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1948 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 9-2-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

1948 NFL Champions

Scored 376 points (31.3/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 156 points (13.0/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 220 points (18.3/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 10.7-1.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 4th.

Coached by Greasy Neale (9-2-1)

1948 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Fri September 24 box L 0-1 @ Chicago Cardinals 14 21 15 331 207 124 4 14 340 151 189 2
2 Sun October 3 box T 0-1-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 28 28 12 280 142 138 2 21 403 295 108 2
3 Sun October 10 box W 1-1-1 New York Giants 45 0 19 366 168 198 2 6 125 64 61 5
4 Sun October 17 box W 2-1-1 @ Washington Redskins 45 0 28 416 198 218 1 11 213 132 81 5
5 Sun October 24 box W 3-1-1 Chicago Bears 12 7 15 175 71 104 3 14 223 102 121 4
6 Sun October 31 box W 4-1-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 34 7 20 334 177 157 3 15 254 144 110 6
7 Sun November 7 box W 5-1-1 @ New York Giants 35 14 21 458 189 269 4 19 376 261 115 2
8 Sun November 14 box W 6-1-1 Boston Yanks 45 0 22 489 269 220 2 7 162 61 101 3
9 Sun November 21 box W 7-1-1 Washington Redskins 42 21 28 575 199 376 3 10 254 210 44 2
10 Sun November 28 box W 8-1-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 0 15 350 167 183 5 12 200 113 87 2
11 Sun December 5 box L 8-2-1 @ Boston Yanks 14 37 18 325 196 129 5 9 198 80 118 3
12 Sun December 12 box W 9-2-1 Detroit Lions 45 21 28 520 258 262 20 412 338 74 3
Playoffs
Championship December 19 box W 10-2-1 Chicago Cardinals 7 0 16 232 7 225 3 6 131 35 96 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 376 4619 829 5.6 241 159 301 2241 27 16 7.4 99 528 2378 21 4.5 119 34 18 23
Team Defense 156 3160 714 4.4 158 139 338 1951 14 23 5.8 83 376 1209 5 3.2 62 39 16 13
Lg Rank Offense 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 5
Lg Rank Defense 2 2 1 9 3 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 8 7

Passing

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No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Tommy Thompson 32 QB 12 4 141 246 57.3 1965 25 10.2 11 4.5 70 8.0 7.0 13.9 163.8 98.4
Bill Mackrides 23 10 1 18 53 34.0 276 2 3.8 4 7.5 28 5.2 2.2 15.3 27.6 33.2
Ernie Steele 31 12 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Steve Van Buren+ 28 LH 11 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 28.1 12 159 301 52.8 2241 27 9.0 16 5.3 70 7.4 6.0 14.1 186.8 84.9
Opp Total 12 139 338 41.1 1951 14 4.1 23 6.8 5.8 3.1 14.0 162.6 45.9 0 0 5.8 3.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Steve Van Buren+ 28 LH 11 8 201 945 10 29 4.7 85.9 18.3 10 96 9.6 0 34 0.9 8.7 1041 10 6
Bosh Pritchard 29 RH 12 9 117 517 4 65 4.4 43.1 9.8 27 252 9.3 2 34 2.3 21.0 769 6 9
Noble Doss 28 11 0 62 193 0 18 3.1 17.5 5.6 8 96 12.0 0 30 0.7 8.7 289 0 4
Jim Parmer 22 11 2 30 167 3 42 5.6 15.2 2.7 167 3 2
Joe Muha 27 FB 11 11 25 90 0 14 3.6 8.2 2.3 2 22 11.0 1 20 0.2 2.0 112 1 1
Jack Myers 24 qb 12 7 21 118 1 29 5.6 9.8 1.8 7 57 8.1 0 31 0.6 4.8 175 1 2
Russ Craft 29 12 2 13 67 0 23 5.2 5.6 1.1 4 138 34.5 2 70 0.3 11.5 205 2 2
Ernie Steele 31 12 2 13 99 1 56 7.6 8.3 1.1 2 43 21.5 1 32 0.2 3.6 142 2 3
Tommy Thompson 32 QB 12 4 12 46 1 13 3.8 3.8 1.0 46 1 0
Ben Kish 31 9 0 10 106 1 66 10.6 11.8 1.1 106 1 0
Pete Pihos 25 RE 12 11 8 -3 0 5 -0.4 -0.3 0.7 46 766 16.7 11 48 3.8 63.8 763 11 2
Bill Mackrides 23 10 1 7 4 0 9 0.6 0.4 0.7 4 0 0
Gil Steinke 29 2 1 5 17 0 8 3.4 8.5 2.5 17 0 0
Pat McHugh 29 10 1 4 12 0 5 3.0 1.2 0.4 12 0 3
Jack Ferrante 32 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 444 15.9 7 66 2.3 37.0 444 7 0
Neill Armstrong 22 12 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 325 13.5 3 33 2.0 27.1 325 3 0
Dick Humbert 30 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.1 0.2 2 0 0
Team Total 28.1 12 528 2378 21 66 4.5 198.2 44.0 159 2241 14.1 27 70 13.3 186.8 4619 48 35
Opp Total 12 376 1209 5 3.2 100.8 31.3 139 1951 14.0 14 11.6 162.6 3160 19 33

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Bosh Pritchard 29 RH 12 9 24 282 1 55 11.8 9 249 0 50 27.7 1300
Pat McHugh 29 10 1 18 220 0 55 12.2 232
Steve Van Buren+ 28 LH 11 8 14 292 0 34 20.9 1333
Russ Craft 29 12 2 3 32 0 17 10.7 237
Ernie Steele 31 12 2 1 5 0 5 5.0 2 30 0 20 15.0 177
Noble Doss 28 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 26 0 26 26.0 315
John Green 27 LE 12 9 2 24 0 21 12.0 24
Dick Humbert 30 12 0 2 7 0 7 3.5 9
Les Palmer 25 5 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 1 20 0 20 20.0 28
Ben Kish 31 9 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 106
Jim Parmer 22 11 2 1 14 0 14 14.0 181
Pete Pihos 25 RE 12 11 1 9 0 9 9.0 772
Gil Steinke 29 2 1 1 17 0 17 17.0 34
Team Total 28.1 12 51 554 1 55 10.9 32 681 0 50 21.3 5854
Opp Total 12 38 0 48 990 0 20.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Joe Muha 27 FB 11 11 5 0.0% 57 2694 82 0 47.3
Cliff Patton 25 K 12 2 12 8 66.7% 50 50 100.0%
Les Palmer 25 5 0 4 148 47 0 37.0
Al Johnson 26 5 0 1 5 5 1 5.0
Team Total 28.1 12 17 8 47.1% 50 50 100.0% 62 2847 82 1 45.9
Opp Total 12 5 1 20.0% 22 21 95.5% 88 3414 38.8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Neill Armstrong 22 12 4 2 30 0 19 0 1 1 0
Russ Craft 29 12 2 2 3 9 0
Noble Doss 28 11 0 4 0 0 0
Mario Giannelli 28 12 1 0 1 0 0
John Green 27 LE 12 9 1 3 0 0
Dick Humbert 30 12 0 4 35 0 20
Bucko Kilroy 27 RG 12 12 0 1 0 0
Ben Kish 31 9 0 3 32 0 22 0 1 5 0
Vic Lindskog 34 C 12 11 0 2 0 0
Jay MacDowell 29 LT 12 10 0 1 0 0
Bill Mackrides 23 10 1 0 1 0 0
John Magee 25 LG 12 8 0 1 0 0
Bap Manzini 28 3 0 0 1 0 0
Pat McHugh 29 10 1 2 27 0 15 3 1 0 0
Joe Muha 27 FB 11 11 1 1 0 0
Jack Myers 24 qb 12 7 2 9 0 8 2 0 0 0
Jim Parmer 22 11 2 1 6 0 6 2 0 0 0
Cliff Patton 25 K 12 2 0 1 0 0
Pete Pihos 25 RE 12 11 2 0 0 0
Bosh Pritchard 29 RH 12 9 9 5 18 1
Ernie Steele 31 12 2 6 55 0 33 3 1 0 0
Steve Van Buren+ 28 LH 11 8 2 32 0 20 6 4 0 0
Al Wistert 28 RT 12 12 0 1 0 0
Alex Wojciechowicz 33 10 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 5 0
Team Total 28.1 12 23 228 0 33 35 33 38 1 1
Opp Total 12 33 17

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Cliff Patton 25 K 12 2 50 8 74
Pete Pihos 25 RE 12 11 11 66
Steve Van Buren+ 28 LH 11 8 10 60
Bosh Pritchard 29 RH 12 9 4 2 1 1 48
Jack Ferrante 32 12 0 7 42
Neill Armstrong 22 12 4 3 18
Jim Parmer 22 11 2 3 18
Russ Craft 29 12 2 2 12
Ernie Steele 31 12 2 1 1 12
Ben Kish 31 9 0 1 6
Joe Muha 27 FB 11 11 1 6
Jack Myers 24 qb 12 7 1 6
Tommy Thompson 32 QB 12 4 1 6
Walt Barnes 30 11 0 1 2
Team Total 28.1 12 21 27 1 1 50 8 1 376
Opp Total 12 5 14 21 1 156