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1997 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 6-9-1, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 317 points (19.8/g), 19th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 372 points (23.2/g), 24th.
 Differential of -55 points (-3.4/g), 22nd.
 Expected W-L: 6.5-9.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 24th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.0, Offense: -0.7, Defense: -2.3, SoS: 0.5, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Ray Rhodes

 Offensive Coordinator: Jon Gruden
 Defensive Coordinator: Emmitt Thomas

 Other Notable Asst.: Bill Callahan (Offensive Line), Juan Castillo (Tight Ends) and Sean Payton (Quarterbacks)

Training Camp: Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun August 31 boxscore L 0-1 @ New York Giants 17 31 24 447 327 120 2 12 290 189 101
2 Sun September 7 boxscore W 1-1 Green Bay Packers 10 9 16 258 158 100 1 21 380 273 107 2
3 Mon September 15 boxscore L 1-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 20 21 16 333 176 157 18 279 187 92 2
4 Bye Week
5 Sun September 28 boxscore L 1-3 @ Minnesota Vikings 19 28 25 372 272 100 3 17 365 221 144 1
6 Sun October 5 boxscore W 2-3 Washington Redskins 24 10 26 449 246 203 1 12 228 198 30 1
7 Sun October 12 boxscore L 2-4 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 21 38 23 393 303 90 2 21 306 157 149 1
8 Sun October 19 boxscore W OT 3-4 Arizona Cardinals 13 10 25 407 277 130 4 15 235 143 92 1
9 Sun October 26 boxscore W 4-4 Dallas Cowboys 13 12 17 274 120 154 14 244 93 151
10 Sun November 2 boxscore L 4-5 @ Arizona Cardinals 21 31 18 360 265 95 4 17 231 141 90 2
11 Mon November 10 boxscore L 4-6 San Francisco 49ers 12 24 18 257 188 69 3 13 213 96 117 1
12 Sun November 16 boxscore T OT 4-6-1 @ Baltimore Ravens 10 10 18 273 210 63 1 19 329 125 204 2
13 Sun November 23 boxscore W 5-6-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 23 20 19 326 229 97 22 383 272 111 5
14 Sun November 30 boxscore W 6-6-1 Cincinnati Bengals 44 42 27 507 311 196 2 29 497 373 124 3
15 Sun December 7 boxscore L 6-7-1 New York Giants 21 31 15 256 186 70 5 18 345 137 208 2
16 Sun December 14 boxscore L 6-8-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 17 20 15 277 171 106 1 21 386 175 211 1
17 Sun December 21 boxscore L 6-9-1 @ Washington Redskins 32 35 24 401 208 193 3 17 221 143 78 2