1992 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Norman Braman
Head coach	Rich Kotite
Offensive coordinator	Rich Kotite
Defensive coordinator	Bud Carson
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2ndNFC East
Playoffs	WonWild Card Playoffs (atSaints) 36–20 LostDivisional Playoffs (atCowboys) 10–34
Uniform
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The1992Philadelphia Eagles season was their 60th in theNational Football League (NFL). The team fought through adversity from the start and improved upon theirprevious total of 10–6,^[1] winning eleven games and returning to the playoffs after a year out. The Eagles would win a playoff game for the first time since1980, but lost in the Divisional round to theirDivision Rival and eventual Super Bowl winningDallas Cowboys.

This was the first season the team was sponsored by the Russell Athletic brand. The sponsorship lasted until the 1996 season.

After winning four in a row and five of their last six regular-season games, the Eagles kept the momentum going and posted their first playoff victory since the1980 NFC Championship Game, topping theSaints inNew Orleans in the Wild Card playoffs. It was also their first playoff win on the road, since the1949 NFL Championship Game. Season highlights included: the first 4–0 start since going 6–0 to begin the 1981 campaign, a home shutout of theDenver Broncos on September 20, a memorable seven-play goal line stand in a 7–3 win over theCardinals on October 25, a come-from-behind 47–34 win over theNew York Giants at theMeadowlands (which included aVai Sikahema punt return for a touchdown and his iconic boxing with the padding at the base of the goal posts), and cornerbackEric Allen batting away aMark Rypien pass at the goal line to seal a playoff-spot-clinching 17–13 decision against theWashington Redskins on December 20.

The entire season was the focus ofMark Bowden's best-selling book "Bringing the Heat", which also dealt in detail with prominent recent-term figures who were not with the 1992 Eagles. This included tight endKeith Jackson who became the first prominent NFL player to use his newly granted rights of full and unrestricted free agency and signed a deal with theMiami Dolphins several weeks into the season, and former coachBuddy Ryan who struggled through a TV commentator's role two years after he was fired as the Eagles coach. However, Ryan remained a huge (and not always positive) influence on the 1992 Eagles (particularly through the defensive players who remained loyal to him, and who were indifferent at best about Rich Kotite's leadership). Bowden's book also described the personal issues that Eagles players faced, the friction between how injuries should be (or were) treated by the team's medical staff, and the story of hugely successful but haunted then-team ownerNorman Braman.

The last remaining active member of the 1992 Philadelphia Eagles was punterJeff Feagles, who retired after the2009 season.

The Eagles were represented at the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville.Herschel Walker also represented the United States in the two-manbobsled event. Walker andBrian Shimer's sled finished seventh and missed a medal by 0.32 seconds, and was the higher finishing American team.^[2] Walker signed with the Eagles as a free agent on June 22.^[3]

Tragedy struck the team when, on June 25, 1992, defensive tackleJerome Brown lost control of hisChevrolet Corvette at high speed before crashing into an electric pole, killing Brown and his nephew Gus. Later that evening in Philadelphia, in front of a large gathering atVeterans Stadium and a national television audience who were participating in aBilly Graham Crusade,Reggie White broke the news of his teammate's passing to the shock of the audience.

The Eagles retired number 99 in honor of Brown, kept his locker untouched, and wore a patch with his initials and number on their jerseys. They also adopted rallying cries "Bring It Home For Jerome" and “1-2-3-JB”, referring to their desire to win the Super Bowl for their fallen teammate.

The Eagles had a 10–6 record in 1991 and tied with three other teams. Because of this, they selected the 16th to 20th pick on a rotating basis in the 12 rounds. They traded away their first round pick earlier, which was made by the Dallas Cowboys. With their pick in the second round, they choseSiran Stacy, a running back out of theUniversity of Alabama. The Eagles selected 12 players over the 12 rounds.

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Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.

This game ended the longest ever gap between two NFL teams meeting. It was the first time since October 22,1972 that the Eagles played against the Chiefs.^[6] and only their second-ever matchup.^[7] This occurred because in previous seasons when the AFC West and NFC East met each other, either the Eagles or the Chiefs (but neverboth) finished in the fifth position and did not play the ordinary set of interconference games.^[6]

• Bringing the Heat (1994;ISBN 0-679-42841-0), an account byMark Bowden of the 1992 Philadelphia Eagles season

• 1992 Philadelphia Eagles atPro-Football-Reference.com

• Philadelphia Eagles seasons
• 1992 NFL season by team
• 1992 in sports in Pennsylvania

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