By the Numbers: Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Eagles have been playing professional football since 1933, and in that time have won four championships, three before the Super Bowl era, and are 11 games under .500 as a franchise at 620-631-27. The team is currently in one of its best runs, making the playoffs in five of the last seven seasons – including two Super Bowl appearances. Here is a look at the Eagles by the numbers before Sunday afternoon’s game against Dallas.
3 – Three is the number of the season for the Philadelphia offense this season. The Eagles ranked third in the NFL in total offense with 387.4 yards per game, behind only Miami (453.3) and Detroit (390.6). Behind the ‘Tush Push’ the Eagles employ, Philadelphia has been successful on 73.3-percent of their fourth down attempts, good enough for third in the league. The Eagles are also averaging the third most points in the NFL with 28.0 per game, behind only Miami (33.9) and Dallas (28.1) and are the only team in the league to score more than 25 points in at least six games. Philadelphia is also tops in the NFL in third down efficiency (50.0%) and first downs per game (23.8).
24 – Over the last 26 regular season games started by quarterback Jalen Hurts, the Eagles have only lost just two of those. That .923 winning percentage and 24 wins goes back to Week 15 of the 2021 season, and that includes a 13-1 stretch since Week 11 of 2022. Since the start of the 2021 season, Hurts is 29-9 as a starter in the regular season, a .763 winning percentage, which leads all NFL QBs over that stretch of time.
65.5 – If you think you are going to run the football against the Philadelphia front seven, then you are probably going to be disappointed with your performance. The Eagles run defense is giving up just 65.5 yards per game this season, the very best in the NFL and it’s not close. The Eagles have given up over 100 yards rushing just once this season, 108 yards in a Week 4 overtime win over Washington. They have also only given up three rushing touchdowns – two to Washington and one to the Jets, their only loss of the season.
136.5 – Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham have been stalwarts on the Eagles defensive line together for 12 seasons. The duo has wreaked havoc, racking up 136.5 sacks which would be good enough for the top spot for career sacks if it was a list of duos. Instead, Graham (70.5) and Cox (66), are a long way back from the 124.0 sacks Reggie White earned in Philadelphia. Graham and Cox are fourth and fifth on the list, behind White, Trent Cole (85.5 sacks from 2005-14) and Clyde Simmons (76.0 sacks from 1986-93).
1,379 – Running back D’Andre Swift was acquired just days before Philadelphia’s season opener with the Patriots. Swift had just one carry for three yards in that game. Since then, he has rushed for 568 yards and averaged over 81 yards a game rushing. If Swift continues his current pace, he will finish the season with 1,379 yards, which would be good enough for the fifth best rushing season in Eagles history, behind only LeSean McCoy (1,607 yards in 2013), Wilbert Montgomery (1,512 yards in 1979), Ricky Waters (1,411 yards in 1996) and Montgomery (1,402 yards in 1981). Swift is currently fifth in the NFL, behind Christian McCaffrey (652 yards), Derrick Henry (601 yards), Zack Moss (589 yards) and Travis Etienne Jr. (583 yards).
1,995 – Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown is on pace to shatter the team’s record for most receiving yards in a season if he keeps his current pace of 117 yards per game. Brown is currently on a heater. After just 79 yards against New England and 29 yards against Minnesota, Brown has not had less than 127 yards in a game since. That includes a 175-yard effort on 13 catches, with two touchdowns, in the Eagles overtime win over the Commanders. Brown would shatter his own team record of 1,496 yards, which he put up last season. The only other Eagles receiver in history with over 1,400 yards receiving in a season is Mike Quick, who had 1,409 yards in 1983.