It was also the first of five Conference Championship game appearances for the Eagles with Donovan McNabb as starting quarterback and Andy Reid as head coach.
It was the second consecutive season in which Philadelphia eliminated Tampa Bay from the playoffs during the wild card round, and two days later, Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy was fired.
But McNabb made up for his mistake with a 39-yard run on third down and 5 on Philadelphia's ensuing possession at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois The Bears surprised everyone by finishing atop the NFC Central with a 13–3 record behind quarterback Jim Miller.
Early in the first quarter, Donovan McNabb fumbled while being sacked by defensive end Leonard Little, and Brian Young recovered for the Rams at the Philadelphia 20-yard line.
Rams receiver Yo Murphy returned the ensuing kickoff 43 yards to his team's own 42-yard line before Warner completed a 20-yard pass