2013 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
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Owner | Jeffrey Lurie |
General manager | Howie Roseman |
Head coach | Chip Kelly |
Home field | Lincoln Financial Field |
Local radio | WIP-FM |
Results | |
Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 1st NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Saints) 24–26 |
Pro Bowlers | QB Nick Foles RB LeSean McCoy WR DeSean Jackson T Jason Peters G Evan Mathis |
AP All-Pros | RB LeSean McCoy (1st team) OT Jason Peters (1st team) OG Evan Mathis (1st team) |
Uniform | |
The 2013 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 81st season in the National Football League (NFL), and the first under head coach Chip Kelly. The Eagles improved on their 4–12 record from 2012, finishing 10–6 and clinching the NFC East division title and the playoffs for the first time since 2010, but after a close game, they lost on a last-second field goal to the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, by a score of 26–24. The season was noted for LeSean McCoy winning the NFL rushing title, and the extremely successful season by Nick Foles where he produced 27 touchdowns to only 2 interceptions. Foles also threw seven touchdowns against the Oakland Raiders, tying an NFL record for most touchdowns in a single game.
This was the Eagles' first season since 1998 without long-time head coach Andy Reid, who was fired following the 2012 season, and would become the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs after his dismissal. Reid made his first return to Philadelphia during Week 3, in which the Chiefs won 26–16.
The Eagles had a three-way quarterback competition with Nick Foles, Michael Vick and Matt Barkley, with Vick winning the job. After Vick got injured, however, Foles took over as quarterback and was eventually named the new starting quarterback despite Vick's return.
It took 62 weeks overall for the Eagles to win a home game; they continued the home losing streak that lasted throughout the rest of the 2012 season and extended it to 10 games, but they ended the streak by winning 24–16 against Washington at the Linc in Week 11.