With last night’s win over Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles officially make the Playoffs
Philly fans are in serious celebration mode while for the fourth time in four years with Nick Sirianni as their head coach, the Philadelphia Eagles are again in the playoffs. Sirianni is just the second head coach in Eagles’ franchise history to direct three straight 11+ win campaigns, joining Andy Reid from 2000-04 (five).
The Eagles are officially in the NFC playoffs. The next goal will be winning the NFC East, which they currently lead by three games with four weeks remaining in the regular season. They’ll have hat and t-shirt scenarios next week if they can beat the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Linc.
After hosting Pittsburgh (10-3) next week, the Eagles have games against Washington (8-5), Dallas (5-7), and the New York Giants (2-11) down the stretch. ~ Sporting News
The Eagles clinched their spot on Sunday thanks to their 22-16 win over the Carolina Panthers, combined with Atlanta’s loss to Minnesota and Arizona’s loss to Seattle.
Philadelphia improved to 11-2 (.846) by winning its franchise-record-tying ninth consecutive game. The Eagles are the eighth NFL team to win nine consecutive games after a bye week since byes were introduced in 1990, per Elias Sports. Philadelphia started 11-2 or better through 13 games for just the fifth time in team history, having also done so in 2022 (12-1), 2017 (11-2), 2004 (12-1), and 1980 (11-2).
Sirianni has produced a 45-19 (.703) career record in four seasons with Philadelphia. According to Elias Sports, Sirianni’s .703 winning percentage is the sixth-highest in NFL history and best among all current NFL head coaches.
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The next objective for the Eagles is to clinch the NFC East.
Fly Eagles, Fly
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(Source: Philadelphia Eagles)
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