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Team previews and recaps, the trade deadline, injuries, the standings and the playoff picture. Written from the box score and the live standings the site tracks, not from the highlight reel.
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Team Recaps
Eagles Survive Washington 24-22: Two Missed Points Bailed Us Out
Jalen Hurts threw three touchdowns and Dallas Goedert caught two of them, but Washington doubled us in first downs and the two-point margin came out of a blocked PAT and a failed two-point try.
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Eagles Blow a Fourth-Quarter Lead in Foxborough, Fall 24-21 to the Patriots
Tanner McKee was the best thing on the field in midnight green. It still wasn't enough as the backups gave up a late strike and slid to 0-2 in preseason.
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Eagles 2026: What We Learned in 2025 and What's Coming in Philly
Philadelphia went 11-6 last season, beat the champs on the road, and shut out Vegas — here's the setup at Lincoln Financial before the real bullets fly.
Team Recaps
Eagles Close Preseason 0-3 After 30-13 Home Loss to the Bengals
Cincinnati ran for 208 yards at the Linc, the Eagles managed 70, and Philly's home debut ended with the exhibition slate swept.
Team Recaps
Eagles Get Run Off the Field in Baltimore, Fall 24-7
Philly opens the schedule with 159 total yards, 18:43 of possession, and one late Cole Payton touchdown to Erik Ezukanma to avoid the shutout.
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Super Bowl LX Recap: Seahawks 29, Patriots 13, Walker MVP
Seattle led 12-0 into the fourth quarter and won its second Lombardi Trophy. Kenneth Walker III is the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP since the 1997 season.
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Conference Championships: Patriots, Seahawks Set Super Bowl LX
New England won a 10-7 defensive slog in Denver and Seattle held off the Rams 31-27. Super Bowl LX is set for February 8 at Levi’s Stadium.
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Wild Card Upsets 2025: Tomlin Out, Harbaugh Fired
Both No. 3 seeds lost at home, Houston buried Pittsburgh 30-6, and within eight days the AFC North lost 37 combined seasons of head coaching tenure. Inside the strangest wild card weekend in years.
Week 18 Team Recaps
Eagles Drop the Finale to Washington 24-17: The Nine Penalties Told the Story
Philly closes the regular season with a Tanner McKee-Tank Bigsby lineup, a 17-10 lead, and a self-inflicted fourth quarter.
Week 9 Trades
NFL Trade Deadline 2025: Inside the Jets Fire Sale
The Jets sold Sauce Gardner to the Colts and Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys within hours of each other on November 4. Here is the fantasy, spread and survivor fallout of teams openly punting the season.
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