2023 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
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Owner | Jeffrey Lurie |
General manager | Howie Roseman |
Head coach | Nick Sirianni |
Home field | Lincoln Financial Field |
Results | |
Record | 11–6 |
Division place | 2nd NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Buccaneers) 9–32 |
Pro Bowlers | |
AP All-Pros | 4
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Uniform | |
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The 2023 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 91st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Nick Sirianni. The Eagles entered the season as defending NFC champions.[1]
The Eagles failed to equal or improve on their 14–3 record from the previous year due to their loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 15.[2] Despite this, the Eagles clinched their third consecutive playoff berth and sixth in seven years the same week, after the Green Bay Packers lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Atlanta Falcons losing to the Carolina Panthers, and the San Francisco 49ers defeating the Arizona Cardinals.[3]
Despite starting with a 10–1 record for the second consecutive season, the Eagles lost five of their last six games, and in Week 17, after an embarrassing loss to the lowly Arizona Cardinals after the second half, lost any chance at having the first seed in the NFC to the 49ers. The Eagles also notably lost the NFC East division title and second seed to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 18 after the latter's blowout victory against the Washington Commanders, and their own loss to the Giants.[4][5] Even in victory, the Eagles had problems with a poor defense the entire season, which was ranked 26th out of 32;[6] 8 of their 11 victories fell within one score, none of their aforementioned wins went outside of 2 scores, and their losses to the playoff-bound 49ers and Cowboys were blowouts.
The Eagles' late-season woes continued into the playoffs, in which they were eliminated in the Wild Card round by the NFC South champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 32–9 blowout loss. This late-season collapse is considered by many to be one of the most shocking in NFL history.[7] The Eagles promptly fired offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and defensive coordinator Sean Desai within a week of their playoff exit.[8][9] In the subsequent offseason, on March 4, 2024, center Jason Kelce retired after spending his entire 13-year career with the Eagles.[10] On March 10, defensive tackle Fletcher Cox would also retire after spending 12 seasons with the team.
This season would mark the first season since 2010 that the Eagles wore Kelly green uniforms and the first time since 1995 that they would be featured multiple times in a season.[11]
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