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A look at all 18 times the Eagles faced one of their former head coaches originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
With Doug Pederson returning to Philly for the second time as Jaguars head coach, I thought it would be fun to look at all the games the Eagles have played over the years against their former head coaches.
It’s quite a list.
When the Eagles face the Jaguars at the Linc on Sunday, it will be the 19th meeting between the Eagles and one of their former head coaches. The Eagles are 11-7 in the first 18 games.
Eight of the Eagles’ 10 head coaches from 1973 through 2020 faced the Eagles at least once as head coach of another team. The only ones who didn’t are Ray Rhodes and Chip Kelly, who only coached for one year at their next stop – Green Bay for Ray Bob, San Francisco for Chip.
The first time the Eagles faced a former head coach was early in 1972, when Nick Skorich’s Browns came to the Vet.
Skorich had served on Buck Shaw’s coaching staff when the Eagles won the 1960 NFL Championship and became head coach when Shaw retired, but after going 10-4 in 1961 his teams were just 5-20-3 the next two years and he was fired after the 1962 season.
He joined Blanton Collier’s Browns staff in 1963 and was an assistant on the 1964 team that won the NFL Championship. When Collier retired after the 1970 season, Skorich replaced him and spent four years as head coach in Cleveland.
Here’s a look at all 18 previous meetings:
Week 2, 1972, Browns 27, Eagles 17: Gratz graduate Leroy Kelly netted 116 scrimmage yards in the Browns’ 27-17 win at the Vet.
Week 11, 1981, Eagles 38, Colts 13: Colts coach Mike McCormack had been the Eagles head coach from 1973 through 1975. Wilbert Montgomery ran for 115 yards and Ron Jaworski passed for 294 yards and two TDs at the Vet.
Week 9, 1988, Falcons 27, Eagles 24: Buddy Ryan coached against Marion Campbell at the Vet, the first time an Eagles head coach went up against his direct predecessor. Campbell has the worst record of…
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Publish date : 2024-11-01 20:29:46
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