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The Commanders–Eagles rivalry, formerly known as the Eagles–Redskins rivalry, is a
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(NFL)
rivalry A rivalry is the state of two people or groups engaging in a lasting competitive relationship. Rivalry is the "against each other" spirit between two competing sides. The relationship itself may also be called "a rivalry", and each participant ...
between the
Washington Commanders The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division ...
and
Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...
. The rivalry is one of the most heated rivalries in the NFL, and has featured some memorable moments in NFL history. The rivalry is most historically notable from the " Body Bag Game", where the Eagles injured nine Redskins players in a game in 1990. In 2010, the Eagles scored 59 points in three quarters against the Redskins in a game known as the Monday Night Massacre. The Commanders lead the overall series, 90–87–6. The two teams have met twice in the
playoffs The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...
, with Washington winning the first meeting in the 1990 Wild Card round, and Philadelphia winning in the 2024
NFC Championship Game The NFC Championship Game is the annual championship game of the National Football Conference (NFC) and one of the two semifinal National Football League playoffs, playoff games of the National Football League (NFL), the largest professional Ame ...
.


Background

The Commanders were originally founded as the
Boston Braves The Boston Braves were a Major League Baseball club that originated in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, and played from 1871 to 1952. Afterwards they moved to History of the Atlanta Braves#Milwaukee, Milwaukee (and became the Milwaukee Braves). ...
in
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
by
George Preston Marshall George Preston Marshall (October 11, 1896 – August 9, 1969) was an American professional American football, football executive who founded the National Football League (NFL)'s Washington Commanders. The team began play as the Boston Braves in ...
. After one year, the Braves changed their name to the Redskins in the 1933 season. Following the success of the
1932 NFL Playoff Game The 1932 NFL Playoff Game was an extra game held to break a tie in the season's final standings in the National Football League (NFL); it matched the host Chicago Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans. Because of snowfall and anticipated extremely ...
, the league divided its teams into two divisions, with the Redskins being placed in the Eastern division. The Eagles were founded in
1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
by
Bert Bell De Benneville "Bert" Bell (February 25, 1895 – October 11, 1959) was an American professional football executive and coach. He was the fifth chief executive and second commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) from 1946 until his deat ...
and
Lud Wray James R. Ludlow Wray (February 7, 1894 – July 24, 1967) was a professional American football player, coach, and co-founder, with college teammate Bert Bell, of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was the first coa ...
. They were placed in the Eastern division, becoming divisional rivals with the Redskins. However, it would not be until the next season when the Eagles and Redskins faced off for the first time.


Season-by-season results

, - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
14–7 , style=", Redskins
6–0 , Redskins
2–0 , Redskins and Eagles join the NFL as an expansion team during the
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
and
1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
seasons, respectively. Both are placed in the NFL Eastern Division, resulting in two meetings annually since the 1934 season. , - , , style=", , bgcolor=lightgrey, ''Canceled''
' , style=", Eagles
7–6 , Redskins
2–1 , Due to bad weather (rain and snow), game scheduled in Philadelphia was postponed and later canceled, making this the only season both teams did not meet twice in the regular season. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
26–3 , style=", Redskins
17–7 , Redskins
4–1 , Last season Redskins played as a
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
-based team.
Redskins lose 1936 NFL Championship. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
10–7 , style=", Eagles
14–0 , Redskins
5–2 , Redskins relocate to
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
.
Redskins win
1937 NFL Championship The 1937 NFL Championship Game was the fifth championship game of the National Football League (NFL), held December 12 at Wrigley Field in Chicago with an attendance of 15,878. The game featured the Western Division champions Chicago Bears (9– ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
26–23 , style=", Redskins
20–14 , Redskins
7–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
7–0 , style=", Redskins
7–6 , Redskins
9–2 , , - , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
34–17 , style=", Redskins
13–6 , Redskins
11–2 , Eagles move to
Shibe Park Shibe Park ( , rhymes with "vibe"), known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was a ballpark located in Philadelphia. It was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League (AL) from 1909 to 1954 and the Philadelphia Phillies of the Natio ...
.
Redskins lose 1940 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
21–17 , style=", Redskins
20–14 , Redskins
13–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
14–10 , style=", Redskins
30–27 , Redskins
15–2 , Redskins win 11 straight meetings (1937-1942) and eight straight road meetings (1934–1942).
Redskins win
1942 NFL Championship The 1942 NFL Championship Game was the tenth title game of the National Football League (NFL), played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., on December 13, with a sellout capacity attendance of 36,006. It matched the undefeated Western Divi ...
. , - , , style=", , Tie
14–14 , style=", "Steagles"
27–14 , Redskins
15–3–1 , Eagles and
Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 P ...
merged for the 1943 season to become the "
Steagles The Steagles, officially known as the Phil-Pitt Combine, was the team created by the temporary merger of Pennsylvania's two National Football League (NFL) teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, during the 1943 season. The tw ...
," as both teams lost many players to military service during World War II.
Redskins lose 1943 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , Tie
31–31 , style=", Eagles
37–7 , Redskins
15–4–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
16–0 , style=", Redskins
24–14 , Redskins
16–5–2 , Eagles record their first home win against the Redskins.
Redskins lose 1945 NFL Championship. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
27–10 , style=", Eagles
28–24 , Redskins
17–6–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
45–42 , style=", Eagles
38–14 , Redskins
17–8–2 , In Philadelphia, Redskins score their most points in a game against the Eagles despite the loss.
Eagles record their first season series sweep against the Redskins.
Eagles lose 1947 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
42–21 , style=", Eagles
45–0 , Redskins
17–10–2 , In Washington, Eagles record their largest victory against the Redskins with a 45–point differential.
Eagles win 1948 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
49–14 , style=", Eagles
44–21 , Redskins
17–12–2 , Eagles win 1949 NFL Championship. , - , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
35–3 , style=", Eagles
33–0 , Redskins
17–14–2 , As a result of the AAFC–NFL merger, the Eagles and Redskins are placed in the NFL American Conference (later renamed the NFL Eastern Conference in the 1953 season.
Eagles win eight straight meetings (1947–1950). , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
27–23 , style=", Eagles
35–21 , Redskins
18–15–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
38–20 , style=", Redskins
27–21 , Redskins
19–16–2 , , - , , style=", , Tie
21–21 , style=", Redskins
10–0 , Redskins
20–16–3 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
41–33 , style=", Eagles
49–21 , Redskins
20–18–3 , , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
31–30 , style=", Redskins
34–21 , Redskins
22–18–3 , Redskins' first season series sweep against the Eagles since the 1942 season. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
13–9 , style=", Redskins
19–17 , Redskins
23–19–3 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
21–12 , style=", Redskins
42–7 , Redskins
24–20–3 , In Washington, Redskins record their largest victory against the Eagles with a 35–point differential and tie their most points in a game against the Eagles (
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
). , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
24–14 , style=", Redskins
20–0 , Redskins
26–20–3 , Eagles move to
Franklin Field Franklin Field is a sports stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the eastern edge of the University of Pennsylvania's campus. Named after Penn's founder, Benjamin Franklin, it is the home stadium for the Penn Relays, and the university's ve ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
30–23 , style=", Eagles
34–14 , Redskins
26–22–3 , , - , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
19–13 , style=", Eagles
38–28 , Redskins
26–24–3 , Eagles win
1960 NFL Championship The 1960 NFL Championship Game was the 28th NFL title game, played between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles on the afternoon of Monday, December 26, at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Along with the landmark 1958 championship ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
14–7 , style=", Eagles
27–24 , Tie
26–26–3 , Redskins open D.C. Stadium (now known as Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium). , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
27–21 , style=", Eagles
37–14 , Tie
27–27–3 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
13–10 , style=", Eagles
37–24 , Tie
28–28–3 , Eagles briefly take their only lead in series meetings to date. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
21–10 , style=", Redskins
35–20 , Redskins
30–28–3 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
21–14 , style=", Redskins
23–21 , Redskins
31–29–3 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
27–13 , style=", Eagles
37–28 , Redskins
32–30–3 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
35–24 , Tie
35–35 , Redskins
32–31–4 , As a result of expansion, the two eight-team divisions became two eight-team conferences split into two divisions, with the Eagles and Redskins placed in the NFL Capitol division. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
16–10 , style=", Redskins
17–14 , Redskins
34–31–4 , , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
34–29 , Tie
28–28 , Redskins
35–31–5 , , - , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
33–21 , style=", Redskins
24–6 , Redskins
37–31–5 , As a result of the
AFL–NFL merger The AFL–NFL merger was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). It paved the way for the combined league, wh ...
, the Eagles and Redskins are placed in the
National Football Conference The National Football Conference (NFC) is a conference of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the United States. The NFC and its counterpart, the American Football Conference (AFC), each h ...
(NFC) and the
NFC East The National Football Conference – Eastern Division or NFC East is one of the four Division (sport), divisions of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). It has four members: the Dallas Cowboys, New Yo ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
20–13 , Tie
7–7 , Redskins
38–31–6 , Eagles open
Veterans Stadium Veterans Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the northeast corner of Broad Street (Philadelphia), Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. The seating ca ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
23–7 , style=", Redskins
14–0 , Redskins
40–31–6 , Redskins lose
Super Bowl VII Super Bowl VII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
28–7 , style=", Redskins
38–20 , Redskins
42–31–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
27–20 , style=", Redskins
26–7 , Redskins
44–31–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
26–10 , style=", Eagles
26–3 , Redskins
44–33–6 , Eagles' first season series sweep of the Redskins since the 1961 season. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
20–17 (OT) , style=", Redskins
24–0 , Redskins
46–33–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
17–14 , style=", Redskins
23–17 , Redskins
48–33–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
17–10 , style=", Redskins
35–30 , Redskins
49–34–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
28–17 , style=", Redskins
17–7 , Redskins
50–35–6 , , - , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
24–14 , style=", Eagles
24–0 , Redskins
50–37–6 , Eagles lose
Super Bowl XV Super Bowl XV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for ...
. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
36–13 , style=", Redskins
15–13 , Redskins
51–38–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
37–34 (OT) , style=", Redskins
13–9 , Redskins
53–38–6 , Both games are played despite the 1982 NFL players' strike reducing the season to 9 games.
Redskins win
Super Bowl XVII Super Bowl XVII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
23–13 , style=", Redskins
28–24 , Redskins
55–38–6 , Redskins lose
Super Bowl XVIII Super Bowl XVIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1984, at Tampa Stadium between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion and defending Super Bowl XVII champion 1983 Washington Redskins season, Washington Redskins and t ...
. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
16–10 , style=", Redskins
20–0 , Redskins
56–39–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
17–12 , style=", Eagles
19–6 , Redskins
57–40–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
21–14 , style=", Redskins
41–14 , Redskins
59–40–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
31–27 , style=", Redskins
34–24 , Redskins
60–41–6 , Redskins win
Super Bowl XXII Super Bowl XXII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins and American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for th ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
20–19 , style=", Redskins
17–10 , Redskins
62–41–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
10–3 , style=", Eagles
42–37 , Redskins
63–42–6 , In Washington, with the Redskins up 37–35 with just over a minute left on the Eagles' 23-yard line, the Eagles recovered a fumble and scored the game-winning touchdown. , - , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
28–14 , style=", Redskins
13–7 , Redskins
64–43–6 , Game in Philadelphia became known as the " Body Bag Game" after Eagles' head coach
Buddy Ryan James David "Buddy" Ryan (February 17, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). During his 35-season coaching career, Ryan served as the head coach of the ...
warned reporters before the game that "they'll have to be carted off in body bags". Nine Redskins players left the game with injuries, prompting an Eagles player to shout, "Do you guys need any more body bags?"
Both teams finished with 10–6 records, but the Eagles clinched the better playoff seed based on a better division record, setting up their first playoff meeting at Philadelphia. , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 1990 Playoffs , style=", , style=", Redskins
20–6 , , Redskins
65–43–6 , NFC Wild Card playoffs. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
24–22 , style=", Redskins
23–0 , Redskins
66–44–6 , Redskins loss was their only road loss in their 1991 season.
Redskins win
Super Bowl XXVI Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Buffalo Bills to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion f ...
. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
17–13 , style=", Redskins
16–12 , Redskins
67–45–6 , Eagles clinch a playoff berth with their win. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
34–31 , style=", Eagles
17–14 , Redskins
67–47–6 , Eagles' first season series sweep of the Redskins since the 1980 season. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
21–17 , style=", Eagles
31–29 , Redskins
67–49–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
37–34(OT) , style=", Eagles
14–7 , Redskins
67–51–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
26–21 , style=", Eagles
17–14 , Redskins
68–52–6 , Eagles win eight straight meetings (1992–1996). , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
24–10 , style=", Redskins
35–32 , Redskins
69–53–6 , Redskins open Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (now known as Northwest Stadium). , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
17–12 , style=", Redskins
28–3 , Redskins
70–54–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
35–28 , style=", Redskins
20–17(OT) , Redskins
71–55–6 , , - , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
17–14 , style=", Eagles
23–20 , Redskins
72–56–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
13–3 , style=", Eagles
20–6 , Redskins
73–57–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
34–21 , style=", Eagles
37–7 , Redskins
73–59–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
27–25 , style=", Eagles
31–7 , Redskins
73–61–6 , Eagles open
Lincoln Financial Field Lincoln Financial Field is an American football stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and the Temple Owls football team of Temple University ...
.
In Washington, D.C., the Eagles clinch NFC East and a first-round bye with a win in Week 17. They later clinched home-field advantage after the St. Louis Rams lost to the Detroit Lions the following day. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
28–6 , style=", Eagles
17–14 , Redskins
73–63–6 , Eagles lose
Super Bowl XXXIX Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NF ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
31–20 , style=", Redskins
17–10 , Redskins
75–63–6 , In Philadelphia, Redskins clinch a playoff berth with their win.
Redskins' first season sweep of Eagles since the 1988 season. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
27–3 , style=", Eagles
21–19 , Redskins
75–65–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
20–12 , style=", Eagles
33–25 , Redskins
76–66–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
23–17 , style=", Redskins
10–3 , Redskins
78–66–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
27–24 , style=", Eagles
27–17 , Redskins
78–68–6 , , - , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Redskins
17–12 , style=", Eagles
59–28 , Redskins
79–69–6 , Redskins sign former Eagles' QB
Donovan McNabb Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college ...
.
In Washington, Eagles score their most points in a game against the Redskins in a matchup dubbed the " Monday Night Massacre." , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
34–10 , style=", Eagles
20–13 , Redskins
79–71–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
27–20 , style=", Redskins
31–6 , Redskins
81–71–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
24–16 , style=", Eagles
33–27 , Redskins
81–73–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
37–34 , style=", Redskins
27–24 , Redskins
82–74–6 , Redskins eliminate the Eagles from playoff contention with their win. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
38–24 , style=", Redskins
23–20 , Redskins
84–74–6 , In Philadelphia, Redskins clinch the NFC East with their win, and the Eagles fire their head coach
Chip Kelly Charles Edward Kelly (born November 25, 1963) is an American professional American football, football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He came to prominence as a college foo ...
the following day. , - , , style=", , style=", Redskins
27–22 , style=", Redskins
27–20 , Redskins
86–74–6 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
34–24 , style=", Eagles
30–17 , Redskins
86–76–6 , Eagles win
Super Bowl LII Super Bowl LII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season. As a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX from 13 years earlier, the game was between the National Football Conferen ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
28–13 , style=", Eagles
24–0 , Redskins
86–78–6 , In Washington, Eagles, coupled with the
Vikings Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9� ...
' loss to the
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, clinch a playoff berth with their win. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
32–27 , style=", Eagles
37–27 , Redskins
86–80–6 , In Philadelphia, Eagles overcome a 17–0 deficit in their season opener.
In Washington, Eagles score the game-winning touchdown with less than 30 seconds left to win. , - , - , , style=", , style=", Washington
20–14 , style=", Washington
27–17 , Washington
88–80–6 , After decades of controversy, Washington retired the "Redskins" name and temporarily adopted the title "Washington Football Team".
In Washington, Washington overcome a 17–0 deficit in their season opener.
In Philadelphia, Washington clinch the NFC East with their win, becoming the third team in NFL history to win their division with a losing record. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
27–17 , style=", Eagles
20–16 , Washington
88–82–6 , In Washington, Eagles clinch a playoff berth and eliminate Washington from playoff contention with their win. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Commanders
32–21 , style=", Eagles
24–8 , Commanders
89–83–6 , Washington Football Team adopts the "Commanders" name.
Commanders give the Eagles their first loss of the season after starting 8–0.
Eagles lose
Super Bowl LVII Super Bowl LVII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2022 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the National Football Confere ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
34–31 (OT) , style=", Eagles
38–31 , Commanders
89–85–6 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
26–18 , style=", Commanders
36–33 , Commanders
90–86–6 , Commanders' win snapped the Eagles' 10-game winning streak, a franchise record. , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 2024 Playoffs , style=", , style=", Eagles
55–23 , , Commanders
90–87–6 , NFC Championship Game.
Eagles set an NFL record for most points scored by any team in a conference championship game with 55.
Eagles win
Super Bowl LIX Super Bowl LIX was an American football championship game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2024 NFL season, 2024 season. In a rematch of Super Bowl LVII two years prior, the National Football Conf ...
. , - , - , Regular season , style=", Commanders 89–86–6 , Eagles 44–43–3 , Commanders 46–42–3 , , - , Postseason , Tie 1–1 , Tie 1–1 , ''no games'' , NFC Wild Card:
1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

NFC Championship:
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
, - , Regular and postseason , style=", Commanders 90–87–6 , Eagles 45–44–3 , Commanders 46–42–3 , Redskins/Commanders have a 2–1 record in
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
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Connections between the teams


Players


See also

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List of NFL rivalries As with all sports leagues, there are several significant rivalries between teams and notable players in the National Football League (NFL). Rivalries are occasionally created due to a particular event that causes bad blood between teams, player ...
*
NFC East The National Football Conference – Eastern Division or NFC East is one of the four Division (sport), divisions of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). It has four members: the Dallas Cowboys, New Yo ...
*
Nationals–Phillies rivalry The Nationals–Phillies rivalry is a Major League Baseball Major League Baseball rivalries, rivalry between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League East division. The series was previously known as the Expo ...
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D.C. United–Philadelphia Union rivalry The D.C. United–Philadelphia Union rivalry or the Union–United rivalry (sometimes referred to as the Colonial Cup or the Shertz–Gemmell Cup) is a Association football, soccer sports rivalry, rivalry between D.C. United and the Philadelphia ...


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