2016 Philadelphia Eagles season

84th season in franchise history; first with Doug Pederson and Carson Wentz August 2023 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 2016 7–9 4th NFC East Doug Pederson Jeffrey Lurie Howie Roseman Lincoln Financial Field Did not qualify 4 DT Fletcher Cox OT Jason Peters RB Darren Sproles C Jason Kelce EDGE Brandon Graham (2nd team) 250px Eagles seasons The 2016 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 84th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Doug Pederson. The Eagles named 2nd overall pick Carson Wentz the starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Cleveland Browns. The Eagles started 3–0 including a 34–3 win over their intrastate rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Following their Week 4 bye, the Eagles went 4–9, including a 2–4 record against their divisional rivals. Following a 27–26 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 15, the Eagles were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season and the fourth time in five seasons and suffered back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1998 and 1999. This was the last season the Eagles missed the playoffs until 2020. 3 Roster changes Free agents Position Player Tag Free Agent Tag: UFA – Unrestricted Free Agent; RFA – Restricted Free Agent; ERFA – Exclusive-Rights Free Agent 2016 Team Notes WR Seyi Ajirotutu UFA TBD To be determined CB E.J. Biggers UFA New England Patriots Signed 1-year deal QB Sam Bradford UFA Philadelphia Eagles Signed 2-year deal/$36 million deal CB Nolan Carroll UFA Philadelphia Eagles Signed 1-year deal DE Vinny Curry UFA Philadelphia Eagles Signed 5-year deal/$47.25 million deal ILB Najee Goode UFA Philadelphia Eagles Signed 1-year deal QB Thad Lewis UFA San Francisco 49ers Signed 1-year deal C David Molk RFA None Player Retired DE Cedric Thornton UFA Dallas Cowboys Signed 4-year/$18 million deal S Walter Thurmond UFA None Player Retired OT Matt Tobin RFA Philadelphia Eagles Signed 1-year /$1.6 million deal Player re-signed by the Eagles Free agent signings Position Player Tag Free Agent Tag: UFA – Unrestricted Free Agent; RFA – Restricted Free Agent; WVR – Claimed off Waivers 2015 Team Date signed Notes RB Ross Scheuerman UFA Free Agent January 21 SignedGowton Brandon Lee Eagles sign former Lafayette running back, per agent Bleeding Green Nation SB Nation 2016-01-21 https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2016/1/21/10806532/philadelphia-eagles-ross-scheuerman-lafayette-running-back-steelers-contract 2025-08-09 WR Xavier Rush UFA None February 18 CB Aaron Grymes UFA Edmonton Eskimos February 18 QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson UFA San Francisco 49ers February 18 Signedhttps://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/eagles/Eagles-expected-to-sign-QB-McLeod-Bethel-Thompson.html Eagles sign QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, three other players CB Leodis McKelvin UFA Buffalo Bills March 8 Signed 2 year/$6 million deal S Rodney McLeod UFA St. Louis Rams March 9 Signed 5 year/$37 million deal QB Chase Daniel UFA Kansas City Chiefs March 9 Signed 3 year/$21 million deal OG Brandon Brooks UFA Houston Texans March 9 Signed 5 year/$40 million deal LB Nigel Bradham UFA Buffalo Bills March 9 Signed 2-year deal CB Ron Brooks UFA Buffalo Bills March 9 Signed 3-year deal WR Chris Givens UFA Baltimore Ravens March 16 Signed 1-year deal WR Rueben Randle UFA New York Giants March 23 Signed 1-year deal C Stefen Wisniewski UFA Jacksonville Jaguars April 4 Signed 1-year deal P Ryan Quigley UFA New York Jets April 18 Signed 1-year deal WR T. J. Graham UFA New Orleans Saints April 22 Signed 1-year deal Trades On March 9, the Eagles traded cornerback Byron Maxwell, linebacker Kiko Alonso, and the 13th overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft to the Miami Dolphins for the 8th overall draft pick. On March 9, the Eagles traded running back DeMarco Murray and their 4th round draft pick to the Tennessee Titans for their 4th round draft pick. On March 11, the Eagles traded quarterback Mark Sanchez to the Denver Broncos for a conditional 7th-round pick in 2017 NFL draft— predicated upon Sanchez making the Broncos' 2016 Week 1 roster. On April 20, the Eagles traded their 2016 1st, 3rd, and 4th-round picks, along with their 2017 1st-round pick and their 2018 2nd-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for the 2nd overall pick the 2016 NFL Draft. On August 16, the Eagles traded offensive tackle Dennis Kelly to the Tennessee Titans for wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham. On September 4, The Eagles traded Sam Bradford to the Minnesota Vikings for their 2017 1st-round pick and their 2018 conditional 4th-round pick. On September 7, The Eagles traded Eric Rowe to the New England Patriots for their 2018 conditional 4th-round pick. Roster changes The Eagles cut wide receiver Riley Cooper on February 8, 2016.https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14741159/riley-cooper-released-philadelphia-eagles-6-seasons Six weeks after Chip Kelly's firing, Riley Cooper cut by Eagles Sheridan Phil ESPN.com February 8, 2016 February 4, 2018 They later cut veteran linebacker DeMeco Ryans on February 24, 2016.Eagles release veteran LB DeMeco Ryans, will save $3.5M 24 February 2016 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14838438/philadelphia-eagles-cut-demeco-ryans Draft 2016 NFL draft 2016 Philadelphia Eagles 1 2 Carson Wentz QB North Dakota State From Cleveland yes yes 3 79 Isaac Seumalo OG Oregon State yes 5 153 Wendell Smallwood RB West Virginia yes 5 164 Halapoulivaati Vaitai OT TCU From Pittsburgh yes 6 196 Blake Countess CB Auburn from Houston via New England, Miami and Minnesota 7 233 Jalen Mills S LSU yes 7 240 Alex McCalister DE Florida from Buffalo via Minnesota 7 251 Joe Walker LB Oregon from Arizona yes Notes The Eagles traded their second-round selection, along with a 2015 fourth-round selection and quarterback Nick Foles to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the Rams' 2015 fifth-round selection and quarterback Sam Bradford. The Eagles acquired an additional third-round selection in a trade that sent their 2015 fourth-round selection to the Detroit Lions. The Eagles conditionally acquired an additional fifth-round selection in a trade that sent cornerback Brandon Boykin to the Pittsburgh Steelers; the condition could have upgraded to a fourth-rounder if Boykin played at least 60% of the snaps with the Steelers during the 2015 season, but he did not. The Eagles conditionally acquired an additional seventh-round selection in a trade that sent quarterback Matt Barkley to the Arizona Cardinals; the Eagles were to only receive this selection if Barkley was on the Cardinals' 2015 roster for at least six games, which was fulfilled on October 17, 2015. Undrafted free agents Position Player College LB Quentin Gause Rutgers DT Connor Wujciak Boston College WR Hunter Sharp Utah State DE Aziz Shittu Stanford CB CJ Smith North Dakota State DT Destiny Vaeao Washington State RB Byron Marshall Oregon RB Cedric O'Neal Valdosta State LB Myke Tavarres Incarnate Word WR Cayleb Jones Arizona C Bruce Johnson Maine OG Darrell Greene San Diego State LS John DePalma West Virginia TE Dillon Gordon LSU WR Marcus Johnson Texas Staff 2016 Philadelphia Eagles Chairman/CEO – Jeffrey Lurie President – Don Smolenski Executive vice president of football operations – Howie Roseman Senior football advisor – Tom Donahoe Vice president of player personnel – Joe Douglas (American football) Assistant director of player personnel – Andy Weidl Vice president of football operations and strategy – Alec Halaby Senior director of college scouting – Anthony Patch Director of college scouting – Trey Brown Assistant director of college scouting – Mike Bradway Director of pro scouting – Dwayne Joseph Director of personnel operations – Joe Pannunzio Director of scouting administration/personnel scout – Chris Shea Director of football administration – Jake Rosenberg Player personnel executive – Rick Mueller Football operations executive – Brian Dawkins Head coach – Doug Pederson Offensive coordinator – Frank Reich Quarterbacks – John DeFilippo Running backs – Duce Staley Wide receivers – Greg Lewis Tight ends – Justin Peelle Offensive line – Jeff Stoutland Assistant offensive line/tight ends/run game – Eugene Chung Offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks – Press Taylor Offensive quality control/assistant wide receivers – Joe D'Orazio Defensive coordinator – Jim Schwartz Defensive line – Chris Wilson Linebackers – Ken Flajole Secondary – Cory Undlin Safeties – Tim Hauck Defensive quality control/assistant defensive line – Phillip Daniels Defensive quality control/assistant secondary – Dino Vasso Special teams coordinator – Dave Fipp Assistant special teams – Matthew Harper Coaching assistant/assistant to the head coach – Spencer Phillips Head strength and conditioning – Josh Hingst Assistant strength and conditioning – Ben Wagner Assistant strength and conditioning – Keith Gray Director of sports science and reconditioning – Shaun Huls Final roster 2016 Philadelphia Eagles 53 8 9 10 Chase Daniel 11 Carson Wentz y 39 Byron Marshall y 43 Darren Sproles 35 Terrell Watson 17 Nelson Agholor 18 Dorial Green-Beckham 81 Jordan Matthews 16 Bryce Treggs y 19 Paul Turner wide receiver y 47 Trey Burton 87 Brent Celek 86 Zach Ertz 68 Josh Andrews American football G 76 Allen Barbre G/T 79 Brandon Brooks G 69 Dillon Gordon G y 62 Jason Kelce C 65 Lane Johnson T 71 Jason Peters T 73 Isaac Seumalo G/T y 72 Halapoulivaati Vaitai T y 61 Stefen Wisniewski G 94 Beau Allen DT 98 Connor Barwin DE 91 Fletcher Cox DT 75 Vinny Curry DE 55 Brandon Graham DE 77 Taylor Hart DT 96 Bennie Logan DT 51 Steven Means DE 90 Marcus Smith II DE 97 Destiny Vaeao DT y 53 Nigel Bradham OLB 56 Bryan Braman OLB 52 Najee Goode MLB 54 Kamu Grugier-Hill OLB y 58 Jordan Hicks American football MLB 95 Mychal Kendricks OLB 50 Stephen Tulloch OLB 29 Terrence Brooks SS 22 Nolan Carroll CB 36 Dwayne Gratz CB 27 Malcolm Jenkins FS 42 Chris Maragos SS 21 Leodis McKelvin CB 23 Rodney McLeod SS 31 Jalen Mills CB y 37 C. J. Smith American football CB y 26 Jaylen Watkins FS  8 Donnie Jones P 45 Rick Lovato LS  6 Caleb Sturgis K 33 Ron Brooks CB IR 34 Kenjon Barner RB IR 46 Jon Dorenbos LS IR 24 Ryan Mathews American football RB IR 57 Alex McCalister OLB IR y 28 Wendell Smallwood y RB IR 64 Matt Tobin T IR 59 Joe Walker linebacker MLB IR y 48 Don Cherry American football MLB y 82 Anthony Denham TE 78 Darrell Greene G y 38 Aaron Grymes CB 84 Marcus Johnson wide receiver WR y  2 Aaron Murray QB 74 Aaron Neary C y 93 Aziz Shittu DT y 14 David Watford WR y Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 11, 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–9 1–0 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 2 August 18, 2016 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–0 2–0 Heinz Field Recap 3 August 27, 2016 at Indianapolis Colts W 33–23 3–0 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 4 September 1, 2016 New York Jets W 14–6 4–0 Lincoln Financial Field Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 11 Cleveland Browns W 29–10 1–0 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 2 September 19, 2016 at Chicago Bears W 29–14 2–0 Soldier Field Recap 3 September 25 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–3 3–0 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 4Bye 5 October 9 at Detroit Lions L 23–24 3–1 Ford Field Recap 6 October 16 at Washington Redskins L 20–27 3–2 FedExField Recap 7 October 23 Minnesota Vikings W 21–10 4–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 8 October 30 at Dallas Cowboys L 23–29 (OT) 4–3 AT&T Stadium Recap 9 November 6 at New York Giants L 23–28 4–4 MetLife Stadium Recap 10 November 13 Atlanta Falcons W 24–15 5–4 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 11 November 20 at Seattle Seahawks L 15–26 5–5 CenturyLink Field Recap 12 November 28, 2016 Green Bay Packers L 13–27 5–6 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 13 December 4 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–32 5–7 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 14 December 11 Washington Redskins L 22–27 5–8 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 15 December 18 at Baltimore Ravens L 26–27 5–9 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 16 December 22, 2016 New York Giants W 24–19 6–9 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 17 January 1 Dallas Cowboys W 27–13 7–9 Lincoln Financial Field Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary September 11 1:00 p.m. EDT Browns 0 7 3 0 Eagles 7 6 9 7 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 85 F C, partly cloudy Walt Anderson CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl Recap, Gamebook First quarter PHI – Jordan Matthews 19-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:50. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:10. Second quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 22-yard field goal, 12:30. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:14. CLE – Isaiah Crowell 2-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 9:11. Eagles 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 0:27. Eagles 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 3:16. Third quarter CLE – Patrick Murray 35-yard field goal, 13:57. Eagles 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:03. PHI – Cameron Erving fumble out of bounds in end zone for a safety, 10:49. Eagles 15–10. PHI – Nelson Agholor 35-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:17. Eagles 22–10. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:32. Fourth quarter PHI – Ryan Mathews 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:12. Eagles 29–10. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:24. Top passers CLE – Robert Griffin III – 12/26, 190 yards, INT PHI – Carson Wentz – 22/37, 278 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 12 rushes, 62 yards, TD PHI – Ryan Mathews – 22 rushes, 77 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Corey Coleman – 2 receptions, 69 yards PHI – Jordan Matthews – 7 receptions, 114 yards, TD The Eagles opened the season against the Browns lead by 2nd overall pick Carson Wentz. The Eagles easily zoomed past the Browns as their defense stalled the Browns' offense led by Robert Griffin III Meanwhile the Eagles offense scored 3 touchdowns. 2 TD passes from Carson Wentz to Jordan Matthews and to Nelson Agholor and a rushing TD from Ryan Mathews to seal the win. With the win, the Eagles opened the season 1-0.The Eagles kicked off the 2016 season against the Cleveland Browns. 2nd Overall pick Carson Wentz made his debut. The Eagles started off well. Wentz threw his 1st career TD to Jordan Matthews. Caleb Sturgis missed a field goal in the 1st Quarter but did made one early in the 2nd Quarter to extend the lead to 10–0. The Browns would respond early in the 2nd quarter with an Isaiah Crowell 1-yard TD to cut the Eagles lead to 10–7. The Eagles only managed to kick another Sturgis field goal in the 2nd Quarter which resulted in a 13–7 lead at halftime. The Browns then kicked another field goal to change the score to 13–10. Midway through the 3rd Quarter, a bad snap by Browns center Cameron Erving went over the head of Quarterback Robert Griffin III and into the end zone for a safety and it extended the Eagles lead to 15–10. Following that drive, Wentz and the offense went back to work. Wentz threw his 2nd TD to Nelson Agholor to change the score to 22–10. The Eagles mainly burned out the clock in the 4th quarter to weaken the Browns hopes of a comeback. Ryan Mathews sealed the game with a 1-yard TD to make the final score 29–10. With the win, the Eagles opened the season 1–0. Week 2: at Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears – Game summary September 19 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT Eagles 3 6 13 7 Bears 0 7 0 7 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 62,268 84 F C, mostly cloudy Jeff Triplette ESPN Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Gamebook First quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 25-yard field goal, 6:11. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 7:26. Second quarter CHI – Jeremy Langford 1-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 11:16. Bears 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:44. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 29-yard field goal, 2:27. Bears 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:11. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 53-yard field goal, 0:03. Eagles 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:35. Third quarter PHI – Ryan Mathews 3-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:53. Eagles 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:31. PHI – Trey Burton 2-yard pass from Carson Wentz (kick failed, hit left upright), 0:32. Eagles 22–7. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04. Fourth quarter PHI – Ryan Mathews 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 10:36. Eagles 29–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:05. CHI – Eddie Royal 65-yard punt return (Connor Barth kick), 5:09. Eagles 29–14. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 20/33, 183 yards, TD CHI – Jay Cutler – 12/17, 157 yards, INT Top rushers PHI – Darren Sproles – 12 rushes, 40 yards CHI – Jeremy Langford – 11 rushes, 28 yards, TD Top receivers PHI – Jordan Matthews – 6 receptions, 71 yards CHI – Alshon Jeffery – 5 receptions, 96 yardsFollowing their big win at home, the Eagles trailed to Illinois to square off Jay Cutler and the Bears in Soldier Field. The Bears scored a touchdown early in the 2nd Quarter by Jeremy Langford. The Eagles only got away with 3 field goals throughout the first half, leading 9–7 at the half. However, things turned around in the 2nd half. Cutler fumbled early in the 3rd quarter, setting up a Ryan Mathews 3-yard touchdown to increase the Eagles lead to 16–7. On the Bears' next drive, Cutler threw an interception to Linebacker Nigel Bradham to set up a touchdown from Carson Wentz to tight end Trey Burton to increase their lead to 22–7. (Kicker Caleb Sturgis missed the extra point.) Cutler left the game with a thumb injury. Backup Brian Hoyer came to relieve him. Early in the 4th quarter, Jeremy Langford fumbled, giving the Eagles the ball at the Bears 47-yard line. The Eagles mainly burned out the clock throughout the 4th quarter. Mathews ran for another touchdown to extend their lead to 29–7. Eddie Royal returned a punt for a touchdown with 5 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. However, the Eagles pulled away the game to end their chances. With the win, the Eagles moved to 2–0 and tied the New York Giants for first place in the NFC East. Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary September 25 4:25 p.m. EDT Steelers 0 3 0 0 Eagles 3 10 21 0 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 73 F C, sunny Brad Allen CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 29-yard field goal, 5:29. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:20. Second quarter PHI – Jordan Matthews 12-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:04. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:06. PIT – Chris Boswell 40-yard field goal, 7:40. Eagles 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:24. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 2:25. Eagles 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:15. Third quarter PHI – Darren Sproles 73-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:54. Eagles 20–3. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 2:06. PHI – Wendell Smallwood 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 5:45. Eagles 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 4:58. PHI – Kenjon Barner 8-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:52. Eagles 34–3. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:24. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 24/44, 257 yards, INT PHI – Carson Wentz – 23/31, 301 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 8 rushes, 21 yards PHI – Wendell Smallwood – 17 rushes, 79 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown – 12 receptions, 140 yards PHI – Darren Sproles – 6 receptions, 128 yards, TDThe Eagles returned home to face their long time state rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Eagles blocked a Chris Boswell field goal to deny 3 points. The Eagles drew first blood with a Caleb Strugis field goal to make the score 3–0. Early in the 2nd quarter, Rookie Quarterback Carson Wentz threw a 12-yard touchdown to Jordan Matthews to add to their lead. The Steelers finally got on board with a Chris Boswell field goal which turned out to be the only scoring play for the Steelers. Strugis notched another field goal to extend their lead to 13–3 at the half. Then, early in the 2nd Half, Wentz threw a 73-yard touchdown to running back Darren Sproles to extend their lead to 20–3. After a Steelers 3 and out, rookie running back Wendell Smallwood scored his first career rushing touchdown and it extend to Eagles lead to 27–3. On the Steelers next drive, veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger fumbled the football which the Eagles recovered. The Eagles would score a Kenjon Barner rushing touchdown to create a stunning 31 point lead. The Eagles defense shut down the Steelers offense. Roethlisberger threw an interception to Rodney McLeod late in the game as the Eagles pulled away a huge 34–3 win. With their 9th win at home against Pittsburgh since 1965, The Eagles headed into their bye week with a commanding 3–0 record and 1st place in NFC East. (The Giants lost to the Redskins earlier in the day.) Week 5: at Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions – Game summary October 9 1:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 0 10 10 3 Lions 14 7 0 3 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan 58,047 Played indoors (dome stadium) Pete Morelli Fox Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager Recap, Gamebook First quarter DET – Theo Riddick 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 9:37. Lions 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23. DET – Theo Riddick 17-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 0:53. Lions 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:09. Second quarter PHI – Ryan Mathews 1-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 10:21. Lions 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:32. DET – Marvin Jones 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 3:08. Lions 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:13. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 3:08. Third quarter PHI – Josh Huff 1-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:18. Lions 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:42. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 33-yard field goal, 6:47. Lions 21–20. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:00. Fourth quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 49-yard field goal, 6:40. Eagles 23–21. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:21. DET – Matt Prater 29-yard field goal, 1:29. Lions 24–23. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 1:06. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 25/32, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT DET – Matthew Stafford – 18/24, 153 yards, 3 TD Top rushers PHI – Darren Sproles – 5 rushes, 45 yards DET – Theo Riddick – 11 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers PHI – Jordan Matthews – 4 receptions, 65 yards DET – Anquan Boldin – 4 receptions, 48 yards Week 6: at Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – Game summary October 16 1:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 0 14 0 6 Redskins 7 14 3 3 FedExField, Landover, Maryland 78,934 69 F C, sunny John Parry Fox Kenny Albert, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter WAS – Jamison Crowder 16-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:51. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:31. Second quarter WAS – Vernon Davis 13-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 7:48. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 5:31. PHI – Wendell Smallwood 86-yard kickoff return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 7:37. Redskins 14–7. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:11. PHI – Malcolm Jenkins 62-yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:55. Tied 14–14. WAS – Matt Jones 1-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:06. Redskins 21–14. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:49. Third quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 32-yard field goal, 8:40. Redskins 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:20. Fourth quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 12:57. Redskins 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:50. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 50-yard field goal, 9:43. Redskins 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:13. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 28-yard field goal, 5:20. Redskins 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:23. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 11/22, 179 yards WAS – Kirk Cousins – 18/34, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Ryan Mathews – 9 rushes, 60 yards WAS – Matt Jones – 16 rushes, 135 yards, TD Top receivers PHI – Jordan Matthews – 3 receptions, 75 yards WAS – Pierre Garçon – 6 receptions, 77 yards Week 7: vs. Minnesota Vikings background:black; color:white; border:2px solid #004C54;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary October 23 1:00 p.m. EDT Vikings 0 3 0 7 Eagles 0 11 7 3 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 62 F C, clear John Hussey Fox Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews Recap, Gamebook First quarter None Second quarter MIN – Blair Walsh 48-yard field goal, 9:01. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 4:57. PHI – Josh Huff 98-yard kick return (Carson Wentz run), 8:48. Eagles 8–3. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 35-yard field goal, 0:07. Eagles 11–3. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 2:35. Third quarter PHI – Dorial Green-Beckham 5-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 5:45. Eagles 18–3. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:51. Fourth quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 21-yard field goal, 6:09. Eagles 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:20. MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 14-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick), 0:34. Eagles 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:56. Top passers MIN – Sam Bradford – 24/41, 224 yards, TD, INT PHI – Carson Wentz – 16/28, 138 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers MIN – Matt Asiata – 12 rushes, 55 yards PHI – Ryan Mathews – 14 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson – 7 receptions, 67 yards, TD PHI – Josh Huff – 4 receptions, 39 yardsThis was the Eagles first blackout game of the year. Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary October 30 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT Eagles 3 10 7 3 0 Cowboys 7 3 3 10 6 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas 93,103 84 F C, clear skies — retractable roof open Jerome Boger NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Gamebook First quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 30-yard field goal, 6:39. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:11. DAL – Dak Prescott 7-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 4:41. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:58. Second quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 38-yard field goal, 14:50. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:20. PHI – Ryan Mathews 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:45. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:05. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Eagles 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 1:26. Third quarter PHI – Jordan Matthews 5-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:20. Eagles 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 4:10. DAL – Dan Bailey 23-yard field goal, 0:56. Eagles 20–13. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:24. Fourth quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 34-yard field goal, 14:09. Eagles 23–13. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:47. DAL – Dan Bailey 49-yard field goal, 11:34. Eagles 23–16. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:24. DAL – Dez Bryant 22-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 3:04. Tied 23–23. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 3:22. Overtime DAL – Jason Witten 5-yard pass from Dak Prescott, 7:48. Cowboys 29–23. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:12. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 32/43, 202 yards, TD DAL – Dak Prescott – 19/39, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Darren Sproles – 15 rushes, 86 yards DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 22 rushes, 96 yards Top receivers PHI – Jordan Matthews – 11 receptions, 65 yards, TD DAL – Dez Bryant – 4 receptions, 113 yards, TD Week 9: at New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary November 6 1:00 p.m. EST Eagles 3 7 7 6 Giants 14 7 7 0 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 80,309 56 F C, partly cloudy Bill Vinovich Fox Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews Recap, Gamebook First quarter NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 26-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 12:27. Giants 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:50. NYG – Roger Lewis 30-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 9:43. Giants 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:12. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 34-yard field goal, 5:51. Eagles 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 3:52. Second quarter PHI – Ryan Mathews 8-yard rush (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:11. Giants 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:33. NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 1-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 9:28. Giants 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:43. Third quarter PHI – Kenjon Barner 3-yard rush (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:17. Giants 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:43. NYG – Sterling Shepard 32-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 7:41. Giants 28–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:36. Fourth quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 26-yard field goal, 12:01. Giants 28–20. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:26. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 3:51. Giants 28–23. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 3:12. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 27/47, 364 yards, 2 INT NYG – Eli Manning – 22/36, 257 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Top rushers PHI – Darren Sproles – 13 rushes, 57 yards NYG – Paul Perkins – 11 rushes, 32 yards Top receivers PHI – Zach Ertz – 8 receptions, 97 yards NYG – Sterling Shepard – 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD After a heartbreaking overtime loss in Dallas, the Eagles traveled to MetLife Stadium to take on the Giants. The Eagles started off slow. Wentz threw 2 interceptions and the defense allowed 2 touchdowns by Eli Manning to Odell Beckham Jr and to Roger Lewis. The Eagles defense struggled all day especially Leodis McKelvin until the 4th quarter when the Eagles intercepted Manning twice. But, they weren't able to comeback as the Eagles failed to score a touchdown. The loss dropped the Eagles to 4–4 and 4th place in the NFC East. After this loss, the Eagles would not lose to New York again until Week 10 of 2020 (November 15, 2020), after 8 consecutive wins. Week 10: vs. Atlanta Falcons Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary November 13 1:00 p.m. EST Falcons 0 6 3 6 Eagles 7 0 3 14 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 58 F C, sunny Craig Wrolstad Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter PHI – Ryan Mathews 4-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 4:17. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 7:14. Second quarter ATL – Matt Bryant 38-yard field goal, 9:36. Eagles 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04. ATL – Matt Bryant 43-yard field goal, 2:59. Eagles 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:36. Third quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 29-yard field goal, 8:16. Eagles 10–6. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:44. ATL – Matt Bryant 46-yard field goal, 4:46. Eagles 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:30. Fourth quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 25-yard field goal, 13:50. Eagles 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:56. ATL – Taylor Gabriel 76-yard pass from Matt Ryan (kick failed, hit left upright), 13:15. Falcons 15–13. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35. PHI – Ryan Mathews 5-yard run (Ryan Mathews run), 6:49. Eagles 21–15. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:36. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 48-yard field goal, 1:57. Eagles 24–15. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:22. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 18/31, 267 yards, TD, INT PHI – Carson Wentz – 25/36, 231 yards Top rushers ATL – Devonta Freeman – 12 rushes, 49 yards PHI – Ryan Mathews: 18 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ATL – Julio Jones – 10 receptions, 134 yards PHI – Jordan Matthews – 6 receptions, 73 yards Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary November 20 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST Eagles 0 7 0 8 Seahawks 6 10 7 3 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington 69,190 54 F C, rain Carl Cheffers CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter SEA – C. J. Prosise 72-yard run (kick blocked), 11:02. Seahawks 6–0. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:48. Second quarter PHI – Zach Ertz 4-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 14:13. Eagles 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:35. SEA – Jimmy Graham 35-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 8:20. Seahawks 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:53. SEA – Steven Hauschka 21-yard field goal, 3:47. Seahawks 16–7. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:45. Third quarter SEA – Russell Wilson 15-yard pass from Doug Baldwin (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:31. Seahawks 23–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:16. Fourth quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 35-yard field goal, 13:34. Seahawks 26–7. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 2:42. PHI – Dorial Green-Beckham 5-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Carson Wentz–Nelson Agholor pass), 3:42. Seahawks 26–15. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:33. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 23/45, 218 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson – 18/31, 272 yards, TD Top rushers PHI – Wendell Smallwood – 13 rushes, 48 yards SEA – C. J. Prosise – 4 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers PHI – Jordan Matthews – 5 receptions, 59 yards SEA – Doug Baldwin – 4 receptions, 104 yards Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers background:black; color:white; border:2px solid #004C54;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary November 28 Monday 8:30 p.m. EST Packers 7 7 3 10 Eagles 7 3 3 0 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 47 F C, cloudy Terry McAulay ESPN Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Gamebook First quarter GB – Davante Adams 12-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 9:56. Packers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:09. PHI – Carson Wentz 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:49. 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 6:11. Second quarter GB – Davante Adams 20-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 15:00. Packers 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 48-yard field goal, 0:20. Packers 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 3:03. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 33-yard field goal, 8:51. Packers 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:32. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 50-yard field goal, 5:26. Packers 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 3:27. Fourth quarter GB – Aaron Ripkowski 1-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 13:56. Packers 24–13. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:28. GB – Mason Crosby 32-yard field goal, 2:00. Packers 27–13. Drive: 17 plays, 78 yards, 8:21. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 30/39, 313 yards, 2 TD PHI – Carson Wentz – 24/36, 254 yards, INT Top rushers GB – James Starks – 17 rushes, 41 yards PHI – Wendell Smallwood – 9 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers GB – Davante Adams – 5 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD PHI – Dorial Green-Beckham – 6 receptions, 82 yards Week 13: at Cincinnati Bengals Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary December 4 1:00 p.m. EST Eagles 0 0 7 7 Bengals 10 9 10 3 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 55,456 42 F C, cloudy Jeff Triplette Fox Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Peter Schrager Recap, Gamebook First quarter CIN – Mike Nugent 32-yard field goal, 10:22. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:43. CIN – Jeremy Hill 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 1:32. Bengals 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:12. Second quarter CIN – Mike Nugent 33-yard field goal, 6:23. Bengals 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:46. CIN – Tyler Eifert 13-yard pass from Andy Dalton (kick failed, wide right), 0:07. Bengals 19–0. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 3:07. Third quarter CIN – Brandon LaFell 8-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:21. Bengals 26–0. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:39. CIN – Mike Nugent 26-yard field goal, 4:07. Bengals 29–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:53. PHI – Zach Ertz 13-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:30. Bengals 29–7. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 1:37. Fourth quarter PHI – Darren Sproles 2-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:53. Bengals 29–14. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 6:04. CIN – Mike Nugent 38-yard field goal, 2:50. Bengals 32–14. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:02. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 36/60, 308 yards, TD, 3 INT CIN – Andy Dalton – 23/31, 332 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PHI – Wendell Smallwood – 8 rushes, 19 yards CIN – Rex Burkhead – 8 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers PHI – Paul Turner – 6 receptions, 80 yards CIN – Brandon LaFell – 5 receptions, 95 yards, TDWith the loss, the Eagles fell to 5–7. They also fell to 0-4-1 all time in Cincinnati. Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary December 11 1:00 p.m. EST Redskins 0 7 14 6 Eagles 3 10 0 9 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 35 F C, cloudy Tony Corrente Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 45-yard field goal, 9:46. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:14. Second quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 36-yard field goal, 10:29. Eagles 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:36. WAS – Robert Kelley 22-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 4:11. Redskins 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 6:18. PHI – Darren Sproles 4-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:28. Eagles 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 3:43. Third quarter WAS – DeSean Jackson 80-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 9:14. Redskins 14–13. Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:43. WAS – Pierre Garçon 15-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:07. Redskins 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:14. Fourth quarter PHI – Leodis McKelvin 29-yard interception return (pass failed), 13:11. Redskins 21–19. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 41-yard field goal, 4:59. Eagles 22–21. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 6:28. WAS – Chris Thompson 25-yard run (pass failed), 1:53. Redskins 27–22. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:06. Top passers WAS – Kirk Cousins – 14/21, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT PHI – Carson Wentz – 32/46, 314 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Robert Kelley – 16 rushes, 63 yards, TD PHI – Ryan Mathews – 15 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers WAS – DeSean Jackson – 3 receptions, 102 yards, TD PHI – Zach Ertz – 10 receptions, 112 yards Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary December 18 1:00 p.m. EST Eagles 3 11 0 12 Ravens 10 10 0 7 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 71,223 62 F C, cloudy Craig Wrolstad Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter BAL – Kamar Aiken 5-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 11:38. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:54. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 45-yard field goal, 4:42. Ravens 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:47. BAL – Justin Tucker 53-yard field goal, 1:55. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:47. Second quarter PHI – Ryan Mathews 4-yard run (Ryan Mathews run), 14:38. Eagles 11–10. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06. BAL – Justin Tucker 47-yard field goal, 9:21. Ravens 13–11. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:17. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 34-yard field goal, 1:39. Eagles 14–13. Drive: 17 plays, 59 yards, 7:42. BAL – Steve Smith Sr. 34-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 0:09. Ravens 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:30. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 27-yard field goal, 14:48. Ravens 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:59. BAL – Kenneth Dixon 16-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 11:06. Ravens 27–17. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:42. PHI – Caleb Sturgis 29-yard field goal, 2:22. Ravens 27–20. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 3:50. PHI – Carson Wentz 4-yard run (pass failed), 0:04. Ravens 27–26. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 1:35. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 22/42, 170 yards, INT BAL – Joe Flacco – 16/30, 206 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 77 yards BAL – Terrance West – 20 rushes, 128 yards, TD Top receivers PHI – Zach Ertz – 6 receptions, 80 yards BAL – Mike Wallace – 2 receptions, 60 yards The loss knocked the Eagles out of playoff contention for the third consecutive year. Despite a rushing touchdown by Carson Wentz in the final seconds, they failed the 2-point conversion; sealing a fifth straight loss and a playoff elimination. Week 16: vs. New York Giants background:black; color:white; border:2px solid #004C54;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary December 22 Thursday 8:30 p.m. EST Giants 3 10 3 3 Eagles 14 7 0 3 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 40 F C, partly cloudy Clete Blakeman NBC/NFLN/Twitter Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox Recap, Gamebook First quarter PHI – Darren Sproles 25-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:48. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 4:13. PHI – Malcolm Jenkins 34-yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 8:20. Eagles 14–0. NYG – Robbie Gould 35-yard field goal, 0:10. Eagles 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:48. Second quarter NYG – Robbie Gould 35-yard field goal, 7:28. Eagles 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:00. PHI – Nelson Agholor 40-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 4:59. Eagles 21–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:29. NYG – Sterling Shepard 13-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 0:33. Eagles 21–13. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 4:26. Third quarter NYG – Robbie Gould 29-yard field goal, 9:09. Eagles 21–16. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:08. Fourth quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 41-yard field goal, 8:47. Eagles 24–16. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:10. NYG – Robbie Gould 41-yard field goal, 5:17. Eagles 24–19. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:30. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 38/63, 356 yards, TD, 3 INT PHI – Carson Wentz – 13/24, 152 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Paul Perkins – 15 rushes, 68 yards PHI – Ryan Mathews – 18 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 11 receptions, 150 yards PHI – Nelson Agholor – 2 receptions, 47 yardsAfter a heartbreaking loss that knocked the Eagles out of the playoffs, they came back home to square off the New York Giants for round 2. Prior to this game, the Eagles were 0–4 against division rivals. Playing with pride, the Eagles knocked off the Giants including a pick 6 by Malcolm Jenkins. With the win, the Eagles snapped their 5-game losing streak and won against the Giants at home for the 3rd consecutive season. The win allowed the Cowboys to clinch the NFC East. This started an 8-game winning streak for the Eagles against the Giants, ending Week 10 of 2020. Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary January 1, 2017 1:00 p.m. EST Cowboys 0 10 3 0 Eagles 3 7 7 10 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 50 F C, sunny Walt Coleman Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 22-yard field goal, 3:57. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 8:18. Second quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 49-yard field goal, 14:51. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:06. DAL – Terrance Williams 3-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 10:11. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:49. PHI – Zach Ertz 6-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:07. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:50. Third quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 23-yard field goal, 9:18. Cowboys 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:21. PHI – Zach Ertz 20-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 4:56. Eagles 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 4:22. Fourth quarter PHI – Caleb Sturgis 33-yard field goal, 2:18. Eagles 20–13. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:51. PHI – Terrell Watson 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:23. Eagles 27–13. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:16. Top passers DAL – Mark Sanchez – 9/17, 85 yards, 2 INT PHI – Carson Wentz – 27/43, 245 yards, 2 TD Top rushers DAL – Darren McFadden – 7 rushes, 28 yards PHI – Byron Marshall – 10 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers DAL – Cole Beasley – 3 receptions, 49 yards PHI – Zach Ertz – 13 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TDWith the win, the Eagles finished the year at 7–9. Furthermore, they won their first game against the Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field since 2011. Standings Division PHI Conference PHI References External links https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com Philadelphia Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles