Philadelphia Eagles 5 Most Interesting Facts From 2020 NFL Season

Philadelphia Eagles had an interesting 2020 season, coming in as a Super Bowl contender, but injuries and poor performance shot that dream down rather quickly. Carson Wentz‘s decline was the biggest surprise of the season, going from an elite franchise QB to being benched for 2nd round pick Jalen Hurts.

The rookie QB had an exciting end to the season to give Philly fan hope for the future. Even with the horrible season, the NFC East came down to the wire with all four teams and just missed out on reaching the postseason even though they finished with a top-5 pick. Philadelphia will a lot to sort through in the season ahead, but at least they have their future RB sorted out with Miles Sanders.

NFL Team Facts From 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles Facts to Know

Here are the 5 most interesting facts from the Eagles 2020 NFL Season:

From MVP to LVP

Carson Wentz came into season with high hopes, but the once MVP candidate had an abysmal 2020.

QBs with the most SKs in 2020: Carson Wentz (50), Deshaun Watson (49), Russell Wilson (47), Daniel Jones (45), Matt Ryan (41)
Carson Wentz led the NFL in turnover worthy plays (24) during 2020 despite not playing 4.5 games
300yd PASS GP in 2020: Carson Wentz (1 in 12 GS), Jalen Hurts (2 in 3 GS)
Most dropped passes among QBs in 2020 by week 12: Carson Wentz (29), Tom Brady (28), Matthew Stafford (25)
Wentz had the most INT (15) by an Eagles QB in the team’s 1st 11 games of a season since 1971

PHI Stock Price: $4.21 (via FANDEX)

Young Eagle

After Wentz’s horrible performance, Jalen Hurts stepped in and gave Philly hope for the future.

Youngest QB to start for the Eagles in the Super Bowl Era (22 years and 168 days old)
Joins Lamar Jackson as the only QBs to have 50+ RUSH YDS in each of their 1st 3 career starts in the last 70 years
Only player with 500+ PASS YDS & 150+ RUSH YDS in his 1st 2 career GS since this was tracked in 1950
1st QB to beat a team on a 9+ game regular-season winning streak in his 1st career start in NFL history since 1975
Only player to have 150+ PASS YDS/100+ RUSH YDS/1+ PASS TD in their 1st start during the last 70 years

Philly Record Breaker

Although Carson Wentz had an underwhelming 2020, he still broke Philadelphia records in 2020.

Fastest player ever to record 100 career PASS TD in Philadelphia Eagles franchise history (59 games)
1st Eagles QB with 5+ RUSH TD in a season since Michael Vick in 2010

NFC East Rivalry

NFC East rivalry was as hot as ever in 2020, although not in the most exciting way.

Philadelphia Eagles are the 1st sub-.500 team to lead their division through Week 7 in NFL history (2-4-1)
Cowboys & Eagles combined for the most combined YDS (990) in a single GP in the history of the DAL vs. PHI matchup
Won 8 straight matchups against the Giants, their longest win streak in this rivalry since winning 12 straight from 1975-1981