PHILADELPHIA EAGLES GAME NOTES EAGLES VS. STEELERS 2016 SCHEDULE Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 • 4:25 p.m. PRESEASON Lincoln Financial Field Thurs. Aug. 11 TAMPA BAY W, 17-9 • The Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) return home to take on the Thurs. Aug. 18 at Pittsburgh W, 17-0 Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) following their 29-14 victory over the Sat. Aug. 27 at Indianapolis W, 33-23 Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football in Week 2. According Thurs. Sept. 1 N.Y. JETS W, 14-6 to Elias Sports, the Eagles and Steelers will meet with unbeaten REGULAR SEASON records for the first time since 10/9/54 (W, 24-22), when they also both held 2-0 marks heading into the game. Sun. Sept. 11 CLEVELAND W, 29-10 Mon. Sept. 19 at Chicago W, 29-14 • Philadelphia has posted a 15-5 (.750) record in its last 20 games Sun. Sept. 25 PITTSBURGH 4:25 p.m. (CBS) against Pittsburgh dating back to 1964, including three of the Sun. Oct. 9 at Detroit 1:00 p.m. (FOX) last five contests overall. The Eagles own a 47-28-3 (.622) all- Sun. Oct. 16 at Washington 1:00 p.m. (FOX) time record vs. the Steelers. Sun. Oct. 23 MINNESOTA 1:00 p.m. (FOX) SERIES SNAPSHOT Sun. Oct. 30 at Dallas 8:30 p.m. (NBC) LAST FIVE REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGS Sun. Nov. 6 at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m. (FOX) Sun. Nov. 13 ATLANTA 1:00 p.m. (FOX) Date Location Result Sun. Nov. 20 at Seattle 4:25 p.m. (CBS) 10/7/12 Pittsburgh L, 14-16 Mon. Nov. 28 GREEN BAY 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) 9/21/08 Philadelphia W, 15-6 Sun. Dec. 4 at Cincinnati 1:00 p.m. (FOX) 11/7/04 Pittsburgh L, 3-27 Sun. Dec. 11 WASHINGTON 1:00 p.m. (FOX) 11/12/00 Pittsburgh W, 26-23 (OT) Sun. Dec. 18 at Baltimore 1:00 p.m. (FOX) 11/23/97 Philadelphia W, 23-20 Thurs. Dec. 22 N.Y. GIANTS 8:25 p.m. (NBC | NFLN) • Dating back to 1966, Philadelphia has posted an undefeated 8-0 Sun. Jan. 1 DALLAS 1:00 p.m. (FOX) record vs. Pittsburgh in home games. POSTSEASON EAGLES vs. STEELERS AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs ........................... January 7-8 REGULAR-SEASON GAMES IN PHILADELPHIA AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs ........................... January 14-15 AFC and NFC Championship Games ..................... January 22 Date Location Result Pro Bowl (Orlando, FL) (ESPN) ............................... January 29 9/21/08 Philadelphia W, 14-6 Super Bowl LI (Houston, TX) (FOX) ........................ February 5 11/23/97 Philadelphia W, 23-20 9/22/91 Philadelphia W, 23-14 9/30/79 Philadelphia W, 17-14 ON THE CALL 12/20/70 Philadelphia W, 30-20 9/28/69 Philadelphia W, 41-27 TELEVISION: CBS will broadcast Sunday’s game with Jim 10/1/67 Philadelphia W, 34-24 Nance handling the play-by-play duties and former NFL 12/4/66 Philadelphia W, 27-23 quarterback Phil Simms providing analysis. Tracy Wolfson will report from the sidelines. • The Eagles own the NFL’s best record against the Steelers since NATIONAL RADIO: Compass Media will broadcast the game to 1960, going 17-9-2 (.654) over that period. a national audience. Chris Carrino (play-by-play) and former Eagles OL Brian Baldinger (analyst) will be on the call. WINNING PERCENTAGE vs. PITTSBURGH NFL TEAMS SINCE 1960 (MIN. 20 GAMES) EAGLES RADIO: Calling the game on 94WIP and the Eagles Radio Network will be Merrill Reese (40th season), the NFL’s longest- Rk. Team W-L-T W% tenured play-by-play announcer who will be inducted into the 1. Philadelphia Eagles .............. 17-9-2 ......... .654 Eagles Hall of Fame on November 28. Joining Reese in the radio 2t. Denver Broncos ...................... 14-8-1 .......... .630 booth will be former Eagles All-Pro wide receiver Mike Quick, New York Giants .................... 17-10-1 ......... .630 while Howard Eskin will report from the sidelines. 4. Oakland Raiders .................... 12-10-0 ......... .545 EAGLES SPANISH RADIO: Rickie Ricardo, Macu Berral and Gus Salazar will handle the broadcast in Spanish on Mega 105.7 FM BIRDS NEST in Philadelphia and the Eagles Spanish Radio Network. • Since the start of 2014, the Eagles have gone 8-1 (.889) against AFC opponents, marking the best interconference winning CROSSING PATHS percentage in the NFL in that span. Eagles RBs coach Duce Staley played the final three seasons INTERCONFERENCE WINNING PERCENTAGE (2004-06) of his NFL career with the Steelers and was a member of NFL TEAMS SINCE 2014 Pittsburgh’s Super Bowl XL championship team in 2005 ... Steelers Rk. Team W-L W% special teams coordinator Danny Smith served as Philadelphia’s ST 1. Philadelphia Eagles ................. 8-1 ............ .889 coach and DBs coach from 1995-98 ... Steelers RBs coach James 2. Cincinnati Bengals .................. 6-1-1 ........... .813 Saxon played for the Eagles in 1995 ... Steelers T Alejandro Villanueva 3t. Denver Broncos .........................7-2 ............. .778 was a member of Philadelphia’s practice squad in 2014 ... Steelers LB Green Bay Packers ....................7-2 ............. .778 Tyler Matakevich attended Temple University ... Eagles G/C Stefen New England Patriots ...............7-2 ............. .778 Wisniewski is originally from Pittsburgh, PA (Central Catholic HS). PHILADELPHIA EAGLES GAME NOTES DOUG DELIVERS GIVE AND TAKE • Doug Pederson is the first Eagles head coach in the Super • The Eagles have forced two fumbles and two interceptions Bowl Era to win his first two games with the team. The last through the first two weeks of the 2016 season, ranking third in Philadelphia head coach to accomplish the feat was Nick the NFL in turnover differential (+4). Skorich in 1961. Pederson can become the first head coach in franchise history to win his first three games with the team. TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL • According to Elias Sports, Pederson is the third head coach in NFL TEAMS IN 2016 NFL history to win each of his first two games as a head coach Rk. Team Net Diff. while committing zero turnovers, joining John Fox (Carolina, 1. Arizona Cardinals ......................... +7 2002) and Rich Brooks (St. Louis, 1995). 2. Minnesota VIkings ......................... +5 • Since the 1970 NFL merger, only two rookie head coaches 3. Philadelphia Eagles ....................+4 have won their first two games of the season by 15+ points each: Pederson and Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh, 2007). • Only three NFL teams have zero give-aways through the first two weeks of the 2016 season: Philadelphia, Arizona and Oakland. CONTROLLING THE CLOCK QB TAKEDOWNS • The Eagles rank first in the NFL in average time of possession • The Eagles defense has recorded six sacks by five individual (37:43), after posting dominant performances in Week 1 vs. players through the first two games of the 2016 season. Cleveland (39:20) and Week 2 at Chicago (36:05). Philadelphia leads the NFC and ranks tied for third in the NFL with 92.0 sacks since the start of 2014. AVERAGE TIME OF POSSESSION NFL TEAMS IN 2016 TEAM SACKS Rk. Team Avg. TOP NFL TEAMS SINCE 2014 1. Philadelphia Eagles ................. 37:43 Rk. Team Sacks 2. New York Jets .............................37:03 1. Denver Broncos ..........................101.0 3. New England Patriots .................35:23 2. Kansas City Chiefs .......................96.0 4. Houston Texans ..........................35:09 3t. Philadelphia Eagles .................. 92.0 5. Dallas Cowboys ...........................34:47 Houston Texans ...........................92.0 New England Patriots ..................92.0 MAKING A POINT • Philadelphia has outscored its opponents, 58-24, through the FORCING THE ISSUE first two weeks of the 2016 season. Impressively, the Eagles lead • Since 2014, the Eagles defense has totaled 42 forced fumbles, the NFL in point differential per game (17.0). tied with Carolina for the most in the NFL in that span. • Philadelphia has won each of its first two regular-season games by 15+ points for the third time in franchise history, after having TEAM SACKS previously done so in 1954 and 1980. (h/t @RoobCSN) NFL TEAMS SINCE 2014 Rk. Team FFs POINT DIFFERENTIAL PER GAME 1t. Philadelphia Eagles ....................42 NFL TEAMS IN 2016 Carolina Panthers ......................... 42 Rk. Team +/- 3t. Los Angeles Rams ........................ 38 1. Philadelphia Eagles .................. 17.0 Washington Redskins ................... 38 2. Arizona Cardinals ........................15.5 5. New England Patriots ................... 36 3. Pittsburgh Steelers......................15.0 4t. Carolina Panthers .........................9.0 NOTABLE RANKINGS San Diego Chargers ......................9.0 OFFENSIVE RANKINGS (NFL/NFC) DOMINANT ON DEFENSE Points Per Game ......................................................29.0 (8th/4th) • The Eagles rank second in the NFL in points per game allowed in DEFENSIVE RANKINGS (NFL/NFC) 2016 (12.0). Philadelphia has held its opponents to 14-or-fewer Yards Per Game Allowed ......................................286.0 (4th/2nd) points in back-to-back games. First Downs Per Game Allowed .............................15.0 (4th/2nd) POINTS PER GAME ALLOWED Passing Yards Per Game Allowed ........................194.0 (5th/2nd) NFL TEAMS IN 2016 Sacks Per Pass Attempt .......................................10.91 (5th/2nd) Rk. Team Opp. PPG Interception Rate .....................................................3.64 (6th/4th) 1. Seattle Seahawks .........................9.5 Third-Down Defense .............................................. 30.0 (7th/3rd) 2. Philadelphia Eagles .................. 12.0 3. Houston Texans ...........................13.0 SPECIAL TEAMS RANKINGS (NFL/NFC) 4. Baltimore Ravens ........................13.5 Punt Return Average ...............................................14.8 (4th/4th) 5t. Arizona Cardinals ........................15.0 Kickoff Return Average .......................................... 24.8 (5th/3rd) Minnesota Vikings ........................15.0.