EAGLES GAME NOTES PHILADELPHIA EAGLES GAME NOTES EAGLES AT LIONS 2016 SCHEDULE Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 • 1:00 p.m. PRESEASON Ford Field Thurs. Aug. 11 TAMPA BAY W, 17-9 • The Philadelphia Eagles (3-0) have won six of their last eight Thurs. Aug. 18 at Pittsburgh W, 17-0 games vs. the Detroit Lions (1-3) since 1996, including two Sat. Aug. 27 at Indianapolis W, 33-23 of their last three at Ford Field. Overall, the Eagles have Thurs. Sept. 1 N.Y. JETS W, 14-6 produced a 17-14-2 (.547) record against the Lions in an all- REGULAR SEASON time series that dates back to 1933. Sun. Sept. 11 CLEVELAND W, 29-10 SERIES SNAPSHOT Mon. Sept. 19 at Chicago W, 29-14 LAST EIGHT REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGS Sun. Sept. 25 PITTSBURGH W, 34-3 Date Location Result Sun. Oct. 9 at Detroit 1:00 p.m. (FOX) 11/26/15 Detroit L, 14-45 Sun. Oct. 16 at Washington 1:00 p.m. (FOX) 12/8/13 Philadelphia W, 34-20 Sun. Oct. 23 MINNESOTA 1:00 p.m. (FOX) 10/14/12 Philadelphia L, 23-26 (OT) Sun. Oct. 30 at Dallas 8:30 p.m. (NBC) 9/19/10 Detroit W, 35-32 Sun. Nov. 6 at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m. (FOX) 9/23/07 Philadelphia W, 56-21 Sun. Nov. 13 ATLANTA 1:00 p.m. (FOX) 9/26/04 Detroit W, 30-13 Sun. Nov. 20 at Seattle 4:25 p.m. (CBS) 11/8/98 Philadelphia W, 10-9 Mon. Nov. 28 GREEN BAY 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) 9/15/96 Philadelphia W, 24-17 Sun. Dec. 4 at Cincinnati 1:00 p.m. (FOX) Sun. Dec. 11 WASHINGTON 1:00 p.m. (FOX) • Philadelphia has scored 30+ points in four of the last six games Sun. Dec. 18 at Baltimore 1:00 p.m. (FOX) vs. Detroit, including a 56-21 win on 9/23/07, which tied for Thurs. Dec. 22 N.Y. GIANTS 8:25 p.m. (NBC | NFLN) the 3rd-most points in single-game franchise history. Sun. Jan. 1 DALLAS 1:00 p.m. (FOX) • Since Week 17 in 2015 at N.Y. Giants (W, 35-30), Philadelphia POSTSEASON has won four consecutive games, the club’s longest winning streak since 12/22/13-9/21/14 (five games). AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs ........................... January 7-8 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs ........................... January 14-15 • The Eagles have won three straight away games dating back to AFC and NFC Championship Games ..................... January 22 12/6/15 at New England (W, 35-28), marking the team’s longest Pro Bowl (Orlando, FL) (ESPN) ............................... January 29 road winning streak since 10/6-11/10/13 (four games). Super Bowl LI (Houston, TX) (FOX) ........................ February 5 • Philadelphia has gone 79-49-1 (.616) on the road since the start of the 2000 season, marking the NFL’s 2nd-best winning percentage over that span (ranks first among all NFC teams). ON THE CALL WINNING PERCENTAGE IN AWAY GAMES TELEVISION: FOX will broadcast Sunday’s game to a regional NFL TEAMS SINCE 2000 audience. Thom Brennaman will handle the play-by-play duties Rk. Team W-L W% and Charles Davis and Chris Spielman will provide analysis. 1. New England Patriots .............84-45 ........... .651 Peter Schrager will report from the sidelines. 2. Philadelphia Eagles ............ 79-49-1 .........616 NATIONAL RADIO: Compass Media will broadcast the game to 3. Indianapolis Colts ....................77-53 ........... .592 a national audience. Chris Carrino (play-by-play) and former Eagles OL Brian Baldinger (analyst) will be on the call. UNBEATEN RECORD EAGLES RADIO: Calling the game on 94WIP and the Eagles Radio Network will be Merrill Reese, the NFL’s longest-tenured • Philadelphia is one of only three NFL teams with an unbeaten play-by-play announcer (40th season). Joining Reese in the radio record in 2016, joining Denver (4-0) and Minnesota (4-0). booth will be former Eagles All-Pro wide receiver Mike Quick, • The Eagles are 3-0 for the 9th time in franchise history, having while Howard Eskin will report from the sidelines. previously done so in 2014 (3-0), 2004 (7-0), 1993 (4-0), 1992 (4- 0), 1981 (6-0), 1980 (3-0), 1954 (4-0) and 1949 (3-0). Philadelphia EAGLES SPANISH RADIO: Rickie Ricardo, Macu Berral and Gus is aiming to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2004. Salazar will handle the broadcast in Spanish on Mega 105.7 FM in Philadelphia and the Eagles Spanish Radio Network. • The Eagles have won their first three games by 15+ points for the second time in team history (also 1980). • Since 1970, only two rookie head coaches have won the CROSSING PATHS first three games of the season by 15+ points each: Doug Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz was Detroit’s head Pederson and Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh, 2007). coach from 2009-13 ... Eagles LB Stephen Tulloch spent the • Pederson is the only head coach in Eagles history to last five seasons (2011-15) with the Lions ... Eagles DEs Connor win each of his first three games with the team. Pederson and Barwin (Jesuit HS) and Brandon Graham (Crockett Tech) are Carson Wentz are the second rookie head coach and rookie originally from Detroit ... Lions TEs coach Al Golden was the head quarterback duo since the 1970 NFL merger to open the season coach at Temple University from 2006-10 ... Lions special teams at 3-0 (Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez with N.Y. Jets in 2009). coordinator Joe Marciano previously coached at Villanova (WRs • According to Elias Sports, Pederson is the second head coach in coach, 1980), Penn State (TEs coach, 1981) and Temple (special NFL history to win his first three games as a head coach while teams/TEs coach, 1982) ... Marciano also served as the special committing no turnovers (Rich Brooks with St. Louis in 1995). teams/TEs coach for the USFL’s Philadelphia Stars (1983-84). PHILADELPHIA EAGLES GAME NOTES DOMINANT DEFENSE HOW THEY STACK UP • Philadelphia ranks 1st in the NFL in points allowed per game OFFENSE (9.0) and offensive points allowed per game (6.7). The last time Eagles Lions the Eagles allowed a total of 27-or-fewer points in the first Category Stats Rank Stats Rank three games of the season was in 1939 (20 points). Total Offense 369.7 ......13th 376.0 .......9th • Philadelphia has allowed 14-or-fewer points in three straight Rush Offense 119.3 .......9th 92.3 ...... 22nd games for the first time since 9/27-10/18/09 (also three Pass Offense 250.3 ......18th 283.8 .......6th games). The last time the Eagles allowed 14-or-fewer points in Points Per Game 30.7 ....... 2nd 23.8 .......13th each of the first three games of the season was in 1992. 3rd-Down Off. % 30.0 .......29th 47.1 ......T-5th • Philadelphia is the only team that has not allowed a passing 4th-Down Off. % 100.0 .....T-1st 100.0 .....T-1st TD in 2016. The Eagles have not allowed a passing TD in the Red Zone Off. (TD%) 53.3 ...... 22nd 54.6 .......19th season’s first three games for the first time since 1934, which was their second year as an NFL franchise. Philadelphia last DEFENSE posted a streak of at least three games without allowing a Eagles Lions passing TD from 12/15/08-9/13/09 (four games). Category Stats Rank Stats Rank • Since 1940, only four NFL teams have thrown zero INTs and Total Defense 274.3 ...... 3rd 386.3 ......25th allowed zero passing TDs in the first three games of the season: Rush Defense 71.0 ....... 3rd 114.5 ......23rd 2016 Eagles, 2009 Broncos, 1976 Lions and 1972 Packers. Pass Defense 203.3 .......6th 271.8 ......21st • Philadelphia ranks 1st in the NFL in fewest defensive snaps Points Per Game 9.0 .........1st 25.5 .......20th played (158; 52.7 per game). 3rd-Down Def. % 32.3 ........5th 47.1 .......31st • The Eagles have produced the NFL’s 2nd-best red zone defense 4th-Down Def. % 0.0 .......T-1st 50.0 .....T-12th in 2016, allowing opponent TDs on 28.6% of all red zone trips. Red Zone Def. (TD%) 28.6 ....... 2nd 84.6 .....T-30th • Philadelphia ranks 3rd in the NFL in total defense (274.3), TEAM trailing only Baltimore (256.0) and Seattle (264.0). The Eagles also own the NFL’s 3rd-best rushing defense (71.0), behind Eagles Lions Green Bay (42.7) and N.Y. Jets (70.2). Category Stats Rank Stats Rank Turnover Diff. +6 ....... T-2nd -3 .......T-25th PROTECTING THE BALL Penalties Per Game 7.3 ......T-21st 9.8 ........30th Penalty Yards Per Game 59.7 .......17th 92.5 .......31st • The Eagles are the only team in NFL history to score 29+ points with no turnovers in each of the first three games QB TAKEDOWNS of the season. Before Philadelphia, the last team to score 29+ points with no turnovers in three straight games was • Impressively, Philadelphia has recorded sacks on 10.1% of Kansas City from 11/1-29/15 (four games). opponents’ pass attempts, the 2nd-highest rate in the NFL in • Only two NFL teams since 1940 have run 200+ plays with 2016, trailing only Denver (12.2%). no turnovers in the first three games of the season: 2016 MOST SACKS PER PASS ATTEMPT Eagles and 2013 Chiefs. NFL TEAMS IN 2016 • Philadelphia leads the NFL in time of possession (36:47), Rk.