Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles
Current season
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Established July 8, 1933; 91 years ago (July 8, 1933)[1]
First season: 1933
Play in Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Headquartered in the NovaCare Complex[2] (Philadelphia)
League / conference affiliations
National Football League (1933–present)
  • Eastern Division (1933–1949)
  • American Conference (1950–1952)
  • Eastern Conference (1953–1969)
    • Capitol Division (1967–1969)
  • National Football Conference (1970–present)
Uniforms
Team colorsMidnight green, silver, black, white[3][4][5]
       
Fight song"Fly, Eagles Fly"
MascotSwoop
Websitephiladelphiaeagles.com
Personnel
Owner(s)Jeffrey Lurie[6]
CEOJeffrey Lurie
General managerHowie Roseman
PresidentDon Smolenski
Head coachNick Sirianni
Team history
  • Philadelphia Eagles (1933–1942, 1944–present)
  • Phil-Pitt "Steagles" (1943)
Team nicknames
  • The Birds
  • The Iggles
Championships
League championships (4)
Conference championships (5)
Division championships (15)
Playoff appearances (30)
Home fields
Team owner(s)

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Lincoln Financial Field in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.[7]

The franchise was established in 1933 as a replacement for the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets when a group led by Bert Bell secured the rights to an NFL franchise in Philadelphia. Since their formation, the Eagles have appeared in the playoffs 30 times, won 15 division titles (including 12 in the NFC East), appeared in four pre-merger NFL Championship Games, winning three of them (1948, 1949, and 1960), and appeared in four Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl LII at the end of the 2017 season.

As of 2023, 13 individuals affiliated with the Eagles have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Chuck Bednarik, Bell, Bob Brown, Harold Carmichael, Brian Dawkins, Sonny Jurgensen, Greasy Neale, Tommy McDonald, Pete Pihos, Norm Van Brocklin, Steve Van Buren, Dick Vermeil, and Reggie White.

The team's intense rivalry with the New York Giants has been ranked the top rivalry of all time by NFL Network, the fourth-best NFL rivalry by Sports Illustrated,[8] and one of the fiercest and best-known football rivalries by ESPN.[9] The Eagles' bitter rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys has become more high-profile and intense since the 1960s, and the team has a historic rivalry with the Washington Commanders. Their rivalry with the Pittsburgh Steelers dates back to 1933 and is known as the "Battle of Pennsylvania".[10]

The Philadelphia Eagles rank among the best teams in the NFL for attendance and have sold out every home game continuously since the 1999 season.[11][12]

The Eagles are owned by Jeffrey Lurie. As of 2023, the Eagles franchise value has increased to $4.9 billion, according to Forbes, making them the 10th-most valuable team in the NFL.[13]

  1. ^ "Philadelphia Eagles Team Facts". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Contact Us". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. NFL Enterprises. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Shook, Nick (July 29, 2023). "Eagles reveal Kelly green throwback uniforms". NFL.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023. There aren't any surprises with this set. The uniforms replicate the sets worn in the days of Randall Cunningham, from 1985–1995, before the team switched to its current scheme of midnight green, silver, black and white.
  4. ^ "Team Information" (PDF). 2017 Philadelphia Eagles Media Guide (PDF). NFL Enterprises. September 26, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Eagles Team Capsule" (PDF). 2022 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book (PDF). NFL Enterprises. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Philadelphia Eagles Front Office Roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. NFL Enterprises. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Home". lincolnfinancialfield.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top 10 NFL Rivalries Of All Time: No. 4 Giants–Eagles". Sports Illustrated. December 15, 2005. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  9. ^ Chadiha, Jeffri (October 31, 2007). "Ranking the NFL's best rivalries: Where does Colts-Pats fit?". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
  10. ^ Bryan, Dave (September 20, 2016). "After 8 Straight Losses, Steelers Looking For Philadelphia Freedom Sunday Against Eagles". SteelersDepot.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  11. ^ Fox, Ashley (January 4, 2014). "Fans always have Eagles' back". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  12. ^ Clark, Kevin (July 2, 2012). "Game Changer: NFL Scrambles to Fill Seats". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  13. ^ Forbes