The 2022 Philadephia Eagles were a rare breed, pulling off the historic accomplishment of appearing in two Super Bowls in a six-season span despite having a new starting quarterback and head coach. They are only the fourth team all time to pull off the feat, and while they fell just a handful of plays short of joining the 1976-1980 Raiders as the second team ever to win two Super Bowls in a six-season time period with a different starting quarterback and head coach, the Eagles clearly demonstrated why they were very deserving of playing in the Big Game.
Two Super Bowl appearances in six-season span (different QBs and HCs)
| 1st Super Bowl (QB/HC) | 2nd Super Bowl (QB/HC) | |
|---|---|---|
|
Colts (1968-70) |
Earl Morrall/Don Shula |
Johnny Unitas/Don McCafferty* |
|
Raiders (1976-80) |
Ken Stabler/John Madden* |
Jim Plunkett/Tom Flores* |
|
Patriots (1996-01) |
Drew Bledsoe/Bill Parcells |
Tom Brady/Bill Belichick* |
|
Eagles (2017-22) |
Nick Foles/Doug Pederson* |
Jalen Hurts/Nick Sirianni |
*Won Super Bowl
Even though the Eagles lost 38-35 to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII, the way they have built their roster has them primed to contend for years to come since only eight of the Eagles’ 22 offensive and defensive starters weren’t acquired through the draft or undrafted free agency. Having secured the vast majority of their starters through the draft means most of their top players are either on cheap rookie deals or they have come to terms on relatively fair contract extensions with Philadelphia without testing the free agency market.
Three of those eight that were acquired via trade or true free agecy — linebacker Haason Reddick (16.0 sacks, tied for second-most in NFL with Myles Garrett in 2022), wide receiver A.J. Brown (his 1,496 receiving yards are fourth-most in the NFL in 2022 and broke the Eagles’ single-season record), and cornerback Darius Slay (made Pro Bowls in each of last two seasons) — are under contract through at least the 2023 season. Philadelphia currently has about $8.3 million in cap space (according to OverTheCap.com) and is one of two teams in the upcoming 2023 draft that simultaneously made the playoffs this season and have multiple first-round picks, including one in the top 10. The other is the Seattle Seahawks, who secured the Denver Broncos‘ fifth overall by trading longtime face-of-the-franchise quarterback Russell Wilson to the Rocky Mountains in exchange for three players (QB
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