Eagles' win over Cowboys makes Philadelphia all-time record history not done since 1933

Billy Heyen

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The Philadelphia Eagles turned the clock back 92 years on Thursday night.

When they completed their victory over the Dallas Cowboys, technically in the wee hours of Friday morning in Philly, they made history not done by their franchise since 1933.

What exactly did they do? They moved their all-time record back to .500.

It hadn't been even since their first-ever season in 1933.

With two games remaining in that season, they were 3-3-1.

That 1933 team, which was coached by Lud Wray and played in the Baker Bowl, lost its final two games of the season (to the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants) to move to 3-5-1 all time.

They haven't been back to .500 since.

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You know it's been a while when the Eagles' three wins in that 1933 season were against the Cincinnati Reds, twice, and once against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Yes, those were football teams back then.

Those 1933 Eagles were led in passing yards for the season by Red Kirkman, who threw for 354 yards with two TDs and 13 interceptions. Swede Hanson was the leading rusher, at 475 yards, and receiver, at 186 yards.

The Eagles went 4-7 the next season, continuing their trend of losing more often than winning.

They've certainly had more successful seasons in this era of football, but their all-time record fell so far behind that it was a hole that couldn't be climbed out of. Until now.

The Eagles would certainly be favored to win 10 or more games this season, which would send them into next year at better than .500.

But first, it was a matter of one win.

Their all-time mark is now 639-639-4. 

Time to turn it into a winning record next week.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle