# 2018 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 2018 [Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.edgepedia.org/philadelphia-eagles) season was the team's eighty-sixth season in the [National Football League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-football-league) and its third under head coach [Doug Pederson](https://www.edgepedia.org/doug-pederson). Entering as the defending Super Bowl LII champions, the Eagles finished the regular season 9-7, second in the NFC East, and reached the divisional round of the playoffs before losing to the New Orleans Saints.[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2018_roster.htm) • [2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Record | 9-7 regular season, second in the NFC East[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2018_roster.htm) |
| Head coach | Doug Pederson, in his third season[3](https://pro-football-history.com/season/2351/2018-philadelphia-eagles-schedule) |
| Season opener | 18-12 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday, September 6, at Lincoln Financial Field[4](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-2018-schedule-20559932) |
| Playoffs | Won the Wild Card game 16-15 at the Chicago Bears; lost the divisional playoff 14-20 at the New Orleans Saints[2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/) |
| First overseas game | Week 8 against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, the first regular-season game outside North America in franchise history[4](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-2018-schedule-20559932) |
| Injuries | A 57 percent increase in regular-season games in which players were lost to injury compared with the previous season[5](https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/philadelphia-eagles-howie-roseman-doug-pederson-injuries-20190116.html) |
| Quarterback | Carson Wentz threw for 3,074 yards with 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, a 102.2 passer rating[6](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/stats/2018/) |
## Schedule and season structure
As defending [Super Bowl](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl) champions, the Eagles opened the 2018 regular season at home on Thursday night, September 6, against the [Atlanta Falcons](https://www.edgepedia.org/atlanta-falcons), a rematch of the previous year's divisional round playoff game, and won 18-12.[4](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-2018-schedule-20559932) • [2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/) The schedule included five prime-time games, among them a Week 6 Thursday night meeting with the [New York Giants](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-york-giants), a Week 10 home game against the Dallas Cowboys, a Monday night game against Washington in Week 13, and a Week 15 trip to the Los Angeles Rams.[4](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-2018-schedule-20559932)
Seven of the sixteen games were against 2017 playoff teams, including a Week 5 rematch of the [NFC Championship Game](https://www.edgepedia.org/nfc-championship-game) against Minnesota.[4](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-2018-schedule-20559932) The season also carried a franchise first: the Week 8 game against the [Jacksonville Jaguars](https://www.edgepedia.org/jacksonville-jaguars) at [Wembley Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/wembley-stadium) in London was the Eagles' first regular-season game played overseas.[4](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-2018-schedule-20559932) • [2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/) Philadelphia won that game 24-18 and entered its Week 9 bye at 4-4.[2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/)
## Regular season course
The first half of the season was uneven. After the opening win, Philadelphia lost at [Tampa Bay](https://www.edgepedia.org/tampa-bay), beat [Indianapolis](https://www.edgepedia.org/indianapolis) at home, then dropped games at Tennessee and at home to Minnesota to sit at 2-3.[2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/) A 34-13 win over the Giants in Week 6 was followed by a home loss to Carolina, leaving the team 3-4 before the London victory.[2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/)
The low point came in Week 11, a 48-7 loss at New Orleans, which dropped the Eagles to 4-6.[2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/) From there the team closed with a five-game stretch in which it won four: home wins over the Giants and Washington, a 30-23 win at the Rams in Week 15, and a 32-30 home victory over Houston in Week 16, before shutting out Washington 24-0 in the finale to finish 9-7.[2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/) The late surge secured a playoff berth as a wild-card team.[2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/)
## Injuries
Injuries shaped the season more than any other single factor. [The Philadelphia Inquirer](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-philadelphia-inquirer) reported that the Eagles endured a 57 percent increase in regular-season games in which players were lost to injury in 2018, and senior executive [Howie Roseman](https://www.edgepedia.org/howie-roseman) and head coach Doug Pederson cited the disproportionate number of injuries as a prominent reason the team started 6-7 and fell short of repeating as Super Bowl champions.[5](https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/philadelphia-eagles-howie-roseman-doug-pederson-injuries-20190116.html) The club's own reporting noted that injuries mounted particularly on the defensive side of the ball.[7](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/injuries-continue-to-mount-for-eagles) At wide receiver, [Mike Wallace](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-wallace) was signed and then suffered a significant leg injury in Week 2 and never contributed, Mack Hollins did not play at all, and the passing game lagged as a result.[8](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/history-takes-new-direction-with-revamped-wr-corps)
## Quarterback and passing game
[Nick Foles](https://www.edgepedia.org/nick-foles) started the season as the Eagles' quarterback before Carson Wentz returned as the starter in Week 3, and Wentz finished with 3,074 passing yards, 21 touchdowns against 7 interceptions, and a 102.2 passer rating.[6](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/stats/2018/) • [12](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/it-s-official-nick-foles-starts-thursday-vs-falcons) Tight end Zach Ertz set the NFL single-season record for most catches by a tight end in 2018 and emerged as the leader of the aerial attack.[9](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/first-look-at-the-eagles-offense) • [10](https://as.com/us/us/2019/08/04/nfl/1564883345_479982.html)
## Coaching staff
In March 2018 the Eagles announced a series of internal promotions to replace assistants who had departed after the Super Bowl run. Mike Groh was promoted to offensive coordinator, Duce Staley to assistant head coach/running backs coach, Jeff Stoutland added run game coordinator duties, and Press Taylor was promoted to quarterbacks coach, with Gunter Brewer hired as wide receivers coach.[11](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-changes-to-coaching-staff-20425148) Groh had joined the staff as wide receivers coach in the 2017 offseason and oversaw a unit that improved significantly during the Super Bowl LII championship season.[11](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-changes-to-coaching-staff-20425148)
## Playoffs
Philadelphia entered the postseason as a nine-win wild-card team and faced the twelve-win, division-champion Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on January 6, winning 16-15 in a game remembered for the missed field goal at its end, a sequence known as the "double doink."
The Eagles then traveled to New Orleans for the divisional round on January 13 and lost 20-14 to the top-seeded Saints, ending the season.[2](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/)
## References
1. [2018 Philadelphia Eagles Roster & Players, Pro-Football-Reference.com](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2018_roster.htm)
2. [Eagles 2018 Schedule, Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/schedule/2018/)
3. [2018 Philadelphia Eagles, Pro Football History](https://pro-football-history.com/season/2351/2018-philadelphia-eagles-schedule)
4. [Eagles Announce 2018 Schedule, Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-2018-schedule-20559932)
5. [Howie Roseman defends Eagles' new medical staff after injury-marred season, Philadelphia Inquirer](https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/philadelphia-eagles-howie-roseman-doug-pederson-injuries-20190116.html)
6. [Philadelphia Eagles 2018 Team Stats](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/stats/2018/)
7. [Injuries Continue To Mount For Eagles, Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/injuries-continue-to-mount-for-eagles)
8. [History takes new direction with revamped WR corps, Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/history-takes-new-direction-with-revamped-wr-corps)
9. [First look at the Eagles' offense, Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/first-look-at-the-eagles-offense)
10. [Philadelphia Eagles, incertidumbre sin Nick Foles, AS](https://as.com/us/us/2019/08/04/nfl/1564883345_479982.html)
11. [Eagles Announce Changes To Coaching Staff, Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-announce-changes-to-coaching-staff-20425148)
12. [It's Official: Nick Foles Starts Thursday Vs. Falcons](https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/it-s-official-nick-foles-starts-thursday-vs-falcons)
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