It was one of the worst endings to a season both in Philadelphia Eagles history, and in the history of pro football.<\/p>\n
During the 2023 season in a year where they faced the toughest schedule in football, the Eagles dropped six of their last seven games of the season including a humiliating 32-9 Wild Card loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n
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Philadelphia was able to make up for that humiliation with a Super Bowl win the following year. But the ghosts of that failure are still very clear with the 2025 schedule now fully announced.<\/p>\n
Much like the 2023 campaign, the Eagles will take on a bevy of contenders around the league in 2025. They have the fourth-toughest schedule in football this year with no consecutive home games. Their 10 matchups against playoff teams is the most in NFL history.<\/p>\n
Despite the tough schedule – and amid fan worry – there’s reason to believe Philadelphia won’t be experiencing deja vu from two years ago.<\/p>\n
For starters, the pain of a Super Bowl loss like the one they suffered in 2022 isn’t consuming them like it was two years ago. As the defending champs, there should be less questions each player has to answer – they already proved how good they can be.<\/p>\n
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There will still be plenty of pressure, though. And that is where the team’s improved coaching staff with championship pedigree will be far more helpful than the previous staff was during their collapse.<\/p>\n
The scars from 2023 are still very clear in Philadelphia, but it’s pretty obvious the Eagles won’t be going through anything like that again this year.<\/p>\n
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