2019 Philadelphia Eagles season

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2019 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner Jeffrey Lurie
General manager Howie Roseman
Head coach Doug Pederson
Home stadium Lincoln Financial Field
Results
Record9–7
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Seahawks) 9–17
Pro Bowlers
All-Pros C Jason Kelce (1st team)
Uniform
Philadelphia eagles uniforms.png

The 2019 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 87th in the National Football League (NFL) and fourth under head coach Doug Pederson. The Eagles acquired many key players, including wide receiver DeSean Jackson, running back Jordan Howard and defensive tackle Malik Jackson. With these offseason moves, the Eagles were listed as Super Bowl contenders. However, inconsistent play aided by injuries on both sides of the ball plagued the Eagles early in the year. Despite a 5–7 start, the Eagles won their last four games against divisional opponents and matched their 9–7 record from 2018. The Eagles clinched the NFC East division title (the second time in the Pederson/Wentz era), but were defeated by the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round by a score of 17–9.

Contents

Free agents

PositionPlayerTag2019 teamNotes
RB Jay Ajayi UFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal
LB D. J. Alexander UFA Jacksonville Jaguars 1-year deal, $805k
CB Ronald Darby UFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal, $8.5 million
QB Nick Foles UFA Jacksonville Jaguars 4-year deal, $88 million
S Corey Graham UFATBD
LB Jordan Hicks UFA Arizona Cardinals 4-year deal, $36 million
DT Timmy Jernigan UFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal, $1.25 million
WR Jordan Matthews UFA San Francisco 49ers 1-year deal, $1.8 million
DT Haloti Ngata UFARetired
LB LaRoy Reynolds UFA San Francisco 49ers 1-year deal, $645k
TE Richard Rodgers UFA Philadelphia Eagles 2-year deal, $1.925 million
RB Darren Sproles UFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal
QB Nate Sudfeld RFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal, $3 million
WR Golden Tate UFA New York Giants 4-year deal, $37.5 million
WR Mike Wallace UFARetired
OG Chance Warmack UFATBD
OG Stefen Wisniewski UFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal, $1.5 million
Player re-signed by the EaglesPlayer not re-signed by the Eagles

Signings

PositionPlayerTag2018 teamDate signedNotes
DT Malik Jackson UFA Jacksonville Jaguars March 133-year deal, $30 million
LB L. J. Fort UFA Pittsburgh Steelers March 143-year deal, $5.5 million
S Andrew Sendejo UFA Minnesota Vikings March 181-year deal, $1.3 million
DE Vinny Curry UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 211-year deal, $2.25 million
QB Luis Perez UFA Birmingham Iron April 91-year deal
WR Greg Ward UFA San Antonio Commanders April 91-year deal
WR Charles Johnson UFA Orlando Apollos April 91-year deal
LB Zach Brown UFA Washington Redskins May 31-year deal, $3 million
QB Cody Kessler UFA Jacksonville Jaguars May 131-year deal
WR Devin RossUFA Tennessee Titans May 281-year deal
S Trae Elston UFA Miami Dolphins June 51-year deal
CB Orlando Scandrick UFA Kansas City Chiefs July 271-year deal, $1.12 million
TE Alex Ellis UFA Kansas City Chiefs August 21-year deal
S Johnathan Cyprien UFA Tennessee Titans August 21-year deal
CB Sojourn Shelton UFA Cincinnati Bengals August 111-year deal
DT Aziz Shittu UFA Dallas Cowboys August 131-year deal
QB Josh McCown UFA New York Jets August 171-year deal, $5.4 million
LB Chris Worley UFA Seattle Seahawks August 191-year deal
LB Hayes Pullard UFA Arizona Cardinals August 271-year deal
S Jason Thompson UFA Atlanta Falcons August 271-year deal
DT Akeem Spence UFA Miami Dolphins September 101-year deal

Departures

PositionPlayer2019 teamDateReason
S Chris Maragos N/AFebruary 22Released
G Kaleb Johnson Baltimore Brigade May 1Released
CB Chandon Sullivan Green Bay Packers May 1Released
WR Dorren Miller TBDMay 14Released
DE Chris Long N/AMay 18Retired
LB B. J. Bello New York Jets June 5Released
WR Braxton Miller Cleveland Browns August 17Released
LB Paul Worrilow New York Jets August 18Released
WR Shelton Gibson Cleveland Browns August 21Released
S Tre Sullivan DC Defenders August 27Released

Trades

NFL Draft

2019 Philadelphia Eagles draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 22 Andre Dillard   OT Washington State From Baltimore
253 Miles Sanders  *  RB Penn State From Baltimore
257 J. J. Arcega-Whiteside   WR Stanford
4138 Shareef Miller   DE Penn State From Pittsburgh
5167 Clayton Thorson   QB Northwestern From Kansas City via LA Rams and New England
      Made roster        Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Undrafted free agents
PlayerPositionCollege
Joey Alfieri LB Stanford
Ryan Bates OT Penn State
T. J. Edwards LB Wisconsin
Nico Evans RB Wyoming
Johnny Gibson OG Arkansas
Ajene Harris CB USC
Nate Herbig OG Stanford
Jay Liggins CB Dickinson State
Riley Mayfield OT North Texas
Sua Opeta OG Weber State
Keegan Render C Iowa
Anthony Rush DT UAB
DeAndre Thompkins WR Penn State
Brett Toth OT Army
Casey Tucker OT Arizona State
Kevin Wilkins DT Rutgers

Staff

2019 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

2019 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 11 reserve, 10 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 8 Tennessee Titans L 10–270–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
2August 15at Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–101–1 TIAA Bank Field Recap
3August 22 Baltimore Ravens L 15–261–2Lincoln Financial Field Recap
4August 29at New York Jets L 0–61–3 MetLife Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 8 Washington Redskins W 32–271–0 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
2 September 15at Atlanta Falcons L 20–241–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
3 September 22 Detroit Lions L 24–271–2Lincoln Financial Field Recap
4 September 26at Green Bay Packers W 34–272–2 Lambeau Field Recap
5 October 6 New York Jets W 31–63–2Lincoln Financial Field Recap
6 October 13at Minnesota Vikings L 20–383–3 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
7 October 20at Dallas Cowboys L 10–373–4 AT&T Stadium Recap
8 October 27at Buffalo Bills W 31–134–4 New Era Field Recap
9 November 3 Chicago Bears W 22–145–4Lincoln Financial Field Recap
10 Bye
11 November 17 New England Patriots L 10–175–5Lincoln Financial Field Recap
12 November 24 Seattle Seahawks L 9–175–6Lincoln Financial Field Recap
13 December 1at Miami Dolphins L 31–375–7 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
14 December 9 New York Giants W 23–17 (OT)6–7Lincoln Financial Field Recap
15 December 15at Washington Redskins W 37–277–7 FedExField Recap
16 December 22 Dallas Cowboys W 17–98–7Lincoln Financial Field Recap
17 December 29at New York Giants W 34–179–7 MetLife Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins

Week One: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Redskins10100727
Eagles07141132

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Two: Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles066820
Falcons377724

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Three: Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Lions7130727
Eagles1007724

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

Week Four: Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles0216734
Packers7137027

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 5: vs. New York Jets

Week Five: New York Jets at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jets00066
Eagles1473731

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

With the win, the Eagles improved to 11–0 in their all-time series against the New York Jets. [9]

Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles01010020
Vikings10147738

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/12:00 pm. CDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 66,837
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Seven: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles703010
Cowboys141301037

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 8:20 pm. EDT/7:20 pm. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 91,213
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: at Buffalo Bills

Week Eight: Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles3813731
Bills076013

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Nine: Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bears007714
Eagles397322

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 11: vs. New England Patriots

Week Eleven: New England Patriots at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Patriots098017
Eagles370010

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 12: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks730717
Eagles30069

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: Rain, 40 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,796
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: at Miami Dolphins

Week Thirteen: Philadelphia Eagles at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles10117331
Dolphins77121137

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,545
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Peter Schrager
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

In one of the most embarrassing road losses in franchise history, the Eagles blew a 28–14 3rd quarter lead and lost to the Miami Dolphins 37–31. They allowed over 365 total yards of offense, and with this loss, tied their loss total from the previous season.

Week 14: vs. New York Giants

Week Fourteen: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Giants01700017
Eagles0377623

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 14 featured the Eagles facing the rival New York Giants, led by Eli Manning, who was taking over for an injured Daniel Jones. Following a scoreless first quarter, Manning opened the scoring with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Darius Slayton, giving New York a 7–0 lead. After the teams traded field goals, Manning would throw another touchdown pass to Slayton, this time from 55 yards, to build the Giants' lead to 17–3 before halftime. However, Philadelphia's defense would stifle Manning in the second half, forcing three-and-outs on four of six possessions and allowing just 30 yards total offense. The Eagles offense would step up and score 14 unanswered points over the final two-quarters to force overtime. After the Eagles won the overtime coin toss, they drove down the field and won the game on Carson Wentz's second touchdown pass of the night to Zach Ertz. With the comeback win, the Eagles improved to 6–7 on the year. Further, the Eagles won their sixth straight against the Giants, and took the lead in the all-time series for the first time in franchise history. It also marked the first time since 2006 an Eagles-Giants game would go to overtime.

Week 15: at Washington Redskins

Week Fifteen: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles3772037
Redskins7701327

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,246
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Sixteen: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cowboys06039
Eagles1007017

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 4:25 pm. EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,796
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

In desperate need of a win to stay alive in the playoff race, an injury-ravaged Eagles team got revenge on the Cowboys after losing in Week 7 to them. Not only did this snap a 4-game losing streak to the Cowboys, but this resulted in the Eagles taking the lead in the NFC East for the first time all season. Furthermore, the victory improved Philadelphia to 8–7. Now, all the Eagles needed was to either beat the NY Giants the very next week or have the Cowboys lose to the Redskins.

Week 17: at New York Giants

Week Seventeen: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles3771734
Giants0314017

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 4:25 pm. EST
  • Game weather: Rain, 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,029
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Eagles clinched their second NFC East division title in three years with a win over the New York Giants, their seventh straight in the series dating back to the 2016 season.

Standings

Division

NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(4) Philadelphia Eagles 970.5635–17–5385354W4
Dallas Cowboys 880.5005–17–5434321W1
New York Giants 4120.2502–43–9341451L1
Washington Redskins 3130.1880–62–10266435L4

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [a] San Francisco 49ers West1330.8135–110–2.504.466W2
2 [a] [b] Green Bay Packers North1330.8136–010–2.453.428W5
3 [a] [b] New Orleans Saints South1330.8135–19–3.486.459W3
4 Philadelphia Eagles East970.5635–17–5.455.417W4
Wild Cards
5 Seattle Seahawks West1150.6883–38–4.531.463L2
6 Minnesota Vikings North1060.6252–47–5.477.356L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Los Angeles Rams West970.5633–37–5.535.438W1
8 [c] Chicago Bears North880.5004–27–5.508.383W1
9 [c] Dallas Cowboys East880.5005–17–5.479.316W1
10 [d] Atlanta Falcons South790.4384–26–6.545.518W4
11 [d] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South790.4382–45–7.500.384L2
12 Arizona Cardinals West5101.3441–53–8–1.529.375L1
13 Carolina Panthers South5110.3131–52–10.549.469L8
14 New York Giants East4120.2502–43–9.473.281L1
15 Detroit Lions North3121.2190–62–9–1.506.375L9
16 Washington Redskins East3130.1880–62–10.502.281L4
Tiebreakers [e]
  1. 1 2 3 San Francisco finished ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep, claiming the No. 1 seed.
  2. 1 2 Green Bay claimed the No. 2 seed over New Orleans based on conference record.
  3. 1 2 Chicago finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 1 2 Atlanta finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on division record.
  5. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

Schedule

RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordVenueRecap
Wild Card January 5, 2020 Seattle Seahawks (5)L 9–170–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Seattle Seahawks

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Seattle Seahawks at (4) Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks377017
Eagles03609

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

The Eagles season ended with their first loss at home since Week 12 of the regular season, which was, coincidentally, also a 17–9 home loss to the Seahawks. They failed to score a touchdown for the first time since Week 17 of the 2017 season. Carson Wentz left the game in the first quarter with a concussion following a controversial hit by Jadeveon Clowney. No penalty was called on the play, and Wentz was later ruled out for the game. This was the Eagles' third straight home Wild Card playoff loss.

References

  1. "Eagles acquire WR DeSean Jackson from Tampa Bay Buccaneers".
  2. "Eagles acquire 2020 draft pick from New England for DE Michael Bennett".
  3. "Eagles acquire Pro Bowl RB Jordan Howard from Bears for 2020 draft pick".
  4. "Colts Trade Defensive Tackle Hassan Ridgeway To Eagles".
  5. "Eagles acquire DE Eli Harold from the Buffalo Bills in exchange for T Ryan Bates".
  6. "Eagles agree to terms with Arizona to acquire safety Rudy Ford in a trade".
  7. "Eagles acquire LB Duke Riley from the Falcons".
  8. "Projecting The 2019 Compensatory Picks". Over the Cap. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  9. "Boxscore finder: Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Jets". pro-football-reference.com. September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.