March 18, 2025
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Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni celebrate the Eagles' Super Bowl win.
In PhillyVoice's ongoing best/worst lineups series, I've drawn the two Eagles cards. The worst lineup was a bit difficult to nail down. The Eagles have typically been quite good over the last decade and even when they've struggled, their lineups have been talented. I ultimately went with their disastrous offensive line performance against the Ravens back in 2020, but, hey, things have worked out quite well for the franchise since then.
So how about the Eagles' best lineup of the last 10 years? That's the easiest prompt I've ever had in this industry. The best Eagles lineup is from their most recent game, Super Bowl LIX. It's not just the best Eagles lineup of the past decade. It's their best lineup ever. Hell, it's the best Philly sports lineup flat out since the 1983 Sixers.
Not that Eagles fans need a reminder about what transpired last month in New Orleans, but, as a refresher, this was the star-studded lineup they trotted out....
QB: Jalen Hurts
RB: Saquon Barkley
WR: A.J. Brown
WR: DeVonta Smith
WR: Jahan Dotson
TE: Dallas Goedert
LT: Jordan Mailata
LG: Landon Dickerson
C: Cam Jurgens
RG: Mekhi Becton
RT: Lane Johnson
DT: Jalen Carter
DT: Jordan Davis
OLB: Josh Sweat
OLB: Nolan Smith
LB: Zack Baun
LB: Nolan Smith
CB: Quinyon Mitchell
CB: Darius Slay
SCB: Cooper DeJean
S: C.J. Gardner-Johnson
S: Reed Blankenship
The Eagles throttled a two-time defending champion Kansas City squad in the Big Game. They were up 34-0 at one point. Then they were up 40-6 before pulling their key cogs. The 40-22 smackdown that the final scoreboard read isn't indicative enough of the true domination that took place on the field in February.
They are the best Eagles team ever. They are the best Philly sports team of the 21st century. They had the most impressive NFL Super Bowl performance of the decade.
For the playoff run they went on, again, I'd say they stand only behind the '83 Sixers' historic tour de force in terms of the best teams this city's ever seen.
People will compare these Eagles to the 2017 Eagles forever. There's nothing inherently wrong with that. That's just the inevitability of fandom and how Philadelphia operates. It's not entirely fair though. These Eagles were a collection of juggernauts. The '17 team were powered by locker room bonds and destiny. When I think of Nick Foles and Doug Pederson from that Super Bowl, I like to say that it's better to be special than good. On their best day, they took down the best ever. The 2024 Eagles were more than merely good though. They had an all-world defense, a historic rushing attack and a quarterback who won Super Bowl MVP. From that Week 5 bye on, it was a dream season for a fan.
No one will ever be able to take away how the 2017 Eagles changed everything for Philadelphia, but the 2024 team was simply the best the Delaware Valley's seen.
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