2010 History of the Philadelphia Eagles

eagles defensive tackle antonio dixon tackles chris johnson of tennessee titans, october 24, 2010.

on january 11, 2010, general manager tom heckert hired cleveland browns in same role. replaced howie roseman, promoted vice president of player personnel. on february 23, 2010 eagles released starting running brian westbrook, eagles all-time leader in yards scrimmage 9,785 yards.

a bigger surprise came on easter sunday, when team traded quarterback donovan mcnabb division rival washington redskins second-round (37th overall) pick in 2010 nfl draft, , third- or fourth-round pick in 2011 nfl draft. kevin kolb named team s starting quarterback.

the kolb era did not begin on positive note eagles donned throwback kelly green jerseys , hosted green bay packers in opening game both teams performed poorly in first half, although partially because of weather conditions , damaged turf in lincoln financial field. kolb thrown ground packers linebacker clay matthews , forced sit out game after determined suffered concussion. 5 other packers , eagles players injured in game. michael vick replaced kolb, packers ended winning game, 27-20, packers first win in philadelphia since 1962 , first-ever win on lincoln financial field.

desean jackson valuable receiver , returner eagles.

with vick taking on starter, eagles traveled , defeated detroit lions 35-32 in week 2 vick s impressive performance in team s offense. although kolb presumed starter after recovered injury, andy reid named vick starting quarterback instead. team traveled jacksonville. vick scored 4 touchdowns (three passing , 1 rushing) , no interceptions in 28-3 rout of jaguars.

week 4 saw return of mcnabb philadelphia. given warm reception, , redskins got touchdown in first quarter. after that, both offenses sputtered , eagles had settle 2 field goals. things rapidly fell apart when vick injured late in first quarter chest , rib injuries suffered when 2 redskins defensive backs crushed him both sides while running near endzone. kolb once again brought out starter, delivered uninspired performance. did manage touchdown pass in fourth quarter, little late. two-point conversion attempt after touchdown failed, , washington won 16-12. afterward, vick diagnosed cracked cartilage , forced sit out @ least 1 game.

michael vick took on starting quarterback spot.

with kolb starting, eagles headed san francisco sunday night football match against 0-4 49ers. kolb passed 253 yards , 1 touchdown lead team 27-24 victory. philadelphia won first home game in week 6 overpowering falcons 31-17. kolb continued improve, passing 326 yards, 3 touchdown passes, , 1 interception. however, not able sustain momentum in week 8 game against tennessee, throwing 2 interceptions , 1 touchdown. eagles lost 37-19 enter bye week @ 4-3 ,and once again vick brought out starter prior hosting indianapolis in week 10. game proved intense, highly physical contest vick scored 2 touchdowns (one passing , 1 rushing) , philadelphia overcame stubborn resistance colts win 27-24. afterwards, eagles headed washington, where, second year in row, faced redskins on monday night football. philadelphia marched out 2 touchdowns in first quarter, putting them @ 14-0 within 5 minutes. second quarter, had scored two, leading 28 points. 4 more touchdowns followed in 59-28 blowout of washington. in all, there 8 (four passing, 3 rushing, , 1 interception return), 6 of michael vick, had 333 passing , 80 rushing yards 1 of finest performances of career.

for third season in row, eagles traveled chicago, team michael vick had career 0-4 record against. time no different bears defense slowed him down win 31-26. vick threw first interception of season. eagles rebounded thursday game against houston. despite winning 34-24, philadelphia s defense turned in relatively mediocre performance, may have had fact team had played 4 games in 17-day stretch.

on sunday night in week 14, eagles headed dallas game arch-rivals. however, cowboys considerably weaker team when defeated philadelphia 3 times in 2009. qb tony romo out of commission injury, had had head coach wade phillips fired halfway through season, , barely clinging life @ 4-9. michael vick delivered average performance, although 1 of game s highlights 90-yard td pass desean jackson. although andy reid had gained reputation pass-happy coach, eagles scoring based on run plays , long field goals. despite close game, prevailed 30-27 , eliminated dallas playoff contention.

in week 15, eagles beat new york in shocking upset overcoming 21-point deficit in second half. in closing seconds of game, desean jackson returned punt 65 yards touchdown win 38-31. became known miracle @ new meadowlands. after locking first division title in 4 years, eagles played surprisingly bad game against minnesota , lost. team lost meaningless season ender against dallas before preparing host green bay again in wild card round of playoffs. despite playing packers hard, philadelphia s first home playoff game since 2006 ended in defeat 21-16 vick threw hail mary interception in closing minute of 4th quarter. pro bowler david akers, had 1 of best seasons ever kicker, contributed loss having rare poor game going 1 3, missing 34 & 41 yards.

lesean mccoy in 2011.