The 1974

1974 NFL season

The 1974 NFL season was the 55th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl IX when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings...

 Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

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 season was their 42nd in the league

National Football League

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. The team improved upon their previous output

1973 Philadelphia Eagles season

-Off season:At the 1972 season end Head Coach Ed Khayat is fired. Mike McCormack an Washington Redskins assistant coach from 1965–1972 was hired in his place...

 of 5–8–1, winning seven games. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourteenth consecutive season.

Player Selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with.
Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1974	at St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 7–3	40,322
2	September 23, 1974	Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	W 13–10	64,089
3	September 29, 1974	Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....	W 30–10	64,205
4	October 6, 1974	at San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 13–7	36,124
5	October 13, 1974	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 35–7	64,801
6	October 20, 1974	at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	L 31–24	43,586
7	October 27, 1974	at New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....	L 14–10	64,257
8	November 3, 1974	at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	L 27–0	47,996
9	November 10, 1974	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	L 27–20	65,947
10	November 17, 1974	St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 13–3	61,982
11	November 24, 1974	at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	L 26–7	54,395
12	December 1, 1974	Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	W 36–14	42,030
13	December 8, 1974	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 20–7	21,170
14	December 15, 1974	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 28–17	57,157

Standings

NFC East NFC East The NFC East is a division of the National Football League's National Football Conference. It currently has four members: the Philadelphia Eagles, the New York Giants, the Dallas Cowboys, and Washington Redskins....
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins 1974 Washington Redskins season The 1974 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-4 record from 1973.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...	10	4	0	.714	320	196	W-2
St. Louis Cardinals 1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota*TV: CBS*Attendance: 44,626-Milestones:*Terry Metcalf, 2000 Combined Net Yards -References:**...	10	4	0	.714	285	218	W-1
Dallas Cowboys 1974 Dallas Cowboys season The 1974 Dallas Cowboys season was their 15th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 10–4, winning only eight games...	8	6	0	.571	297	235	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	7	0	.500	242	217	W-3
New York Giants 1974 New York Giants season The 1974 New York Giants season was the 50th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 2–12 record, the team's worst since 1966.-Schedule:-Standings:...	2	12	0	.143	195	299	L-6