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1999 Philadelphia Eagles

The 1999 Philadelphia Eagles went 5–11, and missed the playoffs. They scored 272 points and allowed 357.

Record
5–11
Home
4–4
Road & neutral
1–7
Points
272–357
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 272 points, tied for the sixth-fewest among the 31 teams, and allowed 357, the tenth-most. Their point differential was -85.

How the season unfolded

The Eagles opened with four straight losses and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 5–11.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 1 to Week 4.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 24–9 over the New England Patriots in Week 15 (December 19, 1999).

Their heaviest loss was 44–17 to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 11 (November 21, 1999).

They scored a season-high 38 points against the St. Louis Rams in Week 17 (January 2, 2000), winning 38–31.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–6.

They played two games that went to overtime and went 0–2 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 8–8, three games better than their record.

Before and after

In 2000, they went 11–5 and returned to the playoffs.

1999 schedule and results

1999 Philadelphia Eagles · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 12, 1999vs Arizona CardinalsL 24–25
Week 2Sep 19, 1999vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 5–19
Week 3Sep 26, 1999at Buffalo BillsL 0–26
Week 4Oct 3, 1999at New York GiantsL 15–16
Week 5Oct 10, 1999vs Dallas CowboysW 13–10
Week 6Oct 17, 1999at Chicago BearsW 20–16
Week 7Oct 24, 1999at Miami DolphinsL 13–16
Week 8Oct 31, 1999vs New York GiantsL 17–23 (OT)
Week 9Nov 7, 1999at Carolina PanthersL 7–33
Week 10Nov 14, 1999vs WashingtonW 35–28
Week 11Nov 21, 1999vs Indianapolis ColtsL 17–44
Week 12Nov 28, 1999at WashingtonL 17–20 (OT)
Week 13Dec 5, 1999at Arizona CardinalsL 17–21
Week 14Dec 12, 1999at Dallas CowboysL 10–20
Week 15Dec 19, 1999vs New England PatriotsW 24–9
Week 17Jan 2, 2000vs St. Louis RamsW 38–31

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 1999 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.