1988 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1988 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 56th season in the National Football League.

The Eagles playing against the Chicago Bears in the famous "Fog Bowl"

1988 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerNorman Braman
Head coachBuddy Ryan
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs (at Bears) 12–20
Uniform

This season resulted an appearance in the postseason for the first time since 1981. The Eagles won the NFC East for the first time since 1980, but lost to the Chicago Bears in the NFC Divisional round during the Fog Bowl.

In control of their own destiny for a playoff berth, but not the NFC East title on the final day of the regular season, Philadelphia dumped Dallas, 23–7, guaranteed a minimum of a wild card berth, 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 to avoid the Wild Card round. 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

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
19Keith JacksonTight EndOklahoma
230Eric AllenCornerbackArizona
364Matt PatchanTackleMiami
4NONE
5122Eric EverettDefensive BackTexas Tech
6149Don McPhersonQuarterbackSyracuse
6160Rob SterlingCornerbackMaine
7176Todd WhiteWide ReceiverCal State-Fullerton
8207David SmithRunning BackWestern Kentucky
9NONE
10261Joe SchusterDefensive TackleIowa
11288Izel JenkinsCornerbackNorth Carolina State
12288Steve KaufusiDefensive EndBrigham Young

Personnel

Staff

1988 Philadelphia Eagles staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1988 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 41–14 1–0 Tampa Stadium Recap
2 September 11 Cincinnati Bengals L 24–28 1–1 Veterans Stadium Recap
3 September 18 at Washington Redskins L 10–17 1–2 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap
4 September 25 at Minnesota Vikings L 21–23 1–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
5 October 2 Houston Oilers W 32–23 2–3 Veterans Stadium Recap
6 October 10 New York Giants W 24–13 3–3 Veterans Stadium Recap
7 October 16 at Cleveland Browns L 3–19 3–4 Cleveland Stadium Recap
8 October 23 Dallas Cowboys W 24–23 4–4 Veterans Stadium Recap
9 October 30 Atlanta Falcons L 24–27 4–5 Veterans Stadium Recap
10 November 6 Los Angeles Rams W 30–24 5–5 Veterans Stadium Recap
11 November 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–26 6–5 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
12 November 20 at New York Giants W 23–17 (OT) 7–5 Giants Stadium Recap
13 November 27 Phoenix Cardinals W 31–21 8–5 Veterans Stadium Recap
14 December 4 Washington Redskins L 19–20 8–6 Veterans Stadium Recap
15 December 10 at Phoenix Cardinals W 23–17 9–6 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
16 December 18 at Dallas Cowboys W 23–7 10–6 Texas Stadium Recap

[1]

Week 1

1 234Total
Eagles 21 1370 41
Buccaneers 0 0140 14
  • Date: September 4
  • Location: Tampa Stadium
  • Game attendance: 43,502
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Gary Fencik

[2]

The Eagles played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium where temperatures reached 90-degrees. On the Eagles’ fourth play of the game, Bucs linebacker Kevin Murphy chased Cunningham out of the pocket, and he rolled to his left and floated a 37-yard TD to Mike Quick. The first quarter ended with the Eagles up 21 to 0 after Anthony Toney ran for a TD and Cunningham threw an 8-yard TD to Jackson. The Eagles even scored on a 38-yard TD run by safety Terry Hoage on the only carry of his 13-year career.[3]

Week 2

1 234Total
Bengals 7 7014 28
Eagles 14 037 24
  • Date: September 11
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Kevin Slaten and Dave Lapham

Week 3

1 234Total
Eagles 0 307 10
Redskins 14 030 17

Week 4

1 234Total
Eagles 0 1407 21
Vikings 10 076 23
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts

Week 5

1 234Total
Oilers 16 007 23
Eagles 0 2093 32
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • Television network: NBC

Week 6

1 234Total
Giants 3 037 13
Eagles 0 1437 24
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

Week 7

1 234Total
Eagles 0 300 3
Browns 3 0610 19
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Cleveland Stadium
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • Television network: CBS

Week 8

1 234Total
Cowboys 17 330 23
Eagles 0 7314 24
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Jiggetts

Week 9

1 234Total
Falcons 0 7137 27
Eagles 3 7014 24
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • Television network: CBS

Week 10

1 234Total
Rams 3 7014 24
Eagles 0 101010 30
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts

Week 11

1 234Total
Eagles 0 14310 27
Steelers 10 673 26
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Three Rivers Stadium
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Dan Jiggetts

Week 12

1 234OTTotal
Eagles 7 3076 23
Giants 7 3700 17
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Giants Stadium
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Week 13

1 234Total
Cardinals 7 707 21
Eagles 7 0177 31
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • Television network: CBS

Week 14

1 234Total
Redskins 7 0310 20
Eagles 3 1330 19
  • Date: December 4
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts

Week 15

1 234Total
Eagles 21 002 23
Cardinals 0 773 17
  • Date: December 10
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw

Week 16

1 234Total
Eagles 0 1076 23
Cowboys 7 000 7
  • Date: December 18
  • Location: Texas Stadium
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • Television network: CBS

Standings

NFC East
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

Divisional

1 234Total
Eagles 3 630 12
Bears 7 1003 20

Known as The Fog Bowl in NFL lore, 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

References

  1. http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1988-phi
  2. The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15.
  3. Frank, Reuben (September 6, 2018). "Roob's 10 observations: Nick Foles' strange career, Jason Peters' age, 2018 predictions". CSNPhilly. Philadelphia.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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