1995 Philadelphia Eagles season
| 1995 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
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| Head coach | Ray Rhodes |
| Owner | Jeffrey Lurie |
| Home field | Veterans Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC East |
| Playoff finish |
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Lions) 58–37 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 30–11 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 | PHI | Anderson 42 yard field goal | PHI 3–0 | |
| Q1 | DAL | Smith 10 yard run (Boniol kick) | DAL 7–3 | |
| Q2 | DAL | Boniol 21 yard field goal | DAL 10–3 | |
| Q2 | DAL | Brown 65 yard interception return (Boniol kick) | DAL 17–3 | |
| Q2 | PHI | Anderson 27 yard field goal | DAL 17–6 | |
| Q3 | PHI | Watters 1 yard run (Barnett pass from Peete) | DAL 17–14 | |
| Q4 | PHI | Anderson 38 yard field goal | Tie 17–17 | |
| Q4 | PHI | Anderson 42 yard field goal | PHI 20–17 | |
The 1995 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 63rd in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved upon their previous output of 7–9, going 10–6 under new head coach Ray Rhodes and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.
It wasn't an auspicious start. Ricky Watters, signed as a free agent from the Super Bowl champion San Francisco, infamously came up short on a pass over the middle in the Birds' season-opening 21–6 home loss to Tampa Bay. Following the contest, when asked why he didn't commit to catching the ball and taking a hit, he replied "For who? For what?"
Three weeks later, the Eagles were thumped by a 31-point margin against the Raiders in Oakland. However, the momentum swung in a positive direction after that, as Philly won four straight and seven of their next eight to get back in the playoff hunt.
On a frigid December 10 at the Vet against the Cowboys, the Eagles defense twice stopped Emmitt Smith on 4th-and-1 in Dallas territory late in the fourth quarter of a 17–17 tie. The change of possession resulted in the game-winning field goal from Gary Anderson and bragging rights forever. A win over Phoenix the next week clinched a playoff berth, but a loss at Chicago in the season finale on Christmas Eve torpedoed any hopes of an NFC East crown.
It was the final season for quarterback Randall Cunningham as he retired following the season.
The Eagles' training camp was held for 16th and final year at West Chester University of Pennsylvania's John A. Farrell Stadium in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The camp was about 20 miles from their home stadium in south Philadelphia. In 1996 the Eagles would move to Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania about 50 miles away.
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