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In the three seasons after taking over, no coach in Eagles history has made it to the playoffs. This weekend, Nick Sirianni might become the first.
If the Eagles defeat the 49ers and one of the following things happens, they will guarantee a spot in the playoffs for the third straight season:
A Rams defeat or draw in Inglewood, California against the Browns OR
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A Packers defeat or tie against the Chiefs in Green Bay AND a loss by the Lions against the Saints in New Orleans OR
Ray Rhodes in 1995 and 1996 was the first coach to take the Eagles to the postseason in his first two years before Sirianni in 2021 and 2022.The Eagles have made the playoffs 21 out of 35 seasons since 1988. The only teams with more postseason appearances (17 apiece) are the Patriots and Packers (16 each). With the Patriots at 2-9 and the Packers at 5-6, it’s likely that neither team will make the playoffs this season.
Since 1982 through 1987, the Eagles have not missed more than three seasons without making the playoffs.
Only seven teams—the Eagles, Cowboys, Buccaneers, 49ers, Chiefs, Bengals, and Bills—made it to the postseason in both 2021 and 2022. The Eagles might be among the four teams to make it to the playoffs in each of the last three seasons, as the Buccaneers, Bengals, and Bills are among those teams with records of 4-7, 5-6, and 6-6, respectively.
At 4:25 p.m. on Sunday at the Linc, the NFC’s top two teams, the Eagles and 49ers, square off.
