CHIP72 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Here's a trivia question I suspect most people will not get on their first guess or for that matter their third guess. In the 50 seasons since the AFL-NFL merger (1970 to 2019), the Eagles have ranked in the NFL top 5 in most offensive yards gained in 9 different seasons, and have ranked in the NFL top 5 in fewest defensive yards allowed in 9 different seasons. However, there has only been one season during that time in which the Eagles ranked in the NFL top 5 in both categories in the same season. Name the season in which they accomplished the feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJWolverEagle11 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Gonna guess 08. Last year w Jim Johnson 😭😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikas83 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I will guess 1990. Not sure why, but feel like that was peak Randall and the D was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIP72 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 2008: the Eagles ranked 3rd in the NFL in fewest yards allowed on defense, but only 9th in most yards gained on offense. 1990: the Eagles ranked 3rd in the NFL in most yards gained on offense, but only 12th in fewest yards allowed on defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwestbrook36 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1996 4th on offense and 5th on defense. What do I win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleJoe8 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said: 1996 4th on offense and 5th on defense. What do I win? A set of bouncing boobs. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwestbrook36 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Just now, EazyEaglez said: 2017 the Eagles were 3rd in Total Offense and 4th in Total Defense. He was talking about yardage rankings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIP72 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said: 1996 4th on offense and 5th on defense. What do I win? Did you know the answer in advance or look it up? The 1996 season is the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwestbrook36 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, CHIP72 said: Did you know the answer in advance or look it up? The 1996 season is the answer. Yes and no. I figured it would be a season that was not an obvious one. I also knew the defense was really good under Rhoades and I knew Ricky watters and charlie Garner racked up a lot of yards together. So when I looked it up I looked at the obvious ones like the Superbowl seasons then the next thing I looked at was the Rhoades era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIP72 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Yeah, the Ray Rhodes era Eagles were strange, particularly in 1996 and 1997 - they usually had terrible special teams (how Danny Smith has been able to coach in the NFL for 2+ decades after his time with the Eagles remains a mystery to me) and had a tendency to make key mistakes that undermined them, especially on offense, but in some ways were also very good and better than their won-loss records. Another related oddity, for many of the same reasons as above - the 2011 "Dream Team" Eagles that finished 8-8 finished in the top 10 in the NFL in both most yards gained on offense (4th) and fewest yards allowed on defense (8th). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathByEagle Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 How much could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBhunter58 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 https://www.thoughtco.com/tongue-twisters-woodchuck-1210400#:~:text=This calculation led Mr.,pounds of wood as well. here (later confirmed by cornell...ever heard of it?). Side note: how bored was the guy who figured this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dawk4life Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 4:05 PM, DeathByEagle said: How much could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBorBust Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Before looking at the thread, I guess 1989. EDIT: Bad guess, but the OP gave away that it wasn’t the Super Bowl years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggle_nj Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 7/25/2020 at 1:18 PM, 20dawk4life said: A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. John Gruden is one of the reasons for the offenses success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dawk4life Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 19 minutes ago, Iggle_nj said: John Gruden is one of the reasons for the offenses success. Stay thirsty my friend 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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