1990 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
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Owner | Norman Braman |
Head coach | Buddy Ryan |
Home field | Veterans Stadium |
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Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 2nd NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Redskins) 6–20 |
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The 1990 Philadelphia Eagles season was the team's 58th in the National Football League (NFL).
The team made the postseason yet again with a 10–6 overall record, despite beginning the season with disappointing early-season records of 1–3 and 2–4.
The Eagles ran for 2,556 rushing yards in 1990, which is the most of any team in a single season in the 1990s. [1]
Other season highlights were a 28–14 win at Veterans Stadium over the Washington Redskins on November 12, known as the Body Bag Game, since the defense managed to knock both Redskins quarterbacks from the contest plus several other key players. The Redskins came back to the Vet later in the season to defeat the Eagles in the Wild Card Playoff, however. Against the Buffalo Bills in a 30–23 loss on December 2, Randall Cunningham made one of the signature plays of his career, eluding Bills Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith in the end zone before launching the ball into the middle of the field to wide receiver Fred Barnett, who completed the 95-yard touchdown play.
One week prior, the Eagles avenged an opening-night loss at the Meadowlands, whipping the 10–0 New York Giants by a 31–13 score. The Redskins would get the last laugh, beating the Eagles 20–6 in the Wild Card round.
Following the season, the team fired head coach Buddy Ryan. Offensive coordinator Rich Kotite was promoted to replace Ryan as Eagles head coach, and would hold the position for the next four seasons.
The 1990 NFL draft was held April 22–23, 1990. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. For the number 1 pick in the draft, the Indianapolis Colts traded with the Atlanta Falcons to select Jeff George a quarterback from Illinois
Under the rules of the draft at the time, the Eagles would pick 24th or 25th in each full round. Teams that went to Super Bowl XXIV would have last 2 picks and then teams sorted out by 1989 record in each round. The Eagles at 11–5 in the previous year tied with Los Angeles Rams. With the 22nd pick in the 1st round the Eagles selected Ben Smith a cornerback from Georgia The Eagles made 12 total picks in the 1990 draft.
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 22 | Ben Smith | DB | Georgia | |
2 | 50 | Mike Bellamy | WR | Illinois | |
3 | 77 | Fred Barnett * | WR | Arkansas State | |
5 | 133 | Calvin Williams | WR | Purdue | |
6 | 162 | Kevin Thompson | DB | Oklahoma | |
7 | 189 | Terry Strouf | T | Wisconsin–La Crosse | |
8 | 217 | Curt Dykes | T | Oregon | |
9 | 244 | Cecil Gray | DE | North Carolina | |
10 | 273 | Orlando Adams | DT | Jacksonville State | |
11 | 294 | John Hudson | G | Auburn | Made roster in 1991; pick from New Orleans |
11 | 300 | Tyrone Watson | WR | Tennessee State | |
12 | 327 | Judd Garrett | RB | Princeton | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
The Eagles held training camp at West Chester State University in West Chester, PA about 20 miles from Veterans Stadium where they play their home games.
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 9 | at New York Giants | L 20–27 | 0–1 | Giants Stadium | 76,202 |
2 | September 16 | Phoenix Cardinals | L 21–23 | 0–2 | Veterans Stadium | 64,396 |
3 | September 23 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–21 | 1–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 63,644 |
4 | September 30 | Indianapolis Colts | L 23–24 | 1–3 | Veterans Stadium | 62,067 |
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6 | October 15 | Minnesota Vikings | W 32–24 | 2–3 | Veterans Stadium | 66,296 |
7 | October 21 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–13 | 2–4 | RFK Stadium | 53,567 |
8 | October 28 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 21–20 | 3–4 | Texas Stadium | 62,605 |
9 | November 4 | New England Patriots | W 48–20 | 4–4 | Veterans Stadium | 65,514 |
10 | November 12 | Washington Redskins | W 28–14 | 5–4 | Veterans Stadium | 65,857 |
11 | November 18 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 24–23 | 6–4 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 53,755 |
12 | November 25 | New York Giants | W 31–13 | 7–4 | Veterans Stadium | 66,706 |
13 | December 2 | at Buffalo Bills | L 23–30 | 7–5 | Rich Stadium | 79,320 |
14 | December 9 | at Miami Dolphins | L 20–23 (OT) | 7–6 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 67,034 |
15 | December 16 | Green Bay Packers | W 31–0 | 8–6 | Veterans Stadium | 65,627 |
16 | December 23 | Dallas Cowboys | W 17–3 | 9–6 | Veterans Stadium | 63,895 |
17 | December 29 | at Phoenix Cardinals | W 23–21 | 10–6 | Sun Devil Stadium | 31,796 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
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The Porkchop Bowl
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This game came to be known as The Body Bag Game.
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) New York Giants | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 7–1 | 10–2 | 335 | 211 | W2 |
(4) Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–3 | 9–3 | 396 | 299 | W3 |
(5) Washington Redskins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 381 | 301 | W1 |
Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–6 | 6–8 | 244 | 308 | L2 |
Phoenix Cardinals | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–6 | 3–9 | 268 | 396 | L3 |
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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Wildcard | January 5, 1991 | Washington Redskins (5) | L 6–20 | 0–1 | Veterans Stadium | 65,287 |
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