2021 Philadelphia Eagles season

2021 Philadelphia Eagles season
2021 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Jeffrey Lurie
Head coach	Nick Sirianni
General manager	Howie Roseman
Home field	Lincoln Financial Field
Results
Record	9–8
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Buccaneers) 15−31
Pro Bowlers	C Jason Kelce; CB Darius Slay
AP All-Pros	C Jason Kelce (1st team); OT Lane Johnson (2nd team)
Uniform
	← 2020; Eagles seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 89th season in the National Football League and their first under head coach Nick Sirianni.

Draft[change | change source]

2021 Philadelphia Eagles Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Traded to the Miami Dolphins
	10	DeVonta Smith	WR	Alabama	From Dallas
	12	Traded to the Dallas Cowboys			From San Francisco via Miami
2	37	Landon Dickerson	C	Alabama
3	70	Traded to the Carolina Panthers
	73	Milton Williams	DT	Louisiana Tech	From Carolina
	84	Traded to the Dallas Cowboys			From Indianapolis
4	110	Traded to the Cleveland Browns
4	123	Zech McPhearson	CB	Texas Tech	From Miami
5	150	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	Memphis
5	156	Traded to the Miami Dolphins			From Dallas
6	189	Marlon Tuipulotu	DT	USC
	191	Tarron Jackson	DE	Coastal Carolina	From Denver via Carolina
	224	JaCoby Stevens	LB	LSU	Compensatory pick
	225	Traded to the Washington Football Team			Compensatory pick
7	234	Patrick Johnson	LB	Tulane
7	240	Traded to the Washington Football Team			From San Francisco

Regular season[change | change source]

Schedule[change | change source]

The Eagles' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Atlanta Falcons	W 32–6	1–0	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	San Francisco 49ers	L 11–17	1–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
3	September 27	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–41	1–2	AT&T Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	Kansas City Chiefs	L 30–42	1–3	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
5	October 10	at Carolina Panthers	W 21–18	2–3	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
6	October 14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 22–28	2–4	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
7	October 24	at Las Vegas Raiders	L 22–33	2–5	Allegiant Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	at Detroit Lions	W 44–6	3–5	Ford Field	Recap
9	November 7	Los Angeles Chargers	L 24–27	3–6	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
10	November 14	at Denver Broncos	W 30–13	4–6	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
11	November 21	New Orleans Saints	W 40–29	5–6	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
12	November 28	at New York Giants	L 7–13	5–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	at New York Jets	W 33–18	6–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
14	Bye
15	December 21	Washington Football Team	W 27–17	7–7	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
16	December 26	New York Giants	W 34–10	8–7	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
17	January 2	at Washington Football Team	W 20–16	9–7	FedExField	Recap
18	January 8	Dallas Cowboys	L 26–51	9–8	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[change | change source]

Division[change | change source]

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Dallas Cowboys	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	530	358	W1
⁽⁷⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	444	385	L1
Washington Football Team	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	335	434	W1
New York Giants	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	258	416	L6

Conference[change | change source]

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^[c]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^[d]	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^[d]^[e]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers^[f]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason[change | change source]

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 16	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2)	L 15–31	0–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

[13-4-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.

[12-5-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.

[9-8-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.

[7-10b-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.

[6] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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