The2010 season was thePhiladelphia Eagles' 78th in theNational Football League (NFL) and their 12th underhead coachAndy Reid. The Eagles failed to improve on their 11–5 record from2009, finishing with a 10–6 record. However, they were able to win their division due to a head-to-head sweep tiebreaker over the New York Giants, who also finished 10–6. In the wild-card round of the playoffs, the Eagles lost to theeventual Super Bowl championGreen Bay Packers by a score of 21–16.

The Eagles played all home games atLincoln Financial Field inPhiladelphia. The off-season saw a significant roster overhaul asDonovan McNabb andBrian Westbrook, two of the franchise's key players over the last decade, departed. McNabb was traded to Philadelphia'sNFC East rival, theWashington Redskins, while Westbrook was cut from the roster and later signed with theSan Francisco 49ers.Kevin Kolb was intended to be the Eagles' new franchise quarterback, however he was injured during the Week 1 game and replaced byMichael Vick, who started in 11 of 16 games (Kolb started in Weeks 4–6 when he was injured, as well as Week 17 with Vick and the starters resting for the playoffs.) With Vick at quarterback, they set franchise records, including amemorable comeback win against the New York Giants and a season-high 59 points in Washington.

Despite the losses of McNabb and Westbrook,Football Outsiders calculated that the 2010 Eagles had the third-best rushing attack of any single-season team from 1993 to 2010.^[1]

This season marked the first season since1995 that the Eagles wore Kelly green uniforms. They would not be worn again until2023.

On January 11, 2010, general managerTom Heckert was hired by theCleveland Browns in the same position.^[2] On January 14, the Eagles firedspecial teams coordinatorTed Daisher in order to hire formerBuffalo Bills special teams coordinatorBobby April, who opted out of his contract with the Bills, to a three-year contract. The team also fired strength and conditioning coachMike Wolf and assistant strength and conditioning coachJay Merlino.^[3] On January 20, the Browns hired Director of Pro PersonnelJon Sandusky as their Director of Player Personnel. They also hired college/pro scoutJohn Spytek as a personnel executive.^[4] On January 25, special assistant to the defenseBrian Stewart left to take the defensive coordinator job with theUniversity of Houston.^[5] On January 27, the Eagles promotedBarry Rubin from strength and conditioning assistant coach to head strength and conditioning coach. They also hiredKen Croner as their assistant strength and conditioning coach.^[6] On January 29, vice president of player personnelHowie Roseman was promoted to general manager to replace Heckert.^[7] On February 3, the Eagles hired formerBuffalo Billshead coachDick Jauron as a senior assistant anddefensive backs coach.^[8] They also promoted director of college scoutingRyan Grigson to director of player personnel and assistant director of pro personnelLouis Riddick to director of pro personnel.Anthony Patch was named assistant director of college scouting,Andy Speyer was named southwest regional scout, andBrett Veach was named pro and college scout.^[9] The Eagles also promoted defensive quality control coachMike Caldwell to assistant linebackers coach, and promoted defensive coaching internMike Zordich to defensive quality control coach.^[9] On February 4, the Eagles hired former Browns general managerPhil Savage as a player personnel consultant for the2010 NFL draft.^[10] On April 1, the team extended PresidentJoe Banner's contract through 2013 and promoted Senior Vice President and chief financial officerDon Smolenski to chief operating officer.^[11] On May 27, the Eagles hiredDaniel Jeremiah, who was a scout for the Browns andBaltimore Ravens, as a scout for the West Coast region.^[12]

On March 8, wide receiverReggie Brown was traded to theTampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a 6th round draft pick in the2011 NFL draft.^[55] On March 16, defensive endChris Clemons and a 2010 fourth-round draft pick were traded to theSeattle Seahawks in exchange for defensive endDarryl Tapp.^[56] On April 2, cornerbackSheldon Brown and linebackerChris Gocong were traded to theCleveland Browns in exchange for 2010 fourth- and fifth-round draft picks and linebackerAlex Hall.^[57] Hall was later waived on July 28.^[58] On April 4, the Eagles traded quarterbackDonovan McNabb to theWashington Redskins for a second-round pick in 2010 and a conditional third- or fourth-round pick in 2011.^[59] On April 19, the Eagles were involved in a three-team trade with theDenver Broncos andDetroit Lions; the Lions sent linebackerErnie Sims to the Eagles, the Eagles sent a 2010 fifth-round draft pick to the Broncos, and the Broncos sent tight endTony Scheffler and a 2010 seventh-round draft pick to the Lions.^[60] On July 30, the Eagles traded linebackerJoe Mays to the Broncos in exchange for running backJ. J. Arrington.^[53] On August 30, the Eagles traded sixth-round draft pick fullbackCharles Scott to theArizona Cardinals in exchange for sixth-round draft pick cornerbackJorrick Calvin.^[61] On September 4, linebackerTracy White was traded to theNew England Patriots for a conditional 2012 pick,^[42] while offensive linemanStacy Andrews was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2011 seventh-round pick.^[62] On October 13, running backMike Bell was traded to theCleveland Browns in exchange for running backJerome Harrison.

Starting quarterback (at the time)Kevin Kolb signed a one-year contract extension worth $12.25 million on April 29, keeping him under contract with the Eagles through the 2011 season.^[83]

In the first round of roster cuts, the Eagles waivedguardZipp Duncan,safety Ryan Hamilton, guardGreg Isdaner,linebackerSimoni Lawrence, andwide receiverJared Perry in order to get down to 75 players on August 28.^[45]

In the second round of roster cuts, the Eagles waivedcornerbackGeoff Pope,defensive endPannel Egboh,defensive tackleBoo Robinson, cornerbackDavid Pender, wide receiverDobson Collins,tight endNate Lawrie,offensive tackle Jeraill McCuller,running backJ. J. Arrington, safetyAnthony Scirrotto and running backMartell Mallett on September 3. In addition, defensive endVictor Abiamiri was placed on thePhysically Unable to Perform list.^[40] The Eagles also traded an undisclosed 2011 draft pick to theArizona Cardinals in exchange for guardReggie Wells.^[84]

On September 4, the Eagles traded for defensive endAntwan Barnes from theBaltimore Ravens, and gave the Ravens a 2011 seventh-round draft pick.^[85] More second round cuts were announced, including wide receiverChad Hall, wide receiverJordan Norwood, tight endCornelius Ingram, centerA.Q. Shipley, centerDallas Reynolds, offensive linemanFenuki Tupou, defensive endEric Moncur, defensive tackleJeff Owens, safetyMacho Harris, and safetyQuintin Demps.^[42]

Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.

Preseason Week 1 – vsJacksonville Jaguars

Preseason Week 2 – atCincinnati Bengals

The Eagles donned their throwback uniforms (in celebration of the franchise's 50th Anniversary of their 1960 championship team) and began their season at home for an NFC duel with theGreen Bay Packers. In the first quarter, Philadelphia had the early lead with kickerDavid Akers making a 45-yard field goal, but failed to maintain it in the second quarter with Packers kickerMason Crosby nailing a 49-yard field goal, followed by quarterbackAaron Rodgers throwing a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverDonald Driver, followed by Crosby hitting a 56-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, the Green Bay fullbackJohn Kuhn pushed up the middle for a 3-yard touchdown run, but replied with running backLeSean McCoy running in a 12-yard TD run. However, the Packers extended their lead with Rodgers bombing a 32-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverGreg Jennings. The Eagles cut the lead in the 4th quarter with quarterbackMichael Vick tossing a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverJeremy Maclin, and with Akers nailing a 24-yard field goal, but couldn't do enough, giving the Eagles a loss.

With the loss, the Eagles began the season at 0–1. They also lostLeonard Weaver, who was considered to be the best fullback in the NFL in 2009 and had just been signed to a record-breaking contract, to a career ending injury.

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Packers the Eagles flew toFord Field for an NFC Duel with the Lions. The Lions looked good early in the first quarter, but with 11:15 remaining, Shaun Hill was intercepted by Nate Allen. Just four plays into the following drive, the Eagles took the early lead when QBMichael Vick bombed a 45-yard TD pass to deep threat WRDeSean Jackson. Detroit replied, driving 76 yards in 6 plays with RBJahvid Best hauling a 14-yard touchdown run, taking 3:00 minutes off the clock. After three combined punts, the Eagles then fell behind in the 2nd quarter when kickerJason Hanson nailed a 49-yard field goal. This was followed by QBShaun Hill slinging a screen pass to RBJahvid Best, who took it 75 yards for a touchdown, widening the lead to 17–7. The possession took only three plays and barely a minute off the clock. Then the Eagles replied with an 11-play, 75-yard drive that ended with RBLeSean McCoy taking in a 14-yard TD run. After a Lions punt, the Eagles marched 89 yards in less than a minute with QBMichael Vick throwing a 9-yard TD pass to WRJeremy Maclin. The Eagles led 21–17 at halftime. On their second possession of the third quarter, the Eagles scored again, with RBLeSean McCoy hammering home a 4-yard TD run. Things got worse for the Lions, as Shaun Hill was intercepted on their next possession by Ellis Hobbs. They managed to force a punt, but wasted a 12-play, 48-yard drive that took 5:49 off the clock. On 4th-and-1 at the Eagles 29, Jahvid Best was stuffed for no gain and the Lions turned it over on downs. Worse yet, the drive took into the fourth quarter. The Eagles seemingly put the game away on their next drive whenLeSean McCoy scampered off to the races on a 46-yard TD run on 3rd-and-16 with just 6:27 left, and the Eagles lead 35–17. However, the Lions roared back with RBJahvid Best finishing off an 85-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run, making the score 35–24 with 4:15 remaining. After forcing a three-and-out, the Lions stormed 56 yards in just 6 plays, culminating with Hill completing a 19-yard TD pass to WRCalvin Johnson (With a successful 2-point conversion). The Lions recovered the onside kick with 1:50 left, but four straight incompletions ended any chance of a miracle comeback.

With the win, the Eagles improved to 1–1.

Coming off their win over the Lions the Eagles flew toEverBank Field for an Interconference duel with the Jaguars. The Eagles took the lead in the first quarter when QBMichael Vick, who was named the eagles starter moving forward, made a 61-yard TD pass to WRDeSean Jackson. The lead was narrowed in the second quarter when kickerJosh Scobee made a 51-yard field goal. But the Eagles pulled away when Vick found WRJeremy Maclin on a 16-yard touchdown pass and then a 45-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Then Vick scrambled 17 yards into the endzone for a touchdown.

With the win, The Eagles not only improved to 2–1, but also got their first-ever win over the Jaguars in four games.

Coming off their dominating road win over the Jaguars, the Eagles went home for their Week 4 NFC East duel with theWashington Redskins, as quarterbackDonovan McNabb made his highly anticipated return to Philadelphia.

The Eagles trailed in the first quarter as Redskins running backRyan Torain got a 12-yard touchdown run, followed by McNabb's 31-yard touchdown pass to tight endChris Cooley. Philadelphia answered in the second quarter with kickerDavid Akers making a 49-yard field goal, but Washington came right back with kickerGraham Gano's 26-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Eagles closed out the half with Akers' 23-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, Philadelphia tried to rally in the fourth quarter as quarterbackKevin Kolb hooked up with tight endBrent Celek. However, the Redskins' defense prevented any further progress.

With the loss, the Eagles fell to 2–2.

Hoping to rebound from their divisional home loss to the Redskins, the Eagles flew toCandlestick Park for a Week 5 Sunday night duel with theSan Francisco 49ers. Kevin Kolb was back under center for the eagles in this game. Philadelphia trailed early in the first quarter as 49ers quarterbackAlex Smith completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverMichael Crabtree, yet the Eagles responded with quarterbackKevin Kolb finding tight endBrent Celek on an 8-yard touchdown pass. Philadelphia would take the lead in the second quarter as kickerDavid Akers booted a 33-yard field goal, followed a 39-yard touchdown run from running backLeSean McCoy. Afterwards, San Francisco would close out the half with a 50-yard field goal from kickerJoe Nedney. After a scoreless third quarter, the Eagles added onto their lead in the fourth quarter as safetyQuintin Mikell returned a fumble 52 yards for a touchdown. The 49ers began to rally as Smith connected a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight endVernon Davis, yet Akers came right back as he gave Philadelphia a 45-yard field goal. San Francisco tried to rally as Smith completed a 1-yard touchdown pass to running backFrank Gore, yet Philadelphia's defense held on to preserve the victory.

With the win, the Eagles improved to 3–2.

The Eagles' sixth game was an NFC duel against the Falcons at home. In the first quarter the Eagles struck first as WRDeSean Jackson got an earlytouchdown on a 31-yard run. Later in the quarter QBKevin Kolb connected to him on a 34-yard TD pass. The Eagles continued to dominate when Kolb found WRJeremy Maclin on an 8-yard TD pass. The Falcons replied with QBMatt Ryan making a 1-yard TD pass to TETony Gonzalez. This was followed in the third quarter by kickerMatt Bryant hitting a 26-yard field goal. However, the Eagles continued to score when Kolb found Maclin again on an 83-yard TD pass. The Falcons replied with Ryan making a 13-yard TD pass to Gonzalez. The Eagles pulled away with kickerDavid Akers making a 30-yard field goal.

With the win, the Eagles improved to 4–2.

Hoping to increase their winning streak the Eagles flew toLP Field for an Interconference duel with the Titans. In the second quarter the Eagles took the lead with kickerDavid Akers making a 25-yard field goal. But they trailed when QBKerry Collins completed a 26-yard TD pass to WRKenny Britt. The Eagles replied with QBKevin Kolb making a 5-yard TD pass to WRRiley Cooper, followed by kickerDavid Akers hitting a 46-yard field goal. In the third quarter the Eagles increased their lead with Akers making a 46-yard field goal. The Titans answered with kickerRob Bironas nailing a 41-yard field goal, but the Eagles continued to score in the 4th with Akers hitting a 28-yard field goal. Eventually, they fell behind with Collins completing an 80-yard TD pass to Britt, followed by Bironas hitting a 38-yard field goal. Collins found Britt for the third time in the game on a 16-yard TD pass, and then Bironas made a 33-yard field goal. The Eagles had more problems when Kolb's pass was intercepted by CBCortland Finnegan and returned 41 yards for a touchdown.

With the loss, the Eagles went into their bye week at 4–3. Andy Reid announced that Michael Vick would regain the starting quarterback position after the bye week, effectively ending any quarterback controversy

The Eagles' eighth game was an Interconference duel with the Colts at home. In the first quarter the Eagles Took the lead as QBMichael Vick completed a 9-yard TD pass to WRDeSean Jackson. This was followed by kickerDavid Akers' 22- and 21-yard field goals. The Colts replied with QBPeyton Manning completing a 3-yard TD pass to TEJacob Tamme. The Eagles extended their lead after Akers nailed a 31-yard field goal. They eventually trailed by 1 point after RBJavarris James got a 6-yard TD run, followed by kickerAdam Vinatieri making a 37-yard field goal. The Eagles got the lead back in the 3rd quarter after Akers got a 44-yard field goal, followed by Vick scrambling a yard to the endzone for a touchdown. The Colts narrowed the lead when James got a 1-yard TD run, but in the final minute Manning lofted a deep pass that was intercepted byAsante Samuel.

With the close win, the Eagles improved to 5–3. It was also the first win over the Colts for the Eagles since the1993 season.

Coming off their home win over the Colts, the Eagles flew toFedExField for a Week 10 NFC East rematch with theWashington Redskins on Monday night. Philadelphia wasted no time kicking off the first quarter as on the very first play of the game, quarterbackMichael Vick found wide receiverDeSean Jackson on an 88-yard touchdown pass. Afterwards, the Eagles added onto their lead with Vick's 7-yard touchdown run, followed by Vick finding running backLeSean McCoy on an 11-yard touchdown pass, along with running backJerome Harrison's 50-yard touchdown run. Philadelphia continued its dominating night in the second quarter as Vick hooked up with wide receiverJeremy Maclin on a 48-yard touchdown pass. The Redskins would answer with former Eagles quarterbackDonovan McNabb completing a 3-yard touchdown pass to fullbackDarrel Young, followed by a 3-yard touchdown pass to running backKeiland Williams. Philadelphia responded with Vick's 6-yard touchdown run, followed by kickerDavid Akers booting a 48-yard field goal.

Washington began the third quarter with Williams getting a 4-yard touchdown run. Afterwards, the Eagles went back to work as Vick hooked up with wide receiverJason Avant on a 3-yard touchdown pass, followed by cornerbackDimitri Patterson returning an interception 40 yards for a touchdown. The Redskins tried to rally in the fourth quarter as Williams got a 32-yard touchdown run, but Philadelphia's defense (combined with their 31-point lead) held on to preserve the victory.

With the win, the Eagles improve to 6–3.

The Philadelphia Eagles scored 59 points and 8 touchdowns, including 4 passing TDs and 3 rushing TDs. They racked up 592 yards of total offense, including 260 rushing yards and 332 passing yards. They were 4/4 in Red Zone Efficiency and 4/4 in Goal-to-Go Efficiency, were 8/13 in Third-Down Conversions and had 28 first downs. Michael Vick (20/28, 333 yards, 4 TDs, 8 carries, 80 yards, 2 TDs) became the first player in NFL history to have 300+ yards passing, 50+ yards rushing, 4+ passing touchdowns, and 2+ rushing touchdowns in the same game. This game became known as Monday Night Massacre.

Coming off their impressive win over the Redskins, the Eagles went home for a Week 11 NFC East duel with theNew York Giants on Sunday night. Philadelphia delivered the game's opening strike with a 4-yard touchdown run from quarterbackMichael Vick. The Giants answered in the second quarter with kickerLawrence Tynes getting a 24-yard field goal, yet the Eagles replied with a 38-yard and a 24-yard field goal from kickerDavid Akers.

Philadelphia added onto their lead in the third quarter with Akers' 28-yard field goal, yet New York replied with quarterbackEli Manning completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight endTravis Beckum. The Giants took the lead in the fourth quarter as Manning completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverDerek Hagan, yet the Eagles struck back with a 50-yard touchdown run from running backLeSean McCoy (with Vick completing a 2-point conversion pass to wide receiverJason Avant). Afterwards, Philadelphia pulled away with Akers' 50-yard field goal.

With the win, the Eagles improved to 7–3.

Coming off their win over the Giants the Eagles flew toSoldier Field for an NFC duel with the Bears. The Eagles had the early advantage with kickerDavid Akers nailing a 45-yard field goal. It soon disappeared after QBJay Cutler completed a 10 and a 20-yard TD pass to wide receiversEarl Bennett andJohnny Knox respectively. The Eagles tried to cut the lead with QBMichael Vick getting an 8-yard TD pass to WRJeremy Maclin, followed by Akers hitting a 36-yard field goal. But they fell further behind as Cutler got a 6 and a 9-yard TD pass to Bennett andGreg Olsen. This was followed by kickerRobbie Gould making a 23-yard field goal. The Eagles tried to narrow the lead as Akers got a 22 and a 36-yard field goal, followed by Vick throwing a 30-yard TD pass to TEBrent Celek, but the Bears' defense prevented any more scoring chances.

With the loss, the Eagles fell to 7–4.

Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Bears, the Eagles went home for a Week 13 interconference duel with theHouston Texans on Thursday night. Philadelphia delivered the opening strike in the first quarter as quarterbackMichael Vick found running backLeSean McCoy on a 1-yard touchdown pass. The Texans replied with kickerNeil Rackers getting a 48-yard field goal, yet the Eagles answered in the second quarter with a 4-yard touchdown run from McCoy, followed by a 36-yard field goal from kickerDavid Akers. Houston struck back with quarterbackMatt Schaub completing an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverJacoby Jones. Philadelphia would close out the half with a 22-yard field goal from Akers.

The Texans took the third quarter with running backArian Foster catching a 13-yard touchdown pass from Schaub and running for a 3-yard touchdown run. The Eagles regained the lead with Vick's 2-yard touchdown run and his 5-yard touchdown pass to fullbackOwen Schmitt. Afterwards, Philadelphia's defense prevented any comeback attempt from Houston.

With the win, the Eagles improved to 8–4.

Coming off their win over the Texans, the Eagles flew toCowboys Stadium for a Week 14 NFC East duel with theDallas Cowboys on Sunday night. Philadelphia delivered the game's opening strike with a 1-yard touchdown run from quarterbackMichael Vick, but the Cowboys answered with quarterbackJon Kitna completing a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight endJason Witten. The Eagles regained the lead in the second quarter with Vick locating offensive guardTodd Herremans on a 1-yard touchdown pass. Afterwards, Dallas closed out the half with kickerDavid Buehler making a 50-yard field goal.

The Cowboys took the lead in the third quarter as Buehler got a 43-yard field goal, followed by running backFelix Jones getting a 3-yard touchdown run. Philadelphia struck back with a 39-yard field goal from kickerDavid Akers. The Eagles tied the game with a 50-yard field goal from Akers, followed by Vick connecting with wide receiverDeSean Jackson on a 91-yard touchdown pass and Akers' 28-yard field goal. Dallas tried to rally as Kitna completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Witten, yet the Eagles held on for the victory.

With the win, Philadelphia improved to 9–4.

Coming off their win over the Cowboys, the Eagles flew toNew Meadowlands Stadium for an NFC East rivalry rematch against theNew York Giants. In the first quarter the Eagles trailed early as Giants quarterbackEli Manning completed a 35-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverMario Manningham. The Eagles responded in the second quarter with kickerDavid Akers getting a 34-yard field goal, but fell further behind after Manning found Manningham on a 33-yard touchdown pass, followed by kickerLawrence Tynes nailing a 25-yard field goal, then with Manning getting an eight-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverHakeem Nicks. The Eagles cut the lead with quarterbackMichael Vick tossing an eight-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverJeremy Maclin, but fell further behind with Manning finding tight endKevin Boss on an eight-yard touchdown pass. However, the Eagles managed to break the lead and tie the game with Vick bombing a 65-yard TD pass to tight endBrent Celek, followed by his four-yard scramble for a touchdown and then his 13-yard touchdown pass to Maclin to tie the game at 31. After the game was tied the Eagles scored to take the lead withDeSean Jackson returning a punt 65 yards for a touchdown as time expired, becoming the first player in NFL history to do so.^[86][87][88]Fox commentatorJoe Buck called the final play with:

And DeSean Jackson, who has averaged, 14th-best in the NFL, 8.7 yards per return, has not returned one for a touchdown this year, waits. And it's a line drive kick. Jackson bobbles, it, and now he has to try and recover. DeSean Jackson GETS A BLOCK! ARE YOU KIDDING?! DeSean Jackson... still not in and now in for the touchdown, no flags! UNBELIEVABLE! NO TIME LEFT! EAGLES WIN!^[89]

Eagles broadcastersMerrill Reese andMike Quick called the play onWYSP-FM in Philadelphia this way:^[90][91]

Fourteen seconds to go. 31–31. Matt Dodge to punt, gets a high snap, gets it away, it's a knuckler. Jackson takes it at the 35, fumbles it, picks it up, looks for running room. He's at the 40, he's at the 45, midfield (Mike Quick: OH!), he's at the 40 (OH!). He's going to go! DeSean Jackson (OH!)! I don't care if he jumps, dives, he's running around and he's in the end zone, and there's no time, and the Eagles win!The Eagles win! (Quick:) This is Miracle at the Meadowlands Number 2!

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With the win, the Eagles improved to 10–4.

Coming off their miracle win over the Giants, the Eagles went home for a Week 16 intraconference duel with theMinnesota Vikings. The game was originally scheduled for 1 pm on Sunday, but was bumped to a Sunday Night Football telecast due to the NFL's Flex Scheduling policy. The NFL wants to ensure that every Sunday night game after Week 11 has playoff implications. In this case, the Eagles had a chance to clinch their first NFC East title since 2006, and the sixth in Reid's 12 years as coach, with a win. However, the game was pushed back to Tuesday due to heavy snow in Philadelphia (see below).

Philadelphia delivered the game's opening punch in the first quarter as quarterbackMichael Vick found rookie tight endClay Harbor on a 3-yard touchdown pass. The Vikings responded in the second quarter with cornerbackAntoine Winfield returning a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown.

Minnesota took the lead in the third quarter with kickerRyan Longwell getting a 30-yard field goal, followed by quarterbackJoe Webb getting a 9-yard touchdown run. The Eagles answered in the fourth quarter with Vick's 10-yard touchdown run, but the Vikings pulled away after the Vikings scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run by running backAdrian Peterson.

With the loss, Philadelphia fell to 10–5, and is locked into the #3 playoff seed in the NFC.

TheDecember 2010 North American blizzard postponed the game until Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. out of concern for public safety. The game aired on NBC.^[93][94] The NFL postponed the game shortly after noon, even before there was any snow accumulation in Philadelphia,^[93] after Philadelphia MayorMichael Nutter declared a snow emergency for the city.^[93]

Eagles and NFL officials said that the postponement decision was made mainly out of concern for the safety of fans, vendors, suppliers and stadium workers. The game was scheduled to end just before midnight Philadelphia time, during the worst of the storm. Eagles COO Don Smolenski said the possibility of having over 72,000 people (over 69,000 fans plus 3,000 workers) stranded in the brunt of the storm made league and team officials conclude "it just wasn't safe" to play the game on Sunday night.^[95] League and team officials were also concerned that emergency vehicles wouldn't be able to make it through safely.^[96] Indeed,SEPTA andNew Jersey Transit, which are utilized by many Eagles fans coming to and leaving games, were forced to alter or cancel routes due to the storm.^[93]

The postponement decision was very unpopular in Philadelphia.Pennsylvania GovernorEd Rendell, the former mayor of Philadelphia and an avid Eagles fan, said that football was a game that was meant to be played in bad weather.DeSean Jackson tweeted, "It's only snow!!!! Let us play... It must be a lot of fun... I'm ready let's get it on!!"^[93] The next day, Rendell toldWPEN-FM that the postponement was proof that the United States had become "a nation of wusses." The front page of thePhiladelphia Daily News had pictures of Nutter, Eagles ownerJeff Lurie, Eagles presidentJoe Banner and NFL commissionerRoger Goodell in beanie caps, suggesting they were "wimps" for postponing the game. However, Nutter maintained that the city could have had Lincoln Financial Field ready in time for kickoff, and the postponement decision was made by the league and the Eagles.^[97]

This was the 20th NFL game to be played on a Tuesday, but the first since1946.^[93][94] The last Eagles game on a Tuesday was September 26, 1944, when they defeated theBoston Yanks in the season opener. It was also the Yanks first regular season franchise game.

The Giants' loss to the Packers earlier on Sunday gave the Eagles the NFC East title.^[98] The Eagles' chances of contending for a first-round bye were ended with the loss to the Vikings coupled with the Bears' win over the Jets.

With their playoff position locked and basically all starters resting, the Eagles' sixteenth game was an NFC East rivalry rematch against the Cowboys.In the 2nd quarter the Eagles took the lead as QBKevin Kolb threw a 4-yard TD pass to WRChad Hall, but after that the offense had problems after Kolb dropped the ball which was recovered 17 yards for a touchdown by OLBDeMarcus Ware. They took a slight lead with kickerDavid Akers hitting a 43 and a 22-yard field goal, but failed to maintain this lead when QBStephen McGee threw a 4-yard TD pass to TEJason Witten.^[99]

With the loss, the Eagles finish on a 10–6 record.

Entering the postseason as the NFC's #3 seed, the Eagles began their playoff run at home in the NFC Wild Card Round against the #6Green Bay Packers, hoping to avenge their Week 1 loss. The Eagles had a terrific early scoring attempt. After a three-and-out, the Eagles drove into field goal range, but All-Pro kicker David Akers missed wide-right on a 41-yard field goal attempt. The Packers instead snatched the early first quarter lead as Packers quarterbackAaron Rodgers completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight endTom Crabtree for the early lead.^[100] Green Bay added onto their lead in the second quarter as Rodgers completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverJames Jones.^[100] All the Eagles could muster in the first half was a 29-yard field goal from kickerDavid Akers.^[100]

In the third quarter, after an Aaron Rodgers fumble, quarterbackMichael Vick found wide receiverJason Avant on a 24-yard touchdown pass. The Packers countered right back with an 11-play, 80-yard drive which ended Rodgers chunking a 16-yard touchdown pass to running backBrandon Jackson, taking 6:17 of the clock. At 21–10, the defenses took over for much of the remainder of the game. The Eagles drove into scoring range early in the 4th quarter, but Akers missed another field goal, this time achip shot from 34 yards, keeping it at 21–10. With 8:56 remaining, the Eagles took over at their own 25. 12 plays and 74 yards later, they faced a fourth-and-goal at the 1. Vick took the snap and rushed forward, barely breaking the plane for a 1-yard touchdown run (with a failed two-point conversion) in the fourth quarter. On the two-point conversion, Vick completed the pass to Celek for the score, but his back heel went out of bounds and back in before he caught the pass, making him an ineligible receiver. The five-yard penalty moved them back to the 7-yard line. Vick's next attempt was incomplete, keeping the score 21–16. The Eagles forced a punt and got the ball back at their own 34 with 1:45 remaining. Vick hit DeSean Jackson for 28 yards to the Packers 38. After back-to-back incompletions, Vick hit Riley Cooper for 11 yards on 3rd and 10, moving the ball to the Packers 27 with less than a minute remaining. However, Green Bay's defense stopped the Eagles' final drive of the game asTramon Williams intercepted a Vick pass intended for Riley Cooper again, in the end zone, with 44 seconds to go to preserve the win for the Packers.^[100] The Eagles outgained the Packers and won the turnover battle 2–1. However, the Packers had longer time of possession. Also, All-Pro kicker David Akers, who was 32/38 on kicks in the regular season, missed two easy field goals. With the loss, Philadelphia was eliminated with an overall record of 10–7.^[100]

On December 28, the2011 Pro Bowl rosters were announced by the NFL. QuarterbackMichael Vick, offensive tackleJason Peters, cornerbackAsante Samuel and kickerDavid Akers were named as starters, while wide receiverDeSean Jackson was named as a reserve.^[101]

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