marion Campbell]] replaced Vermeil as head coach. Campbell had helped to popularize the "bend-don't-break" defensive strategy in the 1970s. Philadelphia struggled through the mid-1980s, marked by flagging fan participation. The team failed to make the playoffs in [[1983 Philadelphia Eagles season|1983]] and [[1984 Philadelphia Eagles season|1984]]. The team nearly moved to [[Phoenix, Arizona]] at the end of the 1984 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/didinger-when-the-eagles-almost-left-philly-14600124 | title=Didinger: When the Eagles Almost Left Philly }}</ref>

===Norman Braman era (1985–1993)===
{{See also|Norman Braman}}
In [[1985 Philadelphia Eagles season|1985]], Tose was forced to sell the Eagles to [[Norman Braman]] and Ed Leibowitz, highly successful automobile dealers from Florida, for a reported $65 million (equal to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|65000000|1985|r=-6}}}} today) to pay off his more than $25 million (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|25000000|1985|r=-6}}}} today) in gambling debts at [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] casinos.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tose to Sell Eagles for More Than $65 Million |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1985/03/11/tose-to-sell-eagles-for-more-than-65-million/75271115-bacd-4a50-a496-22e633cd343e/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The team again struggled during the 1985 season, and Campbell was fired after week 16, to be replaced by assistant head coach/defensive backs coach [[Fred Bruney]] for the season's last game.

In the 1985 Supplemental draft, the Eagles acquired the rights to the [[Memphis Showboats]]' elite pass rusher [[Reggie White]].

==== Buddy Ryan years (1986–1990) ====
{{See also|Body Bag Game|Bounty Bowl|Buddy Ryan}}
[[File:Jerome Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles (ca. 1991).jpg|thumb|[[Jerome Brown]], Eagles defensive end from 1987 to 1991, was named to the 1990 and 1991 [[Pro Bowl]] teams before dying in a tragic car accident in June 1992 at age 27.]]
[[File:Reggie White HOF jersey.jpg|thumb|[[Reggie White]]'s Eagles jersey on display at the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in [[Canton, Ohio]]]]
In [[1986 Philadelphia Eagles season|1986]], the arrival of head coach [[Buddy Ryan]] and his fiery attitude sparked team performance and ignited the fan base. Immediately infusing the team with his hard-as-nails attitude, the Eagles quickly became known for their tough defense and tougher attitudes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EAGLES HIRE RYAN |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-01-30-8601080298-story.html |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> Ryan began rejuvenating the team by releasing several aging players, including Ron Jaworski. [[Randall Cunningham]] took his place and, despite a 5–10–1 season, began showing considerable promise. [[1987 NFL season|1987]] saw another [[1987 NFL strike|strike]], which shortened the season by one game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Irreplaceable Players of the 1987 Strike |url=https://nflpa.com/posts/the-irreplaceable-players-of-the-1987-strike |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=NFL Players Association |language=en-US}}</ref> The substitutes who had filled in for the strikers performed poorly and were crushed 41–22 by the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. After the strike, the regular Eagles' [[1987 Philadelphia Eagles season|1987]] team won a 37–20 revenge game against Dallas. The season record was 7–8, of which three games had been played by substitutes.

The Eagles reached the [[1988–89 NFL playoffs|playoffs]] in [[1988 Philadelphia Eagles season|1988]], but lost to the [[Chicago Bears]], the team that Ryan had helped lead to a [[Super Bowl XX]] victory as defensive coordinator. The game became known as the "[[Fog Bowl (American football)|Fog Bowl]]", due to the inclement weather during the game. The Eagles lost, 20–12.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Banks |first=John |title=Fog Bowl: The Most Bizarre Game in NFL History |url=https://www.history.com/news/nfl-fog-bowl-game-bizarre-weather |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=HISTORY |language=en}}</ref>

The following two years would see playoff appearances as well, but the team never made it past the first round. This failure was very frustrating to Eagles fans, as the team was widely regarded as among the most talented in the NFL. On offense, the Eagles were led by quarterback Cunningham, one of the most exciting players of his generation; tight end [[Keith Jackson (tight end)|Keith Jackson]]; and running back [[Keith Byars]]. The defense is commonly acknowledged as among the greatest in league history, and as the best to never win a championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 most dominant defenses in NFL history |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/10-most-dominant-defenses-nfl-history |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=RSN |language=en}}</ref>

The two [[1989 Philadelphia Eagles season|1989]] matches with Dallas were known as the Bounty Bowls. Both were won easily by the Eagles (the Cowboys finished 1–15 that year), and were marked by Ryan insulting new Cowboys coach [[Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)|Jimmy Johnson]] by placing a bounty on their kicker, and by Eagles fans throwing snowballs at him at Veterans Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 22, 2019 |title='Bounty Bowl' 30th anniversary and Cowboys-Eagles still at it |url=https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2019/11/22/dallas-cowboys-bounty-bowl-30th-anniversary-eagles/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Cowboys Wire |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 12, 1990, during a ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game at the Vet, the [[1990 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]] defeated the [[Washington Redskins]] by a score of 28–14, as the defense scored three of the team's four touchdowns. This game, more lopsided than its score would indicate, was subsequently labeled [[the Body Bag Game]] in reference to the number of injuries Eagles players inflicted on the Redskins and the physically tough play of the Eagles in the game. In the game, the Eagles knocked out the starting Washington quarterback, and then seriously injured his replacement. Running back [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]], who would later be signed by the Eagles, was called upon to finish the game as the Redskins' quarterback.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Throwback Thursday: The Body Bag Game |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/11/12/throwback-thursday-the-body-bag-game/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Washington returned to Philadelphia in the first round of the [[1990–91 NFL playoffs|playoffs]] to defeat the Eagles 20–6, ending their season.

Ryan was fired on January 7, 1991 and was replaced by offensive coordinator [[Rich Kotite]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilbon |first=Michael |date=January 9, 1991 |title=RYAN SENT PACKING BY EAGLES' BRAMAN |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/01/09/ryan-sent-packing-by-eagles-braman/7ce7a013-741a-417c-8bfe-dd24230f8178/ |access-date=April 1, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The team started the [[1991 Philadelphia Eagles season|1991 season]] with the loss of starting quarterback [[Randall Cunningham]] due to a knee injury. Backup quarterback [[Jim McMahon]] assumed the starting role for the rest of the season. Despite having the top-rated defense in the league, the team failed to make the playoffs by finishing third in the NFC East with a record of 10–6.

On June 25, 1992, All Pro defensive tackle [[Jerome Brown]] was killed in an automobile accident. The team and fan base dedicated the [[1992 Philadelphia Eagles season|1992 season]] to "bring it home for Jerome".<ref>{{Cite web |title=JEROME BROWN DIES IN CRASH EAGLES, UM STAR, NEPHEW SKID OFF RAINY HIGHWAY, HIT TREE |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-06-26-9202160584-story.html |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Sun Sentinel}}</ref> The team finished second in the NFC East with an 11–5 record to earn a wild-card playoff spot. Kotite led the Eagles to a victory over the [[1992 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] in the wild-card game but then fell to the [[1992 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] in the Divisional round. Another blow to the team was the loss of all-time sacks leader Reggie White to free agency in the off-season.

Among the team's offensive stars during that period were quarterback [[Randall Cunningham]], tight end [[Keith Jackson (tight end)|Keith Jackson]], and running back [[Herschel Walker]]. But what was known as the Gang Green defense, led by [[Reggie White]], [[Jerome Brown]], [[Clyde Simmons]], [[Seth Joyner]], [[Wes Hopkins]], [[Mike Golic]], [[Byron Evans]], [[Eric Allen]], [[Andre Waters]], and [[Mark McMillian]], defined the team. In [[1993 Philadelphia Eagles season|1993]], Kotite's Eagles fell apart after a promising start and miss the playoffs, ending the regular season 8–8.

=== Jeffrey Lurie era (1994–present) ===
{{See also|Jeffrey Lurie}}
By 1994, team owner [[Norman Braman]] had become largely unpopular among local fans and a polarizing presence in the front office. [[Jeffrey Lurie]] bought the Eagles on May 6, 1994, for an estimated $185 million. The club is now estimated to be the 21st most valuable sports team, worth $3.4 billion, as evaluated in 2021 by ''Forbes''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45fdhk/no-11-philadelphia-eagles |title=The World's Most Valuable Sports Teams No. 11 Philadelphia Eagles |work=[[Forbes.com]] |date=July 12, 2011 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203185913/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45fdhk/no-11-philadelphia-eagles/ |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Lurie's first season as owner in [[1994 Philadelphia Eagles season|1994]], the team went 7–9 and again missed the playoffs. Rich Kotite was fired and replaced by [[San Francisco 49ers]] defensive coordinator [[Ray Rhodes]], who successfully lured 49ers star [[Ricky Watters]] to join the team as a free agent.

In [[1995 Philadelphia Eagles season|1995]], Rhodes's first season, the Eagles got off to a slow start by losing three of their first four games but subsequently rebounded to finish with a 10–6 record and a playoff spot. In the Wild Card Round, the Eagles, playing at home, overwhelmed the [[Detroit Lions]] 58–37, with 31 of Philadelphia's points coming in the second quarter. However, the Eagles were again eliminated in the next round by the Cowboys by a score of 30–11. This would be [[Randall Cunningham]]'s last game as an Eagle. Cunningham scored the only touchdown of the game and the last Eagles postseason touchdown for six years.

1995 marked the end of Cunningham's tenure as starting quarterback. Rhodes benched Cunningham in favor of [[Rodney Peete]], leading to friction between the two. Earlier, rumors had circulated that Lurie and Rhodes had tried to trade Cunningham to the [[Arizona Cardinals]]. However, no such trade materialized and Cunningham retired shortly after the season.

In [[1996 Philadelphia Eagles season|1996]], the Eagles' uniform colors were changed from the classic [[kelly green]] to a darker [[midnight green]]. The team got off to a good start, winning three of their first four games. However, a week-5 Monday night game at [[Veterans Stadium]] against the rival [[Dallas Cowboys|Cowboys]] witnessed a season-ending knee injury to Peete, loss of the team's momentum, and the transition to an offense led by [[Ty Detmer]] and Watters. While Detmer played well and Watters rushed for 1,411 yards, the season conformed to what had become a familiar pattern: 10–6 record and early elimination (a 14–0 shutout by the [[1996 San Francisco 49ers season|49ers]]) in the [[1996–97 NFL playoffs|playoffs]]. In the [[1996 NFL draft]], future fan-favorite and hall-of-famer [[Brian Dawkins]] was chosen in the 2nd round. The continued early playoff exits led fans and local media to cast blame on high-priced free agents ([[Irving Fryar]], Watters, [[Troy Vincent]], and [[Guy McIntyre]]) for not stepping up in big games, especially in the postseason. Rhodes gradually deteriorated under the stress of the job, and players were beginning to grow tired of his brash demeanor and often autocratic coaching style.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/04/sports/pro-football-when-willpower-isn-t-enough-decline-of-ray-rhodes-s-eagles.html|title=PRO FOOTBALL; When Willpower Isn't Enough: Decline of Ray Rhodes's Eagles|first=Mike|last=Freeman|newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 4, 1998|access-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215024205/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/04/sports/pro-football-when-willpower-isn-t-enough-decline-of-ray-rhodes-s-eagles.html|archive-date=February 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

After a see-saw 6–9–1 campaign in [[1997 Philadelphia Eagles season|1997]], the bottom fell out in [[1998 Philadelphia Eagles season|1998]]. The Eagles suffered a 3–13 record, their worst since 1972, and were ranked dead last in numerous offensive statistics. Home attendance was declining, a quarterback controversy was deteriorating an already rudderless locker room, and the players had all but tuned out the embattled coaching staff. Left with little choice after a disastrous season, fan revolt, and sagging team morale, Lurie fired Rhodes and hired Green Bay Packers quarterback coach [[Andy Reid]] as head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/Eagles_hire_Packers_assistant_Andy_Reid_as_new_head_coach.html|title=Eagles hire Packers assistant Andy Reid as new head coach|first=Phil|last=Sheridan|website=Philly.com|access-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030105006/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/Eagles_hire_Packers_assistant_Andy_Reid_as_new_head_coach.html|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Andy Reid years (1999–2012) ====
{{See also|Andy Reid|Super Bowl XXXIX|Miracle at the New Meadowlands}}
[[File:Andy Reid 080805-F-9429S-131 crop.jpg|thumb|[[Andy Reid]], Eagles head coach from 1999 to 2012, led the Eagles to [[Super Bowl XXXIX]] against the [[New England Patriots]] in 2004.]]
[[File:Bdawk.jpg|thumb|[[Brian Dawkins]], Eagles safety from 1996 to 2008, was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2018]]
[[File:Donovan McNabb.jpg|thumb|[[Donovan McNabb]], Eagles quarterback from 1999 to 2009 and [[Andy Reid]]'s first draft selection as Eagles head coach in the [[1999 NFL Draft]]]]
[[File:Desean Jackson (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[DeSean Jackson]] played for the Eagles from 2008 to 2013 and then again from 2019 to 2020; his December 19, 2010, punt return against the [[New York Giants]], known as the [[Miracle at the New Meadowlands]], is considered one of the greatest plays in [[National Football League|NFL]] history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000158603/article/the-greatest-play-in-nfl-history-is-|title=The greatest play in NFL history is ...|work=[[National Football League]]|date=April 9, 2013|access-date=April 9, 2013}}</ref>]]
[[File:LeSean McCoy 2.jpg|thumb|[[LeSean McCoy]], Eagles running back from 2009 to 2014]]
[[File:Fletcher Cox (37014808491) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Fletcher Cox]], Eagles defensive tackle since 2012]]
The Eagles reemerged as a predominant NFL team under the leadership of new head coach [[Andy Reid]], who was hired away from the [[Green Bay Packers]], where he was the Packers' quarterback coach. Reid's first notable step was drafting [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]] quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]] with the second overall pick in the [[1999 NFL Draft]]. The Eagles' awful [[1998 Philadelphia Eagles season|1998 season]] would have entitled the Eagle to first pick but it was awarded to the rebooted [[Cleveland Browns]]. Despite clearing the roster for new talent by releasing unpopular and aging veterans such as [[Ricky Watters]] and [[Irving Fryar]], Reid was still a virtual unknown before his arrival as head coach, and his appointment was met initially with skepticism among Philadelphia fans. The drafting of McNabb was unpopular with many Eagles fans, many of whom traveled to [[Madison Square Garden]] for the 1998 Draft and booed the selection, believing the Eagles instead should have selected [[Ricky Williams]], a [[Texas Longhorns football|University of Texas]] [[running back]] who had been named the 1998 [[Associated Press College Football Player of the Year|AP College Player of the Year]].

The [[1999 Philadelphia Eagles season|1999 season]] was largely a rebuilding year for the Eagles, who won only five games. The team, which routinely sells out its home games in Philadelphia, had two 1999 home games that failed to sell out, resulting in local [[Blackout (broadcasting)|TV blackouts]]. Another six home games in the 1999 season sold out only because several local small business owners bought the remaining unsold tickets to spare Philadelphia-area viewers a television blackout of the game.

The Week 5 home game at Veterans Stadium on October 10, 1999 against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] represented the last play of Cowboys wide receiver [[Michael Irvin]]'s career. In the game, Irvin was driven into the turf by Eagles safety [[Tim Hauck]], which left Irvin lying motionless. Some Eagles fans responded with applause, giving further rise to Philadelphia's reputation as unduly aggressive and hostile fans. Irvin was transported from the field by stretcher and then by ambulance to [[Thomas Jefferson University Hospital]]. Irvin, who was diagnosed with a potentially threatening [[Cervical vertebrae|cervical spine]] injury and forced to announce his NFL retirement after the injury, later said the Philadelphia fans were applauding his departure rather than his serious injury.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=David |title=Why Hall of Fame WR Michael Irvin has never criticized Philly fans for cheering career-ending injury |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2013/10/19/why-hall-of-fame-wr-michael-irvin-has-never-criticized-philly-fans-for-cheering-career-ending-injury/ |access-date=October 15, 2021 |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=October 19, 2013}}</ref> The team finished the season with a record of 5–11.

The [[2000 Philadelphia Eagles season|2000]] regular-season opener in [[Dallas]] on September 3 became known in NFL lore as the "Pickle Juice Game". Kickoff temperature in [[Texas Stadium]] was 109 degrees Fahrenheit and soared to nearly 120, making it the hottest game in league history, beating a previous record set in a 1997 Cowboys–Cardinals match in Arizona. The nickname came about because an Eagles trainer had prepared for the predicted heat by having the players drink the juice from jars of dill pickles in order to retain body moisture and stave off cramps and heat exhaustion. The experiment proved successful as the Eagles won 44–14 while multiple Cowboys players had been consigned to the bench, unable to handle the torrid climate while the Eagles had no players benched. The game was also significant as marking the beginning of Philadelphia's domination of the NFC East. The team finished the season at 11–5, reaching the [[2000–01 NFL playoffs|playoffs]] as a wild card, which restored fan optimism. After brushing aside the [[2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] 21–3, the [[2000 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]] moved to the second round of the playoffs, only to lose 20–10 to the [[2000 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]. After compiling an 11–5 record in [[2001 Philadelphia Eagles season|2001]], the Eagles reached the [[2001–02 NFL playoffs|playoffs]] again, this time at the top of their division. In a near rerun of the previous year, they disposed of the [[2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Buccaneers]] in a 31–9 game. In the second round, the Eagles defeated the [[2001 Chicago Bears season|Bears]] 33–19 at [[Soldier Field]]. In the [[2001–02 NFL playoffs#NFC: St. Louis Rams 29, Philadelphia Eagles 24|NFC Championship game]], they were unable to stop the [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]], who defeated them 29–24.

Despite injuries, McNabb led the Eagles to a 12–4 season in [[2002 Philadelphia Eagles season|2002]]. Once again, they reached the [[2002–03 NFL playoffs#NFC: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10|NFC Championship game]], but lost at home 27–10 to the eventual Super Bowl champion [[2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in the last game at [[Veterans Stadium]].

In the opening game of the [[2003 Philadelphia Eagles season|2003 season]], the Eagles were shut out 17–0 by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in the first regular-season game ever played at their new home, [[Lincoln Financial Field]]. Once again, the team went 12–4 for the season and then reached the conference championship game. In doing so, the Eagles became the first team in modern history to get that far in the postseason after having been shut out at home in its first game. They achieved that distinction despite getting only five touchdown receptions all year by their wide receivers, which tied the league-low since the regular-season schedule was lengthened to its present 16 games in 1978 (this record would be broken in 2004 when the [[2004 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]' wide receivers caught only two touchdown passes). The Eagle receivers went through both September and October without a TD catch; the last time an NFL team had done that was in 1945. In the Divisional Round of the playoffs, the Eagles beat the [[2003 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] 20–17 in overtime thanks in part to a late-game completion from McNabb to [[Freddie Mitchell]] on an iconic play that has come to be known as [[4th and 26]]. They lost the [[2003–04 NFL playoffs#NFC: Carolina Panthers 14, Philadelphia Eagles 3|NFC Championship game]] to the [[2003 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] 14–3. Panthers cornerback [[Ricky Manning|Ricky Manning Jr.]] had three interceptions in the game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Panthers vs. Eagles - Game Recap - January 18, 2004 - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=240118021|access-date=December 8, 2020|website=ESPN.com|language=en|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116151312/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=240118021|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Eagles actively pursued premier wide receiver [[Terrell Owens]], and acquired him in a controversial three-way deal with the [[Baltimore Ravens]] and the [[San Francisco 49ers]], on March 16, 2004.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1760284 Ravens, Niners compensated in settlement-ESPN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113063228/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1760284 |date=January 13, 2016 }} Retrieved July 10, 2012.</ref> The [[2004 Philadelphia Eagles season|2004 season]] began with a bang as Owens caught three touchdown passes from McNabb in their season opener against the [[New York Giants]]. Owens ended up with exactly 1,200 receiving yards and 14 touchdown receptions, although his season ended prematurely with an ankle injury in a December 19 game against the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. The Eagles' 12–7 victory in this game gave them home-field advantage throughout the conference playoffs for the third year in a row. The Eagles tied a record by clinching the NFC East division crown (their fourth straight) after only their eleventh game of the season, matching the mark set by the [[1985 Chicago Bears season|1985 Chicago Bears]] and the [[1997 San Francisco 49ers season|1997 San Francisco 49ers]]. Their final two regular-season games thus rendered meaningless, the Eagles sat out most of their first-string players in these games and lost both, yet still finished the season with a 13–3 record. McNabb had his best season to date, passing for 3,875 yards and 31 touchdowns, with only eight interceptions. This made him the first quarterback in NFL history to throw 30 or more TD passes and fewer than 10 interceptions in a single regular season. They then began their playoff run with the Divisional round at home against the sixth-seeded [[Minnesota Vikings]]. The Eagles led from the start and never looked back, as McNabb led a very efficient passing attack (21 of 33 for 286 yards and 2 TDs), [[Brian Westbrook]] dominated on the ground with 70 rushing yards, and [[Freddie Mitchell]] performed very well on the receiving corps (5 receptions for 65 yards and a TD), as Philadelphia won 27–14, setting up their fourth-straight NFC Championship appearance. Facing the [[Atlanta Falcons]], McNabb threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards. Westbrook rushed for 96 yards and caught five passes for 39. Winning the game 27–10, the Eagles advanced to [[Super Bowl XXXIX]], where they faced the [[2004 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]. Although McNabb threw 3 touchdown passes and 357 yards in the game, and the score was tied 14–14 going into the fourth quarter, the Patriots outscored the Eagles with ten straight points. McNabb completed a 30-yard touchdown pass, and the Eagles defense held the Patriots to a 3 and out, but a crucial interception with 46 seconds left sealed their fate, as the Patriots won 24–21.

The team took a step back in [[2005 Philadelphia Eagles season|2005]] with a 6–10 record, failing to make the playoffs for the first time since the 1999 season. McNabb had played with a sports hernia and a broken thumb, starting 4–2 then losing three in a row, before he finally succumbed to injury and missed the rest of the season. For obnoxious behavior and a feud with McNabb, Owens was suspended after 7 games and was eventually cut.

In [[2006 Philadelphia Eagles season|2006]], the team lost McNabb 10 games in and went into turmoil. However, Westbrook stepped up, and the Eagles earned their fifth NFC East title under coach Reid, with a 10–6 record. They won the Wild Card game against the [[New York Giants]], but lost in the Divisional Round to the [[New Orleans Saints]]. The [[2007 Philadelphia Eagles season|2007 season]] would end with the Eagles finishing 8–8 and failing to make the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. However in [[2008 Philadelphia Eagles season|2008]], the team finished the season with a 9-6-1 record, making the playoffs with a wild card berth, The team upset the Minnesota Vikings in the first round, winning the game 26-14. The team then went on to defeat the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants 23–11 en route to their sixth [[NFC Championship Game]]. In the [[2008–09 NFL playoffs#NFC: Arizona Cardinals 32, Philadelphia Eagles 25|NFC Championship game]], the Eagles rallied from down 24–6 at halftime to up 25–24 in the fourth quarter, but they lost to the [[2008 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] by a score of 32–25 after quarterback [[Kurt Warner]] scored a touchdown with just under three minutes remaining in regulation.

Entering the [[2009 Philadelphia Eagles season|2009 season]], the Eagles signed quarterback [[Michael Vick]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4397938 |title=Vick, Eagles agree to 2-year deal |work=[[ESPN.com]] |date=August 14, 2009 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907212340/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4397938 |archive-date=September 7, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 6, 2009, [[Andy Reid]] became only the fifth coach in NFL history to win 100 or more games with a single team in a single decade (the other four are [[Tom Landry]], [[Don Shula]], [[Tony Dungy]], and [[Bill Belichick]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4727113 |title=Eagles sign Reid through 2013 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729042052/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4727113 |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> McNabb finally had a complete receiving corps, between first-round draft pick [[Jeremy Maclin]], DeSean Jackson's 1,000-yard season, and [[Brent Celek]] ranking among the top 5 tight ends in the league. Without Brian Dawkins, defensive end [[Trent Cole]] stepped up and became the dominant force on defense with 12 sacks, earning him his second trip to the Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors. In 2009, the Eagles started 5–4, then won six straight. After a shutout by the Dallas Cowboys in week 17, the Eagles failed to secure a first-round bye, and with a record of 11–5, they were the NFC's sixth seed. In their [[2009–10 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 34, Philadelphia Eagles 14|January 2010 wild card game]], the Eagles played against their divisional foes for the second consecutive week, losing 34–14 to hand Dallas their first playoff win since [[1996–97 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 40, Minnesota Vikings 15|December 1996]].

On January 11, 2010, General Manager [[Tom Heckert, Jr.]] was hired away by the [[Cleveland Browns]]; he was replaced by [[Howie Roseman]], who was promoted from Vice President of Player Personnel. On March 5, 2010, [[Brian Westbrook]] was cut from the Eagles after eight seasons with the team. On April 4, 2010, the team traded long-time starting quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]] to the [[Washington Redskins]] in exchange for a second-round draft pick.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/04/AR2010040403253.html?hpid=artslot |title=Washington Redskins acquire quarterback Donovan McNabb from Philadelphia Eagles |last=Maese |first=Rick |date=April 5, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=April 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629025444/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/04/AR2010040403253.html?hpid=artslot |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kevin Kolb]] was immediately named the starter for the [[2010 Philadelphia Eagles season|2010 season]], but after suffering a concussion in week 1 against the Packers, Vick took over as the starter. Week 4 saw the return of McNabb to Philadelphia. The Redskins got a touchdown early in the first quarter. After that, both offenses sputtered and the Eagles had to settle for two field goals. But things rapidly fell apart when Vick injured his ribs and chest late in the first quarter when two Redskins defensive backs crushed him from both sides while running near the end zone. Kolb was once again brought out to play, but delivered an uninspiring performance. He managed a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough. A two-point conversion attempt after the touchdown failed, and Washington won 16–12. In Week 15, the Eagles beat [[New York Giants|New York]] in a stunning upset by overcoming a 21-point deficit in the second half. In the closing seconds of the game, [[DeSean Jackson]] returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown to win 38–31. This became known as the [[Miracle at the New Meadowlands]].<ref>[http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/19/miracle-at-the-new-meadowlands-sinks-giants/ Miracle at the New Meadowlands sinks Giants-NBC Sports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329072959/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/19/miracle-at-the-new-meadowlands-sinks-giants/ |date=March 29, 2019 }} Retrieved July 11, 2012.</ref> Vick led the Eagles to their sixth NFC East division title in ten seasons. With a record of 10–6, the Eagles clinched the third seed. In the [[2010–11 NFL playoffs|wild card round]], the Eagles lost 21–16 to the eventual [[Super Bowl XLV]] champion [[Green Bay Packers]].

The [[2011 Philadelphia Eagles season|2011 season]] for the Eagles was a major disappointment. The off-season was marred by a lockout that began in March after the NFL's collective bargaining agreement expired, making practices, trades, and free agency impossible. During the draft, the Eagles did comparatively little. After the lockout ended in July, the team embarked on a rash of high-profile FA signings, including Raiders CB [[Nnamdi Asomugha]], Dolphins RB [[Ronnie Brown]], Giants WR [[Steve Smith (wide receiver, born 1985)|Steve Smith]], Packers TE [[Donald Lee (American football)|Donald Lee]], Titans DE [[Jason Babin]], and Packers DT [[Cullen Jenkins]]. Meanwhile, [[Kevin Kolb]], displeased at losing the starting quarterback job to [[Michael Vick]] in 2010, was traded to Arizona for [[Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie]]. Replacing him as 2nd-stringer was ex-Titans quarterback [[Vince Young]]. Young created a lot of hype by calling Philadelphia the "Dream Team".<ref>[http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/30/vince-young-declares-the-eagles-to-be-a-dream-team/ Vince Young declares Eagles to be a dream team-Pro Football Talk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329074910/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/30/vince-young-declares-the-eagles-to-be-a-dream-team/ |date=March 29, 2019 }} Retrieved July 10, 2012.</ref> The team managed to finish only 8–8 and missed the playoffs.

In [[2012 Philadelphia Eagles season|2012]], the Eagles started off winning three of their first four games but lost their next eight, which eliminated them from the playoff hunt. They won only one of their last four games. After a loss to the [[New York Giants]] on December 30, 2012, head coach [[Andy Reid]] was fired after fourteen seasons with the team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2012/12/30/andy-reid-fired/1799319/ |title=Eagles fire Reid |first=Mike |last=Garafolo | date=December 30, 2012 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=December 30, 2012 |location=Philadelphia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601152414/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2012/12/30/andy-reid-fired/1799319/ |archive-date=June 1, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Chip Kelly years (2013–2015) ====
[[File:WAS at PHI Jan 2021 D50 3885 (50805449387).jpg|thumb|[[Zach Ertz]], Eagles tight end from 2013 to 2021]]
On January 16, 2013, after a 4–12 season, the Eagles brought in [[University of Oregon]] head coach [[Chip Kelly]] to succeed Reid as head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8849699/chip-kelly-bolts-oregon-ducks-coach-philadelphia-eagles |title=Eagles hire Chip Kelly as coach |date=January 16, 2013 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103100428/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8849699/chip-kelly-bolts-oregon-ducks-coach-philadelphia-eagles |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Philadelphia Eagles named Michael Vick the starting quarterback going into the [[2013 Philadelphia Eagles season|2013 season]] with much promise running Chip Kelly's fast-paced [[spread offense]]. The 2013 season proved very successful for the Eagles. While a hamstring injury took [[Michael Vick]] out after a 1–3 start, his backup [[Nick Foles]] led the team to a 10–6 regular-season record and its seventh NFC East title in 13 seasons. Before throwing his first interception in Week 14, Foles had thrown 19 touchdowns, just one shy of the all-time NFL record of consecutive touchdowns without an interception to start a season, set earlier in the season by [[Peyton Manning]]. Foles also tied Manning for most touchdown passes in a single game, with seven, against the [[Oakland Raiders]], which also made him the youngest player in NFL history to throw for that many touchdowns in a game. Foles finished the regular season with 27 touchdown passes and only 2 interceptions, giving him the then-best TD-INT ratio in NFL history. (That record was later broken by [[Tom Brady]], in the 2016 season.) He also finished with a 119.0 [[passer rating]], third-highest in league history behind only [[Aaron Rodgers]] in 2011 and Peyton Manning in 2004. He was also only the second quarterback in NFL history to have a game in which he topped 400 passing yards and a perfect passer rating. [[LeSean McCoy]] finished his Pro Bowl season as the league's top rusher with 1,607 rushing yards (also a franchise record) and 2,146 total yards from scrimmage, also best in the NFL. As a whole, the Eagles offense scored 51 touchdowns, most in franchise history, passing the previous season-high set back in 1948. Following the 2013 season, the Eagles released Pro-Bowl wide receiver [[DeSean Jackson]] due to his poor "work ethic and attitude", as well as speculation of his involvement in gang-related activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10688873|title=Pro Bowl receiver Jackson released by Eagles|date=March 28, 2014|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401134732/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10688873|archive-date=April 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The team signed All Pro safety [[Malcolm Jenkins]] to a three-year contract, worth $16.25 million.

The Eagles opened the [[2014 Philadelphia Eagles season|2014 season]] winning their first three games and making NFL history as the only team ever to trail by ten or more points in their first three games and come back to win.<ref>[http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/sports/professional/eagles-overcome-yet-another-deficit-beats-redskins-2658733 Sports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102094807/http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/sports/professional/eagles-overcome-yet-another-deficit-beats-redskins-2658733 |date=November 2, 2014 }}. Rocky Mount Telegram. Retrieved on August 6, 2016.</ref> Nick Foles struggled with turnovers, but ultimately did well and led the Eagles to a 6–2 record, before breaking his collarbone, resulting in his replacement by [[Mark Sanchez]], who outplayed Foles. The Eagles held the divisional title from Week 1 to Week 15. After going 9–3 with a crucial win over Dallas, the Eagles lost their next three, and a week after losing the NFC East title, they lost an upset against the 3–11 Redskins and were eliminated from playoff contention with the Cowboys' win over the [[Indianapolis Colts]].

Following the 2014 season, Chip Kelly was given total control and made some controversial personnel moves. He traded [[LeSean McCoy]], who had become the team's all-time leading rusher after the 2014 season, for linebacker [[Kiko Alonso]], a player Kelly coached at Oregon who had missed the entire 2014 season.<ref name="PhiladelphiaEagles.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Acquire-LB-Alonso-For-RB-McCoy/1425a542-814c-43f9-bcad-ce18cee69b7d |work=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |title=Eagles Acquire LB Alonso For RB McCoy |date=March 10, 2015 |access-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312054542/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Acquire-LB-Alonso-For-RB-McCoy/1425a542-814c-43f9-bcad-ce18cee69b7d |archive-date=March 12, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also cut ten-year veteran and starter Trent Cole, who was still a consistent threat on defense and was second only to legend [[Reggie White]] on the Eagles all-time sack list.<ref>{{cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |title=Indianapolis Colts to sign Trent Cole |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477676/article/indianapolis-colts-to-sign-trent-cole |work=NFL.com |date=March 10, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312143346/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477676/article/indianapolis-colts-to-sign-trent-cole |archive-date=March 12, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also traded the highly successful [[Nick Foles]] for [[Sam Bradford]], who had missed the entire 2014 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sessler |first1=Marc |title=Rams trading Sam Bradford to Eagles for Nick Foles |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477790/article/rams-trading-sam-bradford-to-eagles-for-nick-foles |work=NFL.com |access-date=March 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311151932/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477790/article/rams-trading-sam-bradford-to-eagles-for-nick-foles |archive-date=March 11, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kelly tried to re-sign Jeremy Maclin, who had stepped up as the team's leading wide receiver, but Maclin signed with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] instead. However, the Eagles also acquired league leading rusher [[DeMarco Murray]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Its-Official-RB-Murray-Signs-With-Eagles/d00ce62f-cb87-4dd0-b93e-3bb49498deef |title=It's Official: RB Murray Signs With Eagles |work=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |date=March 12, 2015 |access-date=March 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902030939/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Its-Official-RB-Murray-Signs-With-Eagles/d00ce62f-cb87-4dd0-b93e-3bb49498deef |archive-date=September 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which not only helped the Eagles, but hurt their rivals, the Dallas Cowboys. They also obtained Super Bowl champion [[Byron Maxwell]],<ref>{{cite web |title=CB Byron Maxwell joins Eagles via FA |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/CB-Byron-Maxwell-Joins-Eagles-Via-FA/cf7bfd10-bb1d-4d3e-bee7-e5b7b6b14523 |website=Philadelphiaeagles.com |access-date=March 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012628/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/CB-Byron-Maxwell-Joins-Eagles-Via-FA/cf7bfd10-bb1d-4d3e-bee7-e5b7b6b14523 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> who left the Seattle Seahawks in free agency to sign a six-year, $63 million contract. The first two games of the [[2015 Philadelphia Eagles season|2015 season]] were dismal, as they lost both. Bradford had a poor 2–4 TD-INT ratio, Maxwell was constantly beaten by Falcons receiver [[Julio Jones]], and Murray was held to 11 yards on 21 carries. After Murray was injured, [[Ryan Mathews (American football)|Ryan Mathews]] rushed for over 100 yards in a Week 3 win against the [[New York Jets]]. Kelly made Murray the unquestioned starter and although Murray's play improved over the season, he never regained his dominant form and was held to a career-low average of 3.6 yards per carry.

On December 29, 2015, with one game left in the season, head coach Chip Kelly was released by the Eagles after a 6–9 record. Offensive coordinator [[Pat Shurmur]] was named interim head coach for the final game against the rival New York Giants, which Shurmur won 35–30.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Release-Head-Coach-Chip-Kelly/fb1d79b9-7dd3-41c9-b964-85ac79d74f2b |title=Eagles Release Head Coach Chip Kelly |work=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |date=December 29, 2015 |access-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230003139/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Release-Head-Coach-Chip-Kelly/fb1d79b9-7dd3-41c9-b964-85ac79d74f2b |archive-date=December 30, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== Doug Pederson years (2016–2020) ====
{{See also|Super Bowl LII|Philly Special|Double Doink}}
[[File:Doug Pederson (Eagles).jpg|thumb|[[Doug Pederson]], Eagles head coach from 2016 to 2020, led the team to its first [[Super Bowl]] win on February 4, 2018, in [[Super Bowl LII]].]]
The Eagles hired [[Kansas City Chiefs]]' offensive coordinator [[Doug Pederson]] as their next head coach on January 18, 2016. Pederson had been with the Chiefs for the preceding three years after having spent the four seasons before those with the Eagles. He served as a quality control assistant coach for the Eagles in 2009 and 2010 before being promoted to quarterbacks coach for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He had been praised for his work with Chiefs quarterback [[Alex Smith]] over the prior several seasons, particularly 2015, as the Chiefs moved into the top 10 in scoring offense.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wesseling |first=Chris |title=Philadelphia Eagles hire Doug Pederson as coach |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000622612/article/philadelphia-eagles-hire-doug-pederson-as-coach |publisher=National Football League |date=January 18, 2016 |access-date=January 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120142223/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000622612/article/philadelphia-eagles-hire-doug-pederson-as-coach |archive-date=January 20, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eagles Name Doug Pederson Head Coach |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Name-Doug-Pederson-Head-Coach/25537f69-64f8-4fd2-8cab-3ad9b79cc59f |publisher=Philadelphia Eagles |date=January 18, 2016 |access-date=January 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120202339/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Name-Doug-Pederson-Head-Coach/25537f69-64f8-4fd2-8cab-3ad9b79cc59f |archive-date=January 20, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the end of the 2015 season, the Eagles were slated for the 13th overall pick in the [[2016 NFL Draft]]. They traded that pick, [[Byron Maxwell]], and [[Kiko Alonso]] to the [[Miami Dolphins]] for the eighth overall pick. Later, they traded the eighth overall pick, their third- and fourth-round picks, a 2017 first-round pick, and a 2018 second-round pick to the [[Cleveland Browns]] for the second overall pick and a 2017 fourth-round pick. They used the second overall pick to draft [[North Dakota State Bison football|North Dakota State]] quarterback [[Carson Wentz]]. On September 3, 2016, the Eagles traded starting quarterback [[Sam Bradford]] to the [[Minnesota Vikings]], who had lost [[Teddy Bridgewater]] for the season, for a 2017 first-round pick and a 2018 fourth-round pick. Following the trade, the Eagles named Wentz the starting quarterback for Week 1 of the [[2016 Philadelphia Eagles season|2016 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/5/12792492/eagles-carson-wentz-starting-quarterback-sam-bradford-trade|title=Carson Wentz will start for Eagles|first=Alex|last=Reimer|date=September 5, 2016|work=sbnation.com|access-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191644/https://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/5/12792492/eagles-carson-wentz-starting-quarterback-sam-bradford-trade|archive-date=November 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

First-time head coach Pederson led the Eagles to a 3–0 record to start the season. His rookie quarterback started with five touchdowns, no interceptions and over 255 yards per game. After a Week 4 bye, they lost four out of the next five games, including losses to every team in their division. They also lost right tackle [[Lane Johnson]] to a 10-game suspension following the Week 5 loss against the Lions, which damaged Carson Wentz's hot start. In those four defeats, their average margin of loss was just under 5 points.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Pennington|title=The Eagles Should Be Better Than 4–4|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-eagles-should-be-better-than-4-4/|website=fivethirtyeight.com|access-date=April 25, 2017|date=November 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427095826/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-eagles-should-be-better-than-4-4/|archive-date=April 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Pederson and the Eagles won just three of their final seven games. Although Wentz started off the season well, he finished with a TD–INT ratio of 8:7. The rookie head coach-quarterback tandem led the Eagles to a 7–9 record, finishing last in the division.

===== Super Bowl LII champions (2017) =====
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{{see also|Curse of Billy Penn}}
[[File: Nick Foles 2014 Pro Bowl.jpg|thumb|[[Nick Foles]], Eagles quarterback from 2012 to 2014 and from 2017 to 2018, was [[Super Bowl LII]]'s Most Valuable Player.]]
[[File: Jason Kelce Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII Victory Parade (40140609012) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Jason Kelce]], Eagles center since 2011, at the championship parade in Philadelphia on February 8, 2018]]
[[File: Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII Victory Parade (40140584832) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Malcolm Jenkins]], Eagles safety from 2014 to 2019, holds the [[Vince Lombardi Trophy]] at the Eagles' February 2018 [[Super Bowl LII]] parade in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]].]]
The Eagles had a 13–3 record in [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|2017]], including a nine-game winning streak. In a week 14 game against the [[Los Angeles Rams]], starting quarterback [[Carson Wentz]] left the game with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, and backup [[Nick Foles]], who had been re-signed in the off-season, took over for the rest of the season. Foles's first start was a comeback from a 20–7 deficit against the [[New York Giants]] where he scored four touchdowns to win 34–29. Foles struggled in the last two games of the season against the [[Oakland Raiders]] and the Dallas Cowboys and threw a touchdown and two interceptions in those two games. Despite this, the Eagles clinched home-field advantage after the win against Oakland in week 16. Foles led the Eagles past the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in the Divisional Round 15–10. In the [[2017–18 NFL playoffs#NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 7|NFC Championship game]], the Eagles beat the [[Minnesota Vikings]] 38–7, despite having been betting underdogs. Foles had his best game since week 15 and threw for 352 passing yards and three touchdowns. The Eagles traveled to [[Minneapolis]] to compete in [[Super Bowl LII]], their third attempt at a title, against [[Tom Brady]] and the [[2017 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] in a rematch of [[Super Bowl XXXIX]] from 2005.

With Foles at the helm, the game's first touchdown was scored by the Eagles in just three plays: a short pass from Foles to [[Nelson Agholor]], a 36-yard run up the middle by [[LeGarrette Blount]], and a 34-yard touchdown pass from Foles to Alshon Jeffery on the left side of the field. The ensuing extra-point attempt from Elliott was missed wide right, which made the score 9–3 in favor of the Eagles. The Patriots responded by advancing the ball to the Philadelphia 11-yard line on their next drive, which was set up by a 50-yard completion from Brady to [[Danny Amendola]], and the quarter ended.<ref name="PBP">{{cite web|title=Super Bowl LII Play By Play|url=http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018020400/2017/POST22/eagles@patriots#menu=gameinfo%7CcontentId%3A0ap3000000914297&tab=analyze&analyze=playbyplay|website=NFL.com|access-date=February 5, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204232931/http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018020400/2017/POST22/eagles@patriots#menu=gameinfo%7CcontentId%3A0ap3000000914297&tab=analyze&analyze=playbyplay|archive-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref>

In the second quarter, Philadelphia faced fourth-and-goal on the 1-yard line with 38 seconds left. Deciding to go for the touchdown, they attempted a trick play similar to one that had failed for the Patriots earlier. It would be the most memorable play of the game. As Foles stepped up to the running back position, Clement took a direct snap and pitched the ball to tight end [[Trey Burton]], who then threw the ball to Foles, who was wide open in the right side of the end zone. Foles caught the ball, making him the first quarterback ever to catch a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl, and the ensuing extra point was good, giving the Eagles a 22–12 lead, which was taken into the locker room after a short drive by the Patriots. The scoring play came to be known as the [[Philly Special]].<ref name="PBP" /> New England's only lead was by one point in the fourth quarter, 33–32, but the Eagles rallied back and scored an 11-yard touchdown to tight end [[Zach Ertz]] to take the lead. The last score of the game was a 46-yard field goal by [[Jake Elliott]] to make the final score 41–33.

The Eagles won their first Super Bowl and [[Vince Lombardi Trophy]] in franchise history and their first championship since 1960, ending the third-longest active championship drought in the NFL at 57 years. Foles won [[Super Bowl MVP]] going 28 for 43 with 373 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, one interception, and one receiving touchdown. Foles became the first backup quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl since his opponent Tom Brady won as the backup for [[Drew Bledsoe]] in 2002's [[Super Bowl XXXVI]].

The combined 74 points scored was one point shy of the Super Bowl record of 75, set in [[Super Bowl XXIX]] in 1995; this game marked only the second time in the history of the Super Bowl where the teams combined for 70+ points.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stites|first=Adam|title=The Patriots and Eagles gave us the 2nd highest-scoring Super Bowl ever|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/4/16972266/super-bowl-history-highest-scoring-record-eagles-patriots|website=SB Nation|date=February 5, 2018|access-date=February 6, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206131539/https://www.sbnation.com/2018/2/4/16972266/super-bowl-history-highest-scoring-record-eagles-patriots|archive-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> The game also set a record for most yardage by both teams (combined) with 1,151 yards, the most for any single game, regular season or postseason.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Michael David |title=Eagles, Patriots combine for most yards in any NFL game, ever |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/02/04/eagles-patriots-combine-for-most-yards-in-any-nfl-game-ever/ |work=ProFootballTalk |publisher=NBC Sports |date=February 5, 2018 |access-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131143311/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/02/04/eagles-patriots-combine-for-most-yards-in-any-nfl-game-ever/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The game set many other Super Bowl records as well, including fewest punts from both teams (one), most yards gained by a team (613 for New England) and most points scored by a losing team (33).<ref>{{cite web |title=High-flying offenses lead to host of SB records |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22326259/records-abound-high-scoring-super-bowl-lii |website=ESPN.com |language=en |date=February 5, 2018 |access-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131174847/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22326259/records-abound-high-scoring-super-bowl-lii |url-status=live }}</ref>

Before the [[2018 Philadelphia Eagles season|2018 season]] started, many injuries plagued the team, including quarterback Carson Wentz, who was still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury that he had sustained during the previous season. Nick Foles was named the starting quarterback to begin the season,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Shapiro|first=Michael|title=Nick Foles to start in Eagles' opening-night contest|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/09/01/nick-foles-week-1-eagles-starter-quarterback-carson-wentz-injury|access-date=January 11, 2021|magazine=Sports Illustrated|language=en-us|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114033323/https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/09/01/nick-foles-week-1-eagles-starter-quarterback-carson-wentz-injury|url-status=live}}</ref> and helped the team win their opening game against the [[Atlanta Falcons]], 18–12. Wentz returned as the starting quarterback in week 3 after Foles had led the team to a 1–1 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carson Wentz cleared to return, will start Sunday|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/carson-wentz-cleared-to-return-will-start-sunday-0ap3000000963470|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=NFL.com|language=en-US|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113093329/https://www.nfl.com/news/carson-wentz-cleared-to-return-will-start-sunday-0ap3000000963470|url-status=live}}</ref> Injuries continued to be a major problem throughout the season, especially on defense as [[Jalen Mills]], [[Ronald Darby]], and [[Rodney McLeod]] all suffered season-ending injuries.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gowton|first=Brandon Lee|date=December 8, 2018|title=Report: Eagles CB Jalen Mills out for the season|url=https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/12/8/18131978/jalen-mills-injury-eagles-season-over-philadelphia-foot-cornerback-philadelphia-secondary-news-2018|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=Bleeding Green Nation|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113165003/https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/12/8/18131978/jalen-mills-injury-eagles-season-over-philadelphia-foot-cornerback-philadelphia-secondary-news-2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=November 12, 2018|title=Eagles' Darby suffers torn ACL, out for season|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25257371/philadelphia-eagles-cb-ronald-darby-suffers-torn-acl-season|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=ESPN.com|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113151725/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25257371/philadelphia-eagles-cb-ronald-darby-suffers-torn-acl-season|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gowton|first=Brandon Lee|date=September 27, 2018|title=Report: Eagles safety Rodney McLeod out for season with torn MCL|url=https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/9/27/17910520/rodney-mcleod-injury-eagles-safety-out-season-torn-mcl-philadelphia-nfl-2018-news-colts-game-knee|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=Bleeding Green Nation|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113145059/https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2018/9/27/17910520/rodney-mcleod-injury-eagles-safety-out-season-torn-mcl-philadelphia-nfl-2018-news-colts-game-knee|url-status=live}}</ref> Wentz suffered a fractured vertebra in his back after a week 14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys,<ref>{{cite web|last=Wells|first=Adam|title=Carson Wentz Back Injury Reportedly Diagnosed as Fractured Vertebra|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2810662-carson-wentz-back-injury-reportedly-diagnosed-as-fractured-vertebra|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113031933/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2810662-carson-wentz-back-injury-reportedly-diagnosed-as-fractured-vertebra|url-status=live}}</ref> and Foles was again named the starter for remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nick Foles to start Week 16; Wentz won't go on IR|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nick-foles-to-start-week-16-wentz-won-t-go-on-ir-0ap3000001001285|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=NFL.com|language=en-US|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113150257/https://www.nfl.com/news/nick-foles-to-start-week-16-wentz-won-t-go-on-ir-0ap3000001001285|url-status=live}}</ref> The Eagles' 4–6 record after 10 games seemed to give them little chance of making the playoffs, but the team managed to win 5 of their last 6, including upsets over the Los Angeles Rams and Houston Texans. The Eagles finished the season with a 9–7 record and made the playoffs as the sixth seed.

In the [[2018–19 NFL playoffs#NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 16, Chicago Bears 15|Wild Card]] game against the [[Chicago Bears]], Foles threw 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in a 16–15 win. With ten seconds left, Bears kicker [[Cody Parkey]] missed a potential game-winning field goal that became known in NFL lore as the [[Double Doink]]. This sent the Philadelphia Eagles to an NFC Divisional matchup against the [[New Orleans Saints]]. The Eagles offense initially performed well, ending the first quarter with a 14–0 lead. The Eagles would not score again after the Saints defense rallied, forcing Foles to throw two interceptions. The Eagles ended up losing by a score of 20–14, ending their opportunity to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

In [[2019 Philadelphia Eagles season|2019]], the Eagles matched their 9–7 record from 2018. They won 4 straight games against divisional opponents to close the season, clinching the NFC East in Week 17 with a 34–17 win over the New York Giants<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|title=Philadelphia Eagles|website=Philadelphiaeagles.com|language=en-US|access-date=February 4, 2020|archive-date=May 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522211653/https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|url-status=live}}</ref> and clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season. Carson Wentz started his first playoff game in the [[2019–20 NFL playoffs#NFC: Seattle Seahawks 17, Philadelphia Eagles 9|Wild Card]] round against the Seattle Seahawks, but left the game early in the first quarter after suffering a concussion on a controversial helmet-to-helmet hit by [[Jadeveon Clowney]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Carson Wentz suffers head injury in Eagles-Seahawks playoff game|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/carson-wentz-suffers-head-injury-eagles-seahawks-playoff-game|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=RSN|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113125244/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/carson-wentz-suffers-head-injury-eagles-seahawks-playoff-game|url-status=live}}</ref> Backup quarterback [[Josh McCown]] finished the game even after suffering a torn hamstring in the second quarter.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gowton|first=Brandon Lee|date=January 10, 2020|title=Report: Josh McCown played through torn hamstring in Eagles vs. Seahawks|url=https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2020/1/10/21060256/josh-mccown-injury-eagles-vs-seahawks-torn-hamstring-surgery-six-month-recovery-quarterback-philly|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=Bleeding Green Nation|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113234102/https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2020/1/10/21060256/josh-mccown-injury-eagles-vs-seahawks-torn-hamstring-surgery-six-month-recovery-quarterback-philly|url-status=live}}</ref> The Eagles lost to the Seahawks 17–9, ending their season.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Orr|first=Conor|title=Carson Wentz Gets Knocked Out, and the Eagles Run Out of Steam|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/01/06/carson-wentz-eagles-seahawks-nfl-playoffs-wild-card|access-date=January 11, 2021|magazine=Sports Illustrated|language=en-us|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113052907/https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/01/06/carson-wentz-eagles-seahawks-nfl-playoffs-wild-card|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Eagles opened the [[2020 Philadelphia Eagles season|2020 season]] with consecutive losses to the Washington Football Team and Los Angeles Rams. In week 3, the Eagles tied with the Cincinnati Bengals after controversially punting the ball instead of attempting a potential 64-yard game-winning field goal late in overtime.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eagles vs. Bengals final score: Doug Pederson passes on potential game-winning FG, settles for tie with Cincy|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/eagles-vs-bengals-final-score-doug-pederson-passes-on-potential-game-winning-fg-settles-for-tie-with-cincy/live/|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=CBSSports.com|language=en|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117144843/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/eagles-vs-bengals-final-score-doug-pederson-passes-on-potential-game-winning-fg-settles-for-tie-with-cincy/live/|url-status=live}}</ref> The decision was widely criticized by sports media and fans as they accused head coach Doug Pederson of settling for a tie, rather than playing to win.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Eagles and Bengals inexplicably quit trying to win in overtime, settle for tie instead|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/eagles-bengals-quit-overtime-tie/1lh6dqxwteo2r1hj32ll894oqy|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=Sportingnews.com|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113072440/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/eagles-bengals-quit-overtime-tie/1lh6dqxwteo2r1hj32ll894oqy|url-status=live}}</ref> Once again, injuries continued to plague the team as almost every offensive starter had suffered an injury throughout the season,<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 Philadelphia Eagles Injuries|url=https://www.lineups.com/nfl/player-injuries/philadelphia-eagles|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=Lineups.com|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113065741/https://www.lineups.com/nfl/player-injuries/philadelphia-eagles|url-status=live}}</ref> and the team fielded 14 different offensive line combinations in 16 games.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 9, 2021|first=Mike|last=Gill|title=How the Eagles' O-Line Fared in 2020|url=https://973espn.com/how-the-eagles-o-line-fared-in-2020/|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=97.3 ESPN|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113233333/https://973espn.com/how-the-eagles-o-line-fared-in-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> The team entered the bye week with a 3–4–1 record and proceeded to lose their next four games. During their week 13 match-up against the Green Bay Packers, rookie quarterback [[Jalen Hurts]] entered the game in the third quarter in relief of Wentz after poor play.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jalen Hurts replaces Carson Wentz in loss to Packers; Pederson won't commit to starter for Week 14|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-rookie-qb-jalen-hurts-replaces-carson-wentz-in-3q-vs-packers|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=NFL.com|language=en-US|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104164950/https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-rookie-qb-jalen-hurts-replaces-carson-wentz-in-3q-vs-packers|url-status=live}}</ref> Hurts would later be named the starting quarterback for the remainder of the season after a career-worst season performance by Wentz.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurts reportedly expected to be Eagles' starter for rest of season|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/jalen-hurts-reportedly-expected-be-eagles-starter-rest-season|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=RSN|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113070516/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/jalen-hurts-reportedly-expected-be-eagles-starter-rest-season|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=December 1, 2020|title=Carson Wentz's historically bad 2020 season puts the Eagles in an impossible bind|url=https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2020/12/01/carson-wentzs-historically-bad-2020-season-puts-the-eagles-in-an-impossible-bind/|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=Touchdown Wire|language=en-US|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113055328/https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2020/12/01/carson-wentzs-historically-bad-2020-season-puts-the-eagles-in-an-impossible-bind/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hurts led the Eagles to a 24–21 victory against the New Orleans Saints in week 14. This would be the team's last win of the 2020 season as they lost their next three games, finishing with a 4–11–1 record and missing the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.

During the 2020 off-season, defensive coordinator [[Jim Schwartz]] announced that he would step down from his position.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eagles DC Jim Schwartz to step away from coaching|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-dc-jim-schwartz-to-step-away-from-coaching|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=NFL.com|language=en-US|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111183559/https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-dc-jim-schwartz-to-step-away-from-coaching|url-status=live}}</ref> A day later, linebackers coach [[Ken Flajole]] left his position on the team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Another defensive coach leaving Eagles' coaching staff|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/linebackers-coach-ken-flajole-leaving-eagles-2021-season|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=RSN|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113120919/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/linebackers-coach-ken-flajole-leaving-eagles-2021-season|url-status=live}}</ref> After a disappointing 2020 season, Doug Pederson met with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to discuss the future of the team. Pederson proposed changes to the coaching staff that were described by internal reporters as "underwhelming" and out of line with Lurie's vision for the team.<ref>{{cite web|last=NJ.com|first=Chris Franklin {{!}} NJ Advance Media for|date=January 11, 2021|title=Eagles' Jeffrey Lurie 'underwhelmed' at the suggestions Doug Pederson made for his coaching staff|url=https://www.nj.com/eagles/2021/01/eagles-jeffrey-lurie-underwhelmed-at-the-suggestions-hc-doug-pederson-for-coaching-staff.html|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=nj|language=en|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111220352/https://www.nj.com/eagles/2021/01/eagles-jeffrey-lurie-underwhelmed-at-the-suggestions-hc-doug-pederson-for-coaching-staff.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=January 10, 2021|title=Sources: Pederson to meet owner; future shaky|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30686114/sources-doug-pederson-future-philadelphia-eagles-coach-shaky-ahead-meeting-owner-jeffrey-lurie|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=ESPN.com|language=en|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111220405/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30686114/sources-doug-pederson-future-philadelphia-eagles-coach-shaky-ahead-meeting-owner-jeffrey-lurie|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 11, 2021, the Eagles announced that they had fired Pederson.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 11, 2021|title=Source: Eagles change course, fire HC Pederson|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30693391/philadelphia-eagles-change-course-fire-head-coach-doug-pederson-source-says|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=ESPN.com|language=en|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111191647/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30693391/philadelphia-eagles-change-course-fire-head-coach-doug-pederson-source-says|url-status=live}}</ref> In a statement, Lurie described the move as in the best interests of both Pederson and the team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeffrey Lurie on Doug Pederson: 'I believe it is in our best interests to part ways'|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/jeffrey-lurie-i-believe-it-is-in-our-best-interests-to-part-ways|access-date=January 11, 2021|website=Philadelphiaeagles.com|language=en-US|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111222811/https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/jeffrey-lurie-i-believe-it-is-in-our-best-interests-to-part-ways|url-status=live}}</ref> Pederson became just the first head coach to be fired within three years of winning a Super Bowl since the [[Baltimore Colts]] fired [[Don McCafferty]] after the [[1972 NFL season|1972 NFL Season]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Kaelen|date=|title=Doug Pederson is the first HC to get fired within 3 years of winning a Super Bowl since the Baltimore Colts fired Don McCafferty after 1972 season (won SB V in 1970). This almost never happens.|url=https://twitter.com/kaelenjones/status/1348709768802807809|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503021940/https://twitter.com/kaelenjones/status/1348709768802807809|archive-date=May 3, 2021|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

==== Nick Sirianni years (2021–present) ====
{{See also|Super Bowl LVII}}
[[File:Jalen Hurts 11-14-22 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Jalen Hurts]], Eagles quarterback since 2020]]
The Eagles hired former [[Indianapolis Colts]]' offensive coordinator [[Nick Sirianni]] as their next head coach on January 21, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eagles reportedly hiring Nick Sirianni as next head coach|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-hiring-colts-oc-nick-sirianni-be-next-head-coach-report|access-date=January 21, 2021|website=RSN|language=en|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121190816/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-hiring-colts-oc-nick-sirianni-be-next-head-coach-report|url-status=live}}</ref> During the offseason, the Eagles traded starting quarterback [[Carson Wentz]] to the Colts for a 2021 third-round draft pick and a 2022 conditional second-round pick.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30923798/sources-philadelphia-eagles-trade-qb-carson-wentz-indianapolis-colts-two-draft-picks%7C |title=Sources: Eagles trade Wentz to Colts for 2 picks |date=February 18, 2021 |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503021745/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30923798/sources-philadelphia-eagles-trade-qb-carson-wentz-indianapolis-colts-two-draft-picks%7C |url-status=live }}</ref> In doing so, Wentz was reunited with [[Frank Reich]], head coach of the Colts who served as the Eagles' offensive coordinator for Wentz's first two years in Philadelphia, including during their [[Super Bowl LII|Super Bowl]]–winning season in 2017. The Eagles absorbed a $33.8-million dead-cap hit for trading Wentz.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/carson-wentz-trade-eagles-facing-largest-dead-cap-hit-in-nfl-history-as-result-of-colts-deal/ |title=Carson Wentz trade: Eagles facing largest dead-cap hit in NFL history as result of Colts deal |access-date=March 23, 2021 |archive-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218191559/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/carson-wentz-trade-eagles-facing-largest-dead-cap-hit-in-nfl-history-as-result-of-colts-deal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[2021 NFL Draft]], the Eagles selected [[Heisman Trophy]]–winning wide receiver [[DeVonta Smith]] with the 10th overall pick,<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/alabama-wr-devonta-smith-selected-in-2021-nfl-draft | title=Alabama WR DeVonta Smith Selected in 2021 NFL Draft | first=Tyler | last=Martin | date=April 29, 2021 | magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> and maneuvered around the draft to gain an extra first-round selection in the [[2022 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-trade-nfl-draft-12-6-jalen-hurts-zach-wilson | title=A blockbuster trade and what it means for Jalen Hurts | website=NBC Sports}}</ref> Smith was a highly touted prospect out of the [[University of Alabama]], and was the first Heisman winner the Eagles drafted in over fifty years.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/devonta-smith-and-eagles-long-history-heisman-trophy-finalists | title=The long, strange history of Eagles' Heisman Trophy finalists | first=Reuben | last=Frank | date=May 6, 2021 | website=NBC Sports | access-date=February 23, 2022}}</ref> The drafting of Smith also reunited him with [[Jalen Hurts]], his first quarterback at Alabama.

After training camp, Hurts was officially named the Eagles' starting quarterback for the [[2021 Philadelphia Eagles season|2021 season]] by head coach Sirianni. After starting the season 2–5, the Eagles went 7–3 in their last ten games, clinching a playoff berth in week 17 after a victory over the Washington Football Team along with a loss by the Minnesota Vikings and win by the San Francisco 49ers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tolentino |first1=Josh |title=Clinched! Eagles secure a playoff spot under first-year coach Nick Sirianni and starting QB Jalen Hurts |url=https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-nfl-playoffs-nick-sirianni-jalen-hurts-nfc-20220102.html |access-date=January 5, 2022 |work=Phiadelphia Inquirer |date=January 2, 2022}}</ref> The Eagles finished the season with the #1 rushing offense; It was the best rushing offense since the [[1985 Chicago Bears season|1985 Chicago Bears]], and the best in the franchise history since the [[1949 Philadelphia Eagles season|1949 Eagles team]]. They lost in the wild card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–15.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theathletic.com/3034911/2021/12/25/were-really-good-at-it-how-the-rebirth-of-the-eagles-running-game-put-the-playoffs-within-reach/ | title='We're really good at it': How the rebirth of the Eagles' running game put the playoffs within reach | first=Zach | last=Berman | date=December 25, 2021 | website=The Athletic}}</ref>

The Eagles went on to win their first eight games of the [[2022 Philadelphia Eagles season|2022 season]], and earned the top seed in the NFC with a 14–3 overall record.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/schedule/_/name/phi/philadelphia-eagles |website=Philadelphia Eagles Schedule 2022 |publisher=ESPN|title=2022 Philadelphia Eagles Schedule }}</ref> They went on to beat the Giants 38–7 in the Divisional round, followed by a 31–7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game, earning them their fourth Super Bowl appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2023/01/29/eagles-crush-49ers-in-nfc-championship-to-reach-super-bowl-2023/|title=Eagles crush 49ers in NFC Championship game to reach Super Bowl 2023|website=nypost.com|last=Dunleavy|first=Ryan|date=January 29, 2023|access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref> However, despite erasing a late 8-point deficit, they ultimately lost on a late field goal to the [[2022 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]], 38–35.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chiefs vs. Eagles - NFL Game Summary - February 12, 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401438030 |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>

== Championships ==
=== NFL championships (pre-Super Bowl era) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Season
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Coach
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Location
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Score
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Record
|-
| [[1948 NFL season|1948]] || rowspan="2"| [[Greasy Neale]] || [[Shibe Park]] ([[Philadelphia]]) || [[1948 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]] || 7–0 || 9–2–1
|-
| [[1949 NFL season|1949]] || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] ([[Los Angeles, CA|Los Angeles]]) || [[1949 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] || 14–0 || 11–1
|-
| [[1960 NFL season|1960]] || [[Buck Shaw]] || [[Franklin Field]] ([[Philadelphia]]) || [[1960 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] || 17–13 || 10–2
|-
|- style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"
|colspan="5"| '''Total NFL Championships won: 3'''
|colspan="2"|
|}

=== Super Bowl championships ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Season
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Coach
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Super Bowl
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Location
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Score
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Record
|-
|[[2017 NFL season|2017]] || [[Doug Pederson]] ||[[Super Bowl LII|LII]] || [[U.S. Bank Stadium]] ([[Minneapolis]]) || [[2017 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] || 41–33 || 13–3
|-
|- style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"
|colspan="6"| '''Total Super Bowls won: 1'''
|
|}

=== NFC championships ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Season
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Coach
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Location
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Score
|-
| [[1980 NFL season|1980]] || [[Dick Vermeil]] || [[Veterans Stadium]] ([[Philadelphia]]) || [[1980 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] || 20–7

|-
| [[2004 NFL season|2004]] || [[Andy Reid]] || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] ([[Philadelphia]]) || [[2004 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]|| 27–10
|-
| [[2017 NFL season|2017]] || [[Doug Pederson]] || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] ([[Philadelphia]]) || [[2017 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] || 38–7
|-
| [[2022 NFL season|2022]] || [[Nick Sirianni]] || [[Lincoln Financial Field]] ([[Philadelphia]]) || [[2022 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 31–7
|- style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"
|colspan="4"| '''Total NFC Championships won: 4'''
|colspan="2"|
|}

=== Division championships ===
The Eagles were a part of the NFL Eastern Division from 1933 to 1949, the National Conference from 1950 to 1953, and the Eastern Conference from 1953 to 1966. They were then placed in the Capitol Division of the Eastern Conference in 1967. When the league reformed into the NFC and AFC in 1970, the Eagles were placed in the NFC East.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Year
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Coach
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"| Record
|-
| [[1947 NFL season|1947]] || rowspan=3" | [[Greasy Neale]] || 8–4
|-
| [[1948 NFL season|1948]] || 11–5
|-
| [[1949 NFL season|1949]] || 11–5
|-
| [[1960 NFL season|1960]] || [[Buck Shaw]] || 10–2
|-
| [[1980 NFL season|1980]] || [[Dick Vermeil]] || 12–4
|-
| [[1988 NFL season|1988]] || [[Buddy Ryan]] || 10–6
|-
| [[2001 NFL season|2001]] || rowspan="6" | [[Andy Reid]] || 11–5
|-
| [[2002 NFL season|2002]] || 12–4
|-
| [[2003 NFL season|2003]] || 12–4
|-
| [[2004 NFL season|2004]] || 13–3
|-
| [[2006 NFL season|2006]] || 10–6
|-
| [[2010 NFL season|2010]] || 10–6
|-
| [[2013 NFL season|2013]] || [[Chip Kelly]] || 10–6
|-
| [[2017 NFL season|2017]] || rowspan="2" | [[Doug Pederson]] || 13–3
|-
| [[2019 NFL season|2019]] || 9–7
|-
| [[2022 NFL season|2022]] || [[Nick Sirianni]] || 14–3
|-
|- style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}}"
|colspan="3"| '''Total Division Championships won: 16'''
|}

==Logo and uniforms==
{{See also|Protective equipment in gridiron football|National Football League uniform numbers}}
[[File:Phila eagles uniforms 1985-95.png|thumb|Illustration of Philadelphia Eagles uniforms worn from 1985 to 1995]]
[[File:Philadelphia Eagles wordmark.svg|thumb|The Eagles' wordmark logo from 1996 to 2022]]
[[File:Philadelphia Eagles wordmark (2022–present).svg|thumb|The Eagles' wordmark logo used since 2022]]
The choice of an eagle as the team mascot honored the insignia of the [[New Deal]] program, the [[National Recovery Administration]], which featured a blue eagle as its insignia.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hiltzik|first=Michael|title=The New Deal|publisher=Free Press|year=2012|isbn=978-1-4391-5449-6|location=New York, NY|page=132}}</ref>{{NoteTag|For information about Eagles' uniform numbers, see {{cite web |title=What's in a number? Eagles tell their stories: Some are chosen, some are random |first=Zach |last=Berman |publisher=Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC |date=November 18, 2016 |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/The_stories_of_the_Philadelphia_Eagles_numbers.html |access-date=November 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201081948/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/The_stories_of_the_Philadelphia_Eagles_numbers.html |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |url-status=live }}}}

For the 1933 and 1934 seasons, the Eagles colors were light blue and yellow.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uni-watch.com/2018/02/04/supes-on-part-ii-uni-history-of-the-philadelphia-eagles/ |title=Supe's On Part II: Uni History of the Philadelphia Eagles |publisher=UniWatch |date=February 4, 2018|access-date=February 7, 2023}}</ref> In 1935, they added green to their uniforms and for several decades, their [[away colours|colors]] were [[kelly 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#Sports|logo]] on their [[football helmet|helmets]], with silver wings on a kelly green helmet. In 1969 the team wore two helmet versions: Kelly green with white wings in road games, and white with kelly green wings at home. From 1970 to '73, they wore the white helmets with Kelly green wings exclusively before switching back to Kelly green helmets with silver wings. By 1974, Joseph A. Scirrotto Jr. designed the silver wings within a white outline, and this style on a kelly green helmet became standard for over two decades.

From 1948 to 1995, the team logo was an eagle in flight carrying a football in its claws, although from 1969 to 1972, the eagle took on a more stylized look.

In 1973, the team's name was added below the eagle, returning to its pre-1969 look. Both the logo and uniforms were radically altered in 1996, when the primary kelly green color was changed to a darker shade, officially described as "midnight green." Silver was practically abandoned, as uniform pants moved to either white or midnight green. The traditional helmet wings were changed to a primarily white color, with silver and black accents. The team's logo combination (the eagle and club name lettering) also changed, with the eagle itself limited to a white (bald eagle) head, drawn in a less realistic, more cartoon-like style, and the lettering changed from calligraphic to block letters.<ref>{{cite news|last=Spadaro|first=Dave|title=Is kelly green on the horizon for the Eagles?|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/is-kelly-green-on-the-horizon-for-the-eagles|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=March 26, 2019|access-date=May 30, 2020|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928151426/https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/is-kelly-green-on-the-horizon-for-the-eagles|url-status=live}}</ref> The eagle head is the only NFL logo to “face left” which causes the right side of the logo to present a stylized “E”.

Since 1996, the team has made only minor alterations, mostly related to jersey/pants combinations worn during specific games. For example, in 1997, against the [[1997 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]], the team wore midnight green jerseys and pants for the first of only two occasions in team history. The second occasion was in 2002, during the final regular season game at [[Veterans Stadium]], a win over the division-rival [[2002 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]. A year later, in the first two games of the 2003 season (both home losses, to the [[2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and [[2003 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]), the Eagles wore white jerseys with white pants. After that, the white jerseys along with white pants were worn exclusively during preseason games from 2004 to 2011, with the exception of 2007 and 2010.

The 2003 season also saw the first (though subtle) change to the 1996-style uniform. On both white and green jerseys, black shadows and silver trim were added to both the green and white numbering. The stripe on the pants changed from black-green-black to black-silver-green on the white pants, and from a solid black stripe to one stripe of black, another of silver, with one small white stripe in between for the midnight green pants. The 2003 season also saw the team debut black alternate jerseys, with a green (instead of black) shadow on white numbers, and silver trim. These black jerseys have been worn for two selected [[home (sports)|home]] games each season (usually the first home game after a [[bye (sports)|bye]] week and the season finale). In the 2003 and 2004 regular-season home finales, the team wore the green [[road (sports)|road]] pants with the black alternate jerseys, but lost both games. Since then, the Eagles have only worn the black jerseys with the white pants. However, due to the special 75th-anniversary uniforms serving as the "alternates" for one game in 2007, the Eagles could not wear the alternate black jersey that season per league rules at the time (alternate uniforms were permitted twice per season but only one can be used). The black jerseys with white pants, however, re-appeared for the 2008 [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving]] night game against the [[2008 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]]. From 2006 to 2013, the Eagles have only worn the alternate black jerseys once a season and for the last November home game, but did not use them in 2007, 2010, and 2011. For the 2007 and 2010 seasons, the Eagles used throwback uniforms in place of the black alternates for their anniversary to commemorate past teams. The team also started wearing black cleats exclusively in 2004, although the rule was relaxed by the mid-2010s.

To celebrate the team's 75th anniversary, the 2007 uniforms featured a 75th-season logo patch on the left shoulder. In addition, the team wore [[throwback uniform|"throwback" jerseys]] in a 2007 game against the [[2007 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]. The yellow and blue jerseys, the same colors found on [[flag of Philadelphia|Philadelphia's city flag]], are based on those worn by the Philadelphia Eagles in the team's inaugural season, and had been the same colors used by the [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]] franchise prior to its suspension of operations in 1931. The Eagles beat Detroit, 56–21.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=12323 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724212544/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=12323 |archive-date=July 24, 2010 |title=Eagles Unveil 75th Anniversary Plans |publisher=Philadelphia Eagles |date=April 25, 2007 |access-date=December 20, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Eagles wear their white jerseys at home for preseason games and daytime games in the first half of the regular season from September to mid-October when the temperature is warmer. In night contests in the first half of the regular season, the Eagles do not need to wear white at home since the temperature is cooler. However, there have been exceptions, such as the home opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003 and the Washington Redskins in 2007 that were played at night. In late October or beginning in November, the Eagles start to wear their colors at home (although they had done it earlier), be it the midnight green jerseys or a third jersey. On one occasion, the Eagles wore white at home after October in a meeting against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] on November 4, 2007, in order to make the Cowboys wear their blue road jerseys. Upon moving to [[Lincoln Financial Field]] in 2003, the Eagles wore white at home for at least their home opener, but in recent years they opted to wear their standard midnight green jerseys even during the warmest of autumn weather.

In the 2010 season against the Green Bay Packers, on September 12, 2010, the Eagles wore uniforms similar to the ones that were worn by the 1960 championship team in honor the 50th anniversary of that team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csnphilly.com/05/03/10/Eagles-Announce-Plans-to-Honor-1960-Titl/landing.html?blockID=227998&feedID=704 |title=Eagles Announce Plans to Honor 1960 Title Team |website=Csnphilly.com |date=May 3, 2010 |access-date=December 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730121316/http://www.csnphilly.com/05/03/10/Eagles-Announce-Plans-to-Honor-1960-Titl/landing.html?blockID=227998&feedID=704 |archive-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref> In weeks 4 and 6 of the 2010 season, the Eagles wore their white jerseys in a match-up against the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Falcons, respectively, before reverting to their midnight green jerseys for the rest of their home games.

For the 2012 season, [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] took over from [[Reebok]] as the NFL's official apparel licensee, but the Eagles decided that they would not be adopting Nike's "Elite 51" uniform technology. Aside from the Nike logo replacing the Reebok logo, the only other change is the league-wide revision of the NFL shield on the uniform (replacing the NFL Equipment logo). Other than that the uniforms essentially remain unchanged. The Eagles also revived their black alternate jersey and resumed wearing white pants with their white jerseys in the regular season.

For the 2014 season, the Eagles officially adopted the "Elite 51″ style uniform from Nike. However, they only broke out the midnight green jerseys and pants in the second half of that season due to the difficulty of producing their preferred shade of midnight green.

Recently the team has discussed bringing back the "Kelly Green" uniforms similar to the uniforms worn in the 1960 NFL Championship season, which were last worn in the 2010 season opener vs. Green Bay. Traditionally, kelly green, silver and white had been the official team colors, until the 1996 season when it changed to the current "Midnight Green" uniforms. NFL rules and restrictions require that teams go through a waiting period before any major uniform changes and alterations can be made, which means it would likely be quite some time before any uniform changes are officially made.

In Week 6 of 2014 against the New York Giants, the team introduced black pants to complement their black jerseys, giving them a blackout uniform set. The Eagles won the game 27–0. The victory was their first shutout in 18 years. In Week 16 of 2016 (also against the Giants), the Eagles wore a variation of the all-black look as part of the [[NFL Color Rush]] program, but with solid black socks as opposed to black with white sanitary socks of the original look. The black jerseys/white pants combination was last seen during a preseason road game against the [[2014 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]], after which the black jerseys were paired exclusively with the black pants.

In 2018, the Eagles' midnight green pants were not worn at all, marking the first such instance since the 1996 rebrand that the Eagles wore only white pants with their primary white or midnight green jerseys.

In Week 6 of the 2017 season, the Eagles debuted an all-white look with white jerseys, white pants and solid white socks in a road game against the [[2017 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]]. The all-white look began to be utilized full-time as a road uniform set in 2019 thanks to the NFL's decision to allow teams to wear solid color socks as an alternate look.

During Week 10 of the 2021 season, the Eagles paired their white uniforms with the alternate black pants against the [[2021 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]], marking the first time the black pants were paired with a different colored uniform.

In 2022, the Eagles unveiled a new black alternate helmet, which would be worn alongside the all-black uniform. In addition, the team announced that throwback Kelly Green uniforms would return as an alternate uniform starting in the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2022 |title=Eagles to bring back Kelly green alternate uniforms in 2023.
|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33625814/philadelphia-eagles-announce-return-kelly-green-alternate-uniforms-2023-nfl-season |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> The team originally intended to release the uniforms in 2022, but due to production supply issues, the Eagles elected to delay its release to 2023, with the Kelly Green helmet most likely supplanting the black helmet barring any changes to the NFL's alternate helmet rule.

On June 16, It was released to the media that the Eagles would be changing their wordmark to a more modernized design. The new wordmark would replace the old design immediately however would not be placed on the Team’s Jerseys until the 2024 season.

==Rivalries==
===Dallas Cowboys===
{{Main|Cowboys–Eagles rivalry}}
{{See also|Bounty Bowl}}
The Eagles and [[Dallas Cowboys]] rivalry has been listed among the best and most acrimonious in the NFL.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeArdo |first1=Bryan |title=NFL's top 10 divisional rivalries: Cowboys-Eagles, Packers-Bears battle for top spot on all-time list |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfls-top-10-divisional-rivalries-cowboys-eagles-packers-bears-battle-for-top-spot-on-all-time-list/ |website=NFL.com |access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Whalon |first1=Bob |title=Philadelphia Eagles Rivalry: The Dallas Cowboys |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/Philadelphia-Eagles-Rivalry-The-Dallas-Cowboys |access-date=July 13, 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=November 5, 2020}}</ref> The Eagles won the first game in this rivalry 27–25 on September 30, 1960. Dallas leads the all-time series 69–54 as of the 2020 season, but in recent years, the series has been close, with each team winning 12 games since 2006. There is considerable hostility between the two teams' fan bases, with incidents such as the 1989 [[Bounty Bowl]]. The rivalry has even spilled over into [[NFL Draft|Draft Weekend]], with Cowboys legend [[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]] and Eagles legend [[David Akers]] exchanging insults at the opposing franchise in [[2017 NFL Draft|2017]] and [[2018 NFL Draft|2018]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2017/4/28/15481002/cowboys-drew-pearson-trolled-eagles-fans-nfl-draft-2017|title=Cowboys legend Drew Pearson hilariously trolled Eagles fans like wrestling heel|first=Jeanna|last=Thomas|date=April 28, 2017|website=SBNation.com|access-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423203844/https://www.sbnation.com/2017/4/28/15481002/cowboys-drew-pearson-trolled-eagles-fans-nfl-draft-2017|archive-date=April 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/the700level/former-eagles-k-david-akers-roasts-cowboys-nfl-draft|title=Akers torches Cowboys before announcing Eagles' pick|date=April 27, 2018|website=NBC Sports Philadelphia|access-date=May 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404080813/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/the700level/former-eagles-k-david-akers-roasts-cowboys-nfl-draft|archive-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===New York Giants===
{{Main|Eagles–Giants rivalry}}
The Eagles' rivalry with the [[New York Giants]] began in 1933 with the founding of the Eagles and slowly strengthened when both teams came to relative prominence in the 1940s and 1950s. The two teams have played in the same division in the NFL every year since 1933. The ferocity of the rivalry can also be attributed to the geographic [[New York City|New York]]-[[Philadelphia]] rivalry, which is mirrored in [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Mets–Phillies rivalry]] and the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s [[Flyers–Rangers rivalry]]. It is ranked by [[NFL Network]] as one of the greatest rivalries of all time,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d81876371/Top-10-rivalries|title=Top 10 rivalries|website=NFL.com|language=en|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218094257/http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d81876371/Top-10-rivalries|archive-date=December 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Sports Illustrated'' ranks it as the fourth best NFL rivalry of all time,<ref name="Giants-Eagles rivalry" /> and according to [[ESPN]], it is one of the fiercest and most well-known rivalries in the football community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3086647&type=Columnist&imagesPrint=off |title=Ranking the NFL's best rivalries: Where does Colts-Pats fit? |last=Chadiha |first=Jeffri |work=ESPN.com |date=October 31, 2007 |access-date=April 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022184659/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3086647&type=Columnist&imagesPrint=off |archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref> The Eagles lead the all-time series 92–88–2 after the 2022 NFL season.

===Washington Commanders===
{{Main|Commanders–Eagles rivalry}}
{{See also|Body Bag Game}}
While not as big as the rivalries with the Giants and Cowboys, the Eagles' historical rivalry with the [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins and Washington Commanders]] has still been fierce. Although the two franchises played in the same division in the Eagles' inaugural 1933 season, their first meeting did not take place until October 21, 1934, during Washington's first year under the Boston Redskins moniker; the Redskins defeated the Eagles 6–0 at [[Fenway Park]]. Washington currently leads the all-time series 87–80–8. Since 2010, the rivalry has been very even overall with the Eagles winning 12 of the last 20 matchups.<ref>{{cite web|title=Team Game Finder|url=http://pfref.com/tiny/5k41C|website=Pro-Football Reference|access-date=June 25, 2020|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503021806/https://stathead.com/tools/tiny.fcgi?id=5k41C|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Pittsburgh Steelers===
{{Main|Eagles–Steelers rivalry}}
The Eagles and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] are both located in [[Pennsylvania]] and began play in 1933. From that season through 1966, this was a major rivalry 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 the [[Cleveland Browns]] and [[Baltimore Colts]]) moved to the [[American Football Conference]], while the Eagles stayed with the rest of the old-line NFL teams in the [[National Football Conference]]. As a result, the Eagles and Steelers no longer played each other every year; instead, they are scheduled to meet once every four years in the regular season. The most recent meeting was in 2022 at Lincoln Financial Field due to the addition of a regular season game based on opposing conference divisional finish from the season before, with the Eagles winning 35-13. The Steelers have lost ten straight games on the road against the Eagles dating back to 1966, which was also the start of the [[Super Bowl]] era. The Eagles lead the all-time series 49–29–3.

===Atlanta Falcons===
{{Main|Eagles–Falcons rivalry}}
The Eagles lead the [[Atlanta Falcons]] 21–15–1, with a 3–1 lead in playoff games. The rivalry first emerged after the Falcons upset the Eagles in the [[1978–79 NFL playoffs#NFC: Atlanta Falcons 14, Philadelphia Eagles 13|1978 Wild Card Round]], and only intensified further during the 2000s thanks to the rivalry between prominent [[dual-threat quarterback]]s [[Donovan McNabb]] and [[Michael Vick]]. Recently, the Eagles' path to winning [[Super Bowl LII]] included a [[2017–18 NFL playoffs#NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 15, Atlanta Falcons 10|2017 divisional round]] victory over the Falcons.<ref>{{cite news|first=Dave|last=Choate|title=Falcons-Eagles rivalry history: Bitterness and bitter defeats abound over 31 games|url=https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2015/9/13/9312305/falcons-eagles-rivalry-history-bitterness-and-bitter-defeats-abound|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|date=September 13, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Ed Kracz|title=Eagles Open Season in Atlanta, Where There is Plenty of History with Falcons|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/eagles/news/eagles-open-season-in-atlanta-where-there-is-plenty-of-history-with-falcons|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=May 12, 2021|access-date=December 8, 2021}}</ref>

==Players==
{{Main|List of Philadelphia Eagles players}}

===Current roster===
{{Philadelphia Eagles roster}}

==Awards and honors==

===Retired numbers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|'''Philadelphia Eagles retired numbers'''
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};"| No.
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};"|Player
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};"|Position
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};"|Years played
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};"|Retired
|-
| '''5''' || [[Donovan McNabb]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1999–2009 || September 20, 2013
|-
| '''15''' || [[Steve Van Buren]] || [[Halfback (American football)|HB]] || 1944–1951 || 1951
|-
| '''20''' || [[Brian Dawkins]] || [[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|S]] || 1996–2008 || September 30, 2012
|-
| '''40''' || [[Tom Brookshier]] || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1953–1961 || 1962
|-
| '''44''' || [[Pete Retzlaff]] || [[Running back|RB]], [[Wide receiver|WR]], [[Tight end|TE]] || 1956–1966 || 1965
|-
| '''60''' || [[Chuck Bednarik]] || [[Linebacker|LB]], [[Center (American football)|C]] || 1949–1962 || 1987
|-
| '''70''' || [[Al Wistert]] || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || 1943–1951 || 1952
|-
| '''92''' || [[Reggie White]](*) || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1985–1992 || December 5, 2005
|-
| '''99''' || [[Jerome Brown]](*) || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1987–1991 || September 6, 1992
|}

'''Notes:'''
* (*) Posthumous honors.
* Despite not being retired, the Eagles have not issued out [[Randall Cunningham]]'s No. 12 since he left the Eagles in 1995,<ref>{{cite news |author=Didinger, Ray |title=Ray's QB Notes 4: Randall's No. 12 retired? |url=http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/eagles-talk/Rays-QB-Notes-4-Randalls-No-12-retired?blockID=743807 |work=CSN Philly |date=July 21, 2012 |access-date=August 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120030648/http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/eagles-talk/Rays-QB-Notes-4-Randalls-No-12-retired?blockID=743807 |archive-date=January 20, 2013}}</ref> [[LeSean McCoy]]'s No. 25 since he left the team in 2015,<ref>{{cite news |author=Gowton, Brandon Lee |title=Eagles announce jersey number for Jay Ajayi |url=https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2017/10/31/16586076/eagles-jay-ajayi-jersey-number-philadelphia-36-nfl-trade-miami-dolphins-running-back-uniform-buy-nfl |website=Bleedinggreennation.com |date=October 31, 2017 |access-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223212/https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2017/10/31/16586076/eagles-jay-ajayi-jersey-number-philadelphia-36-nfl-trade-miami-dolphins-running-back-uniform-buy-nfl |archive-date=August 21, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=ZBerm |title=Re: This tweet: It's not a coincidence that Eagles haven't issued No. 25 in five years -- just like they haven't given No. 12 since Randall Cunningham. Don't know if/when it will be formally retired like Nos. 5, 15, 20, 40, 44, 60, 70, 92, and 99. But they're not giving it out. |number=1222181292575424512 |date=January 28, 2020 |access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> or [[Nick Foles]]' No. 9 since he left the team in 2019.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Berman |first=Zach |user=ZBerm |number=1126635692099031040 |date=May 9, 2019 |title=The Eagles did not give out No. 9 this spring, even while some WRs are in single digits. Only two single digits not taken are No. 5 and No. 9. Donovan McNabb’s No. 5 is retired. No. 9 was last worn by a Super Bowl MVP with a statue outside the stadium.}}</ref>

===Pro Football Hall of Famers===
{{Main|List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="10" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Philadelphia Eagles in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
|-
! colspan="10" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};"|Players
|-
! No.
! Name
! Positions
! Seasons
! style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|Inducted
! No.
! Name
! Positions
! Seasons
! Inducted
|-
| 15|| '''[[Steve Van Buren]]'''|| [[Halfback (American football)|HB]] || 1944–1951 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1965 || 25|| '''[[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]]'''|| [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1957–1963 || 1998
|-
| 60|| '''[[Chuck Bednarik]]'''|| [[Center (American football)|C]]–[[Linebacker|LB]]||1949–1962 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1967 || 80|| [[James Lofton]]|| [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1993 || 2003
|-
| 53|| [[Alex Wojciechowicz]]|| [[Center (American football)|C]]–[[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1946–1950 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1968|| 76|| '''[[Bob Brown (offensive lineman)|Bob Brown]]'''|| [[Offensive tackle|OT]]||1964–1968 || 2004
|-
| 35|| '''[[Pete Pihos]]'''|| [[Tight end|TE]]–[[Defensive end|DE]] || 1947–1955 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1970|| 92|| '''[[Reggie White]]'''|| [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1985–1992 || 2006
|-
| 11|| [[Norm Van Brocklin]]|| [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1958–1960 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1971 || 85|| [[Art Monk|James Arthur "Art" Monk]]|| [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1995 || 2008
|-
| 56|| [[Bill Hewitt (American football)|Bill Hewitt]]|| [[Defensive end|DE]]-[[Fullback (gridiron football)|FB]]||1937–1939, 1943 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1971
| 95|| [[Richard Dent]]|| [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1997 || 2011
|-
| 33|| [[Ollie Matson]]|| [[Running back|RB]] || 1964–1966 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1972 || 80|| [[Cris Carter]]|| [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1987–1989 || 2013
|-
| 54|| [[Jim Ringo]]|| [[Center (American football)|C]] || 1964–1967 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1981 || 87|| [[Claude Humphrey]]|| [[Defensive end|DE]]||1979–1981 || 2014
|-
| 9|| '''[[Sonny Jurgensen]]'''|| [[Quarterback|QB]]||1957–1963 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1983 || 20|| '''[[Brian Dawkins]]'''|| [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] || 1996–2008 || 2018
|-
| 98, 89|| [[Mike Ditka]]|| [[Tight end|TE]]||1967–1968 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1988 || 81|| [[Terrell Owens]]|| [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 2004–2005 || 2018
|-
| 86|| [[Bud Grant]]|| [[Wide receiver|WR]]–[[Defensive end|DE]]||1951–1952 || style="border-right: 3px solid #004953"|1994 || 17|| '''[[Harold Carmichael]]'''|| [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1971–1983 || 2020
|-
! colspan="10" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};"|Coaches and executives
|-
! colspan="2"|Name
! colspan="3"|Positions
! colspan="3"|Seasons
! colspan="2"|Inducted
|-
| colspan="2"|'''[[Bert Bell]]''' || colspan="3"|Owner/Founder || colspan="3"|1933–1940 || colspan="2"|1963
|-
| colspan="2"|'''[[Greasy Neale|Earle "Greasy" Neale]]''' || colspan="3"|Head coach || colspan="3"|1941–1950 || colspan="2"|1969
|-
| colspan="2"|'''[[Dick Vermeil]]''' || colspan="3"|Head coach || colspan="3"|1976–1982 || colspan="2"|2022
|}

===Eagles Hall of Fame===
{{category see also|American football museums and halls of fame}}
In 1987, the Eagles Honor Roll was established. Every Eagles player who had been elected into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] at that point was among the inaugural induction class. By 2012, the Honor Roll had been retitled as the Eagles Hall of Fame.<ref name="Honor roll 2012">{{cite news |author=Weinberg, David |title=Leo Carlin, Troy Vincent headed to Eagles Hall of Fame |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/david_weinberg/leo-carlin-troy-vincent-headed-to-eagles-hall-of-fame/article_c7131568-d274-11e1-8fd7-001a4bcf887a.html |website=Pressofatlanticcity.com |date=July 20, 2012 |access-date=July 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074617/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/david_weinberg/leo-carlin-troy-vincent-headed-to-eagles-hall-of-fame/article_c7131568-d274-11e1-8fd7-001a4bcf887a.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Players are considered for induction three years after their retirement from the NFL, and there have been 47 inductees into the Eagles Hall of Fame as of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eagles Hall of Fame Inductees |url=http://media.philadelphiaeagles.com/media/147490/eagles-hall-of-fame.pdf |website=Philadelphiaeagles.com |access-date=August 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025135557/http://media.philadelphiaeagles.com/media/147490/eagles-hall-of-fame.pdf |archive-date=October 25, 2014}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#ffb"|Elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};|'''Eagles Hall of Fame'''
|-
!scope="col" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};|Year
!scope="col" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};| No.
!scope="col" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};| Name
!scope="col" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};| Position(s)
!scope="col" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};| Tenure
|-
|rowspan=13|1987 || 60 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Chuck Bednarik]] || [[Center (American football)|C]]–[[Linebacker|LB]] || 1949–1962
|-
| — || style="background:#ffb"|[[Bert Bell]] || Founder-Owner || 1933–1940
|-
| 17 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Harold Carmichael]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1971–1983
|-
| 56 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Bill Hewitt (American football)|Bill Hewitt]] || [[Tight end|TE]]–[[Defensive end|DE]] || 1936–1939, 1943
|-
| 9 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Sonny Jurgensen]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1957–1963
|-
| 33 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Ollie Matson]] || [[Running back|RB]] || 1964–1966
|-
| 31 || [[Wilbert Montgomery]] || [[Running back|RB]] || 1977–1984
|-
| — || style="background:#ffb"|[[Greasy Neale|Earle "Greasy" Neale]] || Head coach || 1941–1950
|-
| 35 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Pete Pihos]] || [[Tight end|TE]]–[[Defensive end|DE]] || 1947–1955
|-
| 54 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Jim Ringo]] || [[Center (American football)|C]] || 1964–1967
|-
| 11 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Norm Van Brocklin]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1958–1960
|-
| 15 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Steve Van Buren]] || [[Halfback (American football)|HB]] || 1944–1951
|-
| 53 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Alex Wojciechowicz]] || [[Center (American football)|C]]–[[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1946–1950
|-
|rowspan=2|1988 || 66 || [[Bill Bergey]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1974–1980
|-
| 25 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1957–1963
|-
|rowspan=2|1989 || 40 || [[Tom Brookshier]] || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1953–1961
|-
| 44 || [[Pete Retzlaff]] || [[Tight end|TE]] || 1956–1966
|-
||1990 || 22 || [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] || [[Running back|RB]] || 1960–1967
|-
|rowspan=2|1991 || 76 || [[Jerry Sisemore]] || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || 1973–1987
|-
| 75 || [[Stan Walters]] || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || 1975–1983
|-
||1992 || 7 || [[Ron Jaworski]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1977–1986
|-
||1993 || 28 || [[Bill Bradley (American football)|Bill Bradley]] || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]–[[Punter (football)|P]] || 1969–1976
|-
||1994 || — || style="background:#ffb" |[[Dick Vermeil]] || Head coach || 1976–1982
|-
|rowspan=2|1995 || — || [[Jim Gallagher (American football)|Jim Gallagher]] || Team Executive || 1949–1995
|-
| 82 || [[Mike Quick]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1982–1990
|-
||1996 || 99 || [[Jerome Brown]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || 1987–1991
|-
|rowspan=3|1999 || — || [[Otho Davis]] || Head Trainer || 1973–1995
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|[[1948 Philadelphia Eagles season|1948]] [[1948 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] team
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|[[1949 Philadelphia Eagles season|1949]] [[1949 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] team
|-
||2004 || 76 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Bob Brown (offensive lineman)|Bob Brown]] || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || 1964–1968
|-
||2005 || 92 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Reggie White]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1985–1992
|-
|rowspan=2|2009 || 70 || [[Al Wistert]] || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || 1943–1951
|-
| 12 || [[Randall Cunningham]] || [[Quarterback|QB]]–[[Punter (football)|P]] || 1985–1995
|-
|rowspan=2|2011 || 21 || [[Eric Allen]] || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1988–1994
|-
| — || [[Jim Johnson (American football)|Jim Johnson]] || Defensive Coordinator || 1999–2008
|-
|rowspan=3|2012 || — || [[Leo Carlin]] || Ticket Manager || 1960–1982, 1985-2015
|-
| 20 || style="background:#ffb"|[[Brian Dawkins]] || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] || 1996–2008
|-
| 23 || [[Troy Vincent]] || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1996–2003
|-
||2013 || 5 || [[Donovan McNabb]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1999–2009
|-
|rowspan=2|2015 || 36 || [[Brian Westbrook]] || [[Running back|RB]] || 2002–2009
|-
| 55 || [[Maxie Baughan]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1960–1965
|-
|rowspan=2|2016 || 54 || [[Jeremiah Trotter]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1998–2001, 2004–2006, 2009
|-
| – || [[Merrill Reese]] || Radio Play by Play || 1977–present
|-
||2017 || 2 || [[David Akers]] || [[Placekicker|K]] || 1999–2010
|-
|rowspan=2|2018|| 59 || [[Seth Joyner]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1986–1993
|-
|| 96 || [[Clyde Simmons]] || [[Defensive end|DE]]|| 1986–1993
|-
||2019 || 83 || [[Bobby Walston]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]]–[[Tight end|TE]]–[[Placekicker|K]] || 1951–1962
|-
|rowspan=2|2021 || 72 || [[Tra Thomas]] || [[Offensive tackle|OT]]|| 1998-2008
|-
|| 69 || [[Jon Runyan Sr.|Jon Runyan]] || [[Offensive tackle|OT]]|| 2000-2008
|-
|rowspan=2|2022 || 53 || [[Hugh Douglas (American football)|Hugh Douglas]] || [[Defensive end|DE]]|| 1998-2002, 2004
|-
|| 58 || [[Trent Cole]] || [[Defensive end|DE]], [[Outside linebacker|OLB]]|| 2005-2014
|}

===75th Anniversary Team===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ffb"|Elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | Seasons
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}}" | Offense
|-
| [[Quarterback|QB]]
| [[Donovan McNabb]]
| 1999–2005
|-
| [[Running back|RB]]
| style="background:#ffb"| [[Steve Van Buren]]
| 1944–1951
|-
| [[Fullback (gridiron football)|FB]]
| [[Keith Byars]]
| 1986–1992
|-
| rowspan =2 | [[Wide receiver|WR]]
| style="background:#ffb"| [[Harold Carmichael]]
| 1971–1983
|-
| style="background:#ffb"| [[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]]
| 1957–1963
|-
| [[Tight end|TE]]
| style="background:#ffb"| [[Pete Pihos]]
| 1947–1955
|-
| [[Tackle (gridiron football position)#Left tackle|LT]]
| [[Tra Thomas]]
| 1998–2008
|-
| [[Guard (gridiron football)|LG]]
| [[Wade Key]]
| 1970–1979
|-
| [[Center (gridiron football)|C]]
| style="background:#ffb"| [[Chuck Bednarik]]
| 1949–1962
|-
| [[Guard (gridiron football)|RG]]
| [[Shawn Andrews]]
| 2004–2009
|-
| [[Tackle (gridiron football position)#Right tackle|RT]]
| [[Jon Runyan Sr.|Jon Runyan]]
| 2000–2008
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}}" | Defense
|-
| rowspan =2 | [[Defensive end|DE]]
| [[Clyde Simmons]]
| 1986–1993
|-
| style="background:#ffb"| [[Reggie White]]
| 1985–1992
|-
| rowspan =2 | [[Defensive tackle|DT]]
| [[Jerome Brown]]
| 1987–1991
|-
| [[Charlie Johnson (defensive tackle)|Charlie Johnson]]
| 1977–1981
|-
| rowspan =2 | [[Linebacker#Outside linebacker|OLB]]
| [[Seth Joyner]]
| 1986–1993
|-
| style="background:#ffb"| [[Alex Wojciechowicz]]
| 1946–1950
|-
| [[Linebacker#Middle linebacker|MLB]]
| style="background:#ffb"| [[Chuck Bednarik]]
| 1949–1962
|-
| rowspan =2 | [[Cornerback|CB]]
| [[Eric Allen]]
| 1988–1994
|-
| [[Troy Vincent]]
| 1996–2003
|-
| [[Safety (gridiron football position)#Free safety|FS]]
| style="background:#ffb"| [[Brian Dawkins]]
| 1996–2008
|-
| [[Safety (gridiron football position)#Strong safety|SS]]
| [[Andre Waters]]
| 1984–1993
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}}" | Special teams
|-
| [[Placekicker|K]]
| [[David Akers]]
| 1999–2010
|-
| [[Punter (football)|P]]
| [[Sean Landeta]]
| 1999–2002, 2005
|-
| [[Return specialist#Kickoff returner|KR]]
| [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]]
| 1960–1967
|-
| [[Return specialist#Punt returner|PR]]
| [[Brian Westbrook]]
| 2002–2009
|-
| [[American football positions#Special teams|ST]]
| [[Vince Papale]]
| 1976–1979
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}}" | Coach
|-
| [[Head coach|HC]]
| [[Andy Reid]]
| 1999–2012
|}
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/sports/20070908_Eagles_announce_75th_anniversary_team.html|title=Eagles announce 75th anniversary team|website=inquirer.com|access-date=September 8, 2007}}</ref>
{{Eagles75}}

==Franchise records==
Source:[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/ pro-football-reference.com Eagles Franchise Page]

===Passing===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" rowspan=2|Statistic !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3| Regular season !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Playoffs !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3| Rookie
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game
|-
|Completions ||2801 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||388 [[Carson Wentz]] 2019 ||37 [[Mark Sanchez]] 2014-12-20 @WAS [[Sam Bradford]] 2015-12-26 WAS ||341 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||73 [[Donovan McNabb]] 2008 ||30 [[Donovan McNabb]] 2005-02-06 NNWE ||379 [[Carson Wentz]] 2016 ||36 [[Carson Wentz]] 2016-12-04 @CIN
|-
|Pass attempts ||4746 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||607 [[Carson Wentz]] 2016, 2019 ||62 [[Randall Cunningham]] 1989-10-02 @CHI [[Nick Foles]] 2014-10-26 @ARI ||577 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||121 [[Donovan McNabb]] 2008 ||54 [[Randall Cunningham]] 1988-12-31 @CHI ||607 [[Carson Wentz]] 2016, 2019 ||60 [[Carson Wentz]] 2016-12-04 @CIN
|-
|Passing yards ||32873 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||4039 [[Carson Wentz]] 2019 ||471 [[Nick Foles]] 2018-12-23 HOU ||3752 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||892 [[Donovan McNabb]] 2008 ||407 [[Randall Cunningham]] 1988-12-31 @CHI ||3782 [[Carson Wentz]] 2016 ||381 [[Nick Foles]] 2012-12-09 @TAM
|-
|Passing TDs ||216 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||33 [[Carson Wentz]] 2017 ||7 [[Nick Foles]] 2013-11-03 @OAK ||24 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||7 [[Donovan McNabb]] 2004 ||3 [[Ron Jaworski]] 1979-12-23 CHI [[Rodney Peete]] 1995-12-30 DET [[Donovan McNabb]] 2005-02-06 NNWE 2009-01-18 @ARI [[Nick Foles]] 2018-01-21 MIN 2018-02-04 NNWE ||16 [[Carson Wentz]] 2016 ||3 [[Scott Tinsley]] 1987-10-11 @DAL [[Donovan McNabb]] 2000-01-02 STL
|-
|Intercepted ||151 [[Ron Jaworski]] ||26 [[Sonny Jurgensen]] 1962 ||6 [[Bobby Thomason]] 1956-10-21 CRD [[Pete Liske]] 1971-09-26 DAL ||17 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||7 [[Ron Jaworski]] 1980 ||3 [[Ron Jaworski]] 1981-01-25 NOAK [[Randall Cunningham]] 1988-12-31 @CHI [[Donovan McNabb]] 2004-01-18 CAR 2005-02-06 NNWE ||17 [[Davey O'Brien]] 1939 ||4 [[Randall Cunningham]] 1985-09-15 RAM [[Scott Tinsley]] 1987-10-18 @GNB [[Brad Goebel]] 1991-10-13 NOR
|-
|Passer rating ||94.2+ [[Nick Foles]] ||119.2# [[Nick Foles]] 2013 ||158.3* [[Donovan McNabb]] 2007-09-23 DET [[Nick Foles]] 2013-11-03 @OAK ||83.6# [[Jeff Garcia]] ||132.4* [[Rodney Peete]] 1995 ||143.3* [[Rodney Peete]] 1995-12-30 DET ||79.3# [[Carson Wentz]] 2016 ||131.7* [[Scott Tinsley]] 1987-10-11 @DAL
|-
|Sacked ||422 [[Randall Cunningham]] ||72 [[Randall Cunningham]] 1986 ||12 [[Donovan McNabb]] 2007-09-30 @NYG ||48 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||12 [[Donovan McNabb]] 2003 ||8 [[Donovan McNabb]] 2004-01-11 GNB ||38 [[John Reaves]] 1972 ||7 [[Randall Cunningham]] 1985-09-29 NYG
|-
|Yards per pass att. ||8.71+ [[Sonny Jurgensen]] ||9.12# [[Nick Foles]] 2013 ||16.29* [[Sonny Jurgensen]] 1962-11-25 DAL ||6.5# [[Donovan McNabb]] [[Randall Cunningham]] ||10.2* [[Norm Van Brocklin]] 1960 ||10.8* [[Rodney Peete]] 1995-12-30 DET ||6.73# [[John Reaves]] 1972 ||12.47* [[Randall Cunningham]] 1985-09-22 @WAS
|-
|Pass yards per game ||266.1+ [[Sam Bradford]] ||278.6# [[Donovan McNabb]] 2005 ||- ||234.5# [[Donovan McNabb]] ||407* [[Randall Cunningham]] 1988 ||- ||242.7# [[Nick Foles]] 2012 ||-
|}
+ = min. 500 attempts, # = min. 100 attempts, ∗ = minimum 15 attempts,

===Rushing===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" rowspan=2|Statistic !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Regular season !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Playoffs !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Rookie
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Game !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game
|-
|Rush attempts ||1465 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] ||353 [[Ricky Watters]] 1996 ||35 [[Heath Sherman]] 1990-11-12 WAS ||141 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] ||68 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1980 ||26 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1979-12-23 CHI 1981-01-03 MIN 1981-01-11 DAL ||182 [[Po James]] 1972 ||28 [[Charlie Garner]] 1994-10-09 WAS
|-
|Rush yards ||6792 [[LeSean McCoy]] ||1607 [[LeSean McCoy]] 2013 ||217 [[LeSean McCoy]] 2013-12-08 DET ||591 [[Brian Westbrook]] ||312 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1980 ||194 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1981-01-11 DAL ||818 [[Miles Sanders]] 2019 ||178 [[Bryce Brown]] 2012-11-26 CAR
|-
|Rush yards per attempt ||6.62 [[Randall Cunningham]] ||7.98 [[Randall Cunningham]] 1990 ||11.63 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] 1965-11-07 @CLE ||5.86 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||7.79 [[Brian Westbrook]] 2006 ||7.46 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1981-01-11 DAL ||4.9 [[Bryce Brown]] 2012 ||9.37 [[Bryce Brown]] 2012-11-26 CAR
|-
|Rushing TDs ||69 [[Steve Van Buren]] ||17 [[LeSean McCoy]] 2011 ||3 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1979-10-07 WAS 1982-12-19 HOU [[LeSean McCoy]] 2010-09-19 @DET ||6 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] ||5 [[Jalen Hurts]]
2023
|3 [[Jalen Hurts]] 2023-2-12 KC
|4 [[Ken Keller]] 1956 [[LeSean McCoy]] 2009 [[Bryce Brown]] 2012 ||2 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1977-12-18 NYJ [[James Joseph (American football)|James Joseph]] 1991-11-04 NYG [[Charlie Garner]] 1994-10-02 @SFO [[Bryce Brown]] 2012-11-26 CAR 2012-12-02 @DAL
|-
|Rush yards per game ||79 [[Ricky Watters]] ||100.4 [[LeSean McCoy]] 2013 ||- ||74 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] ||128.5 [[Brian Westbrook]] 2006 ||- ||70.1 [[Mike Hogan (American football)|Mike Hogan]] 1976 ||-
|}
∗ = minimum 15 attempts, # = min. 100 attempts, + = min. 500 attempts

===Receiving===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" rowspan=2|Statistic !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Regular season !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Playoffs !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Rookie
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Game
|-
|Receptions ||589 [[Harold Carmichael]] ||116 [[Zach Ertz]] 2018 ||14 [[Zach Ertz]] 2018-11-11 DAL ||38 [[Chad Lewis]] ||19 [[Brent Celek]] 2008 ||10 [[Brent Celek]] 2009-01-18 @ARI ||81 [[Keith Jackson (tight end)|Keith Jackson]] 1988 ||11 [[Junior Tautalatasi]] 1986-11-09 NYG
|-
|Receiving yards ||8,978 [[Harold Carmichael]] ||1496 [[A. J. Brown]] 2022 ||237 [[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]] 1961-12-10 NYG ||465 [[Harold Carmichael]] ||219 [[Alshon Jeffery]] 2018 ||146 [[Jeremy Maclin]] 2010-01-09 @DAL ||916 [[DeVonta Smith]] 2021 ||177 [[Hank Baskett]] 2006-12-31 ATL
|-
|Yards per reception ||19.16+ [[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]] ||21.44# [[Ben Hawkins (American football)|Ben Hawkins]] 1967 ||52.5* [[DeSean Jackson]] 2010-12-12 @DAL ||16.03# [[Harold Carmichael]] ||23.5* [[Donte' Stallworth]] 2006 ||30.5* [[Kevin Curtis]] 2009-01-18 @ARI ||21.09 #[[Hank Baskett]] 2006 ||28.5* [[Fred Barnett]] 1990-10-15 MIN
|-
|Receiving TDs ||79 [[Harold Carmichael]] ||14 [[Terrell Owens]] 2004 ||4 [[Ben Hawkins (American football)|Ben Hawkins]] 1969-09-28 PIT ||6 [[Harold Carmichael]] ||3 [[Harold Carmichael]] 1979 [[Brent Celek]] 2008 [[Alshon Jeffery]] 2018 ||2 [[Harold Carmichael]] 1979-12-23 CHI [[Fred Barnett]] 1993-01-03 @NOR [[Chad Lewis]] 2005-01-23 ATL [[Brent Celek]] 2009-01-18 @ARI [[Alshon Jeffery]] 2018-01-21 MIN||9 [[Calvin Williams]] 1990 ||2 (9 times)
|-
|Rec yards per game ||70.3+ [[DeSean Jackson]] ||90.4# [[Ben Hawkins (American football)|Ben Hawkins]] 1967 ||- ||66.4# [[Harold Carmichael]] ||146* [[Jeremy Maclin]] 2009 ||- ||64.3# [[Don Looney]] 1940 ||-
|}
∗ = minimum 4 receptions, # = min. 20 receptions, + = min. 200 receptions

===Other===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" rowspan=2|Statistic !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Regular season !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Playoffs !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3=3 | Rookie
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game
|-
|Total TDs ||79 [[Harold Carmichael]] ||20 [[LeSean McCoy]] 2011 ||4 [[Ben Hawkins (American football)|Ben Hawkins]] 1969-09-28 PIT [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1978-09-10 @WAS 1979-10-07 WAS [[Brian Westbrook]] 2008-11-27 ARI ||6 [[Brian Westbrook]] [[Wilbert Montgomery]] [[Harold Carmichael]] ||5
[[Jalen Hurts]] 2023
|3
[[Jalen Hurts]] 2023-2-12 KC
|9 [[Calvin Williams]] 1990 ||3 [[Corey Clement]] 2017-11-05 DEN
|-
|Yards from scrimmage ||9,785 [[Brian Westbrook]] ||2146 [[LeSean McCoy]] 2013 ||249 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] 1962-12-16 @STL ||925 [[Brian Westbrook]] ||443 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1980 ||208 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1981-01-11 DAL ||1,327 [[Miles Sanders]] 2019 ||189 [[Bryce Brown]] 2012-11-26 CAR
|-
|All-purpose yards ||12,049 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] ||2428 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] 1963 ||341 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] 1962-12-16 @STL ||953 [[Brian Westbrook]] ||443 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1980 ||208 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1981-01-11 DAL ||1,673 [[Miles Sanders]] 2019 ||231 [[Kevin Bowman]] 1987-10-11 @DAL
|}

===Returning===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" rowspan=2|Statistic !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3| Regular season !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3| Playoffs
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Game !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Game
|-
|Kick returns ||169 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] ||54 [[Allen Rossum]] 1999 ||8 [[Derrick Witherspoon]] 1996-11-24 @ARI [[Allen Rossum]] 1999-11-21 IND [[Quintin Demps]] 2008-11-09 NYG ||22 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] ||11 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2001 ||6 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2002-01-27 @STL
|-
|Kick ret yards ||4,483 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] ||1347 [[Allen Rossum]] 1999 ||253 [[Derrick Witherspoon]] 1996-11-24 @ARI ||522 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] ||239 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2001 ||128 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2002-01-27 @STL
|-
|Yards per kick return ||27.74 [[Josh Huff]] ||33.25 [[Steve Van Buren]] 1944 || 61
[[Jake Elliott]] 2017-09-24
|25.29 [[J. R. Reed (American football, born 1982)|J.R. Reed]] ||26.8 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2002 ||31.25 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2003-01-19 TAM
|-
|Kick ret TDs ||5 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] ||2 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] 1966 [[Derrick Witherspoon]] 1996 ||2 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] 1966-11-06 DAL || colspan=3 | 0
|-
|Punt returns ||148 [[Wally Henry]] ||54 [[Wally Henry]] 1981 ||9 [[Larry Marshall (American football)|Larry Marshall]] 1977-09-18 TAM ||16 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] ||8 [[Wally Henry]] 1979 [[John Sciarra]] 1980 ||6 [[John Sciarra]] 1981-01-11 DAL
|-
|Punt ret yards ||1369 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] ||567 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2002 ||140 [[Alvin Haymond]] 1968-10-06 @WAS ||174 [[DeSean Jackson]] ||122 [[DeSean Jackson]] 2008 ||109 [[DeSean Jackson]] 2009-01-04 @MIN
|-
|Yards per punt return ||14.71 [[Ernie Steele]] ||20.44 [[Ernie Steele]] 1942 ||33 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2002-11-25 @SFO ||15.82 [[DeSean Jackson]] ||17.43 [[DeSean Jackson]] 2008 ||21.8 [[DeSean Jackson]] 2009-01-04 @MIN
|-
|Punt ret TDs ||4 [[DeSean Jackson]] [[Darren Sproles]] ||2 [[Brian Westbrook]] 2003 [[DeSean Jackson]] 2009 [[Darren Sproles]] 2014, 2015 ||1 (8 times) ||colspan=3 | 0
|-
|Total return yards ||4,997 [[Timothy Brown (actor)|Timmy Brown]] ||1729 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2002 ||234 [[Vai Sikahema]] 1992-11-22 @NYG ||657 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] ||296 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2001 ||159 [[Brian Mitchell (running back)|Brian Mitchell]] 2003-01-19 TAM
|}

===Defense===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" rowspan=2|Statistic !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Regular season !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};" colspan=3 | Playoffs
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Game !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Career !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" |Season !! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles}};" | Game
|-
|Interceptions ||34 [[Bill Bradley (American football)|Bill Bradley]] [[Brian Dawkins]] [[Eric Allen]] ||11 [[Bill Bradley (American football)|Bill Bradley]] 1971 ||3 [[Don Burroughs]] 1961-12-03 @PIT [[Nate Ramsey]] 1965-11-28 @STL [[Jim Nettles (American football)|Jim Nettles]] 1965-12-12 @PIT [[Joe Scarpati]] 1966-10-23 @NYG ||5 [[Herm Edwards]] ||3 [[Roynell Young]] 1980 [[Damon Moore]] 2001 ||2 [[Herm Edwards]] 1981-01-03 MIN [[Roynell Young]] 1981-01-03 MIN [[Eric Allen]] 1993-01-03 @NOR [[Damon Moore]] 2002-01-12 TAM
|-
|Int ret yards ||536 [[Bill Bradley (American football)|Bill Bradley]] ||248 [[Bill Bradley (American football)|Bill Bradley]] 1971 ||114 [[Frank LeMaster]] 1975-12-21 @WAS ||77 [[Damon Moore]] ||77 [[Damon Moore]] 2001 ||59 [[Damon Moore]] 2002-01-12 TAM
|-
|Int ret TDs ||5 [[Eric Allen]] ||4 [[Eric Allen]] 1993 ||2 [[Eric Allen]] 1993-12-26 NOR || colspan=3 | 1 (6 times)
|-
|Sacks (since 1982) ||124 [[Reggie White]] ||21 [[Reggie White]] 1987 ||4.5 [[Clyde Simmons]] 1991-09-15 @DAL [[Hugh Douglas (American football)|Hugh Douglas]] 1998-10-18 @SDG ||4 [[Derrick Burgess]] [[Hugh Douglas (American football)|Hugh Douglas]] [[Carl Hairston]] [[Reggie White]] ||3 [[Carl Hairston]] 1980 [[Derrick Burgess]] 2004 ||2 [[Carl Hairston]] 1981-01-03 MIN [[Hugh Douglas (American football)|Hugh Douglas]] 2000-12-31 TAM [[Derrick Burgess]] 2005-01-23 ATL [[Darwin Walker]] 2007-01-13 @NOR
|}

===Exceptional performances===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Statistic !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Career !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Season !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Playoff Games !! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Rookie Games
|-
|300+ yard passing games ||30 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||6 [[Donovan McNabb]] 2004 ||3 [[Donovan McNabb]] ||4 [[Carson Wentz]] 2016
|-
|100+ yard rushing games ||26 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] ||8 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1981 [[Brian Westbrook]] 2006 ||2 [[Brian Westbrook]] ||2 [[Don Johnson]] 1953 [[Mike Hogan (American football)|Mike Hogan]] 1976 [[Charlie Garner]] 1994 [[Bryce Brown]] 2012
|-
|100+ yard receiving games ||23 [[Pete Retzlaff]] ||8 [[Terrell Owens]] 2004 ||2 [[Fred Barnett]] [[Keith Jackson]] ||4 [[Charle Young]] 1973
|-
|Games with 1+ TD scored ||69 [[Harold Carmichael]] ||13 [[LeSean McCoy]] 2011 ||5 [[Harold Carmichael]] [[Duce Staley]] [[Brian Westbrook]] ||9 [[Calvin Williams]] 1990
|-
|Games with 2+ TD scored ||18 [[Brian Westbrook]] ||6 [[LeSean McCoy]] 2011 ||2 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] ||2 [[Bryce Brown]] 2012 [[Jordan Matthews]] 2014
|-
|Games with 3+ TD scored ||7 [[Brian Westbrook]] ||2 [[Pete Retzlaff]] 1965 [[Wilbert Montgomery]] 1982 [[Terrell Owens]] 2004 [[Brian Westbrook]] 2007, 2008 || – || –
|}

==Staff==
{{Main|List of Philadelphia Eagles head coaches}}

===Current staff===
{{Philadelphia Eagles staff}}

==Radio and television==
{{Main|List of Philadelphia Eagles broadcasters}}

===Eagles radio affiliates===
{{Col-begin}}
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====Pennsylvania====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|City
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Call Sign
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Frequency
|-
| [[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]] || [[WCTO]] || 96.1 FM
|-
| [[Levittown, Pennsylvania|Levittown]] || [[WBCB (AM)|WBCB]] || 1490 AM
|-
| [[Philadelphia]] || [[WIP-FM]] || 94.1 FM
|-
| [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|Pottsville]] || [[WPPA]] || 1360 AM
|-
| [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] || [[WEEU]] || 830 AM
|-
| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] || [[WEJL]] || 630 AM
|-
| [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania|Sunbury]] || [[WEGH]] || 107.3 FM
|-
| [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]] || [[WBZD-FM]] || 93.3 FM
|-
| [[York, Pennsylvania|York]] || [[WSOX]] || 96.1 FM
|}
{{Col-break}}

====Delaware====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|City
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Call Sign
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Frequency
|-
| [[Milford, Delaware|Milford]] || [[WAFL (FM)|WAFL]] || 97.7 FM
|-
| [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] || [[WDEL (AM)|WDEL]] || 1150 AM
|}

====New Jersey====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|City
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Call Sign
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Philadelphia Eagles|border=2}};"|Frequency
|-
| [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] || [[WPGG]] || 1450 AM
|-
| [[Canton, New Jersey|Canton]] || [[WDEL-FM]] || 101.7 FM
|-
| [[Millville, New Jersey|Millville]] || [[WENJ]] || 97.3 FM
|}
{{Col-end}}

From 2008 through 2010, Eagles games were broadcast on both rock-formatted WYSP and sports-talk [[WTEL (AM)|Sports Radio 610 WIP]], as both stations were owned and operated by [[CBS]] Radio. In 2011, CBS dropped the music on WYSP, renaming it [[WIP-FM]] and making it a full simulcast of WIP. By 2020, 610 WIP had changed call letters to WTEL and rebranded to the Philadelphia affiliate for the [[Black Information Network]], while WIP-FM broadcast all Eagles games. In 2017, the Eagles extended their broadcasting contract with WIP-FM through 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|last=George|first=John|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2017/11/21/eagles-games-radio-wip-7-year-contract.html|title=WIP to be radio home of Eagles until at least 2024 season|work=Philadelphia Business Journal|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308194528/https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2017/11/21/eagles-games-radio-wip-7-year-contract.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Merrill Reese]], who joined the Eagles in 1976, is the play-by-play announcer, and former Eagles wide receiver [[Mike Quick]], who replaced offense lineman [[Stan Walters]] beginning in 1998, is the color analyst. The post-game show, which has consisted of many Philadelphia sports personalities, as of the 2014 season is hosted by Kevin Riley, a former Eagles linebacker and special-teamer, and Rob Ellis. Riley was the former post-game host for the show on 94 WYSP before the WIP change over; Rob Ellis hosts a weekly show nightly from 6–10 on 94.1 WIP-FM.

Spanish language broadcasts are on [[WEMG]] Mega 105.7FM with Rickie Ricardo on play-by-play, and Oscar Budejen as color commentator.

In 2015, the preseason games were being televised on [[WCAU]], the local [[NBC]] [[owned and operated station]].

During the regular season, games are governed by the [[National Football League on television|NFL's master broadcasting contract]] with [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], [[CBS]], [[NBC]], and [[ESPN]]. Most games can be seen on Fox-owned [[WTXF-TV]]. When hosting an AFC team, those games can be seen on CBS-owned [[KYW-TV]].

==Training camp==
[[File:Eaglestrainingcamp.jpg|thumb|Philadelphia Eagles training camp at the NovaCare Complex in [[South Philadelphia]] in 2019]]
The Eagles previously held their preseason training camp from the end of July through mid-August each year at [[Lehigh University]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] in the [[Lehigh Valley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/TrainingCamp.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818042652/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/TrainingCamp.html |archive-date=August 18, 2010 |title=Training Camp |website=Philadelphiaeagles.com |access-date=December 20, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, with the addition of head coach [[Chip Kelly]], the Eagles moved their training camp to the [[NovaCare Rehabilitation|NovaCare]] Complex in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/03/15/eagles-move-training-camp-from-lehigh Eagles move training camp from Lehigh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305093144/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/03/15/eagles-move-training-camp-from-lehigh/ |date=March 5, 2014 }}. Foxnews.com (March 15, 2013). Retrieved on August 6, 2016.</ref><ref name="TrainingCamp">{{cite news |author=Frank, Reuben |title=Eagles to keep training camp at Lehigh in 2013 |url=http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/eagles-talk/Eagles-to-keep-training-camp-at-Lehigh-i?blockID=738054 |publisher=CSN Philly |date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=July 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121141009/http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/eagles-talk/Eagles-to-keep-training-camp-at-Lehigh-i?blockID=738054 |archive-date=January 21, 2013}}</ref> Training camps were previously held at [[Chestnut Hill Academy]] in 1935, [[Saint Joseph's University]] in 1939 and 1943, [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]] from 1946 to 1948, [[Hershey, Pennsylvania|Hershey]] from 1951 to 1967, [[Albright College]] from 1968 to 1972, [[Widener University]] from 1973 to 1979, and [[West Chester University of Pennsylvania|West Chester University]] from 1980 to 1995.<ref name="TrainingCamp" />

==Fight song==
{{Main|Fly, Eagles Fly}}
This fight song is heard during Eagles' home games after touchdowns and before the team is introduced prior to kickoff.

==Eagles' cheerleaders==
{{Main|Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders}}
[[File:Eagles-Cheerleaders-Unison-June-7-08.JPG|thumb|[[Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders]] in 2008]]
The Eagles have their own [[National Football League Cheerleading|cheerleading squad]], which performs a variety of dance routines for the fans and the Eagles on the sideline.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/cheerleaders/index.html |title=Cheerleaders |publisher=Philadelphia Eagles |access-date=September 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904154257/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/cheerleaders/index.html |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The squad also releases a swimsuit calendar each year, and is the first squad in the league to release the calendar on the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] mobile systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/cheerleaders/swimsuit-calendar.html |title=Cheerleaders – Swimsuit Calendar |publisher=Philadelphia Eagles |access-date=July 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730025042/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/cheerleaders/swimsuit-calendar.html |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.philadelphiaeagles.calendar |title=Eagles Cheerleaders Swimsuit – Android-apps op Google Play |date=November 28, 2011 |access-date=July 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121217135731/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.philadelphiaeagles.calendar |archive-date=December 17, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Fans==
[[File:Eagles Packers Jan 9, 2011.jpg|thumb|A full house at [[Lincoln Financial Field|The Linc]] for an [[National Football Conference|NFC]] playoff game against the [[Green Bay Packers]] on January 9, 2011]]
[[File:An Eagles fan celebrates as confetti falls on the field at Super Bowl 2018, Minneapolis MN (40074198602).jpg|thumb|An Eagles fan at [[U.S. Bank Stadium]] celebrates the Eagles [[Super Bowl LII]] victory on February 4, 2018]]
[[File:Eagles Super Bowl Parade 03.jpg|thumb|Eagles fans celebrate along [[Benjamin Franklin Parkway]] at the Eagles' Super Bowl victory parade in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]] on February 8, 2018]]
===Devotion===
Although the method may vary, studies that attempt to rank the 32 fan bases in the [[National Football League|NFL]] consistently place Eagles [[sports fan|fans]] among the best in the league, noting their "unmatched fervor."<ref name="forbes080901c">{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Woolsey |title=In Depth: America's Most Die-Hard Football Fans |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports_slide_11.html |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 1, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916172210/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports_slide_11.html |archive-date=September 16, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[American City Business Journals]], which conducts a regular study to determine the most loyal fans in the NFL, <ref name="bizjournal060904c">{{cite news |first=G. Scott |last=Thomas |title=NFL Fan Loyalty: Methodology |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/31.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526091257/http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/31.html |archive-date=May 26, 2008 |work=Bizjournals |date=September 4, 2006 |access-date=February 6, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ranked Eagles fans third in both 1999<ref name="phillybizjournal990205">{{cite news |first=John |last=George |title=Proven: Eagles' fans are fanatics |work=Philadelphia Business Journal |location=Philadelphia; Pennsylvania |page=3 |date=February 5, 1999}}</ref> and 2006.<ref name="bizjournal060904a">{{cite news |first=G. Scott |last=Thomas |title=Full fan loyalty rankings |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/35.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629015139/http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/35.html |archive-date=June 29, 2009 |work=Bizjournals |date=September 4, 2006 |access-date=February 6, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2006 study called Eagles fans "incredibly loyal", noting that they filled 99.8% of the seats in the stadium over the previous decade.<ref name="bizjournal060904b">{{cite news |first=G. Scott |last=Thomas |title=NFL Fan Support Rankings |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/slideshow/13.html?page=21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091226150432/http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/slideshow/13.html?page=21 |archive-date=December 26, 2009 |work=Bizjournals |date=September 4, 2006 |access-date=February 6, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' placed the Eagles fans first in its 2008 survey,<ref name="forbes080901a">{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Woolsey |title=America's Most Die-Hard Football Fans |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports.html |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 1, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126041951/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports.html |archive-date=January 26, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> which was based on the correlation between team performance and fan attendance.<ref name="forbes080901b">{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Woolsey |title=America's Most Die-Hard Football Fans: Methodology |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports_2.html |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 1, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615064133/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/29/fans-football-loyal-forbeslife-cx_mw_0901sports_2.html |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[ESPN.com]] placed Eagles fans fourth in the league in its 2008 survey, citing the connection between the team's performance and the mood of the city.<ref name="espn080829">{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Mosley |title=NFL's best fans? We gotta hand it to Steelers barely |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview08/columns/story?id=3530077 |publisher=ESPN |date=August 29, 2008 |access-date=August 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080831233745/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview08/columns/story?id=3530077 |archive-date=August 31, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> The last home game that was blacked out on television in the Philadelphia market as a result of not being sold out was against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, September 12, 1999, which was Andy Reid's first home game as new head coach of the Eagles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eaglesaddict.com/2013/06/philadelphia-eagles-tickets-not-sold-out-could-tv-blackouts-loom/ |title=Philadelphia Eagles Tickets Not Sold Out, Could TV Blackouts Loom?|website=Eaglesaddict.com|access-date=February 23, 2022}}</ref>

The studies note that, whether the Eagles have winning or losing teams, fans can be counted on to pack the stadium each year. As of August 2008, the team had sold out 71 consecutive games, and 70,000 additional fans were on the Eagles' waiting list for season tickets.<ref name="espn080829" /> Despite finishing 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 were sold out minutes after phone and Internet lines opened.<ref name=berman>{{cite web |last=Berman |first=Zack |date=June 14, 2006 |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=8517 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209092002/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=8517 |archive-date=December 9, 2008 |title=Single Game Tickets Sold Out! |website=Philadelphiaeagles.com |access-date=June 22, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Eagles fans have also been known to chant the famous, "E-A-G-L-E-S – Eagles!" at [[Philadelphia Flyers|Flyers]], [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]], and [[Philadelphia 76ers|76ers]] games when the team is getting [[blowout (sports)|blown out]] late in a game and a loss is inevitable, signifying their displeasure with the given team's performance, and that they are instead putting their hope into the Eagles.

Notable famous fans of the Eagles include actor [[Bradley Cooper]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Power |first=Shannon |date=September 20, 2022 |title=Bradley Cooper Hypes Up the Crowd at Football Game in Philadelphia |url=https://www.newsweek.com/bradley-cooper-philadelphia-eagles-football-crowd-1744421 |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> actor and comedian [[Kevin Hart]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2019 |title=Kevin Hart Tells His Side of the Famous Drunk Super Bowl Incident |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a30065019/kevin-hart-drunk-super-bowl-erin-andrews/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=Men's Health |language=en-us}}</ref> ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' champion [[Brad Rutter]],<ref>{{Cite web |title='Go Birds!:' Lancaster County's Brad Rutter pays homage to Eagles during 'Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time' |url=https://6abc.com/jeopardy-goat-tournament-greatest/5832228/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=6abc Philadelphia |language=en}}</ref> journalists [[Jake Tapper]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franklin |first=Chris |date=September 11, 2020 |title=For CNN's Jake Tapper, it's not about red or blue. It's about Eagles green. |url=https://nj.com/eagles/2020/09/for-cnns-jake-tapper-its-not-about-blue-or-red-its-about-eagles-green.html |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=nj}}</ref> and [[Jesse Watters]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tornoe |first=Rob |title=Jake Tapper, Jesse Watters among those facing a tough decision - Eagles game or presidential debate? |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/eagles-giants-presidential-debate-tv-start-time-channel-jake-tapper-jesse-watters-20201022.html |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=Inquirer.com |language=en}}</ref> morning talk show host [[Kelly Ripa]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelly Ripa starts Eagles chant on her talk show |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/Article/Eagles-Super-Bowl-Kelly-Ripa-starts-Eagles-chant-on-her-talk-show-114503788/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=Philadelphia Eagles |language=en-US}}</ref> TV personality [[Jim Cramer]],<ref>{{Cite web | title=Jim Cramer Can't Resist Shot at Giants Ahead of Eagles Playoff Matchup | url=https://www.thestreet.com/investing/jim-cramer-cant-resist-shot-at-giants-ahead-of-eagles-playoff-matchup}}</ref> and soccer star [[Carli Lloyd]]; the latter of whom also appeared at a joint practice of the Eagles with the [[Baltimore Ravens]] in 2019 where she nailed a 55-yard field goal attempt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nesbitt |first=Andy |title=U.S. women's soccer legend Carli Lloyd absolutely drilled a 55-yard FG at Eagles practice |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/08/20/soccer-legend-carli-lloyd-absolutely-drilled-a-55yard-fg-at-eagles-practice/39988605/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> One week later, during an international [[Friendly match|friendly]] pitting the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] against [[Portugal women's national football team|Portugal]] at Lincoln Financial Field, Lloyd celebrated scoring a goal by doing the “E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!” chant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reineking |first=Jim |title=Carli Lloyd celebrates goal with Philadelphia Eagles' 'Fly Eagles Fly', 'it's good' FG sign |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/08/29/carli-lloyd-eagles-fan-fly-eagles-fly-goal-celebration/2158508001/ |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> The United States ultimately won that match 4–0.

===Bad behavior===
Along with their [[Ultras|fierce devotion]], Eagles fans have [[hooliganism|a reputation for bad behavior]] and [[violence in sports|sports-related violence]], especially when the team plays its rivals.<ref name="anderson20021029">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/29/sports/sports-of-the-times-to-eagles-shockey-is-public-enemy-no-1.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |title=To Eagles, Shockey Is Public Enemy No. 1 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 29, 2002 |access-date=December 23, 2012 |author=Anderson, Dave |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302193329/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/29/sports/sports-of-the-times-to-eagles-shockey-is-public-enemy-no-1.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2006, [[HarperCollins]] published ''If Football's a Religion, Why Don't We Have a Prayer?'', a book by Jereé Longman, in which he describes the fans of the [[700 Level]] at [[Veterans Stadium]] as having a reputation for "[[crowd abuse|hostile taunting]], fighting, public urination and general strangeness."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Longman |first=Jeré |title=If Football's a Religion, Why Don't We Have a Prayer? |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |year=2006 |location=New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5LjeHAAACAAJ |isbn=978-0-06-084373-1 |access-date=November 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105135524/https://books.google.com/books?id=5LjeHAAACAAJ |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A 1997 game against the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in Philadelphia featured so many incidents that, beginning at the following home game, the Eagles appointed a judge, [[Seamus McCaffery]], to preside over a temporary courtroom at the stadium; 20 suspects came before him that day.{{r|anderson20021029}} Fan behavior improved after the team's move to Lincoln Financial Field, and "Eagles Court" ended in December 2003.<ref name="ap20031206">{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/12/06/eagles.court.ap/ |title=Court at Eagles' games is out of session Sunday |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=December 6, 2003 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=December 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212035014/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/12/06/eagles.court.ap/ |archive-date=December 12, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
{{See also|Invincible (2006 film)}}
The [[1976 Philadelphia Eagles season|1976]] draw was the subject of the movie ''[[Invincible (2006 film)|Invincible]]''. The movie stars [[Mark Wahlberg]] as [[Vince Papale]], a part-time school teacher, and also a diehard Eagles fan who became an Eagles player. The film differs slightly from true events as the selection process was invitation-only, and Papale had at least some previous playing experience.<ref>{{IMDb title|445990|Invincible}}</ref> The film ''[[Silver Linings Playbook]]'' highlights the [[2008 Philadelphia Eagles season]], and the novel mentions the [[2006 Philadelphia Eagles season|2006 team]]. The film was critically acclaimed and nominated for several awards including 8 [[Academy Awards]].

The award-winning comedy series ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' makes several references to the Philadelphia Eagles, most notably on Season 3, Episode 2, "The Gang Gets Invincible," a reference to the 2006 Wahlberg film.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Savage|first1=Fred|title=The Gang Gets Invincible|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1028236/|website=IMDb.com|access-date=September 27, 2016|date=September 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715150532/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1028236/|archive-date=July 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Eagles are referenced in the 1978 Academy Award-winning movie ''[[The Deer Hunter]]''. During a hunting trip in [[Pennsylvania]], Nick and Stan are in a bar, and Nick says, "Hey, I got a hundred bucks says the Eagles never cross the fifty in the next half and [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh]] wins by 20!" Stan responds, "And I got an extra twenty says the Eagles' quarterback wears a dress!"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~ina22/splaylib/Screenplay-Deer_Hunter.pdf |title=The Deer Hunter Final Screenplay |last=Cimino |first=Michael |website=Drexel.edu |access-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215054144/http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~ina22/splaylib/Screenplay-Deer_Hunter.pdf |archive-date=December 15, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Forbes' list of the most valuable sports teams]]
* [[List of Philadelphia Eagles seasons]]
* [[South Philadelphia Sports Complex]]
* [[Sports in Philadelphia]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Sources==
* Lyons, Robert S. (2010). [https://books.google.com/books?id=QSB1B3QnYvwC ''On Any Given Sunday: A Life of Bert Bell'']. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. {{ISBN|978-1-59213-731-2}}. {{oclc|607553558}}.

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