Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, commonly referred to as the Eagles, is an American professional football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference East division. The team plays its home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The franchise was founded in 1933 as an expansion team. After losing their first four games, the Eagles won eleven straight games to begin their inaugural NFL season.
During World War II, the NFL suspended operations and did not resume until December 1945. The Eagles played their first post-war game on December 19, 1945, defeating the Washington Redskins 10–0 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. In 1947, they moved from Franklin Field to Connie Mack Stadium on Independence Mall in Philadelphia and began to play there annually until 1996. They have since played at Lincoln Financial Field twice: once during the 2003 season and again from 2017 through 2020 due to renovations at Connie Mack Stadium.
The team has had several notable players over its history including Chuck Bednarik (1949–1971), Stan Mikita (1955–1968), Ronnie Lott (1981–1988), Donovan McNabb (1999–2011), LeSean McCoy (2005–present), and Carson Wentz (2016–present).