1988 Philadelphia Eagles season
| 1988 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Buddy Ryan |
| Owner | Norman Braman |
| Home field | Veterans Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 1st NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Bears) 20–12 |
The 1988 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 56th season in the National Football League.
This season resulted an appearance in the postseason for the first time since 1981. The Eagles won the NFC East for the first time in seven seasons, but lost to the Chicago Bears in the NFC Divisional round during the Fog Bowl.
On the final day of the regular season, Philadelphia dumped Dallas, 23–7, but had to wait for the end to the Jets-Giants game at Giants Stadium to learn if they had clinched the division or not. The Jets won the game, 27–21, on a late TD strike from Ken O'Brien to Al Toon, giving the Eagles the NFC East crown on the tiebreaker of having beaten the Giants in both regular-season meetings.
Offseason
NFL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 9 | Keith Jackson | Tight End | Oklahoma |
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| 6 | 149 | Don McPherson | Quarterback | Syracuse |
| 6 | 176 | Todd White | Wide Receiver | Cal State-Fullerton |
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Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Regular season
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Eagles points | Opponents | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | Sep 4 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Win | 41 | 14 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Sep 11 | Cincinnati Bengals | Loss | 24 | 28 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | Sep 18 | at Washington Redskins | Loss | 10 | 17 | 1–2 | |
| 4 | Sep 25 | at Minnesota Vikings | Loss | 21 | 23 | 1–3 | |
| 5 | Oct 2 | Houston Oilers | Win | 32 | 23 | 2–3 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | New York Giants | Win | 24 | 13 | 3–3 | |
| 7 | Oct 16 | at Cleveland Browns | Loss | 3 | 19 | 3–4 | |
| 8 | Oct 23 | Dallas Cowboys | Win | 24 | 23 | 4–4 | |
| 9 | Oct 30 | Atlanta Falcons | Loss | 24 | 27 | 4–5 | |
| 10 | Nov 6 | Los Angeles Rams | Win | 30 | 24 | 5–5 | |
| 11 | Nov 13 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Win | 27 | 26 | 6–5 | |
| 12 | Nov 20 | at New York Giants | Win (OT) | 23 | 17 | 7–5 | |
| 13 | Nov 27 | Phoenix Cardinals | Win | 31 | 21 | 8–5 | |
| 14 | Dec 4 | Washington Redskins | Loss | 19 | 20 | 8–6 | |
| 15 | Dec 10 | at Phoenix Cardinals | Win | 23 | 17 | 9–6 | |
| 16 | Dec 18 | at Dallas Cowboys | Win | 23 | 7 | 10–6 | |
Standings
| NFC East | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Philadelphia Eagles(3) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 379 | 319 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–3 | 9–5 | 359 | 304 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 345 | 387 | L2 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–5 | 6–6 | 344 | 398 | L5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–6 | 3–9 | 265 | 381 | L1 |
Playoffs
NFC Divisional Playoff
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Bears | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
- Game attendance: 65,534
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw
Known as The Fog Bowl, the Bears defeated the Eagles, 20–12, in a contest in which a heavy, dense fog rolled over Chicago's Soldier Field during the second quarter and cut visibility to about 15–20 yards for the rest of the game.
Awards and honors
- NFL All-Rookie: Eric Allen
- Bert Bell Award: Randall Cunningham[2]
- Sporting News Rookie of the Year: Keith Jackson
References
- ↑ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1988-phi
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-03.