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- The 2004 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 72nd in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles had been one of the most successful teams in the league after the Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb era began in 1999, making it to the playoffs for four straight seasons and to the NFC Championship Game in 2001, 2002, and 2003. However, the team could not reach the Super Bowl in any of those years, despite being favored in the latter two NFC title games. In the offseason, this already championship-level team was reinforced on both sides of the ball by the free agent additions of wide receiver Terrell Owens, defensive end Jevon Kearse and middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, their third-round draft pick in 1998. Possessing a high-powered offense which featured McNabb, Owens, and Brian Westbrook, as well as a bruising defense led by Pro Bowlers Trotter, Brian Dawkins, Lito Sheppard and Michael Lewis, they won their way to a 13–1 start to the season. After resting starters for the final two games, the 13–3 Eagles soared past the Minnesota Vikings and the Atlanta Falcons in the playoffs, earning a trip to Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville against the defending champion New England Patriots. The Eagles fell 24–21, ending their season. This season was considered the franchise's most successful in the modern era until their Super Bowl LII-winning 2017 season–coincidentally, the Eagles also faced the Falcons, Patriots, and Vikings in the 2017 playoffs. The 2004 Eagles are also the last NFC East squad to repeat as division champions, as neither Dallas, New York, Philadelphia nor Washington have been able to defend their respective titles in the subsequent season. The 2004 Eagles were also the last team to go 6–0 against NFC East rivals until the Dallas Cowboys in 2021. It would be the last season where the Eagles won their first seven games until 18 years later. (en)
- La stagione 2004 dei Philadelphia Eagles è stata la 72ª disputata dalla franchigia nella National Football League. Gli Eagles furono una delle formazioni di maggior successo della lega a partire dall'arrivo di Andy Reid e Donovan McNabb nel 1999, raggiungendo i playoff per quattro stagioni consecutive, arrivando alla finale della NFC nel 2001, 2002 e 2003, non riuscendo però mai a raggiungere il Super Bowl. Con gli arrivi del wide receiver Terrell Owens, del defensive end Jevon Kearse e del middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, la squadra, alla quarta occasione, batté gli Atlanta Falcons nella finale di conference, qualificandosi per il Super Bowl XXXIX, il secondo della sua storia, perso contro i New England Patriots. (it)
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- La stagione 2004 dei Philadelphia Eagles è stata la 72ª disputata dalla franchigia nella National Football League. Gli Eagles furono una delle formazioni di maggior successo della lega a partire dall'arrivo di Andy Reid e Donovan McNabb nel 1999, raggiungendo i playoff per quattro stagioni consecutive, arrivando alla finale della NFC nel 2001, 2002 e 2003, non riuscendo però mai a raggiungere il Super Bowl. Con gli arrivi del wide receiver Terrell Owens, del defensive end Jevon Kearse e del middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, la squadra, alla quarta occasione, batté gli Atlanta Falcons nella finale di conference, qualificandosi per il Super Bowl XXXIX, il secondo della sua storia, perso contro i New England Patriots. (it)
- The 2004 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 72nd in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles had been one of the most successful teams in the league after the Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb era began in 1999, making it to the playoffs for four straight seasons and to the NFC Championship Game in 2001, 2002, and 2003. However, the team could not reach the Super Bowl in any of those years, despite being favored in the latter two NFC title games. In the offseason, this already championship-level team was reinforced on both sides of the ball by the free agent additions of wide receiver Terrell Owens, defensive end Jevon Kearse and middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, their third-round draft pick in 1998. (en)
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