Little Eagles factoid pertaining to tonight's game: Texans coach DeMeco Ryans and Steelers starting guard Isaac Seumalo missed each other as Eagles teammates by one year. Ryans left the Eagles after 2015, whereas Seumalo was an Eagles 3rd round pick in 2016.

Happy 26th birthday Jordan Davis The towering 2022 first-round pick had his best season in 2025, totaling 4.5 sacks, nine TFLs, and blocking a would-be game-winning field goal for the Rams, running it back himself for a walk-off TD.

January 12, 2025 The Eagles defense shuts Jordan Love down, intercepting him 3 times (including Quinyon Mitchell's first career INT) en route to a 22-10 Wild Card win over the Packers. In a memorable scene, Dallas Goedert batters Carrington Valentine repeatedly while scoring his third quarter TD.

January 12, 2002 Brad Johnson throws four picks (one of which Damon Moore runs back for six), as the Eagles defeat the Buccaneers 31-9 in the Wild Card round. Donovan McNabb throws for 2 TD passes, while Correll Buckhalter adds a 25-yard TD rush. The game is Tony Dungy's last as TB's head coach.

'Twas an uneven, oftentimes frustrating season, but there were some incredible moments. The Eagles will be back. Let em make the changes they need to make. They'll be back. I'll keep posting historical notes and stats throughout the offseason. Thanks for pushing this to over 100 follows. Go Birds.

Dallas Goedert’s 2 TDs today give him 6 career postseason TDs, tying him with Wilbert Montgomery, Harold Carmichael, and Brian Westbrook for 2nd most in franchise history. Jalen Hurts is still the franchise leader with 10.

If the Eagles defeat the 49ers today, it'll mark San Francisco's first Wild Card round loss since 1/13/02 (25-15 at Green Bay), and only their 2nd Wild Card round loss in the last 40 years. SF's last Wild Card round loss before then was 12/29/85, a 17-3 loss to the Giants.

EAGLES INACTIVES OT Lane Johnson OL Brett Toth ED Josh Uche RB AJ Dillon CB Jakorian Bennett DL Ty Robinson

Hearing that Packers executives are submitting a proposal this offseason to ban fourth-quarter comebacks, since they don't know how to stop them.

January 11, 1981 The first NFC Championship win Powered by Wilbert Montgomery's 194 yards rushing, the Eagles defeat the Cowboys 20-7 at Veterans Stadium, and advance to Super Bowl XV. Montgomery scores on a 42-yard run early in the first quarter, while Dallas gets shut out in the second half.

January 11, 2004 "4th and 26" Freddie Mitchell (in easily the best play of his abysmal career) catches a 28-yard pass on 4th and 26, keeping hope alive against the Packers in a Divisional round game. Eagles force overtime, walking off after a David Akers field goal to stun Green Bay 23-20

January 11, 1999 Big Red comes to town Packers QB coach Andy Reid is introduced as the new head coach of the Eagles. Though many are skeptical, over 14 seasons, Reid proves his mettle in Philly, winning a franchise-record 130 regular season games, 10 playoff games, and the 2004 NFC Championship.

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Happy 52nd birthday Hollis Thomas. An ever-quotable cut-up during the Rhodes and Reid eras, Thomas was also a run-stuffing machine. He totaled 52 TFLs and 20 sacks, while recovering eight fumbles, over ten seasons in Philly.

Seven times, the Eagles defense has recorded 3+ INTs in a playoff game -6, def. DET 58-37 (12/30/95) -5, def. MIN 31-16 (1/3/81) -4, def. TB 31-9 (1/12/02) -3, def. GB 22-10 (1/12/25) -3, def. CHI 33-19 (1/19/02) -3, def. NO 36-20 (1/3/93) -3, lost to CHI 20-12 (12/31/88)

January 10, 1993 Goodbye, Reggie Reggie White plays his final game with the Eagles, a 34-10 Divisional round loss to the Cowboys. That March, White signed a 4-year deal with GB, leaving Philly after 8 seasons. White remains the Birds all-time sack leader (124.0), nearly 40 more than 2nd place.

Eagles First-Team All-Pros, last 10 seasons: 2016: None 2017: Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson 2018: Jason Kelce, Fletcher Cox 2019: Jason Kelce 2020: None 2021: Jason Kelce 2022: Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson 2023: Jason Kelce 2024: Saquon Barkley, Zack Baun 2025: Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean

Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean have been named First-Team All Pro for the 2025 season. They’re the first Eagles corners to earn AP1 honors since Lito Sheppard in 2004.

January 9, 2010 The end of an era. Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook, Sheldon Brown, and Jeremiah Trotter all play their final game with the Eagles, a 34-14 Wild Card loss to the Cowboys. McNabb will betraded to Washington on Easter Sunday 2010, closing the book on his 11-season Birds tenure.

After a week running this account, I wanna thank all of those who've followed, shared, and interacted. Appreciate you all. I really enjoy it here on Bluesky. A lot more intelligent, dignified discourse than "other places". Wish more smart people would flee those hellholes. Thanks again. Go Birds.

Brandon Graham, Fletcher Cox, and Jason Kelce all played under four different head coaches in Philadelphia (Sirianni, Pederson, Kelly, Reid). The last prior Eagle to do that was Randall Cunningham (1985-95; Rhodes, Kotite, Ryan, Campbell).

Since 2000, Nick Sirianni is one of 16 NFL coaches with at least 6 playoff wins. 30: Belichick 28: Reid 13: John Harbaugh 11: McCarthy 10: Carroll 9: Payton* 8: Coughlin, K. Shanahan*, McVay*, Fox, Tomlin* 7: Cowher, McDermott*, Dungy 6. Arians, Sirianni* * In this year's playoffs

Last year, Jalen Hurts became the 13th quarterback to win at least six playoff games since the 2000 season. 35: Brady 17: Mahomes 14: P. Manning 13: Roethlisberger 11: Rodgers* 10: Flacco 9: McNabb, Wilson, Brees 8: E. Manning 7: Allen* 6: Warner, Hurts* * in this year's playoffs.

Since the merger, the Eagles have allowed seven or less points in the playoffs six times: -01/29/23: 31-7 over SF -01/21/23: 38-7 over NYG -01/21/18: 38-7 over MIN -01/11/81: 20-7 over DAL -01/11/03: 20-6 over ATL -12/31/00: 21-3 over TB

The Eagles have scored 40 or more points four times in the postseason: -12/30/95: 58-37 vs. DET -01/26/25: 55-23 vs. WAS -02/04/18: 41-33 vs. NE (Super Bowl LII) -02/09/25: 40-22 vs. KC (Super Bowl LIX)

Last season, Nolan Smith set the Eagles franchise record for sacks in a single postseason with four. Other Eagles with three or more sacks in a single postseason include Hasson Reddick (3.5, 2022), Derrick Burgess (3, 2004), and Carl Hairston (3, 1980).

50 followers in after starting this account last week, I just wanna thank you all. For years, I've been a huge Birds fan, and someone who appreciates stats and lore. I hope to continue growing this into a fun, informative, and celebratory account enjoyed by Eagles fans of all walks. Go Birds!

January 7, 2007 The Eagles defeat the Giants 23-20 in the Wild Card round, decided on a 38 yard David Akers walk-off field goal. Brian Westbrook leads the way for the Birds, racking up 141 rushing yards, including a 49 yard touchdown run.

Eagles-49ers playoff history: -12/29/96 (Wild Card): SF def. PHI 14-0. Philly QBs Ty Detmer and Mark Rypien cough up 3 combined INTs in a sloppy, low-scoring game. -1/29/23 (NFC Title): PHI def. SF 31-7. 49ers QBs Brock Purdy and Josh Johnson are both injured, while the Eagles score 4 rushing TDs.

With John Harbaugh's firing, Nick Sirianni is now the 9th-longest tenured head coach in the NFL, hired four days after the Lions hired Dan Campbell. 2007: Mike Tomlin 2013: Andy Reid 2017: Sean McDermott, Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan 2019: Matt LaFleur, Zac Taylor 2021: Dan Campbell, Nick Sirianni

January 7, 2007 The Eagles defeat the Giants 23-20 in the Wild Card round, decided on a 38 yard David Akers walk-off field goal. Brian Westbrook leads the way for the Birds, racking up 141 rushing yards, including a 49 yard touchdown run.

The Baltimore Ravens have fired head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons. Before Baltimore, Harbaugh spent ten seasons in Philadelphia, coaching special teams and defensive backs under Andy Reid.

Happy 45th birthday Asante Samuel. In four years in Philadelphia, Samuel recorded 25 INTs, ran back three pick-sixes (one in the postseason), and made three Pro Bowls.

January 6, 2019 “The Double Doink” With a slight deflection from lineman Treyvon Hester, Cody Parkey’s would-be game-winning 43 yard field goal sails into the Soldier Field upright, then bounces off the crossbar. Eagles hold on to defeat the Bears 16-15 in the Wild Card round.

The Eagles now own the 68th pick (third round) in the 2026 NFL Draft, after completing a trade with the New York Jets. In 2024, the Eagles traded Haason Reddick to the Jets for a conditional 2026 pick that could've been as high as a second-rounder (though those conditions were not met).

Jalen Hurts has the third-most playoff TD passes in Eagles history with 10. 1. Donovan McNabb (24) 2. Nick Foles (11) 3. Jalen Hurts (10) 4. Ron Jaworski (9) 5. Tommy Thompson (4) Hurts‘ TDs include: -3 each: AJ Brown, Dallas Goedert -2: DeVonta Smith - 1 each: Kenny Gainwell, Jahan Dotson

Eagles last 10 Wild Card games: 1/12/25: vs GB, won 22-10 1/15/24: at TB, lost 32-9 1/16/22: at TB, lost 31-15 1/5/20: vs SEA, lost 17-9 1/6/19: at CHI, won 16-15 1/4/14: vs NO, lost 26-24 1/9/11: vs GB, lost 21-16 1/9/10: at DAL, lost 34-14 1/4/09: at MIN, won 26-14 1/7/07: vs NYG, won 23-20 (OT)

One question remains: will Jonathan Gannon walk home, or will he take the bus?

January 5, 2020 Jadeveon Clowney knocks Carson Wentz out early in a 17-9 Wild Card round loss to the Seahawks. It‘s the only playoff game Wentz ever starts in Philadelphia. Less than four months later, the Eagles use a second-round draft pick on Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts. The rest is history.

With Kevin Stefanski out, Nick Sirianni is now the 10th longest-tenured HC in the NFL. Sirianni was hired 4 days after the Lions hired Dan Campbell (Jan. 2021). Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh, Andy Reid, Sean McDermott, Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan, Zac Taylor, and Matt LaFleur are all longer tenured.

What are the odds? The last 7 times the Eagles made the playoffs (2018-19, 2021-25), they've been every possible seed from 1 to 7. 2018: 6 (lost Div. round) 2019: 4 (lost WC round) 2021: 7 (lost WC round) 2022: 1 (lost Super Bowl) 2023: 5 (lost WC round) 2024: 2 (won Super Bowl) 2025: 3 (TBD)

Nick Sirianni ends his fifth regular season with 59 career regular season wins, already third most in Eagles history. 1. Andy Reid (130) 2. Greasy Neale (63) 3. Nick Sirianni (59) 4. Dick Vermeil (54) 5. Buddy Ryan (43) 6. Doug Pederson (42)

Eagles will host the 49ers Sunday, January 11 at 4:30 pm EST on FOX.

What are the odds? The last 7 times the Eagles made the playoffs (2018-19, 2021-25), they've been every possible seed from 1 to 7. 2018: 6 (lost Div. round) 2019: 4 (lost WC round) 2021: 7 (lost WC round) 2022: 1 (lost Super Bowl) 2023: 5 (lost WC round) 2024: 2 (won Super Bowl) 2025: 3 (TBD)

For the first time ever, the Eagles have the most Super Bowl wins out of every NFC division winner. Eagles (2) have more Super Bowl wins than the Bears (1), Seahawks (1), and Panthers (0). In 1980, the Eagles were actually tied with the Central-winning Vikings and West-winning Falcons, 0 apiece.

Jalyx Hunt becomes the first Eagles player to lead the team in both sacks and interceptions in the same season. Hunt recorded his third INT of the year today, breaking a tie with Zack Baun, Cooper DeJean, and Andrew Mukuba. Hunt also led the team with 6.5 sacks.

With the loss to Washington, the Eagles will host San Francisco on Wild Card Weekend. Time and date TBD.

DeVonta Smith’s 27 yard catch puts him over 1000 yards for the season (1008). For the third time, Smith and AJ Brown have both gone over 1000 receiving yards as Eagles teammates. 2022: Brown 1496, Smith 1196 2023: Brown 1456, Smith 1066 2025: Smith 1008, Brown 1003

If Kenny Pickett finishes his start today with the Raiders, he will be the last QB the Chiefs play in consecutive seasons.

If Brandon Graham records half a sack vs WAS, he will become the third player to reach 80.0 career regular season sacks with the Eagles. 1. Reggie White (124.0) 2. Trent Cole (85.5) 3. Brandon Graham (79.5) 4. Clyde Simmons (76.0) 5. Fletcher Cox (70.0)