Philadelphia
EAGLES
< 2002
2003 2004
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Head Coach and GM Andy Reid's 5th year with the Eagles
"We
have an outstanding team, outstanding coaching with outstanding
facilities with a culture that is really I think ingrained in a good work
ethic
and great characters on the field and off the field."
"When I'm talking to other owners or other (general managers) in the
league,
we're kind of the gold standard and the goal
is to win championships and do it with class."
-Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie
July 26, 2003 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Open House event for season ticket holders
July 27, 2003 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Open House event for general public
July 28, 2003 Eagles Training Camp Lehigh University veterans report
August 3, 2003 Opening of Lincoln Financial Field Manchester United vs. FC Barcelona - 3 ManU. / 1 FCB; sold out in 3 hours; 68,396 attendance
August 8, 2003 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band concert
August 9, 2003 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band concert
August 11, 2003 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band concert
2003
pre-season:
W 27-17 Aug 11 at
New Orleans saints MON 8pm
W 21-16 Aug 16 at Pittsburgh steelers
SAT 7:30pm
L 24-12 Aug 22 New
England patriots FRI 7:30pm
first Eagles game at Lincoln
Financial Field
L 17-9 Aug
28 NY jets THURS 7:30pm
DE
Derrick Burgess - torn Achilles' tendon in final full practice
DT Jamaal Green - leg in pre-season
2003
schedule:
L 17-0 Sept 8 Tampa Bay bucs MNF
Bobby "The Blanket" Taylor - Plantar fasciitis (foot); Brian
Dawkins - Lis Franc sprain (foot)
L 31-10 Sept 14 New England patriots 4:15pm
Eagles RB Duce
Staley - first Eagles TD at Lincoln Financial Field
Westbrook
muffs punt return; DT Paul Grasmanis - torn left Achilles tendon
Sept
21 =bye week=
W 23-13 Sept. 28 at Buffalo bills On
ESPN, Rush Limbaugh says McNabb is overrated because he is black.
The
following week, Rush leaves ESPN, and enters a drug rehab.
"There's
no place for that. The athletic arena is the one thing that unites us all.
It blows away
race and religious affiliation, and bring us all together. To bring race into
what we do, I think
was a dumb move. But he spoke from the heart.
If that type of ignorance is in his heart, then he
has to deal with that."
-DT Corey Simon
W 27-25 Oct 5 Washington redskins 4:15pm
first victory at the Linc; attendance: 67,792
L 23-21 Oct 12 at Dallas cowboys cowboys
Randal Williams - fastest score to start a game in NFL history (00:03)
Eagles RB Duce Staley
- 52-yard TD reception
W 14-10 Oct 19 at NY giants Westbrook
84-yard punt return for TD, with 1:16 remaining
G Jermaine Mayberry - torn tendon in left elbow
W 24-17 Oct 26 NY jets 4:15pm DT Hollis Thomas - torn left
biceps tendon, in final minute of game
W 23-16 Nov 2 at Atlanta falcons 4:15pm
W 17-14 Nov 10 at Green Bay packers MNF
W 28-10 Nov 16 NY giants Sean Morey muffs opening kick-off;
WR F.Mitchell concussion; McNabb QB rating 132.5
W 33-20 Nov 23 New Orleans saints
W 25-16 Nov 30 at Carolina panthers Eagles
BrianWestbrook fumbles punt return in 2Q
W 36-10 Dec 7 Dallas cowboys dallas
WRs = zero catches; Eagles clinch playoff berth
W 34-27 Dec 15 at Miami dolphins MNF
L 31-28 Dec 21 San Francisco 49ers 4:15pm (OT) Eagles
RB Brian Westbroook - punt return for 81 yard TD
Eagles LB Carlos Emmons - fractured left fibula, in 2nd Q
W 31-7 Dec 27 at Washington SAT 8:30pm Eagles RB
Brian Westbrook - torn left triceps tendon near left elbow
(tackled by former Eagles MLB Jeremiah Trotter, for -2 yards)
