2012 Philadelphia Eagles season The Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise ’ s eightieth season in the National Football league , as well as the tenth playing their home games at Lincoln Financial Field . The team failed to improve on their 8 – 8 record from 2011 , and suffered their worst season since 1998 when they won only three games . On December 31 , 2012 , Andy Reid was fired after 14 seasons as the Eagles ' head coach . Also , for the fourth consecutive season , the team the Eagles played in their home opener advanced to the Super Bowl . The Eagles traded the fifteenth selection in the 2012 NFL Draft to the Seattle Seahawks along with a fourth a sixth round pick in exchange for the twelfth pick , where they selected defensive tackle Fletcher Cox . Personnel changes . On January 8 , cornerbacks coach Johnnie Lynn was fired . On January 11 , Ryan Grigson , the Eagles ' director of player personnel for the past two seasons , was hired as the new general manager of the Indianapolis Colts . On January 30 , Todd Bowles , who served as the Miami Dolphins ' interim head coach for the final three games of the season , was hired as the Eagles ' new defensive backs coach . Despite speculation to the contrary , defensive coordinator Juan Castillo retained his job . Castillo was blamed by some fans for a series of fourth - quarter collapses early in the season , but the defense appeared to improve toward the end of the season . Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg was reportedly a candidate for several head coaching vacancies in this league , but those opportunities passed without him . On October 16 , 2012 , Castillo was fired and replaced by Todd Bowles . On December 3 , 2012 , defensive line coach Jim Washburn was fired . He was then replaced by Tommy Brasher . Schedule . Preseason . The Eagles ' preseason schedule was announced on April 4 , 2012 . Game summaries . Week 1 : at Cleveland Browns . The Philadelphia Eagles opened up the season by traveling to the " Rock n ' Roll Capital of the World " to square off against the Cleveland Browns . A 43 - yard field goal by veteran Browns kicker Phil Dawson gave Cleveland a 3 - 0 lead some six minutes into the first quarter . The Eagles would respond with a field goal of their own , though , as Alex Henery sent the ball through the uprights from 42 - yards out just seconds into the second period . With the score tied at 3 - 3 and just seventeen seconds before the half , an 18 - yard pass from Eagles ' quarterback Michael Vick to wideout Jeremy Maclin extended the Eagles lead by seven . At the half , the score was 10 - 3 , the Eagles leading the Browns by a seven point margin . Browns kicker Phil Dawson successfully converted another field goal from 42 - yards away with just under five minutes left in the third quarter , trimming the score to 10 - 6 . Shortly afterwards , Dawson made the score 10 - 9 with a 22 - yard field goal , his third of the day , and narrowing the Eagles ' lead to one point with about fourteen minutes left in the game . The underdog Browns continued the scoring streak , taking the lead on an errant Michael Vick throw and 27 - yard interception return touchdown by D ' Qwell Jackson approximately thirty seconds later . With the score at 16 - 10 and an upset in the works , Michael Vick calmly drove the Eagles down the field and threw a strike to Clay Harbor from 4 - yards out to return the lead to Philadelphia , 17 - 16 . The Browns were unable to reciprocate and the Philadelphia Eagles narrowly claimed the week one victory . With the nail - biting win , the Eagles began their season 1 - 0 . Week 2 : vs . Baltimore Ravens . The Eagles returned home to square off against the favored Baltimore Ravens in a Battle of the Birds . Eagles ' running back LeSean McCoy opened the scoring with a 1 - yard touchdown run some ten minutes into the first quarter for a 7 - 0 lead . However , the Ravens were able to tie the game up at 7 - 7 with Vonta Leach running for a 5 - yard touchdown . They would take the lead in the 2nd quarter as Joe Flacco found Jacoby Jones on a 21 - yard touchdown pass to take a 14 - 7 lead followed by a 56 - yard field goal by Justin Tucker for a 17 - 7 lead just before halftime . The 3rd quarter was all Eagles as they managed to catch up with Michael Vick ' s 23 - yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin to make the score 17 - 14 and then tied the game with Alex Henery ' s 23 - yard field goal at 17 - 17 . However , the Ravens moved back into the lead in the 4th quarter as Tucker was able to score 2 long field goals from 51 and 48 yards out to make the score 20 - 17 and 23 - 17 respectively . The Eagles came out and surprisingly won the game with Vick ' s 1 - yard QB rushing touchdown as the Eagles managed to win the game 24 - 23 . With the win , the Eagles improved to 2 - 0 and became the first team in NFL history to start a season 2 - 0 after winning their first 2 games by only a point . Week 3 : at Arizona Cardinals . After a lucky 2 - 0 start , the Eagles traveled to take on the Cardinals . The Cards struck first in the first quarter with Jay Feely ' s 47 - yard field goal for a 3 - 0 lead followed by Kevin Kolb finding Michael Floyd on an 8 - yard touchdown pass for a 10 - 0 lead . The Cards would increase their lead in the 2nd quarter with Kolb finding Larry Fitzgerald on a 37 - yard pass and then James Sanders recovering a fumble and returning it 98 yards for a touchdown for leads of 17 - 0 and then a 24 - 0 halftime lead . The Eagles managed to get on the board in the 3rd quarter with Alex Henery ' s 2 field goals from 36 and 40 yards out to decrease the lead to 24 - 3 and then 24 - 6 . In the 4th quarter the Cardinals ended up getting their only points of the 2nd half with Feely ' s 27 - yard field goal to end the game with a final score of 27 - 6 . With the loss , the Eagles fell to 2 - 1 . Week 4 : vs . New York Giants . After a tough road loss to the Cardinals , the Eagles went back home for division rival game 1 against the Giants . After a scoreless first quarter the Eagles drew first blood with Michael Vick finding Jeremy Maclin on a 19 - yard touchdown pass for a 7 - 0 lead before the Giants scored off of a Lawrence Tynes 25 - yard field goal to cut the lead to 7 - 3 at halftime . After this the Eagles went right back to work in the 3rd quarter with Alex Henery nailing a 20 - yard field goal to help his team take a 7 - point lead again at 10 - 3 . However , the Giants managed to tie the game up as Eli Manning found Victor Cruz on a 14 - yard touchdown pass to make the score 10 - 10 . The Eagles moved back into the lead with Henery ' s 48 - yard field goal for a 13 - 10 lead . They would score another field goal in the 4th quarter for a 16 - 10 lead . However , the Giants were able to take the lead Manning finding Bear Pascoe on a 6 - yard touchdown pass for a 17 - 16 score . But the Eagles moved down the field and were able to score with Henery ' s 26 - yard field goal for a final score of 19 - 17 . With the win , the Eagles improved to 3 - 1 . The team also made it to 1 - 0 in games where Vick does not turn the ball over . The Eagles had gone 8 - 1 in their last 9 games against the Giants by this time . Week 5 : at Pittsburgh Steelers . The Eagles traveled to western Pennsylvania to take on longtime in - state rival Steelers at Heinz Field . After a scoreless first quarter , the Steelers were able to get on the board first with Rashard Mendenhall ' s 13 - yard touchdown run for a 7 - 0 lead followed by Shaun Suisham ' s 20 - yard field goal for a 10 - 0 lead at halftime . The Eagles went to work in the 3rd quarter as Michael Vick found LeSean McCoy on a 15 - yard touchdown pass to shorten the lead to 10 - 7 . The Steelers increased their lead with Suisham kicking a 37 - yard field goal to make the score 13 - 7 . The Eaglesl took the lead with Vick hooking up with Brent Celek on a 2 - yard touchdown pass for a 14 - 13 score . However , the Steelers were able to drive down the field and Suisham wrapped up the game with a game - winning 34 - yard field goal for a final score of 16 - 14 . With the loss , the Eagles dropped to 3 - 2 . Week 6 : vs . Detroit Lions . The Eagles returned home to play against a struggling Lions team . In the first quarter it was all Lions with Jason Hanson kicking field goals from 46 and 34 yards out for leads of 3 - 0 and then 6 - 0 . The Eagles took the lead in the 2nd quarter with Michael Vick ' s 2 - yard touchdown pass to LeSean McCoy for a 7 - 6 score at halftime . In the 3rd quarter the Eagles were able to move further ahead with 2 Alex Henery field goals : 26 and 32 yards out for leads of 10 - 6 and then 13 - 6 . Henery would kick 49 - yard field goal for a 16 - 6 lead before Matthew Stafford ran for a QB 1 - yard touchdown to shorten the Eagles ' lead to 3 at 16 - 13 . But the Eagles again pushed ahead by 10 as Vick found Maclin on a 70 - yard touchdown pass for a 23 - 13 lead . But then the lead was shortened to 3 again as Stafford found Nate Burleson on a 17 - yard touchdown pass for a 23 - 20 score and then tied the game with Hanson ' s 19 - yard field goal at 23 - 23 to send the game into overtime . In overtime , the Eagles won the toss but went 3 and out as the Lions were able to drive down the field and wrap things up with Hanson ' s game - winning 45 - yard field goal to end the game 26 - 23 . With the loss , the Eagles head into their bye week at 3 - 3 . The team also dropped to 2 - 3 in games where Vick turns the ball over . Week 8 : vs . Atlanta Falcons . The Eagles stayed home for a duel with their historic rival undefeated 6 - 0 Falcons . The game , played under cloudy skies , was also notable in that the weather conditions heralded the approach of Hurricane Sandy , a storm which was set to make an unprecedented landfall in nearby South Jersey . In the first quarter , the Falcons drew first blood as Matt Ryan found Drew Davis for a 15 - yard pass to make the score 7 - 0 . The team increased their lead with Ryan finding Jason Snelling to make it 14 - 0 . In the 2nd quarter , the Eagles would get on the board with LeSean McCoy ' s 2 - Yard run to make it 14 - 7 . However , the Falcons responded with Ryan ' s 63 - yard TD pass to Julio Jones to make it 21 - 7 . The Falcon would increase their lead before halftime with Matt Bryant ' s 43 - yard field goal to make it 24 - 7 . The Eagles would try to rally in the 3rd quarter with a 33 - yard field goal from Alex Henry to shorten the lead to 24 - 10 , but the Falcons pulled away as Bryant would kick a 29 - yard field goal to make it 27 - 10 . In the 4th quarter , Bryant increased the Falcons ' lead with a 30 - yard field goal to make the score 30 - 10 . The Eagles tried to rally as Michael Vick found McCoy to make the score 30 - 17 . However , the Eagles were unable to try to attempt a comeback win as the team dropped to 3 - 4 on the season . Week 9 : at New Orleans Saints . After a tough loss at home to the Lions , the Eagles traveled down south to New Orleans to take on the Saints in the Mercedes - Benz Superdome . The Saints scored first with Patrick Robinson returning a Michael Vick interception 99 yards for a touchdown and a 7 - 0 lead for the only score of the game . The Eagles got on the board in the 2nd quarter as Alex Henery kicked a 22 - yard field goal to cut the lead to 7 - 3 not long before Chris Ivory ran for a 22 - yard touchdown to move the Saints ahead by 11 with a 14 - 3 lead and then they would score again with Drew Brees finding Marques Coltson on a 1 - yard touchdown pass for a 21 - 3 halftime lead . The Eagles scored 10 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter with Vick hooking up with DeSean Jackson on a 77 - yard touchdown pass for a score of 21 - 10 and then Henery kicked a 37 - yard field goal for a score of 21 - 13 . But the Saints scored one last time as Brees found Jimmy Graham on a 6 - yard touchdown pass for a 28 - 13 lead which would be the final score of the game as neither team scored in the 4th quarter . With the loss , the Eagles fell to 3 - 5 . Week 10 : vs . Dallas Cowboys . The Eagles returned home for a game against the Cowboys . They scored first with Michael Vick hooking up with Riley Cooper on a 2 - yard touchdown pass for a 7 - 0 lead , however , the Boys responded with Tony Romo finding Felix Jones on an 11 - yard pass for a 7 - 7 lead . Then increased their lead in the 2nd quarter as Dan Bailey kicked a 30 - yard field goal for a 10 - 7 halftime lead . Michael Vick had been knocked out of the game and was possibly out for the season after going 6 / 9 for 70 yards and a touchdown pass . Rookie QB Nick Foles would get his first NFL action and threw his first touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin from 44 yards out as the Eagles retook a 14 - 10 lead while Henery moved the team ahead 17 - 10 with a 40 - yard field goal . After this , the Cowboys went back to work as Romo found Dez Bryant on a 30 - yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 17 - 17 . Then the Boys retook the lead with Dwayne Harris returned a punt 78 - yards for a touchdown for a 24 - 17 lead followed up by Brandon Carr returning an interception 47 yards for a touchdown and a 31 - 17 lead . The Eagles then got back to work with Stanley Havili 1 - yard touchdown run ( with a failed PAT ) to shorten the lead to 31 - 23 . But the Boys wrapped the game up with Jason Hatcher ' s fumble recovery in the end zone for a final score of 38 - 23 . With the loss , the Eagles dropped to 3 - 6 . Week 11 : at Washington Redskins . The Eagles went to FedEx Field to face their division rival Redskins in what would be a killer loss for the starting game of Rookie QB Nick Foles . The young QB was picked off twice as the Skins zoomed passed the Eagles ' defense to drop the team to 3 - 7 , snapping their 3 - game winning streak to their division rivals , and leaving them in last place in the NFC East . Week 12 : vs . Carolina Panthers . With the loss , the Eagles fell to 3 - 8 . Foles also went 0 - 2 as a starter . Week 13 : at Dallas Cowboys . With the loss , the Eagles fell to 3 - 9 securing them their 3rd losing season since 1999 and their first since 2005 . Thus this season became their 3rd losing season under Andy Reid as the Eagles were swept by the Cowboys for the first time since 2009 . Regardless that the Eagles were now 0 - 3 with Foles as a starter , Andy named him the team ' s starting QB for the remainder of the season . Week 14 : at Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Coming into the game , the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team had won more recently than the Eagles , but the Eagles snapped an eight game losing streak and moved to 4 – 9 by defeating the Buccaneers in dramatic fashion via a touchdown pass from Nick Foles to Jeremy Maclin as time expired . Rookie Bryce Brown rushed the ball 12 times for only 6 yards , which left Foles as the leading rusher ( 3 rushes , 27 yards ) . Foles was prolific through the air as well going 32 / 51 for 381 yards and 2 TDs . Although the touchdown which scored as time ran out put the Eagles ahead , the extra point still had to be attempted per NFL rule , because points for and points against are used by some tiebreakers . That extra point was good , and counted in the final score . Week 15 : vs . Cincinnati Bengals . The Philadelphia Eagles made their third appearance in a nationally - broadcast game in four weeks against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 13 , 2012 . Week 17 : at New York Giants . With the loss , the Eagles finish the season 4 - 12 . The Eagles fired head coach Andy Reid on Monday , December 31 , 2012 , ending his 14 - year tenure coaching the team .