Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are an NFLNFLThe NFL (National Football League) is a U.S. professional American football league of 32 clubs. Founded in 1920 as the APFA and renamed in 1922, it is organized into the AFC and NFC, with the season culminating in the Super Bowl.Open the full entry professional American football team founded in 1933 and competing in the NFC East. Based at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they won NFL championships in 1948, 1949 and 1960 and Super Bowls LII and LIX. Jeffrey Lurie purchased the franchise in 1994, and Nick Sirianni became head coach in 2021.
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Key facts
1933–1943Formation and wartime combination
A group led by Bert Bell and Lud Wray established the Eagles in 1933. During the wartime player shortage in 1943, Philadelphia combined with Pittsburgh for one season as the Steagles. Co-coached by Greasy Neale and Walt Kiesling, the team finished 5–4–1.[1]
1947–1949First championships
The Eagles won the Eastern division in 1947 and then recorded shutout victories in the 1948 and 1949 NFL Championship Games. Steve Van Buren, Pete Pihos and Alex Wojciechowicz were central figures, joined by Chuck Bednarik in 1949.[1]
1958–1960Rebuilding and a third NFL title
Buck Shaw became coach in 1958, and the team acquired Norm Van Brocklin in a trade. In 1960, Philadelphia won the East at 10–2 and beat Green Bay 17–13 for the NFL title, with Bednarik tackling Jim Taylor on the final play.[1]
1978–1981Vermeil and a first Super Bowl
Dick Vermeil led the Eagles to four consecutive postseason appearances from 1978 through 1981. The 1980 team won 12 regular-season games and beat Dallas 20–7 for the NFC title before losing Super Bowl XV to Oakland 27–10.[1]
1994–1995Lurie’s purchase and Rhodes’ appointment
Jeffrey Lurie purchased the Eagles on May 6, 1994. Ray Rhodes became his first head-coaching hire in 1995, going 10–6, reaching the playoffs and winning AP Coach of the Year in his first season.[2]
1999–2012The Andy Reid era
Andy Reid became coach in 1999 and served for 14 seasons, taking the Eagles to nine postseasons, five NFC Championship Games and Super Bowl XXXIX. He recorded 140 combined regular-season and playoff victories with Philadelphia.[2]
2003Lincoln Financial Field opens
Lincoln Financial Field opened in South Philadelphia in 2003 as the Eagles’ home. Together with the training complex opened in 2001, it formed part of the franchise’s facilities redevelopment under Lurie.[2]
2013–2016Kelly and Pederson
2017The first Super Bowl championship season
In Pederson’s second season, Nick Foles led the Eagles to a 41–33 victory over New England in Super Bowl LII, securing the franchise’s first Super Bowl championship.[1]
2021–2022Sirianni and a Super Bowl return
2024–2025A second Super Bowl and another division title
The Eagles went 14–3 in the 2024 regular season and beat Kansas City 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX. Saquon Barkley rushed for 2,005 regular-season yards, and Hurts was Super Bowl MVP. Philadelphia won the NFC East again in 2025, becoming its first repeat champion in more than two decades.[3]
Current home city
The Eagles play at Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The stadium also hosts other football games, soccer and concerts.[2]
Related organizations, websites and public accounts
Philadelphia Eagles: Official website: https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/ (opens in a new window) .[4]
Philadelphia Eagles: X: https://twitter.com/Eagles (opens in a new window) .[4]
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