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2005 Philadelphia Eagles

The 2005 Philadelphia Eagles went 6–10, finishing 4th in the NFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 310 points and allowed 388.

Record
6–10
Home
4–4
Road & neutral
2–6
Points
310–388
NFC East
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 310 points, the 15th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 388, the sixth-most. Their point differential was -78.

How the season unfolded

The Eagles started 3–1 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 6–10.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 2 to Week 4.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 8 to Week 11.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 42–3 over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 2 (September 18, 2005).

Their heaviest loss was 42–0 to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 13 (December 5, 2005).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–5.

They played one overtime game and lost it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 0–6 against the NFC East, getting swept by the Cowboys, Washington, and the Giants.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 10–6, four games better than their record.

Before and after

That was seven wins fewer than in 2004, when they went 13–3.

In 2006, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.

2005 schedule and results

2005 Philadelphia Eagles · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 12, 2005at Atlanta FalconsL 10–14
Week 2Sep 18, 2005vs San Francisco 49ersW 42–3
Week 3Sep 25, 2005vs Oakland RaidersW 23–20
Week 4Oct 2, 2005at Kansas City ChiefsW 37–31
Week 5Oct 9, 2005at Dallas CowboysL 10–33
Week 7Oct 23, 2005vs San Diego ChargersW 20–17
Week 8Oct 30, 2005at Denver BroncosL 21–49
Week 9Nov 6, 2005at WashingtonL 10–17
Week 10Nov 14, 2005vs Dallas CowboysL 20–21
Week 11Nov 20, 2005at New York GiantsL 17–27
Week 12Nov 27, 2005vs Green Bay PackersW 19–14
Week 13Dec 5, 2005vs Seattle SeahawksL 0–42
Week 14Dec 11, 2005vs New York GiantsL 23–26 (OT)
Week 15Dec 18, 2005at St. Louis RamsW 17–16
Week 16Dec 24, 2005at Arizona CardinalsL 21–27
Week 17Jan 1, 2006vs WashingtonL 20–31

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2005 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.