Eagles Wild Card roundup

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Playoff Prowess: From 1933-1994, the Eagles earned 14 playoff appearances in 61 years (23%). In those 14 appearances, the team played in 19 games, posting an 8-11 record. Since 1995, Jeffrey Lurie's first full season as owner, the Eagles earned eight playoff appearances in 12 years (75%). In those eight appearances, the team has played in 16 games, posting a 9-7 record.

Since 1995:

- Only one team (Indianapolis, 9) has made more playoff appearances than the Eagles' eight. Green Bay and New England have also earned eight playoff berths during that time span ...

- The Eagles have won nine playoff games. Only two teams have won more playoff games in that span: New England (14) and Pittsburgh (11). Green Bay has also won nine playoff games in that time span.

-The Eagles have captured five division titles, including five in the last six years. Only three other teams have won more division titles during that time span: New England (7), Pittsburgh (6), and Green Bay (6). Indianapolis has also won five titles during that span.

Since 2000:

- Philadelphia has earned a league-high six playoff appearances. Indianapolis also earned six appearances during that span. New England is third with five postseason berths.

- The Eagles have won eight playoff games. Only New England (11) has won more postseason games in that span. Pittsburgh is ranked third in that span with seven wins, while Carolina and Baltimore are tied for fourth with five victories.

- The Eagles have captured an NFL-best five division titles, including five in the last six years. New England also won five titles during that span. Indianapolis is third in the league with four division titles.


No Strangers: The Eagles advanced to the divisional playoff round for the sixth time in the last seven years (2000-06). The last team to accomplish that feat was the San Francisco 49ers, who earned seven straight divisional playoff berths from 1992-98.

Must See TV: The Eagles-Giants game turned in an overnight television rating of 42.6 in the Philadelphia market with a 62 share. Over 1.2 million households were tuned into the game throughout the Philadelphia market.

Reid All About It: Eagles head coach Andy Reid won his eighth career playoff game as a head coach, tops in team history and tied for 17th in league history with Tom Flores and Mike Shanahan. Of the 19 coaches who have won eight or more playoff games, only Vince Lombardi (12) and Flores (11) have manned the sidelines in fewer playoff games than Reid's 13 ... Reid upped his record to 6-0 as head coach in his opening game of a postseason.

Green Akers: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, David Akers 38-yard field goal to defeat the Giants as time expired was only the third 4th quarter walk-off field goal in NFL postseason history. The others were by Matt Bahr of the Giants (42 yards against the 49ers in an NFC title game in January 1991) and Adam Vinatieri of the Patriots (48 yards against the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI) ... For Akers, it was the 20th field goal of his postseason career, most in team history and tied with Toni Fritsch and former Eagle Norm Johnson for seventh in NFL history, trailing former Eagle Gary Anderson (32), Vinatieri (29), George Blanda (22), Steve Christie (22), former Eagle Matt Bahr (21), and Jon Kasay (21). Earlier in the game, Akers booted a 48-yard field goal, longest in team postseason history.

36 West: Brian Westbrook rushed for a career-high 141 yards on 20 carries vs. the Giants, including a highlight-film 49-yard touchdown scamper. It was the longest scoring run in Eagles postseason history, surpassing Wilbert Montgomery's 42-yard touchdown run vs. Dallas in the NFC Championship game on January 11, 1981. Westbrook's run was the 3rd-longest of any kind in team playoff history behind Montgomery (55 yards vs. Dallas on 1/11/81) and Steve Van Buren (49 yards vs. LA Rams on 12/18/49) ... Westbrook became the first Eagles running back to surpass the 100-yard rushing mark in a playoff game since Heath Sherman (105 yards) did so at New Orleans in a NFC Wild game on January 3, 1993. His rushing total was the third best single-game output in team playoff history behind Steve Van Buren's 196 yards at Los Angeles in the 1949 NFL Championship game and Wilbert Montgomery's 194 yards vs. Dallas in the 1980 NFC Championship game ... With 356 yards in six postseason games, Westbrook now ranks fifth in rushing yards in Eagles postseason history trailing Wilbert Montgomery (518 in seven games), Duce Staley (384 in seven games), Steve Van Buren (365 in four games) and Donovan McNabb (362 in 12 games).

Running Wild: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, yesterday's Eagles-Giants Wild Card contest was the first playoff game in NFL history in which players on both teams gained at least 137 yards rushing. Westbrook gained 141, while Tiki Barber, in his final NFL game, rushed for 137. The previous high was 125 in an AFC divisional game between the Colts and Chiefs on January 11, 2004. Priest Holmes rushed for 176 yards for Kansas City, while Edgerrin James gained 125 yards for Indianapolis.

Birdseed: CB Sheldon Brown recorded his first career postseason interception and DE Juqua Thomas posted his first career sack in the postseason ... Reggie Brown grabbed seven passes for 73 yards in his first postseason game, most by an Eagle in their playoff debut since Keith Byars (9) and Keith Jackson (7) did so in the "Fog Bowl" at Chicago in the NFC Divisional playoff game on December 31, 1988 ... Jon Runyan and William Thomas started their 13th playoff game as a tackle tandem in Philadelphia. For Runyan, it was his 17th postseason start, most by any active player in the NFL since 1999 ... WR Donté Stallworth notched a touchdown in his first career playoff game.