The Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's fifty-sixth season in the National Football League (NFL).
Background This season resulted in the team's appearance in the postseason for the first time since 1981. The Eagles won the NFC East for the first time since 1980, but lost to the Chicago Bears during the NFC Divisional round during the Fog Bowl.
In control of its own destiny for a playoff berth, but not the NFC East title on the final day of the regular season, Philadelphia dumped the Dallas Cowboys, 23–7. Guaranteed a minimum of a wild card berth following a New Orleans Saints win, the team had to wait for the end to the New York Jets-New York Giants game at Giants Stadium to learn if had clinched the division or not to avoid the Wild Card round. The Jets won the game, 27–21, on a late touchdown strike from Ken O'Brien to Al Toon, giving the Eagles the NFC East crown on the tiebreaker of having beaten the Giants in both regular-season meetings.
Offseason
NFL draft 1988 Philadelphia Eagles Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 9 Keith Jackson TE Oklahoma 2 30 Eric Allen CB Arizona State 3 64 Matt Patchan T Miami (Florida) 5 122 Eric Everett DB Texas Tech 6 149 Don McPherson QB Syracuse 160 Rob Sterling CB Maine 7 176 Todd White WR Cal State Fullerton 8 207 David Smith RB Western Kentucky 10 261 Joe Schuster DT Iowa 11 288 Izel Jenkins CB North Carolina State 12 288 Steve Kaufusi DE BYU
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 41–14 1–0 Tampa StadiumRecap 2 September 11 Cincinnati Bengals L 24–28 1–1 Veterans Stadium Recap 3 September 18 at Washington Redskins L 10–17 1–2 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap 4 September 25 at Minnesota Vikings L 21–23 1–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap 5October 2 Houston Oilers W 32–23 2–3 Veterans Stadium Recap 6 October 10 New York Giants W 24–13 3–3 Veterans Stadium Recap 7 October 16 at Cleveland Browns L 3–19 3–4 Cleveland Stadium Recap 8 October 23 Dallas Cowboys W 24–23 4–4 Veterans Stadium Recap 9 October 30 Atlanta Falcons L 24–27 4–5 Veterans Stadium Recap 10 November 6 Los Angeles Rams W 30–24 5–5 Veterans Stadium Recap 11 November 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–26 6–5 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 12 November 20 at New York Giants W 23–17 7–5 Giants Stadium Recap 13 November 27 Phoenix Cardinals W 31–21 8–5 Veterans Stadium Recap 14 December 4 Washington Redskins L 19–20 8–6 Veterans StadiumRecap 15 December 10 at Phoenix Cardinals W 23–17 9–6 Sun Devil StadiumRecap 16 December 18 at Dallas Cowboys W 23–7 10–6 Texas Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1
The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Jan-15. The Eagles played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium where temperatures reached 90-degrees. On the Eagles’ fourth play of the game, Bucs linebacker Kevin Murphy chased Cunningham out of the pocket, and he rolled to his left and floated a 37-yard TD to Mike Quick. The first quarter ended with the Eagles up 21 to 0 after Anthony Toney ran for a TD and Cunningham threw an 8-yard TD to Jackson. The Eagles even scored on a 38-yard TD run by safety Terry Hoage on the only carry of his 13-year career.
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Standings
Postseason
Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild CardFirst-round bye Divisional at Chicago Bears (1) L 12–20 0–1 Soldier Field Recap Game summaries NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Chicago Bears
Awards and honors NFL All-Rookie: Eric Allen Bert Bell Award: Randall Cunningham Sporting News Rookie of the Year: Keith Jackson
References
External links 1988 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com