McNabb and company took the Eagles to five NFC Championship games but just one Super Bowl, which the team lost. It wasn’t until Donovan McNabb’s arrival in the early 2000s that the franchise found sustained success.
With Dick Vermeil as head coach and Ron Jaworski as quarterback, the Eagles appeared in their first Super Bowl in 1981, but the team fell against the Raiders, 27-10.įor the rest of the ‘80s, despite defensive end Reggie White’s dominance, the team never escaped the Divisional Round. Before Super Bowls existed, the Eagles won three NFL championships. The Philadelphia Eagles have a storied history that dates back to the early days of the NFL in the 1930s. The Eagles have always had one of the most passionate fanbases in all of sports and, with Pennsylvania sporting a full-service legal betting market, the team has become a popular bet.
