2007 Philadelphia Eagles season
Backup A. J. Feeley almost pulled off a big upset of the New England Patriots, who would finish the regular season 16–0, but a fourth quarter lead was surrendered.
On defense, Trent Cole's 12.5 sacks earned him a Pro Bowl spot and second-year linebacker Omar Gaither led the team with 103 tackles.
The fates of quarterback Jeff Garcia and wide receiver Donte' Stallworth were the two immediate questions facing the Eagles after the season ended.
Jason Avant's nine-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb tied the game, and in the third quarter, David Akers made his second field goal from 47 yards out to make it 13–10 Philadelphia.
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Playing their home opener on Monday Night Football, the Eagles lost to a 20–12 decision to the Washington Redskins.
With nine seconds remaining in the half, Washington quarterback Jason Campbell passed to Chris Cooley in the end zone for a touchdown and Redskin lead.
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Attired in their throwback uniforms of yellow and baby blue, the Eagles won their first game, a 56–21 rout of the Detroit Lions.
The Philadelphia defense tightened up in the second half, while Correll Buckhalter and Tony Hunt added short rushing touchdowns for the Eagles.
On third and long on the Eagles' ensuing possession, Donovan McNabb connected with Kevin Curtis, who shook free from a tackle and scored on a 75-yard reception.
A McNabb interception gave the Jets the ball inside the Eagles' red zone, but New York came away with only a field goal, leaving them down by a touchdown.
Bears quarterback Brian Griese marched the team down the field and capped off the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad with nine seconds remaining.
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis Coming off their last-second home loss to Chicago, the Eagles ground out a 23–16 victory on the road against a Minnesota Vikings team coached by former Andy Reid protege Brad Childress.
Rookie phenom Adrian Peterson and quarterback Kelly Holcomb, who spent the offseason on the Eagles’ roster, took the Vikings down the field for the game's first score – a nine-yard touchdown pass to Visanthe Shiancoe.
Julius Jones powered into the end zone from two yards out on Dallas’ opening drive, but Brian Westbrook answered with a short touchdown of his own after a 45-yard reception by Reggie Brown gave the Eagles’ first-and-goal.
Penalties on Washington's defense helped allow a short McNabb to Brian Westbrook touchdown pass on Philadelphia's opening drive.
A Redskin field goal stretched Philadelphia's deficit to 15–7 in the third quarter, but L. J. Smith, who spent much of the early season injured, caught an eight-yard touchdown from McNabb.
The Redskins eventually had first-and-goal from the three-yard line, but the Philadelphia defense had yet another huge goal-line stand, and Washington settled for a field goal to go up 25–20.
The Eagles got the ball back with four minutes to play, and Westbrook immediately took a short pass and broke free for a 57-yard touchdown to go ahead 26–25 (the two-point conversion failing again).
McNabb, who surpassed Ron Jaworski for the most career completions in franchise history (2,090 at game's end), passed for 251 yards and four touchdowns in the 33–25 win.
The win marked the first time Philadelphia had won consecutive games all season, as well as allowing them to reach .500 and remain in the playoff hunt in the NFC.
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts In front of a national audience, the Eagles traveled to Foxboro as 24-point underdogs in their matchup against the 10–0 New England Patriots – the first meeting of the teams since Super Bowl XXXIX.
Tom Brady finally got a chance late in the first quarter, and marched New England down the field before Heath Evans took it in from a yard out to make it 14–7 Patriots.
A fumble recovery gave Philadelphia the ball at the Giant eight-yard line, and David Akers kicked a short field goal.
On Dallas' second possession of the third quarter, Romo moved deep into Eagles' territory with two long passes to Patrick Crayton, but the Cowboys could only muster a field goal.
With the Eagles possessing the ball at the Cowboy 25-yard line, just over two minutes left, and Dallas out of timeouts, Westbrook broke through the defense and had a clear path to the end zone.
The victory kept the Eagles' mathematical hopes alive of gaining the final wild card spot, but they were eliminated Monday night when the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Chicago Bears.
On the third play from scrimmage, Donovan McNabb scrambled for a 40-yard gain, but fumbled, only to have the ball recovered in the end zone for a touchdown by receiver Kevin Curtis.
A 52-yard bomb to wideout Devery Henderson keyed a four-play drive ending in a New Orleans touchdown by running back Aaron Stecker.
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia In their final game of the season, the Eagles posted a 17–9 victory over the Buffalo Bills in a contest of 7–8 teams trying to finish the year at .500.
After Buffalo kicked another field goal in the third quarter, McNabb took the Eagles into Bills territory and completed a pass to Reggie Brown, who fumbled before he got to the end zone.
