1985 Philadelphia Eagles season
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The 1985
Philadelphia Eagles
season was their 53rd in the league
. The team improved upon their previous output
of 6–9–1, winning seven games. This was the fourth consecutive season in which the team failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
1985 NFL season
The 1985 NFL season was the 66th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XX when the Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots.-Major rule changes:...
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was their 53rd in the league
National Football League
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. The team improved upon their previous output
1984 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1984 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 52nd in the league. The team improved upon their previous output of 5–11, winning six games. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.-Draft:...
of 6–9–1, winning seven games. This was the fourth consecutive season in which the team failed to qualify for the playoffs.
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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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 9 Kevin Allen Kevin Allen (American football) Kevin Allen is a former professional American football tackle who played in the National Football League for one season for the Philadelphia Eagles.-NFL banning:... OT |
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8, 1985 | 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... |
L 0–21 | |
| 2 | September 15, 1985 | Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
L 6–17 | |
| 3 | September 22, 1985 | 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,... |
W 19–6 | |
| 4 | September 29, 1985 | 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... |
L 10–16 (OT) | |
| 5 | October 6, 1985 | 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 21–23 | |
| 6 | October 13, 1985 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 30–7 | |
| 7 | October 20, 1985 | 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 16–14 | |
| 8 | October 27, 1985 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 21–17 | |
| 9 | November 3, 1985 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 13–24 | |
| 10 | November 10, 1985 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 23–17 (OT) | |
| 11 | November 17, 1985 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–14 | |
| 12 | November 24, 1985 | 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 17–34 | |
| 13 | December 1, 1985 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
L 23–28 | |
| 14 | December 8, 1985 | 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 12–17 | |
| 15 | December 15, 1985 | 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... |
L 14–20 | |
| 16 | December 22, 1985 | at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
W 37–35 | |
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.... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants 1985 New York Giants season The 1985 New York Giants season was the 61st season for the club in the National Football League. At the time, the team set a record for most rushing yards in one season by a Giants team.-Regular season:... |
10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 399 | 283 | W-1 |
| Dallas Cowboys 1985 Dallas Cowboys season The Cowboys finished the 1985 season with a record of ten wins and six losses, good for first place in the NFC East, and earning a trip to the playoffs , where they lost in a divisional playoff game to the Los Angeles Rams.Tom Landry's team got off to another fast start, opening the season with a... |
10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 357 | 333 | L-1 |
| Washington Redskins 1985 Washington Redskins season The 1985 Washington Redskins began the season with the team trying to improve on their 11-5 record from 1984. The biggest moment of the year occurred on a November 18 Monday Night Football game, which witnessed Joe Theismann's career-ending injury after a sack by New York Giants outside linebacker... |
10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 297 | 312 | W-3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 286 | 310 | W-1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals 1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 66th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 9-7, winning only five games. This was the third straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs.-Schedule:... |
5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 278 | 414 | L-2 |
Awards and honors
- Mike Quick, 19851986 Pro BowlThe 1986 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 2, 1986 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The final Score was NFC 28, AFC 24. Phil Simms of the New York Giants was the game's MVP. The referee was Bob McElwee....
Pro Bowl selection - Mike Quick, Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
first-team All-ProAll-ProAll-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season. It began as polls of sportswriters in the early 1920s...
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