nick foles came to the eagles on may 21, 2012.
nick foles came to the eagles on may 21, 2012.
when did nick foles come to the eagles?
may 21 , 2012
foles was selected by the philadelphia eagles in the third round with the 88th overall pick in the 2012 nfl draft. he signed a four-year contract with the team on may 21, 2012. despite speculation that foles would start the eagles' "monday night football" game against the new orleans saints on november 5 (week 9), eagles coach andy reid stated that vick would start that game. the following week against the division rival dallas cowboys, after vick left the game in the second quarter with concussion symptoms, foles made his nfl debut. foles threw his first career touchdown pass to wide receiver jeremy maclin for 44 yards and finished with 22 completed passes out of 32 attempts for 219 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. with philadelphia behind 31–23 in the last minute, foles lost the ball as he was sacked, and jason hatcher of the cowboys recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. vick was eventually ruled out of the following game against the washington redskins in week 11, and foles made his first career start. philadelphia lost to the redskins 31–6, and foles was 21-for-47 in passing 204 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions.
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the philadelphia eagles headed into week 15 of the 2017 nfl season at 11-2. with them clinching the nfc east in week 14 in a win against the rams, the eagles were now fighting for the 1st seed in the nfc playoffs, home-field advantage, and a first-round bye. this was the first week that the eagles played without mvp-candidate, carson wentz after he went down with a torn acl in week 14 which ended his season. backup quarterback, nick foles led the eagles offense for his first time since 2014. the eagles quickly fell behind 6-0 in the first few minutes of the 1st as eli manning and the new york giants marched down the field and scored on their opening possession. the eagles responded with a 3-yard pass from nick foles to alshon jeffery and went up 7-6. towards the end of the 1st, the giants scored again with a 13-yard touchdown pass to tavarres king to put them up 13-7. in the beginning of the second quarter, the giants continued to show dominance as eli manning threw a 67-yard touchdown pass to put the giants up 20-7. nick foles and the offense would eventually close the gap to bring the eagles within two points at halftime with the giants leading 23-21. the eagles would eventually take the lead off of a 28-yard field goal from jake elliot to put them up 24-23. in the middle of the fourth, nelson agholor caught a 10-yard pass from nick foles which gave the eagles a 31-23 lead. the giants responded with a score of their own, a 57-yard touchdown pass to tavarres king which cut the eagles lead to 31-29 after a failed attempt at a tying 2-point conversion. in the fourth, jake elliott hit a 20-yard field goal to put the eagles up 34-29. the eagles won the game 34-29 on a last minute defensive stop in their own territory.
2017 philadelphia eagles season