Philadelphia Eagles

2006 in Review

Things started well for the Philadelphia Eagles as they won their season opener on the road against the Houston Texans as Donovan McNabb returned to throw three touchdown passes in a solid 24-10 win. A week later the Eagles appeared to be cruising to 2-0 as they held a 24-7 lead in the 4th Quarter against the New York Giants. However, the Giants rallied to force overtime behind 17-unaswered points, as the Eagles defense allowed 371 yards passing to Eli Manning who hit Plaxico Burress on a 31-yard TD pass in overtime to deliver the Giants a 30-24 win.

The loss to the Giants would be a mere bump in the world as they would win their next three games, with McNabb topping nearing 300 yards in each game with the Eagles scoring 31 or more, which included 38-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys, in T.O.'s return to Philadelphia. The winning streak would come to an end in New Orleans, as the Eagles lost another last second heartbreaker 27-24 on a Field Goal by John Carney as time expired.

A week later the Eagles would suffer as they were stunned by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-21 The Eagles would return home, but their struggles continued as they lost their third straight game to the Jacksonville Jaguars 13-6.

The Eagles would improve to 5-4 a week later by taking out their frustrations against the Washington Redskins in a dominant 27-3 win.

The Eagles would lost more than a football game as Donovan McNabb suffered a season ending knee injury in a 31-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

The Eagles fell below .500 a week later as the Eagles were hammered on the road in a Sunday Night Showdown with the Indianapolis Colts.

Even - Garcia led the way in three straight road wins over the Eagles bitter NFC East rival, including a 23-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas Day.

The Eagles closed with five straight wins clinching the division title with a 10-6 record after a 24-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

In the playoffs the Eagles faced the New York Giants for the third time, and this time it would be another nail bitter, as the Eagles held a 20-10 lead at the start of the 4th Quarter only to see the Giants rally to tie the game - the Eagles won.

The Eagles advanced to the Divisional Round where they landed in another rematch of a frustrating regular season loss as they faced the New Orleans Saints on the road. The Eagles gave their fans something to cheer about early as Sheldon Brown laid a devastating hit on Reggie Bush. It was a struggle for the Eagles who cut the lead to 27-24, but could not get any closer.

After the season, in a move that stunned their fans, the Eagles would not re-sign Jeff Garcia, allowing him to sign a free agent deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.