In the game of life, six years can fly by in the blink of an eye. In the NFL, six seasons can feel like an eternity, as it was enough time for the Philadelphia Eagles to experience the league’s complete circle of life.
They won their first Super Bowl in franchise history behind head coach Doug Pederson and backup quarterback-turned Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles to conclude the 2017 season. The next year, they lost in the divisional round. Then, the wild-card round. Rock bottom occurred in 2020, when the Eagles finished 4-11-1 as once-face-of-the-franchise quarterback Carson Wentz flamed out and then second-year rookie Jalen Hurts started the final four games.
The past two seasons were spent re-centering the offense around Hurts’ dynamic, dual-threat ability under first-time NFL head coach Nick Sirianni, which led to sneaking into the NFC playoffs as the seventh seed before failing to hang with Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Today, the Eagles are Super Bowl LVII favorites against the AFC’s top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs, looking to complete the cycle with a completely re-tooled roster and coaching staff by hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy once again.
The way the Eagles have completely turned over their roster since their Super Bowl LII championship in the 2017 season is unique, as they have an entirely new team with the exception of seven players on its current 53-man roster: three offensive linemen, two defensive linemen and two special teams players. That type of roster churn highlights a willingness to part with key veterans who led them to past glory and/or put up big numbers. That’s the opposite composition of their Super Bowl opponent, since the AFC champions have the same head coach (Andy Reid), quarterback (first-team All-Pro quarterback Patrick Mahomes), and top pass-catcher (first-team All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce) from their Super Bowl LIV championship team in 2019. What the Eagles have done is NOT normal.
Players on Eagles roster from Super Bowl LI
Not only does Philadelphia’s return to the Super Bowl with a new team stand out in today’s NFL, but also in league history: This season’s Eagles are the fourth team ever with a different quarterback and head coach in two Super Bowls across a six-season span. They’re the first team to accomplish this feat since the New England Patriots in the 1996 and 2001…
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