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2011 Philadelphia Eagles

The 2011 Philadelphia Eagles went 8–8, finishing 2nd in the NFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 396 points and allowed 328.

Record
8–8
Home
3–5
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
396–328
NFC East
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 396 points, the eighth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 328, the tenth-fewest. Their point differential was +68.

How the season unfolded

The Eagles started 1–3 and were 3–5 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 8–8.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 14 to Week 17.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 2 to Week 5.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 34–7 over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8 (October 30, 2011).

Their heaviest loss was 38–20 to the New England Patriots in Week 12 (November 27, 2011).

They scored a season-high 45 points against the New York Jets in Week 15 (December 18, 2011), winning 45–19.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–5.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 5–1 against the NFC East, sweeping Washington and the Cowboys and splitting with the Giants.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–4 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7, one game better than their record.

Before and after

That was two wins fewer than in 2010, when they went 10–6.

In 2012, they went 4–12.

2011 schedule and results

2011 Philadelphia Eagles · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 11, 2011at St. Louis RamsW 31–13
Week 2Sep 18, 2011at Atlanta FalconsL 31–35
Week 3Sep 25, 2011vs New York GiantsL 16–29
Week 4Oct 2, 2011vs San Francisco 49ersL 23–24
Week 5Oct 9, 2011at Buffalo BillsL 24–31
Week 6Oct 16, 2011at WashingtonW 20–13
Week 8Oct 30, 2011vs Dallas CowboysW 34–7
Week 9Nov 7, 2011vs Chicago BearsL 24–30
Week 10Nov 13, 2011vs Arizona CardinalsL 17–21
Week 11Nov 20, 2011at New York GiantsW 17–10
Week 12Nov 27, 2011vs New England PatriotsL 20–38
Week 13Dec 1, 2011at Seattle SeahawksL 14–31
Week 14Dec 11, 2011at Miami DolphinsW 26–10
Week 15Dec 18, 2011vs New York JetsW 45–19
Week 16Dec 24, 2011at Dallas CowboysW 20–7
Week 17Jan 1, 2012vs WashingtonW 34–10

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2011 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.