2023 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 2023 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 91st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Nick Sirianni. The Eagles entered the season as defending NFC champions.
| 2023 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jeffrey Lurie |
| General manager | Howie Roseman |
| Head coach | Nick Sirianni |
| Home field | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–6 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Buccaneers) 9–32 |
| Pro Bowlers | |
| AP All-Pros | 4
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| Uniform | |
The Eagles failed to equal or improve on their 14–3 record from the previous year due to their loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 15. However, the same week, the Eagles clinched their third consecutive playoff berth, their sixth in seven years, due to the Green Bay Packers losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Atlanta Falcons losing to the Carolina Panthers, and the San Francisco 49ers defeating the Arizona Cardinals. Despite starting with a 10–1 record for the second consecutive season, the Eagles would lose five of their last six games, causing them to lose the first seed in the NFC to the 49ers and the NFC East to the Dallas Cowboys. These problems were mostly attributed to the team's poor defense, which was ranked 26th out of 32; many of their victories fell within one score, and their losses to the playoff-bound 49ers and Cowboys were blowouts. Philadelphia needed both a win and a Cowboys loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 18 to repeat as division champions. However, the Cowboys clinched the division with a victory; the Cowboys would have won the tiebreaker over Philadelphia due to conference record even if they had lost or if the Eagles had won.
The Eagles' late-season woes continued into the playoffs, in which they were eliminated in the Wild Card round by the NFC South champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 32–9 blowout loss. This late-season collapse is considered by many to be one of the worst in NFL history. The Eagles promptly fired offensive coordinator Brian Johnson and defensive coordinator Sean Desai within a week of their playoff exit. In the subsequent offseason, on March 4, 2024, center Jason Kelce retired after spending his entire 13-year career with the Eagles. On March 10, defensive tackle Fletcher Cox would also retire after spending 12 seasons with the team.
This season would mark the first season since 2010 that the Eagles wore Kelly green uniforms and the first time since 1995 that they would be featured multiple times in a season.