2004 Philadelphia Eagles
The 2004 Philadelphia Eagles went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC East, and lost the Super Bowl. They scored 386 points and allowed 260.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 386–260
- NFC East
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Super Bowl
Where the season ranked
They scored 386 points, the eighth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 260, tied for the second-fewest. Their point differential was +126.
How the season unfolded
The Eagles opened with four straight wins and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was seven games, from Week 1 to Week 8.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 47–17 over the Green Bay Packers in Week 13 (December 5, 2004).
Their heaviest loss was 38–10 to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17 (January 2, 2005).
They scored a season-high 49 points against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 10 (November 15, 2004), winning 49–21.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–0.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 6–0 against the NFC East, sweeping the Giants, the Cowboys, and Washington.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Minnesota Vikings 27–14 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they beat the Atlanta Falcons 27–10 at home.
They lost Super Bowl XXXIX to the New England Patriots, 24–21.
Before and after
That was a one-win improvement on 2003, when they went 12–4.
In 2005, they went 6–10 and missed the playoffs.
2004 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2004 | vs New York Giants | W 31–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2004 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 27–16 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2004 | at Detroit Lions | W 30–13 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2004 | at Chicago Bears | W 19–9 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2004 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 30–8 |
| Week 7 | Oct 24, 2004 | at Cleveland Browns | W 34–31 (OT) |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2004 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 15–10 |
| Week 9 | Nov 7, 2004 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–27 |
| Week 10 | Nov 15, 2004 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 49–21 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2004 | vs Washington | W 28–6 |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2004 | at New York Giants | W 27–6 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2004 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 47–17 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2004 | at Washington | W 17–14 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2004 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 12–7 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2004 | at St. Louis Rams | L 7–20 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2005 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–38 |
| Divisional | Jan 16, 2005 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 27–14 |
| Conference championship | Jan 23, 2005 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 27–10 |
| Super Bowl | Feb 6, 2005 | vs New England Patriots | L 21–24 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2004 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.