1978 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
---|---|
Owner | Leonard Tose |
General manager | Jim Murray |
Head coach | Dick Vermeil |
Home field | Veterans Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 9โ7 |
Division place | 2nd NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Falcons) 13โ14 |
Pro Bowlers | T Stan Walters[1] TE Harold Carmichael[1] RB Wilbert Montgomery[1] LB Bill Bergey[1] |
The 1978 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles reached the postseason for the first time since their championship-winning season in 1960, which ended the longest postseason drought in the franchise's history and one of the longest in the history of the NFL. The Eagles ended their playoff drought by winning their final game in the regular season and needing either the Minnesota Vikings or Green Bay Packers to lose - both teams ended up losing and thus earned a wild card entry. This was also the first season since 1966 in which the franchise finished the season with a winning record.