2010 Philadelphia Eagles season The 2010 Philadelphia Eagles season was the 78th season for the team in the National Football League ( NFL ) , who looked to improve on their 11 – 5 record from 2009 . They finished with a 10 – 6 record , but lost to the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card playoffs . For head coach Andy Reid , this was his 12th season as the coach of the Eagles . The Eagles played all of their home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The off - season saw a significant roster overhaul as Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook , two of the franchise ' s key players over the last decade , departed . The former was traded to Washington and the latter cut from the roster and signed by San Francisco as a backup . Kevin Kolb was intended to be the Eagles ' new franchise QB , however he was injured during the Week 1 game and replaced by Michael Vick , who started in 12 of 16 games ( Kolb started in Weeks 4 – 6 when he was injured ) and set franchise records , including a 59 – 28 win in Washington . Despite the losses of McNabb and Westbrook , Football Outsiders calculates that the 2010 Eagles the third - best rushing attack of any single - season team from 1993 – 2010 . Offseason . Personnel changes . On January 11 , 2010 , general manager Tom Heckert was hired by the Cleveland Browns in the same position . On January 14 , the Eagles fired special teams coordinator Ted Daisher in order to hire former Buffalo Bills special teams coordinator Bobby April , who opted out of his contract with the Bills , to a three - year contract . The team also fired strength and conditioning coach Mike Wolf and assistant strength and conditioning coach Jay Merlino . On January 20 , the Browns hired Director of Pro Personnel Jon Sandusky as their Director of Player Personnel . They also hired college / pro scout John Spytek as a personnel executive . On January 25 , special assistant to the defense Brian Stewart left to take the defensive coordinator job with the University of Houston . On January 27 , the Eagles promoted Barry Rubin from strength and conditioning assistant coach to head strength and conditioning coach . They also hired Ken Croner as their assistant strength and conditioning coach . On January 29 , vice president of player personnel Howie Roseman was promoted to general manager to replace Heckert . On February 3 , the Eagles hired former Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron as a senior assistant and defensive backs coach . They also promoted director of college scouting Ryan Grigson to director of player personnel and assistant director of pro personnel Louis Riddick to director of pro personnel . Anthony Patch was named assistant director of college scouting , Andy Speyer was named southwest regional scout , and Brett Veach was named pro and college scout . The Eagles also promoted defensive quality control coach Mike Caldwell to assistant linebackers coach , and promoted defensive coaching intern Mike Zordich to defensive quality control coach . On February 4 , the Eagles hired former Browns general manager Phil Savage as a player personnel consultant for the 2010 NFL Draft . On April 1 , the team extended President Joe Banner ' s contract through 2013 and promoted Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Don Smolenski to Chief Operating Officer . On May 27 , the Eagles hired Daniel Jeremiah , who was a scout for the Browns and Baltimore Ravens , as a scout for the West Coast region . Roster changes . Trades . On March 8 , wide receiver Reggie Brown was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a 6th round draft pick in the 2011 NFL Draft . On March 16 , defensive end Chris Clemons and a 2010 fourth - round draft pick were traded to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for defensive end Darryl Tapp . On April 2 , cornerback Sheldon Brown and linebacker Chris Gocong were traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for 2010 fourth - and fifth - round draft picks and linebacker Alex Hall . Hall was later waived on July 28 . On April 4 , the Eagles traded quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins for a second - round pick in 2010 and a conditional third - or fourth - round pick in 2011 . On April 19 , the Eagles were involved in a three - team trade with the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions ; the Lions sent linebacker Ernie Sims to the Eagles , the Eagles sent a 2010 fifth - round draft pick to the Broncos , and the Broncos sent tight end Tony Scheffler and a 2010 seventh - round draft pick to the Lions . On July 30 , the Eagles traded linebacker Joe Mays to the Broncos in exchange for running back J . J . Arrington . On August 30 , the Eagles traded sixth - round draft pick fullback Charles Scott to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for sixth - round draft pick cornerback Jorrick Calvin . On September 4 , linebacker Tracy White was traded to the New England Patriots for a conditional 2012 pick , while offensive lineman Stacy Andrews was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2011 seventh - round pick . On October 13 , running back Mike Bell was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for running back Jerome Harrison . Contract extensions . Starting quarterback Kevin Kolb signed a one - year contract extension worth $ 12 . 25 million on April 29 , keeping him under contract with the Eagles through the 2011 season . Roster cuts . In the first round of roster cuts , the Eagles waived guard Zipp Duncan , safety Ryan Hamilton , guard Greg Isdaner , linebacker Simoni Lawrence , and wide receiver Jared Perry in order to get down to 75 players on August 28 . In the second round of roster cuts , the Eagles waived cornerback Geoff Pope , defensive end Pannel Egboh , defensive tackle Boo Robinson , cornerback David Pender , wide receiver Dobson Collins , tight end Nate Lawrie , offensive tackle Jeraill McCuller , running back J . J . Arrington , safety Anthony Scirrotto and running back Martell Mallett on September 3 . In addition , defensive end Victor Abiamiri was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list . The Eagles also traded an undisclosed 2011 draft pick to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for guard Reggie Wells . On September 4 , the Eagles traded for defensive end Antwan Barnes from the Baltimore Ravens , and gave the Ravens a 2011 seventh - round draft pick . More second round cuts were announced , including wide receiver Chad Hall , wide receiver Jordan Norwood , tight end Cornelius Ingram , center A . Q . Shipley , center Dallas Reynolds , offensive lineman Fenuki Tupou , defensive end Eric Moncur , defensive tackle Jeff Owens , safety Macho Harris , and safety Quintin Demps . Schedule . Preseason . The Eagles preseason schedule was announced on March 31 , 2010 and finalized on April 8 . Standings . – " clinched playoff berth " – " clinched division title " – " clinched division title and first round bye " – " clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs " Regular season results . Week 1 : vs . Green Bay Packers . The Eagles donned their throwback uniforms ( in celebration of the franchise ' s 50th Anniversary of their 1960 championship team ) and began their season at home for an NFC duel with the Green Bay Packers . In the first quarter , Philadelphia had the early lead with kicker David Akers making a 45 - yard field goal , but failed to maintain it in the second quarter with Packers kicker Mason Crosby nailing a 49 - yard field goal , followed by quarterback Aaron Rodgers making a 6 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver , followed by Crosby hitting a 56 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Eagles struggled further when Green Bay fullback John Kuhn made a 3 - yard touchdown run , but replied with running back LeSean McCoy making a 12 - yard TD run . However , the Packers extended their lead with Rodgers making a 32 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings . The Eagles tried to cut the lead in the 4th quarter with quarterback Michael Vick making a 17 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jeremy Maclin , and with Akers nailing a 24 - yard field goal , but couldn ' t do enough , giving the Eagles a loss . With the loss , the Eagles began the season at 0 – 1 . Week 2 : at Detroit Lions . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Packers the Eagles flew to Ford Field for an NFC Duel with the Lions . In the first quarter the Eagles took the early lead when QB Michael Vick got a 45 - yard TD pass to WR DeSean Jackson . Detroit replied with RB Jahvid Best getting a 14 - yard touchdown run . The Eagles then fell behind in the 2nd quarter when kicker Jason Hanson nailed a 49 - yard field goal . This was followed by QB Shaun Hill competing a 75 - yard TD pass to RB Jahvid Best . Then the Eagles replied with RB LeSean McCoy getting a 14 - yard TD run , followed by QB Michael Vick throwing a 9 - yard TD pass to WR Jeremy Maclin . The Eagles scored again in the third quarter with RB LeSean McCoy making a 4 - yard TD run . The Eagles continued to pull away in the fourth quarter when LeSean McCoy got a 46 - yard TD run . The Lions tried to fight back with RB Jahvid Best getting a 2 - yard TD run , followed by hill completing a 19 - yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson ( With the 2 - point conversion made ) , but the Eagles defense prevented any more scoring . With the win , the Eagles improved to 1 – 1 . Week 3 : at Jacksonville Jaguars . Coming off their win over the Lions the Eagles flew to EverBank Field for an Interconference duel with the Jaguars . The Eagles took the lead in the first quarter when QB Michael Vick made a 61 - yard TD pass to WR DeSean Jackson . The lead was narrowed in the second quarter when kicker Josh Scobee made a 51 - yard field goal . But the Eagles pulled away when Vick found WR Jeremy Maclin on a 16 - yard touchdown pass and then a 45 - yard touchdown pass in the third quarter . Then Vick scrambled 17 yards into the endzone for a touchdown . With the win , The Eagles not only improved to 2 – 1 , but also got their first - ever win over the Jaguars in four games . Week 4 : vs . Washington Redskins . Coming off their dominating road win over the Jaguars , the Eagles went home for their Week 4 NFC East duel with the Washington Redskins , as quarterback Donovan McNabb made his highly - anticipated return to Philadelphia . The Eagles trailed in the first quarter as Redskins running back Ryan Torain got a 12 - yard touchdown run , followed by McNabb ' s 31 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Cooley . Philadelphia answered in the second quarter with kicker David Akers making a 49 - yard field goal , but Washington came right back with kicker Graham Gano ' s 26 - yard field goal . Afterwards , the Eagles closed out the half with Akers ' 23 - yard field goal . After a scoreless third quarter , Philadelphia tried to rally in the fourth quarter as quarterback Kevin Kolb hooked up with tight end Brent Celek . However , the Redskins ' defense prevented any further progress . With the loss , the Eagles fell to 2 – 2 . Week 5 : at San Francisco 49ers . Hoping to rebound from their divisional home loss to the Redskins , the Eagles flew to Candlestick Park for a Week 5 Sunday night duel with the San Francisco 49ers . Philadelphia trailed early in the first quarter as 49ers quarterback Alex Smith completed a 7 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Crabtree , yet the Eagles responded with quarterback Kevin Kolb finding tight end Brent Celek on an 8 - yard touchdown pass . Philadelphia would take the lead in the second quarter as kicker David Akers booted a 33 - yard field goal , followed a 39 - yard touchdown run from running back LeSean McCoy . Afterwards , San Francisco would close out the half with a 50 - yard field goal from kicker Joe Nedney . After a scoreless third quarter , the Eagles added onto their lead in the fourth quarter as safety Quintin Mikell returned a fumble 52 yards for a touchdown . The 49ers began to rally as Smith connected a 7 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Vernon Davis , yet Akers came right back as he gave Philadelphia a 45 - yard field goal . San Francisco tried to rally as Smith completed a 1 - yard touchdown pass to running back Frank Gore , yet Philadelphia ' s defense held on to preserve the victory . With the win , the Eagles improved to 3 – 2 . Week 6 : vs . Atlanta Falcons . The Eagles ' sixth game was an NFC duel against the Falcons at home . In the first quarter the Eagles struck first as WR DeSean Jackson got an early touchdown on a 31 - yard run . Later in the quarter QB Kevin Kolb connected to him on a 34 - yard TD pass . The Eagles continued to dominate when Kolb found WR Jeremy Maclin on an 8 - yard TD pass . The Falcons replied with QB Matt Ryan making a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Tony Gonzalez . This was followed in the third quarter by kicker Matt Bryant hitting a 26 - yard field goal . However the Eagles continued to score when Kolb found Maclin again on an 83 - yard TD pass . The Falcons replied with Ryan making a 13 - yard TD pass to Gonzalez . The Eagles pulled away with kicker David Akers making a 30 - yard field goal . With the win , the Eagles improved to 4 – 2 . Week 7 : at Tennessee Titans . Hoping to increase their winning streak the Eagles flew to LP Field for an Interconference duel with the Titans . In the second quarter the Eagles took the lead with kicker David Akers making a 25 - yard field goal . But they trailed when QB Kerry Collins completed a 26 - yard TD pass to WR Kenny Britt . The Eagles replied with QB Kevin Kolb making a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Riley Cooper , followed by kicker David Akers hitting a 46 - yard field goal . In the third quarter the Eagles increased their lead with Akers making a 46 - yard field goal . The Titans answered with kicker Rob Bironas nailing a 41 - yard field goal , but the Eagles continued to score in the 4th with Akers hitting a 28 - yard field goal . Eventually , they fell behind with Collins completing an 80 - yard TD pass to Britt , followed by Bironas hitting a 38 - yard field goal . Collins found Britt for the third time in the game on a 16 - yard TD pass , and then Bironas made a 33 - yard field goal . The Eagles had more problems when Kolb ' s pass was intercepted by CB Cortland Finnegan and returned 41 yards for a touchdown . With the loss , the Eagles went into their bye week at 4 – 3 . Week 9 : vs . Indianapolis Colts . The Eagles ' eighth game was an Interconference duel with the Colts at home . In the first quarter the Eagles Took the lead as QB Michael Vick completed a 9 - yard TD pass to WR DeSean Jackson . This was followed by kicker David Akers ' 22 and 21 yard field goals . The Colts replied with QB Peyton Manning completing a 3 - yard TD pass to TE Jacob Tamme . The Eagles extended their lead after Akers nailed a 31 - yard field goal . They eventually trailed by 1 point after RB Javarris James got a 6 - yard TD run , followed by kicker Adam Vinatieri making a 37 - yard field goal . The Eagles got the lead back in the 3rd quarter after Akers got a 44 - yard field goal , followed by Vick scrambling a yard to the endzone for a touchdown . The Colts narrowed the lead when James got a 1 - yard TD run , but in the final minute Manning lofted a deep pass that was intercepted by Asante Samuel . With the close win , the Eagles improved to 5 – 3 . It was also the first win over the Colts for the Eagles since the 1993 season . Week 10 : at Washington Redskins . Coming off their home win over the Colts , the Eagles flew to FedEx Field for a Week 10 NFC East rematch with the Washington Redskins on Monday night . Philadelphia wasted no time kicking off the first quarter as on the very first play of the game , quarterback Michael Vick found wide receiver DeSean Jackson on an 88 - yard touchdown pass . Afterwards , the Eagles added onto their lead with Vick ' s 7 - yard touchdown run , followed by Vick finding running back LeSean McCoy on an 11 - yard touchdown pass , along with running back Jerome Harrison ' s 50 - yard touchdown run . Philadelphia continued its dominating night in the second quarter as Vick hooked up with wide receiver Jeremy Maclin on a 48 - yard touchdown pass . The Redskins would answer with former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb completing a 3 - yard touchdown pass to linebacker Darrel Young , followed by a 3 - yard touchdown pass to running back Keiland Williams . Philadelphia responded with Vick ' s 6 - yard touchdown run , followed by kicker David Akers booting a 48 - yard field goal . Washington began the third quarter with Williams getting a 4 - yard touchdown run . Afterwards , the Eagles went back to work as Vick hooked up with wide receiver Jason Avant on a 3 - yard touchdown pass , followed by cornerback Dimitri Patterson returning an interception 40 yards for a touchdown . The Redskins tried to rally in the fourth quarter as Williams got a 32 - yard touchdown run , but Philadelphia ' s defense ( combined with their 31 - point lead ) held on to preserve the victory . With the win , the Eagles improve to 6 – 3 . Michael Vick ( 20 / 28 , 333 yards , 4 TDs , 8 carries , 80 yards , 2 TDs ) became the first player in NFL history to have 300 + yards passing , 50 + yards rushing , 4 + passing touchdowns , and 2 + rushing touchdowns in the same game . Week 11 : vs . New York Giants . Coming off their impressive win over the Redskins , the Eagles went home for a Week 11 NFC East duel with the New York Giants on Sunday night . Philadelphia delivered the game ' s opening strike with a 4 - yard touchdown run from quarterback Michael Vick . The Giants answered in the second quarter with kicker Lawrence Tynes getting a 24 - yard field goal , yet the Eagles replied with a 38 - yard and a 24 - yard field goal from kicker David Akers . Philadelphia added onto their lead in the third quarter with Akers ' 28 - yard field goal , yet New York replied with quarterback Eli Manning completed a 2 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Travis Beckum . The Giants took the lead in the fourth quarter as Manning completed a 5 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Derek Hagan , yet the Eagles struck back with a 50 - yard touchdown run from running back LeSean McCoy ( with Vick completing a 2 - point conversion pass to wide receiver Jason Avant ) . Afterwards , Philadelphia pulled away with Akers ' 50 - yard field goal . With the win , the Eagles improved to 7 – 3 . Week 12 : at Chicago Bears . Coming off their win over the Giants the Eagles flew to Soldier Field for an NFC duel with the Bears . The Eagles had the early advantage with kicker David Akers nailing a 45 - yard field goal . It soon disappeared after QB Jay Cutler completed a 10 and a 20 - yard TD pass to wide receivers Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox respectively . The Eagles tried to cut the lead with QB Michael Vick getting an 8 - yard TD pass to WR Jeremy Maclin , followed by Akers hitting a 36 - yard field goal . But they fell further behind as Cutler got a 6 and a 9 - yard TD pass to Bennett and Greg Olsen . This was followed by kicker Robbie Gould making a 23 - yard field goal . The Eagles tried to narrow the lead as Akers got a 22 and a 36 - yard field goal , followed by Vick throwing a 30 - yard TD pass to TE Brent Celek , but the Bears ' defense prevented any more scoring chances . With the loss , the Eagles fell to 7 – 4 . Week 13 : vs . Houston Texans . Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Bears , the Eagles went home for a Week 13 interconference duel with the Houston Texans on Thursday night . Philadelphia delivered the opening strike in the first quarter as quarterback Michael Vick found running back LeSean McCoy on a 1 - yard touchdown pass . The Texans replied with kicker Neil Rackers getting a 48 - yard field goal , yet the Eagles answered in the second quarter with a 4 - yard touchdown run from McCoy , followed by a 36 - yard field goal from kicker David Akers . Houston struck back with quarterback Matt Schaub completing an 8 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jacoby Jones . Philadelphia would close out the half with a 22 - yard field goal from Akers . The Texans took the third quarter with running back Arian Foster catching a 13 - yard touchdown pass from Schaub and getting a 3 - yard touchdown run . The Eagles regained the lead with Vick ' s 2 - yard touchdown run and his 5 - yard touchdown pass to fullback Owen Schmitt . Afterwards , Philadelphia ' s defense prevented any comeback attempt from Houston . With the win , the Eagles improved to 8 – 4 . Week 14 : at Dallas Cowboys . Coming off their win over the Texans , the Eagles flew to Cowboys Stadium for a Week 14 NFC East duel with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night . Philadelphia delivered the game ' s opening strike with a 1 - yard touchdown run from quarterback Michael Vick , but the Cowboys answered with quarterback Jon Kitna completing a 1 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Jason Witten . The Eagles regained the lead in the second quarter with Vick locating offensive guard Todd Herremans on a 1 - yard touchdown pass . Afterwards , Dallas closed out the half with kicker David Buehler making a 50 - yard field goal . The Cowboys took the lead in the third quarter as Buehler got a 43 - yard field goal , followed by running back Felix Jones getting a 3 - yard touchdown run . Philadelphia struck back with a 39 - yard field goal from kicker David Akers . The Eagles tied the game with a 50 - yard field goal from Akers , followed by Vick connecting with wide receiver DeSean Jackson on a 91 - yard touchdown pass and Akers ' 28 - yard field goal . Dallas tried to rally as Kitna completed a 22 - yard touchdown pass to Witten , yet the Eagles held on for the victory . With the win , Philadelphia improved to 9 – 4 . Week 15 : at New York Giants . Coming off their win over the Cowboys , the Eagles flew to New Meadowlands Stadium for an NFC East rivalry rematch against the New York Giants . In the first quarter the Eagles trailed early as Giants quarterback Eli Manning completed a 35 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mario Manningham . The Eagles responded in the second quarter with kicker David Akers getting a 34 - yard field goal , but fell further behind after Manning found Manningham on a 33 - yard touchdown pass , followed by kicker Lawrence Tynes nailing a 25 - yard field goal , then with Manning getting an eight - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Hakeem Nicks . The Eagles cut the lead with quarterback Michael Vick making an eight - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jeremy Maclin , but fell further behind with Manning finding tight end Kevin Boss on an eight - yard touchdown pass . However , the Eagles managed to break the lead and tie the game with Vick making a 65 - yard TD pass to tight end Brent Celek , followed by his four - yard scramble for a touchdown and then his 13 - yard touchdown pass to Maclin to tie the game at 31 . After the game was tied the Eagles scored to take the lead with DeSean Jackson returning a punt 65 yards for a touchdown as time expired , becoming the first player in NFL history to do so . Fox commentator Joe Buck called the final play with : With the win , the Eagles improved to 10 – 4 . Week 16 : vs . Minnesota Vikings . Coming off their win over the Giants , the Eagles went home for a Week 16 intraconference duel with the Minnesota Vikings . The game was originally scheduled for 1 pm on Sunday , but was bumped to a Sunday Night Football telecast due to the NFL ' s Flex Scheduling policy . The NFL wants to ensure that every Sunday night game after Week 11 has playoff implications . In this case , the Eagles had a chance to clinch their first NFC East title since 2006 , and the sixth in Reid ' s 12 years as coach , with a win . However , the game was pushed back to Tuesday due to heavy snow in Philadelphia ( see below ) . Philadelphia delivered the game ' s opening punch in the first quarter as quarterback Michael Vick found rookie tight end Clay Harbor on a 3 - yard touchdown pass . The Vikings responded in the second quarter with cornerback Antoine Winfield returning a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown . Minnesota took the lead in the third quarter with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 30 - yard field goal , followed by quarterback Joe Webb getting a 9 - yard touchdown run . The Eagles answered in the fourth quarter with Vick ' s 10 - yard touchdown run , but the Vikings pulled away after the Vikings scored a touchdown on a 1 - yard run by running back Adrian Peterson . With the loss , Philadelphia fell to 10 – 5 , and is locked into the # 3 playoff seed in the NFC . Postponement . The December 2010 North American blizzard postponed the game until Tuesday , December 28 , 2010 at 8 : 00 p . m . out of concern for public safety . The game aired on NBC The NFL postponed the game shortly after noon , even before there was any snow accumulation in Philadelphia , after Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency for the city . Eagles and NFL officials said that the postponement decision was made mainly out of concern for the safety of fans , vendors , suppliers and stadium workers . The game was scheduled to end just before midnight Philadelphia time , during the worst of the storm . Eagles COO Don Smolenski said the possibility of having over 72 , 000 people ( over 69 , 000 fans plus 3 , 000 workers ) stranded in the brunt of the storm made league and team officials conclude " it just wasn ' t safe " to play the game on Sunday night . League and team officials were also concerned that emergency vehicles wouldn ' t be able to make it through safely . Indeed , SEPTA and New Jersey Transit , which are utilized by many Eagles fans coming to and leaving games , were forced to alter or cancel routes due to the storm . The postponement decision was very unpopular in Philadelphia . Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell , the former mayor of Philadelphia and an avid Eagles fan , said that football was a game that was meant to be played in bad weather . DeSean Jackson tweeted , " It ' s only snow ! ! ! ! Let us play . . . It must be a lot of fun . . . I ' m ready let ' s get it on ! ! " The next day , Rendell told WPEN - FM that the postponement was proof that the United States had become " a nation of wusses . " The front page of the " Philadelphia Daily News " had pictures of Nutter , Eagles owner Jeff Lurie , Eagles president Joe Banner and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in beanie caps , suggesting they were " wimps " for postponing the game . However , Nutter maintained that the city could have had Lincoln Financial Field ready in time for kickoff , and the postponement decision was made by the league and the Eagles . This was the 20th NFL game to be played on a Tuesday , but the first since . The last Eagles game on a Tuesday was September 26 , 1944 when they defeated the Boston Yanks in the season opener . It was also the Yanks first regular season franchise game . The Giants ' loss to the Packers earlier on Sunday gave the Eagles the NFC East title . The Eagles ' chances of contending for a first - round bye were ended with the loss to the Vikings coupled with the Bears ' win over the Jets . Week 17 : vs . Dallas Cowboys . The Eagles ' sixteenth game was an NFC East rivalry rematch against the Cowboys . In the 2nd quarter the Eagles took the lead as QB Kevin Kolb threw a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Chad Hall , but after that the offense had problems after Kolb dropped the ball which was recovered 17 yards for a touchdown by OLB DeMarcus Ware . They took a slight lead with kicker David Akers hitting a 43 and a 22 - yard field goal , but failed to maintain this lead when QB Stephen McGee threw a 4 - yard TD pass to TE Jason Witten . With the loss , the Eagles finish on a 10 – 6 record . Post season results . NFC Wild Card Round : vs . Green Bay Packers . Entering the postseason as the NFC ' s # 3 seed , the Eagles began their playoff run at home in the NFC Wild Card Round against the # 6 Green Bay Packers , hoping to avenge their Week 1 loss . Philadelphia trailed in the first quarter as Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a 4 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Tom Crabtree . Green Bay added onto their lead in the second quarter as Rodgers completed a 9 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver James Jones . The Eagles answered with a 29 - yard field goal from kicker David Akers . In the third quarter , quarterback Michael Vick found wide receiver Jason Avant on a 24 - yard touchdown pass . The Packers ' Rodgers then completed a 16 - yard touchdown pass to running back Brandon Jackson . The Eagles ' Vick got a 1 - yard touchdown run ( with a failed two - point conversion ) in the fourth quarter . Green Bay ' s defense stopped the Eagles ' final drive of the game as Tramon Williams intercepted a Vick pass with 44 seconds to go to preserve the win for the Packers . With the loss , Philadelphia was eliminated with an overall record of 10 – 7 . 2011 Pro Bowl . On December 28 , the 2011 Pro Bowl rosters were announced by the NFL . Quarterback Michael Vick , offensive tackle Jason Peters , cornerback Asante Samuel and kicker David Akers were named as starters , while wide receiver DeSean Jackson was named as a reserve .