The 2019 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 87th in the National Football League (NFL) and fourth under head coach Doug Pederson. The Eagles acquired many key players, including wide receiver DeSean Jackson, running back Jordan Howard and defensive tackle Malik Jackson. With these offseason acquisitions, the Eagles were listed as Super Bowl contenders. However, inconsistent play aided by injuries on both sides of the ball plagued the Eagles early in the year. Despite a 5–7 start, the Eagles won their last four games against divisional opponents and matched their 9–7 record from 2018. The Eagles won the NFC East division title (the second time in the Pederson/Wentz era), but were defeated by the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round by a score of 17–9. The Eagles would not lose another home playoff game until 2025.
Free agents Position Player 2019 team Notes RB Jay Ajayi UFAPhiladelphia Eagles 1-year deal LB D. J. Alexander UFA Jacksonville Jaguars 1-year deal, $805k CB Ronald Darby UFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal, $8.5 million QB Nick Foles UFA Jacksonville Jaguars 4-year deal, $88 million S Corey Graham UFA TBD LB Jordan Hicks UFA Arizona Cardinals 4-year deal, $36 million DT Timmy Jernigan UFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal, $1.25 million WR Jordan Matthews UFA San Francisco 49ers 1-year deal, $1.8 million DT Haloti Ngata UFA Retired LB LaRoy Reynolds UFA San Francisco 49ers 1-year deal, $645k TE Richard Rodgers UFA Philadelphia Eagles 2-year deal, $1.925 million RB Darren Sproles UFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal QB Nate Sudfeld RFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal, $3 million WR Golden Tate UFA New York Giants 4-year deal, $37.5 million WR Mike Wallace UFA Retired OG Chance Warmack UFA TBD OG Stefen Wisniewski UFA Philadelphia Eagles 1-year deal, $1.5 million Player re-signed by the Eagles Player not re-signed by the Eagles
Signings Position Player 2018 team Date signed Notes DT Malik Jackson UFA Jacksonville Jaguars March 13 3-year deal, $30 million LB L. J. Fort UFA Pittsburgh Steelers March 14 3-year deal, $5.5 million S Andrew Sendejo UFA Minnesota Vikings March 18 1-year deal, $1.3 million DE Vinny Curry UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 21 1-year deal, $2.25 million QB Luis Perez UFA Birmingham Iron April 9 1-year deal WR Greg Ward UFA San Antonio Commanders April 9 1-year deal WR Charles Johnson UFA Orlando Apollos April 9 1-year deal LB Zach Brown UFA Washington Redskins May 3 1-year deal, $3 million QB Cody Kessler UFA Jacksonville Jaguars May 13 1-year deal WR Devin Ross UFA Tennessee Titans May 28 1-year deal S Trae Elston UFA Miami Dolphins June 5 1-year deal CB Orlando Scandrick UFA Kansas City Chiefs July 27 1-year deal, $1.12 million TE Alex Ellis UFA Kansas City Chiefs August 2 1-year deal S Johnathan Cyprien UFA Tennessee Titans August 2 1-year deal CB Sojourn Shelton UFA Cincinnati Bengals August 11 1-year deal DT Aziz Shittu UFA Dallas Cowboys August 13 1-year deal QB Josh McCown UFA New York Jets August 17 1-year deal, $5.4 million LB Chris Worley UFA Seattle Seahawks August 19 1-year deal LB Hayes Pullard UFA Arizona Cardinals August 27 1-year deal S Jason Thompson UFA Atlanta Falcons August 27 1-year deal DT Akeem Spence UFA Miami Dolphins September 10 1-year deal
Departures Position Player 2019 team Date Reason S Chris Maragos N/A February 22 Released G Kaleb Johnson Baltimore Brigade May 1 Released CB Chandon Sullivan Green Bay Packers May 1 Released WR Dorren Miller TBD May 14 Released DE Chris Long N/A May 18 Retired LB B. J. Bello New York Jets June 5 Released WR Braxton Miller Cleveland Browns August 17 Released LB Paul Worrilow New York Jets August 18 Released WR Shelton Gibson Cleveland Browns August 21 Released S Tre Sullivan DC Defenders August 27 Released
Trades March 13: The Eagles traded a sixth-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for WR DeSean Jackson and a seventh-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft. March 14: The Eagles traded DE Michael Bennett and a seventh-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft to the New England Patriots for a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft. March 28: The Eagles traded a sixth-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft that could potentially become a fifth-round pick to the Chicago Bears for RB Jordan Howard. April 27: The Eagles traded a seventh-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft to the Indianapolis Colts for DT Hassan Ridgeway. August 9: The Eagles traded OT Ryan Bates to the Buffalo Bills for DE Eli Harold. August 22: The Eagles traded DT Bruce Hector to the Arizona Cardinals for S Rudy Ford. September 30: The Eagles traded S Johnathan Cyprien and a seventh-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft to the Atlanta Falcons for LB Duke Riley and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft.
NFL draft
Notes The Eagles acquired an additional second-round selection (No. 53 overall) as part of a trade that sent their first- and fourth-round selections to the Baltimore Ravens. The Eagles traded their third-round selection (No. 88 overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for wide receiver Golden Tate. The Eagles acquired an additional seventh-round selection in a trade that sent guard Allen Barbre to the Denver Broncos. This selection was later traded to the New England Patriots in exchange for the Patriots' seventh-round selection. The Eagles traded their sixth-round selection (No. 208 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for wide receiver DeSean Jackson and Tampa's seventh-round selection. The Eagles traded their first-round selection (No. 25 overall) as well as a fourth-round selection (No. 127 overall) and a sixth-round selection (No. 197 overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for their first-round selection (No. 22 overall) The Eagles traded their fifth-round selection (No. 163 overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for a fifth-round selection (No. 167 overall) and a seventh-round selection (No. 246 overall) The Eagles traded their seventh-round selection acquired from the New England Patriots (No. 246 overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway. As the result of a negative differential of free-agent signings and departures that the Eagles experienced during the free agency period, the team was projected to receive three compensatory selections for the 2019 draft.
Undrafted free agents Player Position College Joey Alfieri LB Stanford Ryan Bates OT Penn State T. J. Edwards LB Wisconsin Nico Evans RB Wyoming Johnny Gibson OG Arkansas Ajene Harris CB USC Nate Herbig OG Stanford Jay Liggins CB Dickinson State Riley Mayfield OT North Texas Sua Opeta OG Weber State Keegan Render C Iowa Anthony Rush DT UAB DeAndre Thompkins WR Penn State Brett Toth OT Army Casey Tucker OT Arizona State Kevin Wilkins DT Rutgers
Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Tennessee Titans L 10–27 0–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 2 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–10 1–1 TIAA Bank Field Recap 3 Baltimore Ravens L 15–26 1–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 4 at New York Jets L 0–6 1–3 MetLife Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 8 Washington Redskins W 32–27 1–0 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 2 September 15 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–24 1–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap 3 September 22 Detroit Lions L 24–27 1–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 4 September 26 at Green Bay Packers W 34–27 2–2 Lambeau Field Recap 5 October 6 New York Jets W 31–6 3–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 6 October 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 20–38 3–3 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 7 October 20 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–37 3–4 AT&T Stadium Recap 8 October 27 at Buffalo Bills W 31–13 4–4 New Era Field Recap 9 November 3 Chicago Bears W 22–14 5–4 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 10Bye 11 November 17 New England Patriots L 10–17 5–5 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 12 November 24 Seattle Seahawks L 9–17 5–6 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 13 December 1 at Miami Dolphins L 31–37 5–7 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 14 New York GiantsW 23–17 6–7 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 15 December 15 at Washington Redskins W 37–27 7–7 FedExField Recap 16 December 22 Dallas Cowboys W 17–9 8–7 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 17 December 29 at New York Giants W 34–17 9–7 MetLife Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 4: at Green Bay Packers
Week 5: vs. New York Jets
With the win, the Eagles improved to 11–0 in their all-time series against the New York Jets.
Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 8: at Buffalo Bills
Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 11: vs. New England Patriots
Week 12: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 13: at Miami Dolphins
In one of the most embarrassing road losses in franchise history, the Eagles blew a 28–14 3rd quarter lead and lost to the Miami Dolphins 37–31. They allowed over 365 total yards of offense, and with this loss, tied their loss total from the previous season.
Week 14: vs. New York Giants
Week 14 featured the Eagles facing the rival New York Giants, led by Eli Manning, who was taking over for an injured Daniel Jones. Following a scoreless first quarter, Manning opened the scoring with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Darius Slayton, giving New York a 7–0 lead. After the teams traded field goals, Manning would throw another touchdown pass to Slayton, this time from 55 yards, to build the Giants' lead to 17–3 before halftime. However, Philadelphia's defense would stifle Manning in the second half, forcing three-and-outs on four of six possessions and allowing just 30 yards total offense. The Eagles offense would step up and score 14 unanswered points over the final two-quarters to force overtime. After the Eagles won the overtime coin toss, they drove down the field and won the game on Carson Wentz's second touchdown pass of the night to Zach Ertz. With the comeback win, the Eagles improved to 6–7 on the year. Further, the Eagles won their sixth straight against the Giants, and took the lead in the all-time series for the first time in franchise history. It also marked the first time since 2006 an Eagles-Giants game would go to overtime.
Week 15: at Washington Redskins
Week 16: vs. Dallas Cowboys
The Eagles won against the Cowboys after losing to them in Week 7. This resulted in the Eagles taking the lead in the NFC East for the first time this season and a 4-loss streak for the Cowboys. The victory improved Philadelphia to 8–7. The Eagles needed to either beat the NY Giants the next week or have the Cowboys lose to the Redskins.
Week 17: at New York Giants
The Eagles clinched their second NFC East division title in three years with a win over the New York Giants, their seventh straight in the series dating back to the 2016 season.
Standings Division
Conference
Postseason
Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 5, 2020 Seattle Seahawks (5) L 9–17 0–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
Game summaries NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Seattle Seahawks
The Eagles season ended with their first loss at home since Week 12 of the regular season, which was, coincidentally, also a 17–9 home loss to the Seahawks. They failed to score a touchdown for the first time since Week 17 of the 2017 season. Carson Wentz left the game in the first quarter with a concussion following a controversial hit by Jadeveon Clowney. No penalty was called on the play, and Wentz was later ruled out for the game. This was the Eagles' third straight home Wild Card playoff loss.
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