This past season for the Philadelphia Eagles has been one close call, ultimately finishing first in the NFC East but, losing to the Seattle Seahawks in the playoffs.
Their first game was against the Washington Redskins on Sept. 8 on Lincoln Financial Field. In the first half of the game, it was an absolute beating ending the second quarter 7-20. Then the Eagles scored three touchdowns in the third quarter and a field goal in the fourth which ended the game 32-27.
The next two games would both be close losses. First would be to the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 15 with the ending score of 20-24. This was a close game, with the Eagles grasping at victory, only trailing a few points behind at the end of every quarter, having four successful scoring drives.
The second loss would be to the Detroit Lions on Sept. 22 with a score of 24-27. They would only be four scoring drives in the game, a field goal and three touchdowns.
They would end the month in victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 26 with a score of 34-27. Scoring five drives in the second and third quarters of the game and Jordan Howard being the decisive player scoring the tiebreaker.
At the start of October, they were again at home and won against the New York Jets with a whopping score of 31-6. They only allowed the Giants to score a touchdown during the fourth quarter with eight seconds left on the clock.
They would lose to the Vikings on the 13th of October with a score of 20-38. In part this was due to five players Ronald Darby, DeSean Jackson, Tim Jenrigan, Avonte Maddox and Darren Sproles being out of the picture due to injuries sustained in the previous games. They lagged behind the Vikings for the entire game, only coming close to catching up in the third quarter.
The Eagles would end the season with a four-game winning streak. It was capped off with a match against the New York Giants with a score of 34-17. They denied the Giants most of their plays and only allowed them to score during the second and third quarter. It would leave Brandon Brooks out of the playoffs after sustaining a shoulder injury during the game.
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On Jan. 5, 2020 the Eagles would play against the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. They would play valiantly but, in the end would come up short by eight points. Losing the game with a score of 9-17 stopping hopes of going to the Superbowl right in their tracks.
“I don’t know much about football but, the Eagles losing was a big deal,” Aissatta Diawawara, sophomore business management major, said. “All of my friends were up in arms when the Eagles lost to the Seahawks.”
“It was unfair for our people to go through such a negative disaster,” Anri Vardangan junior criminology major, said. “I don’t watch football but my friends do.”
On the other hand, there were people who were more positive about the season.
“It was a typical season with its ups and downs” Eric Soll, senior mathematics major,said.”I’ve been a lifelong Eagles fan and there is always the chance for next year. Then, there were also those who were completely on the other side of the fence about the Eagle’s overall performance.
Their title as the NFC East Champions was well deserved after having eighteen of their players injured and fifteen of those were out for the rest of the season.
