document_title: 2017 Philadelphia Eagles season

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text: 2017 Philadelphia Eagles season

text: Roster changes[edit]

text: Free agents[edit]

text:
Position
Player
Tag
2017 Team
Notes

RB
Kenjon Barner
UFA
Philadelphia Eagles
Signed 1-year deal

DE
Bryan Braman
UFA
New Orleans Saints
Signed 1-year deal

TE
Trey Burton
RFA
Philadelphia Eagles
Signed 1-year tender

CB
Nolan Carroll
UFA
Dallas Cowboys
Signed 3-year deal

LB
Najee Goode
RFA
Philadelphia Eagles
Signed 1-year deal

DT
Bennie Logan
UFA
Kansas City Chiefs
Signed 1-year deal

LB
Stephen Tulloch
UFA
Retired

S
Jaylen Watkins
RFA
Philadelphia Eagles
Signed 1-year deal

RB
Terrell Watson
UFA
Pittsburgh Steelers
Signed 1-year deal

C
Stefen Wisniewski
UFA
Philadelphia Eagles
Signed 3-year deal

text: Player re-signed by the Eagles

text: Free agent signings[edit]

text:
Position
Player
Tag
2016 Team
Date signed
Notes

WR
Torrey Smith
UFA
San Francisco 49ers
March 9
Signed 3-year/$15 million deal

WR
Alshon Jeffery
UFA
Chicago Bears
March 9
Signed 1-year/$14 million deal

OG
Chance Warmack
UFA
Tennessee Titans
March 9
Signed 1-year/$1.51 million deal

QB
Nick Foles
UFA
Kansas City Chiefs
March 13
Signed 2-year/$11 Million deal

DE
Chris Long
UFA
New England Patriots
March 28
Signed 2-year deal

CB
Patrick Robinson
UFA
Indianapolis Colts
March 28
Signed 1-year deal

QB
Matt McGloin
UFA
Oakland Raiders
April 10
Signed 1-year/$800k deal

RB
LeGarrette Blount
UFA
New England Patriots
May 17
Signed 1-year/$2.8 million deal

text: Departures[edit]

text:
Pos.
Player
Age
2017 Team

CB
Nolan Carroll
30
Dallas Cowboys

OLB
Connor Barwin
30
Los Angeles Rams

DT
Bennie Logan
27
Kansas City Chiefs

QB
Chase Daniel
30
New Orleans Saints

QB
Aaron Murray
26
Los Angeles Rams

CB
Leodis McKelvin
31
TBD

WR
Dorial Green-Beckham
24
TBD

DE
Marcus Smith II
25
Seattle Seahawks

RB
Ryan Mathews
29
TBD

text: Trades[edit]

text:
July 26: Guard Allen Barbre was traded to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a 2019 seventh-round draft selection.[1]
August 11: The Eagles traded wide receiver Jordan Matthews and their 2018 third-round draft selection to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for cornerback Ronald Darby.[2]
August 28: Long snapper Jon Dorenbos was traded to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a 2019 seventh-round draft selection.[3]
October 31: At the trade deadline, the Eagles traded a 2018 draft 4th round pick to the Miami Dolphins for running back Jay Ajayi.

text: Draft[edit]

text:
2017 Philadelphia Eagles Draft

Round
Selection
Player
Position
College

1
14
Derek Barnett
DE
Tennessee

2
43
Sidney Jones
CB
Washington

3
99
Rasul Douglas
CB
West Virginia

4
118
Mack Hollins
WR
North Carolina

132
Donnel Pumphrey
RB
San Diego State

5
166
Shelton Gibson
WR
West Virginia

184
Nathan Gerry
LB
Nebraska

6
214
Elijah Qualls
DT
Washington

text: Notes

text:
The Eagles traded their original 2017 first-round selection (No. 12 overall), their first-, third- and fourth-round selections in 2016, as well as a 2018 second-round selection to the Cleveland Browns, in exchange for the Browns' 2016 first-round selection and the Browns fourth-round compensatory selection (No. 139 overall).
The Eagles acquired an additional first-round selection, along with a 2018 fourth-round selection in a trade that sent quarterback Sam Bradford to the Minnesota Vikings.
The Eagles traded their third-round selection (No. 74 overall) to the Baltimore Ravens for DT Timmy Jernigan and one of the Ravens third-round selections (No. 99 overall).

text:
Undrafted Free Agents

Player
Position
College

Tyler Orlosky
C
West Virginia

Billy Brown
TE
Shepherd

Victor Salako
OT
Oklahoma State

Greg Ward Jr.
WR
Houston

Cameron Johnston
P
Ohio State

Corey Clement
RB
Wisconsin

Winston Craig
DT
Richmond

Jomal Wiltz
CB
Iowa State

Tre′ Sullivan
S
Shepherd

Randall Goforth
CB
UCLA

Jerod Evans
QB
Virginia Tech

Charles Walker
DT
Oklahoma

text: Staff[edit]

text:
Philadelphia Eagles staff

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Front Office

Chairman/CEO – Jeffrey Lurie
President – Don Smolenski
Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Howie Roseman
Senior Football Advisor – Tom Donahoe
Vice President of Player Personnel - Joe Douglas
Assistant Director of Player Personnel - Andy Weidl
Vice President of Football Operations and Strategy - Alec Halaby
Senior Director of College Scouting- Anthony Patch
Director of College Scouting – Ian Cunningham
Assistant Director of College Scouting - Mike Bradway
Director of Pro Scouting – Dwayne Joseph
Assistant Director of Pro Scouting - Brandon Brown
Director of Football Administration – Jake Rosenberg
Football Operations Executive - Brian Dawkins
Player Personnel Executive - T.J. McCreight
Player Personnel Executive College/Pro - Trey Brown
Director of Player Engagement - Paul Lancaster
Director of Football Compliance - Jon Ferrari
Assistant Director of Football Analytics - Taylor Rajack

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Doug Pederson

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Frank Reich
Quarterbacks – John DeFilippo
Running Backs – Duce Staley
Wide Receivers – Mike Groh
Tight Ends – Justin Peelle
Offensive Line – Jeff Stoutland
Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends/Run Game – Eugene Chung
Offensive Quality Control/Assistant Quarterbacks – Press Taylor
Offensive Quality Control/Assistant Offensive Line – T.J. Paganetti

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Jim Schwartz
Defensive Line – Chris Wilson
Linebackers – Ken Flajole
Secondary – Cory Undlin
Safeties – Tim Hauck
Defensive Quality Control/Assistant Defensive Line – Phillip Daniels
Defensive Quality Control/Assistant Secondary – Dino Vasso

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Dave Fipp
Assistant Special Teams – Matthew Harper

Strength and Conditioning

Head Strength and Conditioning – Josh Hingst
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Keith Gray
Strength Assistant - Ben Wagner
Director of Sports Science and Reconditioning – Shaun Huls

Support Staff

Coaching Assistant - Spencer Phillips
Coaching Assistant/Linebackers - Ryan Paganetti
Coaching Assistant - Trent Miles

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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK

NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

text: Current roster[edit]

text:
Philadelphia Eagles roster

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Quarterbacks

 9 Nick Foles
 7 Nate Sudfeld

Running backs

36 Jay Ajayi
38 Kenjon Barner
29 LeGarrette Blount
30 Corey Clement
28 Wendell Smallwood

Wide receivers

13 Nelson Agholor
18 Shelton Gibson
10 Mack Hollins
17 Alshon Jeffery
14 Marcus Johnson
82 Torrey Smith

Tight ends

88 Trey Burton
87 Brent Celek
86 Zach Ertz

Offensive linemen

66 Will Beatty T
79 Brandon Brooks G
65 Lane Johnson T
62 Jason Kelce C
73 Isaac Seumalo G
72 Halapoulivaati Vaitai T
67 Chance Warmack G
61 Stefen Wisniewski G

Defensive linemen

94 Beau Allen DT
96 Derek Barnett DE
50 Bryan Braman DE
91 Fletcher Cox DT
75 Vinny Curry DE
55 Brandon Graham DE
93 Timmy Jernigan DT
56 Chris Long DE
51 Steven Means DE
98 Elijah Qualls DT
97 Destiny Vaeao DT

Linebackers

53 Nigel Bradham OLB
57 Dannell Ellerbe OLB
47 Nathan Gerry OLB
52 Najee Goode OLB
54 Kamu Grugier-Hill OLB
95 Mychal Kendricks OLB
59 Joe Walker MLB

Defensive backs

41 Ronald Darby CB
32 Rasul Douglas CB
24 Corey Graham FS
27 Malcolm Jenkins SS
23 Rodney McLeod FS
31 Jalen Mills CB
21 Patrick Robinson CB
26 Jaylen Watkins SS

Special teams

 4 Jake Elliott K
45 Rick Lovato LS
 8 Donnie Jones P

Reserve lists

-- Randall Goforth CB (IR)
58 Jordan Hicks MLB (IR)
22 Sidney Jones CB (NF-Inj.)
42 Chris Maragos FS (IR)
71 Jason Peters T (IR)
34 Donnel Pumphrey RB (IR)
-- Aziz Shittu DT (IR)
43 Darren Sproles RB (IR)
 6 Caleb Sturgis K (IR)
11 Carson Wentz QB (IR)
-- Dom Williams WR (IR)

Practice squad

68 Josh Andrews G
33 De'Vante Bausby CB
85 Billy Brown TE
74 Winston Craig DT
16 Bryce Treggs WR
78 Darrell Greene G
35 D. J. Killings CB
49 Tre Sullivan S
77 Jon Toth C
89 Greg Ward Jr. WR

Rookies in italics
Roster updated December 14, 2017
Depth chart • Transactions
53 Active, 11 Inactive, 10 Practice squad
→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK

NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

text: Preseason[edit]

text:
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game site
NFL.com
recap

1
August 10
at Green Bay Packers
L 9–24
0–1
Lambeau Field
Recap

2
August 17
Buffalo Bills
W 20–16
1–1
Lincoln Financial Field
Recap

3
August 24
Miami Dolphins
W 38–31
2–1
Lincoln Financial Field
Recap

4
August 31
at New York Jets
L 10–16
2–2
MetLife Stadium
Recap

text: Regular season[edit]

text: Schedule[edit]

text:
Week
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Result
Record
Game site
TV
NFL.com
recap

1
September 10
1:00 p.m. EDT
at Washington Redskins
W 30–17
1–0
FedExField
Fox
Recap

2
September 17
1:00 p.m. EDT
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 20–27
1–1
Arrowhead Stadium
Fox
Recap

3
September 24
1:00 p.m. EDT
New York Giants
W 27–24
2–1
Lincoln Financial Field
Fox
Recap

4
October 1
4:05 p.m. EDT
at Los Angeles Chargers
W 26–24
3–1
StubHub Center
Fox
Recap

5
October 8
1:00 p.m. EDT
Arizona Cardinals
W 34–7
4–1
Lincoln Financial Field
Fox
Recap

6
October 12
8:25 p.m. EDT
at Carolina Panthers
W 28–23
5–1
Bank of America Stadium
CBS/NFLN/
Amazon Video
Recap

7
October 23
8:30 p.m. EDT
Washington Redskins
W 34–24
6–1
Lincoln Financial Field
ESPN
Recap

8
October 29
1:00 p.m. EDT
San Francisco 49ers
W 33–10
7–1
Lincoln Financial Field
Fox
Recap

9
November 5
1:00 p.m. EST
Denver Broncos
W 51–23
8–1
Lincoln Financial Field
CBS
Recap

10
Bye

11
November 19
8:30 p.m. EST
at Dallas Cowboys
W 37–9
9–1
AT&T Stadium
NBC
Recap

12
November 26
1:00 p.m. EST
Chicago Bears
W 31–3
10–1
Lincoln Financial Field
Fox
Recap

13
December 3
8:30 p.m. EST
at Seattle Seahawks
L 10–24
10–2
CenturyLink Field
NBC
Recap

14
December 10
4:25 p.m. EST
at Los Angeles Rams
W 43–35
11–2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Fox
Recap

15
December 17
1:00 p.m. EST
at New York Giants
W 34–29
12–2
MetLife Stadium
Fox
Recap

16
December 25
8:30 p.m. EST
Oakland Raiders

Lincoln Financial Field
ESPN

17
December 31
1:00 p.m. EST
Dallas Cowboys

Lincoln Financial Field
Fox

text: Notes

text:
Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
The network and time for Week 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

text: Game summaries[edit]

text: Week 1: at Washington Redskins[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Eagles
7
9
3
11
30

Redskins
0
14
3
0
17

text: at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

text:
Date: September 10
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 78,685
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PHI – Nelson Agholor 58-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 11:43. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:07.

Second quarter

PHI – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard pass from Carson Wentz (kick failed), 13:28. Eagles 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:20.
WAS – Ryan Kerrigan 24-yard interception return (Dustin Hopkins kick), 8:39. Eagles 13–7. Drive: 0 plays, 24 yards, 0:00.
WAS – Chris Thompson 29-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 1:26. Redskins 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:39.
PHI – Caleb Sturgis 50-yard field goal, 0:04. Eagles 16–14. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 1:17.

Third quarter

PHI – Caleb Sturgis 42-yard field goal, 10:42. Eagles 19–14. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:22.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 33-yard field goal, 2:11. Eagles 19–17. Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 8:32.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Caleb Sturgis 37-yard field goal, 2:02. Eagles 22–17. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:47.
PHI – Fletcher Cox 20-yard fumble return, (Alshon Jeffery pass from Carson Wentz), 1:38. Eagles 30–17. Drive: 0 plays, 20 yards, 0:00.

Top passers

PHI – Carson Wentz – 26/39, 307 yards, 2 TD, INT
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 23/40, 240 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

PHI – LeGarrette Blount – 14 rushes, 46 yards
WAS – Robert Kelley – 10 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

PHI – Zach Ertz – 8 receptions, 93 yards
WAS – Terrelle Pryor – 6 receptions, 66 yards

text: The Eagles kicked off the 2017 season on the road against the Redskins. The Eagles started of with two TD passes from Carson Wentz to give them a 13–0 lead. (Kicker Caleb Sturgis missed an extra point after the 2nd TD.) However, the Redskins came back with a Ryan Kerrigan pick six and a TD pass from Kirk Cousins to RB Chris Thompson to give them a 14–13 lead late in second quarter. The Eagles responded with a field goal to give them a 16–14 lead at the half. The third quarter only consisted of field goals. The Eagles led 22–17 at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Kirk Cousins fumbled the ball which Eagles' DE Fletcher Cox recovered for a TD to seal an Eagles victory. This was the Eagles first win against the Redskins since September 2014, ending a five-game losing streak to their division rival.

text: With the win, the Eagles started 1–0 for the sixth time in the last seven season openers.

text: Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Eagles
3
0
7
10
20

Chiefs
3
3
7
14
27

text: at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

text:
Date: September 17
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 74,971
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

KC – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 11:22. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:38.
PHI – Jake Elliott 34-yard field goal, 4:28. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 6:54.

Second quarter

KC – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 0:17. Chiefs 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:49.

Third quarter

PHI – Alshon Jeffery 16-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 4:08. Eagles 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 4:20.
KC – Kareem Hunt 53-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:20. Chiefs 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 40-yard field goal, 11:57. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:23.
KC – Travis Kelce 15-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:25. Chiefs 20–13. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:51.
KC – Kareem Hunt 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:14. Chiefs 27–13. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:13.
PHI – Nelson Agholor 9-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 0:08. Chiefs 27–20. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 2:06.

Top passers

PHI – Carson Wentz – 25/46, 333 yards, 2 TD, INT
KC – Alex Smith – 21/28, 251 yards, TD

Top rushers

PHI – Carson Wentz – 4 rushes, 55 yards
KC – Kareem Hunt – 13 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

PHI – Zach Ertz – 5 receptions, 97 yards
KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 103 yards, TD

text: Doug Pederson faced off for the first time against his mentor, Andy Reid for the first time in Week 2, as the Eagles travelled to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs. In a surprisingly defensive dominated game, the Chiefs led 6–3 at halftime, following a missed field goal to close out the first half by Eagles rookie kicker Jake Elliott. The Eagles took a 10–6 lead in the third quarter, with Carson Wentz finding his new wide receiver, Alshon Jeffery for their first touchdown connection of the year. Chiefs rookie running back Kareem Hunt answered with a 53 yard touchdown run, and fourth quarter touchdowns by Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Hunt opened up the lead to 27–13 with just over 2 minutes remaining in the game. Wentz led the Eagles on a scoring drive, finding Nelson Agholor in the back of the end zone with 8 seconds left in the game. The Eagles recovered the ensuing onside kick, but the Hail Mary pass to end the game fell incomplete. Eagles running back LeGarrette Blount had 1 carry for zero yards in the game, and Pederson received heat post game for not running the ball enough. The Eagles fell to 1–1 on the season.

text: Week 3: vs. New York Giants[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Giants
0
0
0
24
24

Eagles
0
7
7
13
27

text: at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

text:
Date: September 24
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter

PHI – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 9:29. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 90 yards, 9:34.

Third quarter

PHI – Zach Ertz 3-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 5:15. Eagles 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:43.

Fourth quarter

NYG – Odell Beckham, Jr. 10-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 12:39. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:10.
NYG – Odell Beckham, Jr. 4-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 10:53. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:20.
NYG – Sterling Shepard 77-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 7:12. Giants 21–14. Drive: 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:40.
PHI – Corey Clement 15-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 5:40. Tied 21–21. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:32.
NYG – Aldrick Rosas 41-yard field goal, 3:08. Giants 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:32.
PHI – Jake Elliott 46-yard field goal, 0:51. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:17.
PHI – Jake Elliott 61-yard field goal, 0:00. Eagles 27–24. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:13.

Top passers

NYG – Eli Manning – 35/47, 366 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
PHI – Carson Wentz – 21/31, 176 yards, TD

Top rushers

NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 7 rushes, 22 yards
PHI – Wendell Smallwood – 12 rushes, 71 yards

Top receivers

NYG – Sterling Shepard – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD
PHI – Alshon Jeffery – 4 receptions, 56 yards

text: Heading into this game, there were many questions on the run game especially on Legarrette Blount as well as the offensive line who have struggled through the first two games. Plus, the Eagles were dealing with injuries on defense to S Rodney McLeod, CB Ronald Darby and backup S Corey Graham leaving Malcolm Jenkins and Chris Maragos the only healthy safeties.

text: Despite all of the setbacks, The Eagles hosted the 0–2 Giants who have only scored 13 points through the first 2 weeks of the season. Both teams started off in slow fashion, with no first quarter points. A LeGarrette Blount 1 yard touchdown run in the second quarter were the only points of the first half, after the Eagles stopped the Giants from reaching the end zone from 1 yard out to close out the first half. Coming out in the third quarter with a 7–0 lead, the Eagles added the only points of the third quarter with Carson Wentz finding tight end Zach Ertz for a 3 yard touchdown. The Eagles defense (who where playing a solid game) broke down in the fourth quarter allowing the Giants to score 21 unanswered points to start the fourth quarter, as quarterback Eli Manning found his all pro wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. twice for touchdowns, and second year wide receiver Sterling Shepard once for a 77 yard touchdown. Fletcher Cox left the game with a calf injury. Eagles rookie running back Corey Clement ran for a 15 yard touchdown to tie the score at 21. After exchanging field goals, Wentz and the Eagles offense took over, looking to move into field goal range. Wentz connected with Alshon Jeffery for a 17 yard pass, setting up a Jake Elliott 61 yard field goal attempt with 1 second remaining. Elliott converted on the 61 yard attempt, the longest in Eagles franchise history as time expired. Wentz was quietly efficient in the game, completing 21 of 31 attempts for 176 yards and one touchdown despite playing behind a struggling offensive line. The win came at an expense, as running back Darren Sproles was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a broken arm and torn ACL, both of which occurred on the same play. Despite this injury, the Eagles ran the ball efficiently through most of the game.

text: With the close win, the Eagles advanced to 2–1 tying the Cowboys and the Redskins for first place in the NFC East while the Giants fell to 0–3 in the basement of the divison.

text: Week 4: at Los Angeles Chargers[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Eagles
10
6
3
7
26

Chargers
0
10
0
14
24

text: at StubHub Center, Carson, California

text:
Date: October 1
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 25,374
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Shannon Spake
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PHI – Alshon Jeffery 8-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 8:00. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:44.
PHI – Jake Elliott 45-yard field goal, 0:05. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:35.

Second quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 40-yard field goal, 6:42. Eagles 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:15.
LAC – Tyrell Williams 75-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Younghoe Koo kick), 6:32. Eagles 13–7. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10.
PHI – Jake Elliott 53-yard field goal, 4:08. Eagles 16–7. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 2:24.
LAC – Younghoe Koo 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Eagles 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 47-yard field goal, 0:55. Eagles 19–10. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:51.

Fourth quarter

LAC – Austin Ekeler 35-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 13:42. Eagles 19–17. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:13.
PHI – Wendell Smallwood 3-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 9:14. Eagles 26–17. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 4:28.
LAC – Hunter Henry 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Younghoe Koo kick), 6:44. Eagles 26–24. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:30.

Top passers

PHI – Carson Wentz – 17/31, 242 yards, TD
LAC – Philip Rivers – 22/38, 347 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

PHI – LeGarrette Blount – 16 rushes, 136 yards
LAC – Austin Ekeler – 1 rush, 35 yards, TD

Top receivers

PHI – Zach Ertz – 5 receptions, 81 yards
LAC – Keenan Allen – 5 receptions, 138 yards

text: The Eagles travelled to the west coast to take on the Los Angeles Chargers. Many Eagle fans invaded StubHub Center making it an unoffical home game for the Eagles (This would later be dubbed Lincoln Financial Field west by fans on Twitter). The Eagles jumped out to a 7–0 lead early, after Chris Long forced a fumble to set up a 8 yard touchdown pass from Carson Wentz to Alshon Jeffery. The Eagles would score on their first 5 drives of the game. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers found Tyrell Williams for a 75 yard touchdown pass, trimming the lead to 13–7 mid-way through the 2nd quarter. The Eagles responded with a field goal to extend the lead. But, Chargers kicker Younghoe Koo kicked a field goal the change the scoreboard to 16–10 before halftime. The Eagles were up 19–17 when running back Wendell Smallwood ran for a three yard touchdown, increasing the lead to 26–17. A touchdown drive capped off by Philip Rivers finding second year tight end Hunter Henry with 6:44 left in the game made the score 26–24. Riding LeGarrette Blount and his 136 yards, which included a 68 yard run, the Eagles were able to grind out the remaining time on the clock and hold on for their second close win in a row. The Eagles were overall efficient on offense. The defense played well despite giving up big plays and allowing Philip Rivers to throw 347 yards.

text: With the win, the Eagles advanced to 3–1 mantaining a narrow 1 game lead in the NFC East.

text: Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals[edit]

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1
2
3
4
Total

Cardinals
0
7
0
0
7

Eagles
21
0
10
3
34

text:
Date: October 8
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), showers
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PHI – Trey Burton 15-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 8:19. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:26.
PHI – Zach Ertz 11-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 3:52. Eagles 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 1:30.
PHI – Torrey Smith 59-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 0:43. Eagles 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:33.

Second quarter

ARI – John Brown 13-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Phil Dawson kick), 11:42. Eagles 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:01.

Third quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 36-yard field goal, 9:18. Eagles 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:42.
PHI – Nelson Agholor 72-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 6:16. Eagles 31–7. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:01.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 28-yard field goal, 2:00. Eagles 34–7. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 9:14.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 28/44, 291 yards, TD
PHI – Carson Wentz – 21/30, 304 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

ARI – Chris Johnson – 9 rushes, 21 yards
PHI – LeGarrette Blount – 14 rushes, 74 yards

Top receivers

ARI – J. J. Nelson – 4 receptions, 80 yards
PHI – Nelson Agholor – 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD

text: The Eagles scored early and often in this game, for their first blowout win of the season. Carson Wentz found tight ends Trey Burton and Zach Ertz for early touchdowns, and later connected with wide receiver Torrey Smith for a 59 yard touchdown to finish the first quarter. Following Smith's touchdown, the Eagles unveiled their baseball home run celebration for the first time all season. The closest the Cardinals came was in the second quarter when they trailed 21–7 following a John Brown 13 yard touchdown. In the mid third quarter, on 3rd and 19, Wentz found wide receiver Nelson Agholor for a 72 yard touchdown pass, on which Agholor juked rookie safety Budda Baker and finished the play with the Nestea Plunge. The final score was 34–7, and Wentz threw for four touchdowns, including three first quarter TD passes.

text: Week 6: at Carolina Panthers[edit]

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1
2
3
4
Total

Eagles
3
7
11
7
28

Panthers
3
7
6
7
23

text: at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

text:
Date: October 12 (Thursday)
Game time: 8:25 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 74,373
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS/NFLN/Amazon Video): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 50-yard field goal, 6:57. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:18.
CAR – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 2:17. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:40.

Second quarter

CAR – Cam Newton 16-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 10:34. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:59.
PHI – Zach Ertz 1-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 2:32. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 3:56.

Third quarter

PHI – Zach Ertz 17-yard pass from Carson Wentz (LeGarrette Blount run), 13:59. Eagles 18–10. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:08.
CAR – Graham Gano 20-yard field goal, 11:19. Eagles 18–13. Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 2:40.
PHI – Jake Elliott 48-yard field goal, 8:02. Eagles 21–13. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:17.
CAR – Graham Gano 46-yard field goal, 3:23. Eagles 21–16. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:38.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Nelson Agholor 24-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 14:55. Eagles 28–16. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:28.
CAR – Christian McCaffrey 1-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 8:04. Eagles 28–23. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:51.

Top passers

PHI – Carson Wentz – 16/30, 222 yards, 3 TD
CAR – Cam Newton – 28/52, 239 yards, TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

PHI – LeGarrette Blount – 14 rushes, 67 yards
CAR – Cam Newton – 11 rushes, 71 yards, TD

Top receivers

PHI – Alshon Jeffery – 4 receptions, 71 yards
CAR – Kelvin Benjamin – 9 receptions, 99 yards

text: Coming off a 34–7 drubbing of the Arizona Cardinals, the Eagles (4–1) travelled to take on the Carolina Panthers (4–1). The Eagles drove into Panthers territory on their first possession of the game, but a Julius Peppers strip sack against Halapoulivaati Vaitai, who was filling in for a concussed Lane Johnson. The Panthers led 10–3, with their only TD coming from a 16 yard touchdown run from quarterback Cam Newton. Late in the second quarter, rookie cornerback Rasul Douglas intercepted Cam Newton deep in Panthers territory, leading to a Zach Ertz 1 yard touchdown reception. The Eagles opened up the second half with another Zach Ertz touchdown, a 17 yard strike from Carson Wentz. Leading 21–16 after three quarters, the Eagles opened up the fourth quarter with Carson Wentz hooking up with wide receiver Nelson Agholor for a 24 yard touchdown. Cam Newton led the Panthers on a long touchdown drive, trimming the score to 28–23. A late interception by cornerback Jalen Mills and a fourth down stop by the Eagles defense sealed the Eagles fifth victory of the season, and proved they were a legitimate contender in the NFC.

text: Week 7: vs. Washington Redskins[edit]

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1
2
3
4
Total

Redskins
3
7
7
7
24

Eagles
0
17
7
10
34

text:
Date: October 23 (Monday)
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

WAS – Nick Rose 27-yard field goal, 11:18. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:42.

Second quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 50-yard field goal, 13:15. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:04.
WAS – Chris Thompson 7-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Nick Rose kick), 9:14. Redskins 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 4:01.
PHI – Mack Hollins 64-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 3:19. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:01.
PHI – Zach Ertz 4-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 0:22. Eagles 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:30.

Third quarter

PHI – Corey Clement 9-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 9:43. Eagles 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:17.
WAS – Jordan Reed 5-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Nick Rose kick), 0:44. Eagles 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:04.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Nelson Agholor 10-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 11:10. Eagles 31–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:34.
PHI – Jake Elliott 42-yard field goal, 6:19. Eagles 34–17. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:20.
WAS – Jordan Reed 12-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Nick Rose kick), 3:16. Eagles 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:02.

Top passers

WAS – Kirk Cousins – 30/40, 303 yards, 3 TD, INT
PHI – Carson Wentz – 17/25, 268 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

WAS – Chris Thompson – 7 rushes, 38 yards
PHI – Carson Wentz – 8 rushes, 63 yards

Top receivers

WAS – Vernon Davis – 4 receptions, 67 yards
PHI – Zach Ertz – 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD

text: Following the 28–23 victory on Thursday Night Football against the Panthers, the Eagles were once again in a prime time matchup; this time, a Monday Night matchup against the Washington Redskins. The Eagles started off the game in sluggish fashion, and after being backed up over 20 yards due to penalties on their first drive of the game, Carson Wentz threw his 4th interception of the season. After exchanging field goals, Redskins running back Chris Thompson caught a 7 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kirk Cousins. Wentz and the Eagles responded with an offensive outburst to end the first half. Wentz found rookie wide receiver Mack Hollins for a 64 yard touchdown, and later found tight end Zach Ertz for a four yard strike to end the first half. The Eagles increased their lead to 24–10 early in the third quarter, with Wentz finding rookie running back Corey Clement on a beautiful throw in the corner of the end zone. The Redskins responded at the end of the third, with Kirk Cousins finding tight end Jordan Reed for a five yard touchdown. Once again, Wentz led the Eagles down the field, capping of the drive with a 10 yard touchdown to Nelson Agholor. A Jake Elliott field goal later in the quarter opened the lead to 34–17, and the Eagles went on to win 34–24. Wentz once again was in MVP form, completing 17/25 attempts for 268 yards and 4 TDs. However, the win came at a cost, as future Hall of Fame left tackle Jason Peters was lost for the season with a torn ACL, and starting middle linebacker Jordan Hicks was also lost for the season with a ruptured achilles.

text: Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers[edit]

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2
3
4
Total

49ers
0
0
7
3
10

Eagles
3
14
10
6
33

text:
Date: October 29
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), rain
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 40-yard field goal, 2:35. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:50.

Second quarter

PHI – Zach Ertz 1-yard pass from Carson Wentz (kick failed), 1:51. Eagles 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:51.
PHI – Jalen Mills 37-yard interception return (Alshon Jeffery pass from Carson Wentz), 1:24. Eagles 17–0. Drive: 0 plays, 37 yards, 0:00.

Third quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 51-yard field goal, 8:01. Eagles 20–0. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:25.
SF – Matt Breida 21-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 4:29. Eagles 20–7. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:14.
PHI – Alshon Jeffery 53-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 3:37. Eagles 27–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:52.

Fourth quarter

PHI – LeGarrette Blount 12-yard run (kick failed), 10:22. Eagles 33–7. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:38.
SF – Robbie Gould 50-yard field goal, 5:20. Eagles 33–10. Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 5:02.

Top passers

SF – C. J. Beathard – 17/36, 167 yards, TD, 2 INT
PHI – Carson Wentz – 18/32, 211 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

SF – C. J. Beathard – 6 rushes, 40 yards
PHI – Corey Clement – 10 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

SF – Matt Breida – 4 receptions, 39 yards, TD
PHI – Alshon Jeffery – 2 receptions, 62 yards, TD

text: The Eagles looked to win their 6th game in a row against the winless 49ers. The Eagles got off to a slow start, only leading 3–0 after the first quarter. Late in the second quarter, the Eagles blew the game open. Carson Wentz found tight end Zach Ertz for a 1 yard touchdown in the back of the end zone off of a bootleg pass, and Jalen Mills intercepted rookie QB C.J. Beathard and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown. The 49ers appeared to have some life in the third quarter, following a Carson Wentz interception, leading to a Matt Breida 22 yard touchdown reception. However, the Eagles responded, with Wentz connecting with Alshon Jeffery for a 53 yard touchdown, putting the game out of reach. The Eagles went on to win 33–10 and advancing to 7–1 on the season. Despite the win, the Eagles played a sloppy game in a rainy afternoon at the Linc.

text: Week 9: vs. Denver Broncos[edit]

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2
3
4
Total

Broncos
3
6
0
14
23

Eagles
17
14
13
7
51

text:
Date: November 5
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

DEN – Brandon McManus 52-yard field goal, 10:35. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:25.
PHI – Alshon Jeffery 32-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 6:34. Eagles 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:01.
PHI – Jake Elliott 45-yard field goal, 1:53. Eagles 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:14.
PHI – Corey Clement 15-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 0:53. Eagles 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:51.

Second quarter

DEN – Brandon McManus 53-yard field goal, 11:05. Eagles 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:00.
PHI – Trey Burton 27-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 9:15. Eagles 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:50.
DEN – Brandon McManus 24-yard field goal, 3:03. Eagles 24–9. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:12.
PHI – Jay Ajayi 46-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 1:20. Eagles 31–9. 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

PHI – Corey Clement 2-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 7:32. Eagles 38–9. 13 plays, 87 yards, 7:28.
PHI – Alshon Jeffery 4-yard pass from Carson Wentz (kick failed), 3:00. Eagles 44–9. 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:25.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Demaryius Thomas 1-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Brandon McManus kick), 9:45. Eagles 44–16. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:15.
DEN – Brandon Marshall 19-yard fumble return (Brandon McManus kick), 8:09. Eagles 44–23. Drive: 0 plays, 19 yards, 0:00.
PHI – Corey Clement 4-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 4:44. Eagles 51–23. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 3:25.

Top passers

DEN – Brock Osweiler – 19/38, 208 yards, TD, 2 INT
PHI – Carson Wentz – 15/27, 199 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

DEN – Devontae Booker – 6 rushes, 21 yards
PHI – Jay Ajayi – 8 rushes, 77 yards, TD

Top receivers

DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 8 receptions, 70 yards, TD
PHI – Alshon Jeffery – 6 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD

text: Heading into the game, there was a lot of hype surrounding new Eagles running back Jay Ajayi who was traded prior the the NFL trade deadline. The Eagles looked to improve to 8–1 for the first time since 2004 as they took on the Denver Broncos. The Broncos named Brock Osweiler as their starting quarterback, replacing Trevor Siemian. The Broncos took their only lead of the game on an opening drive that resulted with a Brandon McManus 53 yard field goal. Despite missing tight end Zach Ertz who was out with a hamstring injury, the Eagles offense didn't miss a beat. On their opening drive of the game, Carson Wentz faked a handoff to newly acquired running back Jay Ajayi, and found Alshon Jeffery wide open for a 32 yard touchdown down the right sideline. Later in the first quarter, slot cornerback Patrick Robinson picked off Brock Osweiler on an intended pass to Demaryius Thomas, setting up a Corey Clement 15 yard touchdown reception, on a screen pass. The Eagles responded to another Brandon McManus field goal with a 27 yard touchdown connection between Wentz and tight end Trey Burton. Following McManus' third field goal of the first half, Jay Ajayi found the end zone for the first time with the Eagles, with a 46 yard touchdown run to close the first half. The Eagles led 31–9 at half time, and following a third quarter touchdown run by Corey Clement and touchdown reception by Alshon Jeffery, the Eagles led 44–9. The final score was 51–23, and Corey Clement finished the day with three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving). With the win, the Eagles went into the bye week with the best start since 2004. They have also surpassed their win total from last season where they only got 7 wins. Furthermore; this was the third largest victory at Lincoln Financial Field since the 54–11 win over the Bears in 2013 and the largest victory in the Doug Pederson era.

text: Week 11: at Dallas Cowboys[edit]

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1
2
3
4
Total

Eagles
7
0
16
14
37

Cowboys
6
3
0
0
9

text: at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

text:
Date: November 19
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), clear skies — retractable roof open
Game attendance: 93,247
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

DAL – Mike Nugent 48-yard field goal, 13:27. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:38.
PHI – Kenjon Barner 4-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 9:16. Eagles 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:19.
DAL – Mike Nugent 27-yard field goal, 3:20. Eagles 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:47.

Second quarter

DAL – Mike Nugent 47-yard field goal, 1:00. Cowboys 9–7. Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 7:19.

Third quarter

PHI – Corey Clement 11-yard run (Corey Clement run), 10:56. Eagles 15–9. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:04.
PHI – Torrey Smith 11-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Alshon Jeffery pass from Carson Wentz), 5:40. Eagles 23–9. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:28.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Alshon Jeffrey 17-yard pass from Carson Wentz (pass failed), 12:10. Eagles 29–9. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:48.
PHI – Nigel Bradham 37-yard fumble return (Trey Burton pass from Carson Wentz), 10:43. Eagles 37–9. Drive: 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:19.

Top passers

PHI – Carson Wentz – 14/27, 168 yards, 2 TD
DAL – Dak Prescott – 18/31, 145 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

PHI – Jay Ajayi – 7 carries, 91 yards
DAL – Alfred Morris – 17 carries, 91 yards

Top receivers

PHI – Alshon Jeffrey – 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD
DAL – Dez Bryant – 8 receptions, 63 yards

text: The Eagles travelled to Dallas to take on the Cowboys, who were missing RB Ezekiel Elliott (Suspension), LT Tyron Smith (Groin), and LB Sean Lee (Hamstring). In a game that the Eagles were expected to dominate, the Eagles started off slow in the first half with Dallas leading 9–7 at halftime. Kicker Jake Elliott was ruled out for the game with a concussion, forcing the Eagles to use backup linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill for kickoffs, and to go for two point conversions. The Eagles converted three of four two point conversions, as their touchdowns came on the ground from Corey Clement, and through the air, with Carson Wentz finding Torrey Smith for a 11 yard TD and Alshon Jeffery for a 17 yard TD on fourth down. Late in the fourth quarter, rookie defensive end Derek Barnett notched his second sack of the game, a strip sack of Dak Prescott, leading to a Nigel Bradham 37 yard scoop and score. The Eagles harassed Dak Prescott all game, sacking him four times, intercepting him three times, and forcing one fumble. With this win, the Eagles improved to 9–1 and improved their lead in the NFC East.

text: Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears[edit]

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1
2
3
4
Total

Bears
0
0
3
0
3

Eagles
7
17
0
7
31

text:
Date: November 26
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PHI – Zach Ertz 17-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 6:04. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:36.

Second quarter

PHI – Nelson Agholor 15-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 10:52. Eagles 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:27.
PHI – Jake Elliott 45-yard field goal, 6:52. Eagles 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:29.
PHI – Alshon Jeffery 8-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 0:05. Eagles 24–0. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 4:33.

Third quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 38-yard field goal, 8:40. Eagles 24–3. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 6:20.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Nelson Agholor 0-yard fumble return (Jake Elliott kick), 13:37. Eagles 31–3. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:25.

Top passers

CHI – Mitchell Trubisky: 17/33, 147 yards, 2 INT
PHI – Carson Wentz: 23/36, 227 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

CHI – Mitchell Trubisky: 4 rushes, 12 yards
PHI – LeGarrette Blount: 15 rushes, 97 yards

Top receivers

CHI – Dontrelle Inman: 4 receptions, 64 yards
PHI – Zach Ertz: 10 receptions, 103 yards, TD

text: With the Eagles heading into this game at 9–1, they looked to take down the 3–7 Chicago Bears. The Eagles blew out the Bears with a final score of 31–3 and improved to 10–1 on the season. The Eagles held the Bears to no first downs in the first half, and led 24–0 at halftime. Zach Ertz became the first Eagles receiver of 2017 to record at least 100 receiving yards in a game, catching 10 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. Alshon Jeffery had 5 receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown. Nelson Agholor added 3 receptions for 32 yards, including a 15 yard touchdown, and recovered a Jay Ajayi fumble for a touchdown late in the game. Carson Wentz continued his MVP campaign, completing 23 of 36 passes, for 227 yards, and 3 touchdowns. The Eagles defense stymied Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears offense, holding running back Jordan Howard to 6 yards on 7 rushes. Malcolm Jenkins and Corey Graham each added one interception.

text: Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Eagles
0
3
0
7
10

Seahawks
10
0
7
7
24

text: at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

text:
Date: December 3
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/5:30 p.m. PST
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 69,075
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

SEA – Blair Walsh 46-yard field goal, 9:47. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:13.
SEA – Jimmy Graham 11-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 0:10. Seahawks 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:48.

Second quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 26-yard field goal, 7:51. Seahawks 10–3. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:19.

Third quarter

SEA – Tyler Lockett 1-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 5:42. Seahawks 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Nelson Agholor 27-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 12:08. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:48.
SEA – J. D. McKissic 15-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 7:29. Seahawks 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:39.

Top passers

PHI – Carson Wentz – 29/45, 348 yards, TD, INT
SEA – Russell Wilson – 20/31, 227 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

PHI – Jay Ajayi – 9 rushes, 35 yards
SEA – Mike Davis – 16 rushes, 64 yards

Top receivers

PHI – Nelson Agholor – 7 receptions, 141 yards, TD
SEA – Doug Baldwin – 5 receptions, 84 yards

Top tacklers

PHI – Mychal Kendricks – 5 solo tackles, 4 assisted
SEA – Bobby Wagner – 9 solo tackles, 4 assisted

text: Week 14: at Los Angeles Rams[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Eagles
14
10
7
12
43

Rams
7
7
14
7
35

text: at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

text:
Date: December 10
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 67,752
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

LA – Todd Gurley 2-yard rush (Greg Zuerlein kick), 13:00. Rams 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 0:56.
PHI – Brent Celek 5-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 8:44. Tie 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:16.
PHI – Trey Burton 20-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 2:54. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:43.

Second quarter

PHI – Trey Burton 11-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 11:10. Eagles 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:32.
LA – Cooper Kupp 6-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 9:24. Eagles 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:46.
PHI – Jake Elliott 22-yard field goal, 0:09. Eagles 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:40.

Third quarter

LA – Sammy Watkins 1-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 11:41. Eagles 24–21. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:19.
LA – Blake Countess 16-yard blocked punt return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 10:07. Rams 28–24. Drive: 0 plays, 16 yards, 0:00.
PHI – Alshon Jeffery 2-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 2:20. Eagles 31–28. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 7:47.

Fourth quarter

LA – Todd Gurley 1-yard rush (Greg Zuerlein kick), 13:58. Rams 35–31. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:22.
PHI – Jake Elliott 41-yard field goal, 9:54. Rams 35–34. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:04.
PHI – Jake Elliott 33-yard field goal, 3:45. Eagles 37–35. Drive: 7 plays, 5 yards, 4:28.
PHI – Brandon Graham 16-yard fumble return (rush failed), 0:00. Eagles 43–35. Drive: 0 plays, 16 yards, 0:00.

Top passers

PHI – Carson Wentz: 23/41, 291 yards, 4 TD, INT
LA – Jared Goff: 16/26, 199 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

PHI – Jay Ajayi: 15 rushes, 78 yards
LA – Todd Gurley: 13 rushes, 96 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

PHI – Torrey Smith: 6 receptions, 100 yards
LA – Cooper Kupp: 5 receptions, 118 yards, TD

Top tacklers

PHI – Nigel Bradham, Ronald Darby: 6 tackles
LA – John Johnson: 7 tackles, 4 assists

text: For the first time since 2013, the Eagles clinched the NFC East title, but Carson Wentz suffered an apparent knee injury while trying to dive for a touchdown late in the third quarter. He did throw a touchdown pass to Alshon Jeffery before being ruled out for the game's remainder. The Eagles were already without Darren Sproles, Jason Peters and Jordan Hicks for the rest of the year. Nick Foles would come in and replace Wentz. This was also the first matchup of the Jared Goff-Carson Wentz rivalry.

text: The day after the game, Wentz was revealed to have torn his ACL, officially ending his season and making Nick Foles the starting quarterback for the rest of the season.

text: Week 15: at New York Giants[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Eagles
7
14
10
3
34

Giants
13
10
6
0
29

text: at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

text:
Date: December 17
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 76,896
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

NYG – Orleans Darkwa 1-yard rush (kick blocked), 9:04. Giants 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:56.
PHI – Alshon Jeffery 3-yard pass from Nick Foles (Jake Elliott kick), 5:28. Eagles 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:36.
NYG – Tavarres King 13-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 1:26. Giants 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:02.

Second quarter

NYG – Sterling Shepard 67-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 13:44. Giants 20–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03.
PHI – Zach Ertz 10-yard pass from Nick Foles (Jake Elliott kick), 4:49. Giants 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:24.
PHI – Trey Burton 13-yard pass from Nick Foles (Jake Elliott kick), 2:20. Eagles 21–20. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:56.
NYG – Aldrick Rosas 28-yard field goal, 0:27. Giants 23–21. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 1:53.

Third quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 28-yard field goal, 9:18. Eagles 24–23. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:42.
PHI – Nelson Agholor 10-yard pass from Nick Foles (Jake Elliott kick), 5:47. Eagles 31–23. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:51.
NYG – Tavarres King 57-yard pass from Eli Manning (pass failed), 1:57. Eagles 31–29. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Jake Elliott 20-yard field goal, 3:56. Eagles 34–29. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:30.

Top passers

PHI – Nick Foles: 24/38, 237 yards, 4 TD
NYG – Eli Manning: 37/57, 434 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

PHI – Jay Ajayi: 12 rushes, 49 yards
NYG – Wayne Gallman: 8 rushes, 39 yards

Top receivers

PHI – Nelson Agholor: 7 receptions, 59 yards, TD
NYG – Sterling Shepard: 11 receptions, 139 yards, TD

Top tacklers

PHI – Nigel Bradham: 8 tackles, 3 assists, Rodney McLeod: 7 tackles, 4 assists
NYG – Eli Apple: 7 tackles, 2 assists, Darian Thompson: 6 tackles, 3 assists

text: The Philadelphia Eagles headed into Week 15 of the 2017 NFL Season at 11-2. With them clinching the NFC East in Week 14 in a win against the Rams, the Eagles were now fighting for the 1st seed in the NFC playoffs, home-field advantage, and a first-round bye. This was the first week that the Eagles played without MVP-candidate, Carson Wentz after he went down with a torn ACL in Week 14 which ended his season. Backup quarterback, Nick Foles led the Eagles offense for his first time since 2014. The Eagles quickly fell behind 6-0 in the first few minutes of the 1st as Eli Manning and the New York Giants marched down the field and scored on their opening possession. The Eagles responded with a 3-yard pass from Nick Foles to Alshon Jeffery and went up 7-6. Towards the end of the 1st, the Giants scored again with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Tavarres King to put them up 13-7. In the beginning of the second quarter, the Giants continued to show dominance as Eli Manning threw a 67-yard touchdown pass to put the Giants up 20-7. Nick Foles and the offense would eventually close the gap to bring the Eagles within two points at halftime with the Giants leading 23-21. The Eagles would eventually take the lead off of a 28-yard field goal from Jake Elliot to put them up 24-23. In the middle of the fourth, Nelson Agholor caught a 10-yard pass from Nick Foles which gave the Eagles a 31-23 lead. The Giants responded with a score of their own, a 57-yard touchdown pass to Tavarres King which cut the Eagles lead to 31-29. In the fourth, Jake Elliot hit a 20-yard field goal to put the Eagles up 34-29. The Eagles won the game 34-29 on a last minute defensive stop in their own territory. With this win, the Eagles improved to a league best, 12-2. With this win, the Eagles clinched a first-round bye for the first time since 2004.

text: Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders[edit]

text: NFL on Christmas Day

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Raiders
0
0
0
0
0

Eagles
0
0
0
0
0

text:
Date: December 25
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Preview

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Top passers

OAK –
PHI –

Top rushers

OAK –
PHI –

Top receivers

OAK –
PHI –

text: Postseason[edit]

text: Schedule[edit]

text: By virtue of clinching the NFC East division title and a first-round bye, the Eagles will host a playoff game in the Divisional round on either January 13 or 14.

text:
Playoff round
Date
Kickoff
Opponent (seed)
Result
Record
Game site
TV
NFL.com
recap

Wild Card
First-round bye

Divisional
January 13/14, 2018
TBD p.m. EST
TBD (TBD)

Lincoln Financial Field

text: Standings[edit]

text: Division[edit]

text:
NFC East

view
talk
edit

W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
PF
PA
STK

z – Philadelphia Eagles
12
2
0
.857
5–0
10–1
438
279
W2

Dallas Cowboys
8
6
0
.571
4–1
6–4
336
311
W3

Washington Redskins †
6
8
0
.385
1–4
4–6
305
359
W1

New York Giants †
2
12
0
.143
0–5
0–10
228
365
L4

text: Conference[edit]

text:
NFC

v
t
e

#
Team
Division
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
STK

Division leaders

1
z – Philadelphia Eagles
East
12
2
0
.857
5–0
10–1
.439
.417
W2

2
y – Minnesota Vikings
North
11
3
0
.786
3–1
8–2
.510
.461
W1

3[a]
Los Angeles Rams
West
10
4
0
.714
4–1
7–4
.500
.436
W1

4[a][b]
New Orleans Saints
South
10
4
0
.714
3–1
7–3
.557
.489
W1

Wild Cards

5[b]
Carolina Panthers
South
10
4
0
.714
2–2
6–4
.557
.522
W2

6
Atlanta Falcons
South
8
5
0
.615
2–1
7–2
.552
.486
W1

In the hunt

7[c]
Detroit Lions
North
8
6
0
.571
4–1
7–4
.495
.342
W2

8[c][d]
Seattle Seahawks
West
8
6
0
.571
4–1
6–4
.482
.402
L2

9[c][d]
Dallas Cowboys
East
8
6
0
.571
4–1
6–4
.456
.357
W3

10
Green Bay Packers
North
7
7
0
.500
2–2
5–5
.510
.340
L1

Eliminated from playoff contention

11[e]
Washington Redskins
East
6
8
0
.429
1–4
5–6
.571
.429
W1

12[e]
Arizona Cardinals
West
6
8
0
.429
2–3
3–7
.508
.398
L1

13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
South
4
9
0
.308
0–3
2–7
.530
.304
L3

14[f]
San Francisco 49ers
West
4
10
0
.286
0–5
2–9
.485
.321
W3

15[f]
Chicago Bears
North
4
10
0
.286
0–5
1–10
.582
.607
L1

16
New York Giants
East
2
12
0
.143
0–5
0–10
.544
.464
L4

Tiebreakers[g]

^ Jump up to: a b LA Rams wins tie break over New Orleans based on head-to-head win percentage.
^ Jump up to: a b New Orleans wins tie break over Carolina based on head-to-head win percentage.
^ Jump up to: a b c Detroit wins tie break over Dallas and Seattle based on best win percentage in conference games.
^ Jump up to: a b Seattle wins tie break over Dallas based on strength of victory.
^ Jump up to: a b Washington wins tie break over Arizona based on head-to-head win percentage.
^ Jump up to: a b San Francisco wins tie break over Chicago based on head-to-head win percentage.
Jump up ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

text: Awards and Honors[edit]

text:
Recipient
Award(s)

Jake Elliott
Week 3: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Kenjon Barner
Week 5: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Carson Wentz
Week 7: NFC Offensive Player of the Week
Week 8: NFC Offensive Player of the Month

Jalen Mills
Week 8: NFC Defensive Player of the Week


document_title: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

question_text: who played king arthur in 1975 monty python and the holy grail

root

text: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

text: Plot[edit]

text: In 932 AD, King Arthur and his squire, Patsy, travel throughout Britain searching for men to join the Knights of the Round Table. In Arthur's travels, he recruits Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Galahad the Pure, and Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir-Lancelot, along with their squires and Robin's troubadours. Arthur leads the men to Camelot, but decide it is "a silly place" and set off elsewhere. As they turn away, God speaks to them and instruct Arthur to find the Holy Grail.

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text: Arthur and his men search the land for clues to the Grail. They come to a castle occupied by French soldiers who claim to have the Grail but otherwise insult the Englishmen. Arthur and his men come up with a plan to sneak in using a Trojan Rabbit, but they completely mishandle its execution and are forced away. Arthur decides that the knights should go their separate ways to search for clues to the Grail's location. A modern-day historian being filmed for a documentary and describing the Arthurian legends is abruptly killed by a knight on horseback, triggering a police investigation.

text: Arthur and Bedevere attempt to satisfy the strange requests of the dreaded Knights Who Say Ni. Sir Robin avoids a fight with the Three-headed Giant by running away while the heads are arguing. Sir Galahad is led by a grail-shaped beacon to Castle Anthrax, populated by women, but to Galahad's chagrin, he is "rescued" by Lancelot. Sir Lancelot, after finding a note from Swamp Castle believed to be from a lady being forced to marry against her will, rushes the castle and kills nearly the entire wedding party within, only to discover that the note was sent by an effeminate prince.

text: Arthur and his knights regroup and are joined by other knights and followers. They meet Tim the Enchanter, who directs them to a cave where the location of the Grail is said to be written, but guarded by the deadly Rabbit of Caerbannog. After the Rabbit kills several of the knights, Arthur uses the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch to destroy the creature. Inside, they find the inscription from Joseph of Arimathea, directing them to the Castle of Aarrgh. They arrive at the Bridge of Death and must answer three questions from the bridge-keeper to pass. Lancelot answers first and correctly, and passes on. Sirs Robin and Galahad fail to answer correctly and are thrown over the bridge, while Arthur tricks the bridge-keeper, allowing him and Bedevere to pass.

text: When Arthur and Bedevere finish crossing, they cannot find Lancelot, unaware he was arrested by modern-day policemen investigating the historian's death. Arthur and Bedevere find the Castle of Aarrgh, but discover it is occupied by the French. They amass a large army of knights to assault the castle, when suddenly a large police force shows up, arrests Arthur and Bedevere for the historian's death, and shuts down the film's production.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Actor
Main role
Other roles (in order of appearance)

Chapman, GrahamGraham Chapman
Arthur, King of the Britons
Voice of God / Middle Head of Three-Headed Knight / Hiccuping Guard at Swamp Castle

Cleese, JohnJohn Cleese
Sir Lancelot the Brave
Swallow-Savvy Guard #2 / Man with "Dead" Body / Black Knight / Witch-hunting Villager #3 / Singing Camelot Knight #4 / French Taunter / Tim the Enchanter

Gilliam, TerryTerry Gilliam
Patsy, Arthur's Servant
Green Knight / Singing Camelot Knight #3 / Gorilla Hand / Old Man in Scene 24 (Soothsaying Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Weak-Hearted Animator (Himself)

Idle, EricEric Idle
Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir-Lancelot
Dead Collector / Witch-Hunting Villager #1 / Singing Camelot Knight #2 / Confused Guard at Swamp Castle / Concorde (Lancelot's squire) / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard

Jones, TerryTerry Jones
Sir Bedevere the Wise
Dennis' Mother / French Knight / Left Head of Three-Headed Knight / Voice of Cartoon Scribe / Prince Herbert

Palin, MichaelMichael Palin
Sir Galahad the Pure
Swallow-Savvy Guard #1 / Dennis / Witch-Hunting Villager #2 / Narrator / Singing Camelot Knight #5 / French Knight / Right Head of Three-Headed Knight / Leader of the Knights Who Say Ni / King of Swamp Castle / Guest at Swamp Castle / Monk (Maynard's Assistant)

Booth, ConnieConnie Booth
Miss Islington, the Witch

Cleveland, CarolCarol Cleveland
Zoot
Dingo (Zoot's identical twin sister)

Innes, NeilNeil Innes
Leader of Robin's Minstrels
Leader of Chanting Monks / Witch-Hunting Villager #4 / Singing Camelot Knight #1 / Page Crushed by Wooden Rabbit / French Knight

Duffell, BeeBee Duffell
Old Crone

Young, JohnJohn Young
Frank, the Historian
"Dead" body

Davies, RitaRita Davies
Frank's Wife

Stewart, AvrilAvril Stewart
Dr. Piglet

Kinghorn, SallySally Kinghorn
Dr. Winston

Zycon, MarkMark Zycon
Sir Robin (stand-in)
Prisoner in Camelot Dungeon

Johnson, SandySandy Johnson
Knight Who Says Ni
Witch-Hunting Villager / Musician at Swamp Castle / Monk / Knight in Final Battle

Doyle, JulianJulian Doyle
Police Sergeant who stops the film

Burton !Richard Burton
One-legged Black Knight (Stand-in)

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text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: Fifteen months before BBC visited the set in December 1974, the Monty Python troupe assembled the first version of the screenplay.[8] When half of the resulting material was set in the Middle Ages, and half was set in the present day, the group opted to focus on the Middle Ages, revolving on the legend of the Holy Grail. By the fourth or fifth version of their screenplay, the story was complete, and the cast joked the fact that the Grail was never retrieved would be "a big let-down ... a great anti-climax".[8] Graham Chapman said a challenge was incorporating scenes that did not fit the Holy Grail motif.[9]

text: Neither Terry Gilliam nor Terry Jones had directed a film before, and described it as a learning experience in which they would learn to make a film by making an entire full-length film.[10] The cast humorously described the novice directing style as employing the level of mutual disrespect always found in Monty Python's work.[8]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Monty Python and the Holy Grail was mostly shot on location in Scotland,[11] particularly around Doune Castle, Glen Coe, and the privately owned Castle Stalker.[12] The many castles seen throughout the film were mainly either Doune Castle shot from different angles or hanging miniatures.[13] There are several exceptions to this: the very first exterior shot of a castle at the beginning of the film is Kidwelly Castle in South Wales, and the single exterior shot of the Swamp Castle during "Tale of Sir Lancelot" is Bodiam Castle in East Sussex;[14] all subsequent shots of the exterior and interior of those scenes were filmed at Doune Castle. Production designer Julian Doyle recounted that his crew constructed walls in the forest near Doune.[15] Terry Jones later recalled the crew had selected more castles around Scotland for locations, but during the two weeks prior to principal photography, the Scottish Department of the Environment declined permission for use of the castles in its jurisdiction, for fear of damage.[13]

text: At the start of "The Tale of Sir Robin", there is a slow camera zoom in on rocky scenery (that in the voice over is described as "the dark forest of Ewing"). This is actually a still photograph of the Gorge at Mount Buffalo National Park in Victoria, Australia. Doyle stated in 2000 during an interview with Hotdog magazine[16] that it was a still image filmed with candles underneath the frame (to give a heat haze). This was a low-cost method of achieving a convincing location effect.

text: On the DVD audio commentary, Cleese described challenges shooting and editing Castle Anthrax in "The Tale of Sir Galahad", with what he felt the most comedic take being unused because an anachronistic coat was visible in it.[17] Castle Anthrax was also shot in one part of Doune, where costume designer Hazel Pethig advised against nudity, dressing the girls in shifts.[13]

text: In the scene where the knights were combatting the Rabbit of Caerbannog, a real white rabbit was used, switched with puppets for its killings.[18] It was covered with red liquid to simulate blood, though the rabbit's owner did not want the animal dirty and was kept unaware. The liquid was difficult to remove from the fur.[18] He also stated that he thought that, had they been more experienced in filmmaking, the crew would have just purchased a rabbit instead. Otherwise, the rabbit himself was unharmed. Also, the rabbit-bite effects were done by special puppetry by both Gilliam and SFX technician John Horton.

text: As chronicled in The Life of Python, The First 20 Years of Monty Python, and The Pythons' Autobiography, it was revealed that Chapman was suffering from acrophobia, trembling, and bouts of forgetfulness during filming. These were the results of Chapman's long-standing alcohol addiction, and he decided from that moment on to remain "on an even keel" while the production continued. Nearly three years after Holy Grail, Chapman vowed to quit drinking altogether (which he successfully achieved in December 1977).

text: Originally the knight characters were going to ride real horses, but after it became clear that the film's small budget precluded real horses, the Pythons decided that their characters would mime horse-riding while their porters trotted behind them banging coconut shells together. The joke was derived from the old-fashioned sound effect used by radio shows to convey the sound of hooves clattering. This was later referred to in the German release of the film, which translated the title as Die Ritter der Kokosnuß[19] ('The Knights of the Coconut').

text: The opening credits of the film feature pseudo-Swedish subtitles, which soon turn into an appeal to visit Sweden and see the country's moose. The subtitles are soon stopped, but moose references continue throughout the actual credits until the credits are stopped again and restarted in a different visual style and with references to llamas, animals often mentioned in Flying Circus. The subtitles were written by Michael Palin as a way to "entertain the 'captive' audience" at the beginning of the film.[20]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text: In addition to several songs written by Python regular Neil Innes, several pieces of music were licensed from De Wolfe Music Library. These include:

text:
"Ice Floe 9", composed by Pierre Arvay. Used during the beginning titles.
"Countrywide",[21] composed by Anthony Mawer. Used during the beginning titles after the first titlers are sacked.
"Homeward Bound", composed by Jack Trombey. Used as King Arthur's heroic theme.
"Crossed Swords",[22] composed by Dudley Matthew. Played during King Arthur's battle with the Black Knight.
"The Flying Messenger",[23] composed by Oliver Armstrong. Played during Sir Lancelot's misguided storming of Swamp Castle.
"The Promised Land",[24] composed by Stanley Black. Used in the scene where Arthur approaches the castle on the island.
"Starlet in the Starlight",[25] composed by Kenneth Essex. Briefly used for Prince Herbert's attempt to express himself in song.
"Love Theme",[26] composed by Peter Knight. Also used briefly for Prince Herbert.
"Revolt",[27] composed by Eric Towren. Used as the army charges on Castle Aaargh.

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text: Release[edit]

text: Monty Python and the Holy Grail had its theatrical debut in the United Kingdom in 3 April 1975,[1] followed by a United States release on 27 April 1975.[2] It was re-released on 14 October 2015 in the United Kingdom.[28]

text: The film had its television premiere 25 February 1977 on the CBS Late Movie.[29] Reportedly, the Pythons were displeased to discover a number of edits were done by the network to reduce use of profanity and the showing of blood. The troupe pulled back the rights and thereafter had it broadcast in the United States only on PBS and later other channels such as IFC, where it runs uncut.[30]

text: Home media[edit]

text: In Region 1, The Criterion Collection released a laserdisc version of the film featuring audio commentary from directors Jones and Gilliam.[31] In 2001, Columbia Tristar published a two-disc Special Edition DVD. Disc One included two commentary tracks featuring Idle, Palin, and Cleese in the first, and Jones and Gilliam in the second, and "Subtitles for People Who Don't Like the Film", consisting of lines taken from William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2.[31] Disc Two includes Monty Python and the Holy Grail in Lego (also known as Lego Knights or It's Only a Model), a "brickfilm" version of the "Camelot Song" as sung by Lego minifigures.[32] It was created by Spite Your Face Productions on commission from the Lego Group and Python Pictures. The project was conceived by the original film's respective Producer and Co-Director, John Goldstone and Terry Gilliam.[33] Disc Two also includes two scenes from the film's Japanese dub, literally translated back into English through subtitles. "The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations", hosted by Palin and Jones,[34] shows places in Scotland used for the setting titled as "England 932 A.D." (as well as the two Pythons purchasing a copy of their own script as a guide). Also included is a who's who page, advertising galleries and sing-alongs.[34]

text: A limited-edition DVD release additionally included a copy of the screenplay, a limited-edition film cell/senitype, and limited-edition art cards;[35] however, a few of the bonus features from the Extraordinarily Deluxe Edition were omitted. A 35th anniversary edition on Blu-ray was released in the US on 6 March 2012.[36] Special features include "The Holy Book of Days," a second-screen experience that can be downloaded as an app on an iOS device and played with the Blu-ray to enhance its viewing; lost animation sequences with a new intro from animator Terry Gilliam; outtakes; and extended scenes with Python member and the movie's co-director Terry Jones.[37]

text: Reaction and legacy[edit]

text: In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Holy Grail the fifth greatest comedy film of all time.[7] The next Python film, Life of Brian, was ranked first.[7] A similar poll of Channel 4 viewers in 2005 placed Holy Grail in sixth (with Life of Brian again topping the list).

text: In 2005, the film spawned a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical smash hit knockoff, Spamalot. Written primarily by Idle, the show has more of an overarching plot and leaves out certain portions of the movie due to difficulties in rendering certain effects on stage. However, the same gags are there for the majority of the show.[38]

text: In 2011, an ABC prime-time special, Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time, counted down the best films chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and People. Holy Grail was selected as the second best comedy after Airplane!.

text: In 2013, the Pythons lost a legal case to Mark Forstater, the film's producer, over royalties for the derivative work, Spamalot. They owed a combined £800,000 in legal fees and back royalties to Forstater.[39][40] To help cover the cost of these royalties and fees, the group arranged and performed in a stage show, Monty Python Live (mostly), held at The O2 arena in London in July 2014.


document_title: I'll Remember You

question_text: who wrote the song i'll remember you

question_tokens: who wrote the song i 'll remember you

text: I'll Remember You

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text:
"I'll Remember You"

Song by Kui Lee

from the album The Extraordinary Kui Lee

Released
1966

Songwriter(s)
Kui Lee

text:
"I'll Remember You"

Song by Don Ho

from the album The Don Ho Show!

Released
1965

Label
Reprise

Songwriter(s)
Kui Lee

text:
"I'll Remember You"

Song by Elvis Presley

from the album Spinout (soundtrack)

Released
1966

Recorded
1966

Songwriter(s)
Kui Lee

Producer(s)
Felton Jarvis

text: "l'll Remember You" is a song written by Kui Lee in 1964. Many artists including Elvis Presley (1966), Andy Williams, Tony Bennett, Herb Alpert, and Roger Williams covered it, and it was also performed by Tommy Sands in the 1968 Hawaii Five-O episode "No Blue Skies". Perhaps the most famous version was by his friend Don Ho, who was an aspiring singer at Honey's Nightclub, where Lee worked as a doorman and which was owned by Don Ho's mother.[1]

text: Frank Sinatra's daughter, Nancy Sinatra, visited 'Honey's' with friends. Hearing Don Ho perform and watching his ease with the patrons of the club, she reported Don's uniqueness to her father who had just started his own record label. Don Ho and his musicians recorded their first 45rpm for Reprise Records the following year; "Tiny Bubbles" and "I'll Remember You" on the flip side.

text: Several years later, Don Ho was performing in Waikiki as the headliner of Duke's in the International Market Place. Don performed twice nightly (though there were times he didn't leave the stage). His "Suck 'em Up" (late show) was often standing room only. Many musicians who knocked off their hotel lounge gigs by midnight, would drop in to perform. It was the hottest entertainment at the best prices in town, and often went on long after the club was scheduled to close.

text: Hawaii was a staging ground for the Vietnam conflict, with many U.S. military personnel. Hawaii was the last U.S. soil many personnel left, and the first when returning home. The United States military afforded combat-duty personnel a two-week leave in mid-tour. Often the military allowed Military Air Command flights for both husband and wife to meet. Their most popular stay was at the Hale Koa Hotel in the heart of Ft. Derussy, a relatively short walk from the International Market Place. The lure of Hawaii's best entertainers and all one could drink for $5, made Duke's legendary.

text: Don often closed the "Suck 'em Up" show by performing the song "I'll Remember You". For those service personnel about to be sent back into war and their wives soon to be thousands of miles away, this song resonated with many. Elvis Presley had an affinity for the Islands and gave the song a broader audience. An insert in a mid-1960s movie, it was a stunning benefit concert in Honolulu two years later that catapulted the song's popularity. Within the next few years, the song had been recorded by several well-known singers of the period.

text: Kui Lee was a prolific composer, writing many songs popular in Hawaii. Knowing of a late-diagnosed terminal illness, this song was written/dedicated to his wife and three young daughters. Kui passed within a couple years of penning "I'll Remember You".