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1988 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head Coach Buddy Ryan
Home Field Veterans Stadium
Results
Record 10–6
Place 1st NFC East
Playoff Finish Lost Divisional Round
Timeline
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1987 1989

The 1988 Philadelphia Eagles season resulted in an appearance in the postseason for the first time since 1981.

Offseason[]

Player Selections[]

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler [1] = Hall of Famer
Round Pick Player Position School
1 9 Keith Jackson Tight End Oklahoma
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3
4
5
6 149 Don McPherson Quarterback Syracuse
6 176 Todd White Wide Receiver Cal State-Fullerton
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9
10
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12

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Game Date Opponent Result Eagles points Opponents Record
1 Sept. 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Win 41 14 1–0
43,502
2 Sept. 11 Cincinnati Bengals Loss 24 28 1–1
66,459
3 Sept. 18 at Washington Redskins Loss 10 17 1–2
53,920
4 Sept. 25 at Minnesota Vikings Loss 21 23 1–3
56,012
5 Oct. 2 Houston Oilers Win 32 23 2–3
64,692
6 Oct. 10 New York Giants Win 24 13 3–3
63,736
7 Oct. 16 at Cleveland Browns Loss 3 19 3–4
78,787
8 Oct. 23 Dallas Cowboys Win 24 23 4–4
66,309
9 Oct. 30 Atlanta Falcons Loss 24 27 4–5
60,091
10 Nov. 6 Los Angeles Rams Win 30 24 5–5
65,624
11 Nov. 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers Win 27 26 6–5
46,026
12 Nov. 20 at New York Giants Win (OT) 23 17 7–5
43,621
13 Nov. 27 Phoenix Cardinals Win 31 21 8–5
57,918
14 Dec. 4 Washington Redskins Loss 19 20 8–6
65,947
15 Dec. 10 at Phoenix Cardinals Win 23 17 9–6
54,832
16 Dec. 18 at Dallas Cowboys Win 23 7 10–6
46,131

[2]

Standings[]

NFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Philadelphia Eagles 10 6 0 .625 379 319
New York Giants 10 6 0 .625 359 304
Washington Redskins 7 9 0 .438 345 387
Phoenix Cardinals 7 9 0 .438 344 398
Dallas Cowboys 3 13 0 .188 265 381

Playoffs[]

NFC Divisional Playoff[]

Chicago Bears 20, Philadelphia Eagles 12
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 6 3 0

12

Bears 7 10 0 3

20

at Soldier Field, Chicago

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[]

References[]

  1. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1988-phi
  3. http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm
AFC East Central West East Central West NFC
Buffalo Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
Indianapolis Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit LA Rams
Miami Houston LA Raiders Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego Phoenix Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Seattle Washington Tampa Bay
1988 NFL DraftNFL PlayoffsPro BowlSuper Bowl XXIII


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