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Philadelphia Eagles at Cleveland Browns

Final · Kickoff

2012 Regular season · Week 1 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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PHIPhiladelphia Eagles17Away
CLECleveland Browns16Home
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Eagles beat Browns 17–16 in 2012 Week 1

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Cleveland Browns 17–16 on the road at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Week 1 of the 2012 regular season on September 9, 2012. The final margin was a single point.

The result moved the Eagles to 1–0 and dropped the Browns to 0–1. The Eagles finished 2012 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Browns finished 2012 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Philadelphia Eagles won 30–10 on December 15, 2008. When they met again, the Philadelphia Eagles won 29–10 on September 11, 2016.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Eagles lead the series 4–0 after meeting No. 4 since 2000 Full series history

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