A home game against the Boston Redskins scheduled for November 17 was canceled due to inclement weather — rain which had transformed the playing field at the Baker Bowl (Phillies Park) into a lake.
Torrential rain had hit Philadelphia ahead of the scheduled November 17 match-up with the Boston Redskins, turning the playing surface at the Baker Bowl into a veritable swimming pool.
[3] Team owner Bert Bell announced the indefinite postponement of the contest, and expressed hope that a new date could be agreed upon.
[3] Although both teams had Thanksgiving Day open,[3] logistical difficulties on such short order proved insurmountable and no make-up game was ever held.
Both the Eagles and the Redskins completed their season having played just 11 games, with their winning percentage calculated on that basis.