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==== Chip Kelly years (2013β2015) ==== [[File:Fletcher Cox (37014808491) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Fletcher Cox]], Eagles defensive tackle from 2012 to 2023]] [[File:WAS at PHI Jan 2021 D50 3885 (50805449387).jpg|thumb|[[Zach Ertz]], Eagles tight end from 2013 to 2021]] On January 16, 2013, after a 4β12 season, the Eagles brought in [[University of Oregon]] head coach [[Chip Kelly]] to succeed Reid as head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mortensen |first=Chris |date=January 16, 2013 |title=Eagles hire Chip Kelly as coach |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8849699/chip-kelly-bolts-oregon-ducks-coach-philadelphia-eagles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103100428/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8849699/chip-kelly-bolts-oregon-ducks-coach-philadelphia-eagles |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The Philadelphia Eagles named Michael Vick the starting quarterback going into the [[2013 Philadelphia Eagles season|2013 season]] with much promise running Chip Kelly's fast-paced [[spread offense]].<ref name="r901">{{cite web | last=Sheridan | first=Phil | title=Vick named Eagles starting QB over Foles | website=ESPN.com | date=August 20, 2013 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/trainingcamp13/story/_/id/9584640/michael-vick-philadelphia-eagles-named-starter | access-date=August 19, 2024}}</ref> The 2013 season proved very successful for the Eagles. While a hamstring injury took [[Michael Vick]] out after a 1β3 start, his backup [[Nick Foles]] led the team to a 10β6 regular-season record and its seventh NFC East title in 13 seasons, but the Eagles lost to the [[2013 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] in the wild card round. Before throwing his first interception in Week 14, Foles had thrown 19 touchdowns, just one shy of the all-time NFL record of consecutive touchdowns without an interception to start a season, set earlier in the season by [[Peyton Manning]]. Foles also tied Manning for most touchdown passes in a single game, with seven, against the [[2013 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]], which also made him the youngest player in NFL history to throw for that many touchdowns in a game. Foles finished the regular season with 27 touchdown passes and only 2 interceptions, giving him the then-best TD-INT ratio in NFL history. (That record was later broken by [[Tom Brady]], in the 2016 season.) He also finished with a 119.0 [[passer rating]], third-highest in league history behind only [[Aaron Rodgers]] in 2011 and Peyton Manning in 2004. He was also only the second quarterback in NFL history to have a game in which he topped 400 passing yards and a perfect passer rating. [[LeSean McCoy]] finished his Pro Bowl season as the league's top rusher with 1,607 rushing yards (also a franchise record) and 2,146 total yards from scrimmage, also best in the NFL. As a whole, the Eagles offense scored 51 touchdowns, most in franchise history, passing the previous season-high set back in 1948. Following the 2013 season, the Eagles released Pro-Bowl wide receiver [[DeSean Jackson]] due to his poor "work ethic and attitude", as well as speculation of his involvement in gang-related activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10688873|title=Pro Bowl receiver Jackson released by Eagles|date=March 28, 2014|website=ESPN.com|access-date=March 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401134732/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10688873|archive-date=April 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The team signed All Pro safety [[Malcolm Jenkins]] to a three-year contract, worth $16.25 million.<ref name="j800">{{cite web | last=Gowton | first=Brandon Lee | title=Eagles Sign Safety Malcolm Jenkins | website=Bleeding Green Nation | date=March 11, 2014 | url=https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2014/3/11/5485550/philadelphia-eagles-sign-malcolm-jenkins | access-date=August 19, 2024}}</ref> The Eagles opened the [[2014 Philadelphia Eagles season|2014 season]] winning their first three games and making NFL history as the only team ever to trail by ten or more points in their first three games and come back to win.<ref>[http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/sports/professional/eagles-overcome-yet-another-deficit-beats-redskins-2658733 Sports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102094807/http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/sports/professional/eagles-overcome-yet-another-deficit-beats-redskins-2658733 |date=November 2, 2014 }}. Rocky Mount Telegram. Retrieved on August 6, 2016.</ref> Nick Foles struggled with turnovers, but ultimately did well and led the Eagles to a 6β2 record, before breaking his collarbone, resulting in his replacement by [[Mark Sanchez]], who outplayed Foles.<ref name="d730">{{cite magazine | title=Eagles QB Nick Foles reportedly will miss 6-8 weeks with a collarbone fracture | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=November 2, 2014 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2014/11/02/philadelphia-eagles-nick-foles-shoulder-injury | access-date=August 19, 2024}}</ref> The Eagles held the divisional title from Week 1 to Week 15. After going 9β3 with a crucial win over the [[2014 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]], the Eagles lost their next three, and a week after losing the NFC East title, they lost an upset against the 3β11 [[2014 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] and were eliminated from playoff contention with the Cowboys' win over the [[2014 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]].<ref name="l562">{{cite web | last=Frank | first=Martin | title=Eagles eliminated from playoffs | website=CourierPostOnline.com | date=December 22, 2014 | url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2014/12/21/eagles-eliminated-playoffs/20742819/ | access-date=August 19, 2024}}</ref> Following the 2014 season, Chip Kelly was given total control and made some controversial personnel moves.<ref name="o561">{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Martin |date=January 3, 2015 |title=Chip Kelly given control in dramatic Eagles shakeup |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2015/01/03/chip-kelly-personnel-control-philadelphia/21222717/ |access-date=August 19, 2024 |website=USA TODAY}}</ref> He traded LeSean McCoy, who had become the team's all-time leading rusher after the 2014 season, for linebacker [[Kiko Alonso]], a player Kelly coached at Oregon who had missed the entire 2014 season.<ref name="PhiladelphiaEagles.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Acquire-LB-Alonso-For-RB-McCoy/1425a542-814c-43f9-bcad-ce18cee69b7d |work=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |title=Eagles Acquire LB Alonso For RB McCoy |date=March 10, 2015 |access-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312054542/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Acquire-LB-Alonso-For-RB-McCoy/1425a542-814c-43f9-bcad-ce18cee69b7d |archive-date=March 12, 2015 }}</ref> He also cut ten-year veteran and starter Trent Cole, who was still a consistent threat on defense and was second only to legend [[Reggie White]] on the Eagles all-time sack list.<ref>{{cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |title=Indianapolis Colts to sign Trent Cole |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/colts-agree-to-terms-with-trent-cole-kendall-langford-0ap3000000477676 |work=NFL.com |date=March 10, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312143346/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477676/article/indianapolis-colts-to-sign-trent-cole |archive-date=March 12, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also traded the highly successful Nick Foles for [[Sam Bradford]], who had missed the entire 2014 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sessler |first=Marc |date=March 10, 2015 |title=Rams trading Sam Bradford to Eagles for Nick Foles |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-trading-sam-bradford-to-eagles-for-nick-foles-0ap3000000477790 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311151932/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477790/article/rams-trading-sam-bradford-to-eagles-for-nick-foles |archive-date=March 11, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2015 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Kelly tried to re-sign Jeremy Maclin, who had stepped up as the team's leading wide receiver, but Maclin signed with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] instead. However, the Eagles also acquired league leading rusher [[DeMarco Murray]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Its-Official-RB-Murray-Signs-With-Eagles/d00ce62f-cb87-4dd0-b93e-3bb49498deef |title=It's Official: RB Murray Signs With Eagles |work=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |date=March 12, 2015 |access-date=March 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902030939/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Its-Official-RB-Murray-Signs-With-Eagles/d00ce62f-cb87-4dd0-b93e-3bb49498deef |archive-date=September 2, 2015 }}</ref> which not only helped the Eagles, but hurt their rivals, the Dallas Cowboys. They also obtained Super Bowl champion [[Byron Maxwell]],<ref>{{cite web |title=CB Byron Maxwell joins Eagles via FA |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/CB-Byron-Maxwell-Joins-Eagles-Via-FA/cf7bfd10-bb1d-4d3e-bee7-e5b7b6b14523 |website=Philadelphiaeagles.com |access-date=March 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012628/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/CB-Byron-Maxwell-Joins-Eagles-Via-FA/cf7bfd10-bb1d-4d3e-bee7-e5b7b6b14523 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 }}</ref> who left the Seattle Seahawks in free agency to sign a six-year, $63 million contract. The first two games of the [[2015 Philadelphia Eagles season|2015 season]] were dismal, as they lost both. Bradford had a poor 2β4 TD-INT ratio, Maxwell was constantly beaten by [[2015 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] wide receiver [[Julio Jones]], and Murray was held to 11 yards on 21 carries. After Murray was injured, [[Ryan Mathews (American football)|Ryan Mathews]] rushed for over 100 yards in a Week 3 win against the [[2015 New York Jets season|New York Jets]]. Kelly made Murray the unquestioned starter and although Murray's play improved over the season, he never regained his dominant form and was held to a career-low average of 3.6 yards per carry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DeMarco Murray Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MurrDe00.htm |access-date=August 19, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] }}</ref> On December 29, 2015, with one game left in the season, head coach Chip Kelly was released by the Eagles after a 6β9 record. Offensive coordinator [[Pat Shurmur]] was named interim head coach for the final game against the rival [[2015 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], which Shurmur won 35β30.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Release-Head-Coach-Chip-Kelly/fb1d79b9-7dd3-41c9-b964-85ac79d74f2b |title=Eagles Release Head Coach Chip Kelly |work=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |date=December 29, 2015 |access-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230003139/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Release-Head-Coach-Chip-Kelly/fb1d79b9-7dd3-41c9-b964-85ac79d74f2b |archive-date=December 30, 2015 }}</ref>
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