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2020 Philadelphia Eagles

The 2020 Philadelphia Eagles went 4–11–1, finishing 4th in the NFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 334 points and allowed 418.

Record
4–11–1
Home
3–4–1
Road & neutral
1–7
Points
334–418
NFC East
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 334 points, the seventh-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 418, the 13th-most. Their point differential was -84.

How the season unfolded

The Eagles started 1–2–1 and were 3–4–1 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 4–11–1.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 10 to Week 13.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 23–9 over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8 (November 1, 2020).

Their heaviest loss was 37–17 to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16 (December 27, 2020).

They scored a season-high 29 points against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5 (October 11, 2020), losing 38–29.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–5–1.

They played one overtime game and tied it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 2–4 against the NFC East, splitting with the Giants and the Cowboys and getting swept by Washington.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–8 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 7–9, 2.5 games better than their record.

Before and after

That was five wins fewer than in 2019, when they went 9–7.

Their four wins are tied for the franchise’s fewest in any season since 1999.

In 2021, they went 9–8 and returned to the playoffs.

2020 schedule and results

2020 Philadelphia Eagles · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 13, 2020at WashingtonL 17–27
Week 2Sep 20, 2020vs Los Angeles RamsL 19–37
Week 3Sep 27, 2020vs Cincinnati BengalsT 23–23 (OT)
Week 4Oct 4, 2020at San Francisco 49ersW 25–20
Week 5Oct 11, 2020at Pittsburgh SteelersL 29–38
Week 6Oct 18, 2020vs Baltimore RavensL 28–30
Week 7Oct 22, 2020vs New York GiantsW 22–21
Week 8Nov 1, 2020vs Dallas CowboysW 23–9
Week 10Nov 15, 2020at New York GiantsL 17–27
Week 11Nov 22, 2020at Cleveland BrownsL 17–22
Week 12Nov 30, 2020vs Seattle SeahawksL 17–23
Week 13Dec 6, 2020at Green Bay PackersL 16–30
Week 14Dec 13, 2020vs New Orleans SaintsW 24–21
Week 15Dec 20, 2020at Arizona CardinalsL 26–33
Week 16Dec 27, 2020at Dallas CowboysL 17–37
Week 17Jan 3, 2021vs WashingtonL 14–20

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2020 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.