The Stats:
Regular Season Record: 10-6
Last Six Games: 5-1
All-Time Playoff Record: 17-17
Eagles' Previous Playoff Results
The Team:
Team Colors: Midnight Green, Black, White, and Silver
Head Coach: Andy Reid
Owner: Jeffrey Lurie
Mascot: Swoop
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Offensive Rankings:
Run: 11th (124.0 ypg)
Pass: 3rd (257.4 ypg)
Overall: 2nd (381.4 ypg)
Points Per Game: 6th (24.9 ppg)
Key Player: Jeff Garcia
The Eagles were written off when Donovan McNabb was lost for the season, but Jeff Garcia has stepped in nicely, showing he can still playin the right system with the right talent around him. He has posted a 95.8 passer rating since taking over, and has thrown 10 TD passes to just two interceptions. If Garcia continues to play the way he did during the regular season, there's no reason the Eagles can't challenge in a weak NFC.
Defensive Rankings:
Run: 26th (136.4 ypg)
Pass: 9th (191.7 ypg)
Overall: 15th (328.1 ypg)
Points Per Game: 15th (20.5 ppg)
Key Player: Jeremiah Trotter
If the Eagles have a weakness, it's their run defense, which has been inconsistent at best. At middle linebacker, Trotter is already the team's best run-stopper, but he's got to take his game to another level. Of course, stopping the run doesn't fall entirely on Trotter, but without his strong presence in the middle, this defense would really struggle.
Special Teams:
Key Player: Reno Mahe/Brian Westbrook
Mahe will probably get the bulk of the work as the Eagles return man, but Westbrook may get some spot duty in key situations.
Turnovers:
Give Aways: 23rd (24)
Take Aways: 13th (29)
Outlook:
The Eagles enter the playoffs as the hottest team in the NFC, and have been surprisingly efficient with Jeff Garcia at quarterback. If he continues to protect the ball and make plays within the Eagles West Coast offense, this team could be very dangerous. They seem to be peaking at just the right time.
The key, however, is how well their defense holds up against the more potent rushing attacks. If they can limit guys the caliber of Tiki Barber and Deuce McAllister, they should win. If they allow a team to rack up 150+ yards on the ground against them, they'll probably get run out of the playoffs.
Eagles Roster:
Offense
10 - Koy Detmer QB
14 - A.J. Feeley QB
7 - Jeff Garcia QB
5 - Donovan McNabb QB
28 - Correll Buckhalter RB
34 - Reno Mahe RB
23 - Ryan Moats RB
38 - Thomas Tapeh RB
36 - Brian Westbrook RB
81 - Jason Avant WR
84 - Hank Baskett WR
11 - Jeremy Bloom WR
86 - Reggie Brown WR
83 - Greg Lewis WR
18 - Donte' Stallworth WR
88 - Mike Bartrum TE
89 - Matt Schobel TE
82 - L.J. Smith TE
59 - Nick Cole C
46 - Jon Dorenbos C
67 - Jamaal Jackson C
74 - Winston Justice OT
68 - Pat McCoy OT
67 - Stefan Rodgers OT
69 - Jon Runyan OT
72 - William Thomas OT
73 - Shawn Andrews OG
79 - Todd Herremans OG
62 - Max Jean-Gilles OG
71 - Scott Young OG
Defense
58 - Trent Cole DE
90 - Darren Howard DE
93 - Jevon Kearse DE
95 - Jerome McDougle DE
75 - Juqua Thomas DE
78 - Brodrick Bunkley DT
98 - Mike Patterson DT
77 - LaJuan Ramsey DT
91 - Sam Rayburn DT
97 - Darwin Walker DT
56 - Shawn Barber LB
50 - Torrance Daniels LB
96 - Omar Gaither LB
57 - Chris Gocong LB
55 - Dhani Jones LB
51 - Matt McCoy LB
53 - Dedrick Roper LB
54 - Jeremiah Trotter LB
24 - Sheldon Brown CB
22 - Joselio Hanson CB
29 - Roderick Hood CB
21 - William James CB
26 - Lito Sheppard CB
37 - Sean Considine S
20 - Brian Dawkins S
32 - Michael Lewis S
27 - Quintin Mikell S
Kicker/Punter
2 - David Akers K
8 - Dirk Johnson P
