1992 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1992 11–5 2nd NFC East Rich Kotite Rich Kotite Bud Carson Norman Braman Veterans Stadium Phila eagles uniforms 1985-95.png Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Saints) 36–20Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Cowboys) 10–34 Eagles seasons The 1992 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 60th in the National Football League (NFL). The team fought through adversity from the start and improved upon their previous total of 10–6,1992 Philadelphia Eagles winning eleven games and returning to the playoffs after a year out. The Eagles would win a playoff game for the first time since 1980, but lost in the Divisional round to their Division Rival and eventual Super Bowl winning Dallas Cowboys. This was the first season the team was sponsored by the Russell Athletic brand. The sponsorship lasted until the 1996 season. After winning four in a row and five of their last six regular-season games, the Eagles kept the momentum going and posted their first playoff victory since the 1980 NFC Championship Game, topping the Saints in New Orleans in the Wild Card playoffs. It was also their first playoff win on the road, since the 1949 NFL Championship Game. Season highlights included: the first 4–0 start since going 6–0 to begin the 1981 campaign, a home shutout of the Denver Broncos on September 20, a memorable seven-play goal line stand in a 7–3 win over the Cardinals on October 25, a come-from-behind 47–34 win over the New York Giants at the Meadowlands (which included a Vai Sikahema punt return for a touchdown and his iconic boxing with the padding at the base of the goal posts), and cornerback Eric Allen batting away a Mark Rypien pass at the goal line to seal a playoff-spot-clinching 17–13 decision against the Washington Redskins on December 20. The entire season was the focus of Mark Bowden's best-selling book "Bringing the Heat", which also dealt in detail with prominent recent-term figures who were not with the 1992 Eagles. This included tight end Keith Jackson who became the first prominent NFL player to use his newly granted rights of full and unrestricted free agency and signed a deal with the Miami Dolphins several weeks into the season, and former coach Buddy Ryan who struggled through a TV commentator's role two years after he was fired as the Eagles coach. However, Ryan remained a huge (and not always positive) influence on the 1992 Eagles (particularly through the defensive players who remained loyal to him, and who were indifferent at best about Rich Kotite's leadership). Bowden's book also described the personal issues that Eagles players faced, the friction between how injuries should be (or were) treated by the team's medical staff, and the story of hugely successful but haunted then-team owner Norman Braman. The last remaining active member of the 1992 Philadelphia Eagles was punter Jeff Feagles, who retired after the 2009 season. Offseason The Eagles were represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Herschel Walker also represented the United States in the two-man bobsled event. Walker and Brian Shimer's sled finished seventh and missed a medal by 0.32 seconds, and was the higher finishing American team. http://www.todor66.com/olim/1992w/Bobsleigh_Doubles.html Bobsleigh Doubles Olympic Games 1992 Albertville November 15, 2007 February 5, 2006 Todor Krastev https://web.archive.org/web/20071102102058/http://www.todor66.com/olim/1992w/Bobsleigh_Doubles.html November 2, 2007 live Walker signed with the Eagles as a free agent on June 22.Walker signs with Eagles - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/06/22/Walker-signs-with-Eagles/3068709185600/ UPI September 16, 2024 June 22, 1992 Jerome Brown's death Tragedy struck the team when, on June 25, 1992, defensive tackle Jerome Brown lost control of his Chevrolet Corvette at high speed before crashing into an electric pole, killing Brown and his nephew Gus. Later that evening in Philadelphia, in front of a large gathering at Veterans Stadium and a national television audience who were participating in a Billy Graham Crusade, Reggie White broke the news of his teammate's passing to the shock of the audience. The Eagles retired number 99 in honor of Brown, kept his locker untouched, and wore a patch with his initials and number on their jerseys. They also adopted rallying cries "Bring It Home For Jerome" and “1-2-3-JB”, referring to their desire to win the Super Bowl for their fallen teammate. NFL draft 1992 NFL draft The Eagles had a 10–6 record in 1991 and tied with three other teams. Because of this, they selected the 16th to 20th pick on a rotating basis in the 12 rounds. They traded away their first round pick earlier, which was made by the Dallas Cowboys. With their pick in the second round, they chose Siran Stacy, a running back out of the University of Alabama. The Eagles selected 12 players over the 12 rounds. 1992 Philadelphia Eagles 2 48 Siran Stacy Running back Alabama yes 3 75 Tommy Jeter Defensive tackle Texas yes 4 92 Tony Brooks Running back Notre Dame yes 4 102 Casey Weldon Quarterback Florida State yes 5 129 Corey Barlow Defensive back Auburn yes 6 160 Jeff Sydner Wide receiver Hawaii yes 7 187 William Boatwright Guard Virginia Tech 8 214 Chuck Bullough Linebacker Michigan State 9 241 Ephesians Bartley Linebacker Florida yes 10 272 Mark McMillian Defensive back Alabama yes 11 299 Pumpy Tudors Punter Chattanooga 12 326 Brandon Houston Offensive tackle Oklahoma no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1992_draft.htm 1992 Philadelphia Eagles draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 8, 2014 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1992 Philadelphia Eagles Owner – Norman Braman President/chief operating officer – Harry Gamble Director of player personnel – Joe Woolley Head coach – Rich Kotite Quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski Running backs – Dick Wood Receivers – Lew Carpenter Tight ends – Dave Atkins Offensive line – Bill Muir Defensive coordinator/secondary – Bud Carson Defensive line – Dale Haupt Linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive assistant – Peter Giunta Special Teams Coordinator – Larry Pasquale Strength and conditioning – Jim Williams Roster 1992 Philadelphia Eagles 18 David Archer quarterback 12 Randall Cunningham  9 Jim McMahon 11 Casey Weldon y 41 Keith Byars TE 32 James Joseph American football FB 23 Heath Sherman 22 Vai Sikahema KR/PR 27 Siran Stacy y 34 Herschel Walker 86 Fred Barnett 81 Roy Green 85 Jeff Sydner y KR/PR 89 Calvin Williams 83 Pat Beach 87 Maurice Johnson American football 72 David Alexander American football C 62 Brian Baldinger G/T 78 Antone Davis T 61 Eric Floyd American football G 73 Ron Heller offensive tackle T 79 Mike Schad G 75 Rob Selby G/T 63 Daryle Smith T 95 Mike Flores DE 90 Mike Golic DT 91 Andy Harmon DT 98 Tommy Jeter y DT 74 Mike Pitts DT 96 Clyde Simmons DE 92 Reggie White DE 50 Ephesians Bartley y OLB 56 Byron Evans MLB 59 Seth Joyner OLB 57 Scott Kowalkowski OLB 55 Ken Rose American football OLB 51 William Thomas linebacker OLB 21 Eric Allen CB 42 John Booty FS 33 William Frizzell CB/S 25 Tom Gerhart y CB/S 46 Izel Jenkins CB 29 Mark McMillian y CB 38 Rich Miano SS 30 Otis Smith American football CB  5 Jeff Feagles P  7 Roger Ruzek K 24 Corey Barlow y CB NF-Ill. 52 Jack Bradford linebacker LB IR 39 Tony Brooks American football y RB IR 54 Britt Hager LB IR 48 Wes Hopkins S IR 76 John Hudson American football LS IR 35 Chris Mitchell defensive back S PUP 36 Keith Neubert TE IR 53 Brad Quast LB IR 97 Leon Seals DT IR 26 Ben Smith cornerback CB PUP 20 Andre Waters S IR 47 active, 12 inactive, 1 practice squad 58 Andre Powell y LB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 New Orleans Saints W 15–13 1–0 Veterans Stadium 63,513 2 September 13 at Phoenix Cardinals W 31–14 2–0 Sun Devil Stadium 42,533 3 September 20 Denver Broncos W 30–0 3–0 Veterans Stadium 65,833 4 Bye 5 October 5 Dallas Cowboys W 31–7 4–0 Veterans Stadium 66,572 6 October 11 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–24 4–1 Arrowhead Stadium 76,626 7 October 18 at Washington Redskins L 12–16 4–2 RFK Stadium 56,380 8 October 25 Phoenix Cardinals W 7–3 5–2 Veterans Stadium 64,676 9 November 1 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–20 5–3 Texas Stadium 65,012 10 November 8 Los Angeles Raiders W 31–10 6–3 Veterans Stadium 65,388 11 November 15 at Green Bay Packers L 24–27 6–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,689 12 November 22 at New York Giants W 47–34 7–4 Giants Stadium 68,153 13 November 29 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–20 7–5 Candlestick Park 64,374 14 December 6 Minnesota Vikings W 28–17 8–5 Veterans Stadium 65,280 15 December 13 at Seattle Seahawks W 20–17 (OT) 9–5 Kingdome 47,492 16 December 20 Washington Redskins W 17–13 10–5 Veterans Stadium 65,841 17 December 27 New York Giants W 20–10 11–5 Veterans Stadium 64,266http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1992-phi 1992 Philadelphia Eagles Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints at Philadelphia Eagles Saints 3 3 0 7 Eagles 6 3 0 6 September 6 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST 68 °F °C or (Light Rain) Dale Hamer Jim Nantz & Dan Fouts CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 2: at Phoenix Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles at Phoenix Cardinals Eagles 3 14 7 7 Cardinals 0 14 0 0 September 13 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 6:00 p.m. PST Bernie Kukar Gary Bender & Pat Haden TNT Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 3: vs. Denver Broncos Denver Broncos at Philadelphia Eagles Broncos 0 0 0 0 Eagles 3 14 10 3 September 20 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST 77 °F °C or (Sunny) Larry Nemmers Marv Albert & Bill Parcells NBC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 5: vs. Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles Cowboys 7 0 0 0 Eagles 10 0 7 14 October 5 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 9:00 p.m. EST 47 °F °C 1 or (Clear) Jerry Markbreit Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf ABC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 6: at Kansas City Chiefs Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs Eagles 0 3 0 14 Chiefs 7 7 7 3 October 11 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 12:00 p.m. CST 50 °F °C or, wind 10 mph km/h knot Dick Hantak Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com This game ended the longest ever gap between two NFL teams meeting. It was the first time since October 22, 1972 that the Eagles played against the Chiefs.Urena, Ivan; Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present, p. 18 0786473517 and only their second-ever matchup.Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1970 to 2005, playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, versus the Kansas City Chiefs, in the Regular Season, sorted by ascending Date This occurred because in previous seasons when the AFC West and NFC East met each other, either the Eagles or the Chiefs (but never both) finished in the fifth position and did not play the ordinary set of interconference games. Week 7: at Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins Eagles 0 3 0 9 Redskins 7 3 3 3 October 18 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 1:00 p.m. EST Red Cashion Pat Summerall & John Madden CBS Week 8: vs. Phoenix Cardinals Phoenix Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles Cardinals 0 0 0 3 Eagles 0 7 0 0 October 25 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST 50 °F °C or (Cloudy) Gary Lane Tim Ryan & Matt Millen CBS In a game with only 10 total points, the Eagles stopped the Cardinals on at least 7 tries from the Philadelphia 1-yard line and got a 4th-down stop to hold Phoenix scoreless. The drive became famously titled "The 1 Yard War." Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys Eagles 0 0 10 0 Cowboys 0 3 7 10 November 1 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 3:00 p.m. CST Bob McElwee Pat Summerall & John Madden CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com After Randall Cunningham played poorly in the 1st half, Rich Kotite benched him and put Jim McMahon in as the QB for the 2nd half. While Philadelphia lost, McMahon played much better than Cunningham had, and after the game Kotite said McMahon would also start the following week vs. the Raiders. Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Raiders Los Angeles Raiders at Philadelphia Eagles Raiders 0 3 0 7 Eagles 3 14 7 7 November 8 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST 43 °F °C 1 or (Sunny) Tom White Dick Enberg & Bob Trumpy NBC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 11: at Green Bay Packers Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers Eagles 3 0 7 14 Packers 0 14 0 13 November 15 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 12:00 p.m. EST Gerald Austin James Brown & George Starke CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 12: at New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants Eagles 0 20 20 7 Giants 10 10 7 7 November 22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 p.m. EST 60 °F °C 1 or, wind 13 mph Dick Hantak Dick Stockton & Randy Cross CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 1 Giants Matt Bahr 35 yard field goal Giants 3–0 1 Giants Dave Meggett 14 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick) Giants 10–0 2 Eagles Herschel Walker 21 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (kick failed) Giants 10–6 2 Giants Dave Meggett 92 yard kickoff return (Matt Bahr kick) Giants 17–6 2 Giants Matt Bahr 44 yard field goal Giants 20–6 2 Eagles Seth Joyner 43 yard interception return (Roger Ruzek kick) Giants 20–13 2 Eagles Herschel Walker 11 yard run (Roger Ruzek kick) Tie 20–20 3 Eagles Keith Byars 38 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick) Eagles 27–20 3 Eagles Ken Rose 3 yard blocked punt return (Roger Ruzek kick) Eagles 34–20 3 Eagles Vai Sikahema 87 yard punt return (kick failed) Eagles 40–20 3 Giants Ed McCaffrey 18 yard pass from Kent Graham (Matt Bahr kick) Eagles 40–27 4 Eagles Heath Sherman 30 yard run (Roger Ruzek kick) Eagles 47–27 4 Giants Rodney Hampton 2 yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Eagles 47–34 yes Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers Eagles 0 0 7 7 49ers 7 3 3 7 November 29 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 1:00 p.m. PST Howard Roe Pat Summerall & John Madden CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles Vikings 3 7 0 7 Eagles 7 7 7 7 December 6 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST 38 °F °C 1 or (Cloudy) Gordon McCarter Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 15: at Seattle Seahawks Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks Eagles 3 7 0 7 3 Seahawks 3 7 0 7 0 December 13 The Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 1:00 p.m. PST indoors (dome) Pat Haggerty James Brown & John Robinson CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 16: vs. Washington Redskins Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles Redskins 0 13 0 0 Eagles 0 7 7 3 December 20 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST 47 °F °C 1 or (Cloudy) Dale Hamer Pat Summerall & John Madden CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com The game ended when Mark Rypien aimed an on-target pass to WR Gary Clark for Washington, but Eagle CB Eric Allen got a hand on part of the ball and knocked it away from Clark as time ran out. Week 17: vs. New York Giants New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles Giants 0 0 3 7 Eagles 7 10 0 3 December 27 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST 34 °F °C 1 or (Sunny) Red Cashion Tim Ryan & Matt Millen CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Postseason 1992–93 NFL playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 3, 1993 at New Orleans Saints (4) W 36–20 1–0 Louisiana Superdome Recap Divisional January 10, 1993 at Dallas Cowboys (2) L 10–34 1–1 Texas Stadium Recap Game summaries NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) New Orleans Saints text-align:center; Philadelphia Eagles 1992 2 NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Philadelphia Eagles at (4) New Orleans Saints – Game summary Eagles 7 0 3 26 Saints 7 10 3 0 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana January 3, 1993 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST Played indoors, domed stadium CBS Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator) Dale Hamer 68,591 First quarter NO – Craig Heyward 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 7–0. PHI – Fred Barnett 57-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick). Tied 7–7. Second quarter NO – Morten Andersen 35-yard field goal. Saints 10–7. NO – Quinn Early 7-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 17–7. Third quarter NO – Morten Andersen 42-yard field goal. Saints 20–7. Fourth quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 40-yard field goal. Saints 20–10. PHI – Fred Barnett 35-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick). Saints 20–17. PHI – Heath Sherman 6-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 24–20. PHI – Safety, Reggie White sacked Bobby Hebert in end zone. Eagles 26–20. PHI – Roger Ruzek 39-yard field goal. Eagles 29–20. PHI – Eric Allen 18-yard interception return (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 36–20. Top passers PHI – Randall Cunningham – 19/35, 219 yards, 2 TD NO – Bobby Hebert – 23/39, 291 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers PHI – Heath Sherman – 21 rushes, 105 yards, TD NO – Vaughn Dunbar – 4 rushes, 28 yards Top receivers PHI – Fred Barnett – 4 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD NO – Quinn Early – 7 receptions, 93 yards, TD NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (2) Dallas Cowboys text-align:center; Philadelphia Eagles 1992 2 NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Philadelphia Eagles at (2) Dallas Cowboys – Game summary Eagles 3 0 0 7 Cowboys 7 10 10 7 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas January 10, 1993 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST 57 °F °C, partly cloudy CBS Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) and Dan Fouts (color commentator) Tom White 63,721 First quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 32-yard field goal. Eagles 3–0. DAL – Derek Tennell 1-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick). Cowboys 7–3. Second quarter DAL – Jay Novacek 6-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick). Cowboys 14–3. DAL – Lin Elliott 20-yard field goal. Cowboys 17–3. Third quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 23-yard run (Lin Elliott kick). Cowboys 24–3. DAL – Lin Elliott 43-yard field goal. Cowboys 27–3. Fourth quarter DAL – Derrick Gainer 1-yard run (Lin Elliott kick). Cowboys 34–3. PHI – Calvin Williams 18-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick). Cowboys 34–10. Top passers PHI – Randall Cunningham – 17/30, 160 yards, TD DAL – Troy Aikman – 15/25, 200 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PHI – Herschel Walker – 6 rushes, 29 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 25 rushes, 114 yards, TD Top receivers PHI – Calvin Williams – 4 receptions, 48 yards DAL – Michael Irvin – 6 receptions, 88 yards References Further reading Bringing the Heat (1994; 0-679-42841-0), an account by Mark Bowden of the 1992 Philadelphia Eagles season External links 1992 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles