The 1990 Philadelphia Eagles season was the team's 58th in the National Football League (NFL).
The team made the postseason yet again with a 10–6 overall record, despite beginning the season with disappointing early-season records of 1–3 and 2–4.
The Eagles ran for 2,556 rushing yards in 1990, which is the most of any team in a single season in the 1990s.[ 1]
Other season highlights were a 28–14 win at Veterans Stadium over the Washington Redskins on November 12, known as the Body Bag Game , since the defense managed to knock both Redskins quarterbacks from the contest plus several other key players. Against the Buffalo Bills in a 30–23 loss on December 2, Randall Cunningham made one of the signature plays of his career, eluding Bills Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith in the end zone before launching the ball into the middle of the field to wide receiver Fred Barnett , who completed the 95-yard touchdown play.
One week prior, the Eagles avenged an opening-night loss at the Meadowlands , whipping the 10–0 New York Giants by a 31–13 score.
Following the season, the team fired head coach Buddy Ryan . Offensive coordinator Rich Kotite was promoted to replace Ryan as Eagles head coach, and would hold the position for the next four seasons.
1990 Philadelphia Eagles staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Ronnie Jones
1990 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
47 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad
Rookies in italics
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Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 9
at New York Giants
L 20–27
0–1
Giants Stadium
76,202
2
September 16
Phoenix Cardinals
L 21–23
0–2
Veterans Stadium
64,396
3
September 23
at Los Angeles Rams
W 27–21
1–2
Anaheim Stadium
63,644
4
September 30
Indianapolis Colts
L 23–24
1–3
Veterans Stadium
62,067
5
Bye
6
Minnesota Vikings
W 32–24
2–3
Veterans Stadium
66,296
7
October 21
at Washington Redskins
L 7–13
2–4
RFK Stadium
53,567
8
October 28
at Dallas Cowboys
W 21–20
3–4
Texas Stadium
62,605
9
November 4
New England Patriots
W 48–20
4–4
Veterans Stadium
65,514
10
November 12
Washington Redskins
W 28–14
5–4
Veterans Stadium
65,857
11
November 18
at Atlanta Falcons
W 24–23
6–4
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
53,755
12
November 25
New York Giants
W 31–13
7–4
Veterans Stadium
66,706
13
December 2
at Buffalo Bills
L 23–30
7–5
Rich Stadium
79,320
14
December 9
at Miami Dolphins
L 20–23 (OT)
7–6
Joe Robbie Stadium
67,034
15
December 16
Green Bay Packers
W 31–0
8–6
Veterans Stadium
65,627
16
December 23
Dallas Cowboys
W 17–3
9–6
Veterans Stadium
63,895
17
at Phoenix Cardinals
W 23–21
10–6
Sun Devil Stadium
31,796
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
3
7 0 10
20
• Giants
6
0 14 7
27
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1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
0
7 7 9
23
Eagles
14
0 7 0
21
[ 5]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
3
14 3 7
27
Rams
7
7 0 7
21
[ 6]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Colts
7
3 7 7
24
Eagles
3
14 3 3
23
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1
2 3 4 Total
Vikings
7
14 0 3
24
• Eagles
9
0 6 17
32
Date: October 15Location: Veterans Stadium , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) (Clear) • Wind 12 mph (19 km/h)Referee: Gene BarthTV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
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1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
0 0 7
7
• Redskins
0
7 0 6
13
Date: October 21Location: RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C. Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind 9 mph (14 km/h)Referee: Dale HamerTV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
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Philadelphia Eagles (2–4) at Dallas Cowboys (3–4)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
7
0
0 14 21
Cowboys
0
3
3 14 20
at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
The Porkchop Bowl
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
PHI
DAL
1
1:08
Eagles
Toney 10-yard touchdown reception from Cunningham , Ruzek kick good
7
0
2
0:13
Cowboys
43-yard field goal by Willis
7
3
3
12:11
Cowboys
43-yard field goal by Willis
7
6
4
10:30
Eagles
Sherman 10-yard touchdown run, Ruzek kick good
14
6
4
7:53
Cowboys
Novacek 29-yard touchdown reception from Aikman , Willis kick good
14
13
4
4:02
Cowboys
Smith 3-yard touchdown run, Willis kick good
14
20
4
0:44
Eagles
Williams 10-yard touchdown reception from Cunningham, Ruzek kick good
21
20
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
21
20
1
2 3 4 Total
Patriots
3
7 3 7
20
• Eagles
10
10 7 21
48
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Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
0
7 0 7
14
• Eagles
7
0 21 0
28
Date: November 12Location: Veterans Stadium , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C) (Cloudy) • Wind 26 mph (42 km/h)Referee: Jerry MarkbreitTV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
This game came to be known as The Body Bag Game .
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
0
7 0 17
24
Falcons
0
10 3 10
23
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Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NYG
PHI
1
5:22
Giants
Ingram 15-yard touchdown reception from Simms , Bahr kick good
7
0
1
3:39
Eagles
Barnett 49-yard touchdown reception from Cunningham , Ruzek kick good
7
7
2
6:21
Eagles
Cunningham 1-yard touchdown run, Ruzek kick good
7
14
2
1:00
Giants
Bavaro 4-yard touchdown reception from Simms, Bahr kick no good
13
14
3
9:09
Eagles
39-yard field goal by Ruzek
13
17
4
13:12
Eagles
Williams 6-yard touchdown reception from Cunningham, Ruzek kick good
13
24
4
12:50
Eagles
Interception returned 22 yards for touchdown by Evans , Ruzek kick good
13
31
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
13
31
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
16 7 0
23
• Bills
24
0 3 3
30
Date: December 2Location: Rich Stadium , Orchard Park, New York Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind 16 mph (26 km/h)Referee: Tom DooleyTV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
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1
2 3 4 OT Total
Eagles
0
10 3 7 0
20
• Dolphins
10
0 0 10 3
23
Date: December 9Location: Joe Robbie Stadium , Miami, Florida Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind 11 mph (18 km/h)Referee: Jerry SeemanTV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann
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1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
0 0 0
0
• Eagles
7
10 0 14
31
[ 14]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
3 0 0
3
• Eagles
7
3 0 7
17
Date: December 23Location: Veterans Stadium , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) (Light Rain) • Wind 15 mph (24 km/h)Referee: Gordon McCarterTV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Irv Cross
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Week 17 at Cardinals
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Week Seventeen: Philadelphia Eagles (9–6) at Phoenix Cardinals (5–10)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
7
6
7 3 23
Cardinals
0
7
0 14 21
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Round
Date
Opponent (seed)
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Wildcard
January 5, 1991
Washington Redskins (5)
L 6–20
0–1
Veterans Stadium
65,287
1
2 3 4 Total
• Redskins
0
10 10 0
20
Eagles
3
3 0 0
6
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