The Eagles, who suffered back-to-back losses with their defensive coordinator demoted and their star quarterback out due to inclement weather, clinched a playoff berth without a single play on Sunday.
The 49ers defeated the Cards 45-29 in Glendale, Arizona, clinching the Eagles’ wild-card berth in this year’s postseason at worst.
Nick Sirianni becomes the first coach in franchise history to lead the Eagles to the postseason in each of his first three seasons. The Eagles reached the playoffs in Ray Rose’s first two seasons, 1995 and 1996.
The only teams that will make the playoffs in 2021 and 2022 are the Eagles, Bengals, Chiefs, 49ers, Bills, Buccaneers, and Cowboys. The 49ers have already clinched a playoff spot. The remaining teams have a chance to make the playoffs again in 2023.
This is the sixth time in the last seven years that the Eagles have advanced to the postseason. Since 2000, they have reached the playoffs 17 times in 24 years. Only the Patriots (18) have reached the postseason more times. The Packers have also been a playoff team 17 times since 2000, the Colts and Seahawks have 16, and this year they have a chance to make the playoffs 17 times.
Going back even further to 1988, the Eagles were the NFL’s most playoff team 22 times in 36 years. The Packers and Patriots made the playoffs 22 times during that span. This year, the Patriots were eliminated and the Packers went 6-8.
The Eagles are 10-3 entering Monday night’s game in Seattle. If they win their last four games (against the Seahawks, home game against the Giants on Christmas, home card game on New Year’s Eve, and game against the Giants in East Rutherford on January 7th), they will win the NFC East and at worst become the No. 2 seed. NFC.
If the Eagles win and the 49ers lose the game, the Eagles would be 11-3 and finish 10-3 against the Ravens on Christmas night in Santa Clara, then against the Commanders in Landover on New Year’s Eve and January 22nd. against the Rams in Santa Clara. 7 – The Eagles will be the No. 1 seed. In that scenario, they would be 14-3 and the 49ers would be 13-4.