| Team: | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Division Place: | 1st NFC East |
| Coach: | Doug Pederson |
| Owner: | Jeffrey Lurie |
| General Manager: | Howie Roseman |
| Stadium: | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Record: | 9–7 |
| Playoffs: | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Seahawks) 9–17 |
| Ap All-Pros: | C Jason Kelce |
| Shortnavlink: | Eagles seasons |
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.
| Position | Player | 2019 team | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | 1-year deal | |||
| UFA | 1-year deal, $805k | ||||
| UFA | 1-year deal, $8.5 million | ||||
| UFA | 4-year deal, $88 million | ||||
| UFA | TBD | ||||
| UFA | 4-year deal, $36 million | ||||
| UFA | 1-year deal, $1.25 million | ||||
| UFA | 1-year deal, $1.8 million | ||||
| UFA | Retired | ||||
| UFA | 1-year deal, $645k | ||||
| UFA | 2-year deal, $1.925 million | ||||
| UFA | 1-year deal | ||||
| RFA | 1-year deal, $3 million | ||||
| UFA | 4-year deal, $37.5 million | ||||
| UFA | Retired | ||||
| UFA | TBD | ||||
| UFA | 1-year deal, $1.5 million |
| Player re-signed by the Eagles | Player not re-signed by the Eagles |
| Position | Player | 2018 team | Date signed | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFA | March 13 | 3-year deal, $30 million | ||||
| UFA | March 14 | 3-year deal, $5.5 million | ||||
| UFA | March 18 | 1-year deal, $1.3 million | ||||
| UFA | March 21 | 1-year deal, $2.25 million | ||||
| UFA | April 9 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | April 9 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | April 9 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | May 3 | 1-year deal, $3 million | ||||
| UFA | May 13 | 1-year deal | ||||
| Devin Ross | UFA | May 28 | 1-year deal | |||
| UFA | June 5 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | July 27 | 1-year deal, $1.12 million | ||||
| UFA | August 2 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | August 2 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | August 11 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | August 13 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | August 17 | 1-year deal, $5.4 million | ||||
| UFA | August 19 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | August 27 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | August 27 | 1-year deal | ||||
| UFA | September 10 | 1-year deal |
| Position | Player | 2019 team | Date | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | February 22 | Released | |||
| May 1 | Released | ||||
| May 1 | Released | ||||
| TBD | May 14 | Released | |||
| N/A | May 18 | Retired | |||
| June 5 | Released | ||||
| August 17 | Released | ||||
| August 18 | Released | ||||
| August 21 | Released | ||||
| August 27 | Released |
See main article: article and 2019 NFL Draft.
Notes
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee Titans | L 10–27 | 0–1 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | ||
| 2 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–10 | 1–1 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap | ||
| 3 | Baltimore Ravens | L 15–26 | 1–2 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | ||
| 4 | at New York Jets | L 0–6 | 1–3 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8 | Washington Redskins | W 32–27 | 1–0 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | |
| 2 | September 15 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 20–24 | 1–1 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap | |
| 3 | September 22 | Detroit Lions | L 24–27 | 1–2 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | |
| 4 | September 26 | at Green Bay Packers | W 34–27 | 2–2 | Lambeau Field | Recap | |
| 5 | October 6 | New York Jets | W 31–6 | 3–2 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | |
| 6 | October 13 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 20–38 | 3–3 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap | |
| 7 | October 20 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–37 | 3–4 | AT&T Stadium | Recap | |
| 8 | October 27 | at Buffalo Bills | W 31–13 | 4–4 | New Era Field | Recap | |
| 9 | November 3 | Chicago Bears | W 22–14 | 5–4 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | |
| 10 | Bye | ||||||
| 11 | November 17 | New England Patriots | L 10–17 | 5–5 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | |
| 12 | November 24 | Seattle Seahawks | L 9–17 | 5–6 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | |
| 13 | December 1 | at Miami Dolphins | L 31–37 | 5–7 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap | |
| 14 | New York Giants | W 23–17 | 6–7 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | ||
| 15 | December 15 | at Washington Redskins | W 37–27 | 7–7 | FedExField | Recap | |
| 16 | December 22 | Dallas Cowboys | W 17–9 | 8–7 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | |
| 17 | December 29 | at New York Giants | W 34–17 | 9–7 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | |
With the win, the Eagles improved to 11–0 in their all-time series against the New York Jets.[9]
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 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.
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.
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.
See also: 2019–20 NFL playoffs.
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.