The Best Philadelphia Eagles Moments of 2025
Welcome to the New Years Eve Episode of Burds of a Feather
Before we accidentally drink too much champagne and fall asleep as the ball drops us into 2026, it’s important to reflect on the year we left behind. The highs, the lows, the Super Bowl victories, the unfortunate offensive performances, the all-time defensive displays, and that time a star defensive player spat on a guy for no apparent reason.
2025 was an incredible year for Eagles fans (side note: someone needs to do a power ranking of “years”). The Birds won their second Lombardi Trophy behind Super Bowl MVP (and man who looks like he should be the love interest in a ’90s sitcom) Jalen Hurts, along with a legendary showing by Zack Baun, Cooper DeJean, and an Eagles defense that collapsed the Kansas City Chiefs’ dynasty. I’m not crying, you’re crying.
The night of the Super Bowl was a dream. Blow the Whistle played from every corner. I drank Jose Cuervo offered to me by a stranger on the street (bad idea), and DJ’s set up booths for dance parties all along Broad Street (better idea). Philly exploded with joy and Miller High Life. A week later, the city celebrated with a parade that featured players who got way too drunk (more on that later), and Gillie Da Kid drove around what looked like an Eagles dune buggy.
The Birds started the 2025-2026 season with a superhuman-like invincibility. They drifted from breathtaking wins to frustrating losses before finding themselves again. Howie Roseman did Howie things by trading for defensive end Jaelen Phillips, taking a talented Eagles defense from good to great. Franchise legend Brandon Graham got sick of golfing and decided to unretire. Za’Darius Smith, on the other hand, retired after being an Eagle for five games and is most likely reading this from a cabana in Cabo. And Nick Sirianni is now ranked second all-time with the most wins by a head coach in his first 5 seasons, only behind legendary 49ers coach George Seifert.
After years of heartbreaking losses and midseason collapses, Eagles fans are finally once again sitting atop the football world. It is a truly special time to bleed Kelly Green. So to celebrate, we’re going to take a look back at some of the best Eagles moments from 2025, from non-football memories to top plays and even some New Year’s resolutions for our favorite Eagles.
Alexa, play Green Day “Good Riddance.”
Top 5 Non-Football Moments from 2025
5. AJ Brown Reading Inner Excellence
We all struggle to find the time to read. A.J. Brown understands you have to use downtime whenever you can find it. During a frustrating outing for A.J. against the Green Bay Packers in last postseason’s wild card round, cameras caught A.J. Brown reading the motivational book Inner Excellence on the sideline. The book, which A.J. read all the time to center himself before and during competition, rose to be the number 1 seller on Amazon after this moment. Even the author of the book, Jim Murphy was stunned. “I just looked at Amazon last night and it got to No. 1, so that was a surprise. It had probably never been higher than probably 8 or 9,000. In the thousands, somewhere.” Who says people don’t read anymore?
4. The Positivity Rabbit
Every once in a while, something comes along in your life that helps you navigate a difficult time. The inflatable Easter bunny the Eagles players installed in their locker room was not one of those things. After back-to-back losses to the Cowboys and the Bears to round out a “November to Unremember”, Eagles players were living on a prayer. That prayer was answered with the Positivity Rabbit. Apparently, it was backup running back AJ Dillon’s idea. As Dillon said, “I was like, ‘Oh, look at this. On sale and it’s big. We’ll put it here and get the guys laughing a little bit.’ And the vibes were high. But it didn’t work. So I came in and took it down.” We’ll miss you, Positivity Rabbit. Thank you for changing our lives. We hope you’re inflated in the big yard in the sky.
3. Drunk Quinyon
The Eagles’ Super Bowl parade gave fans the rare opportunity to see their favorite players absolutely cooked, including one of the league’s best cornerbacks. Quinyon was twisted. Hammered. My guy was 80% Bud Light. He looked like me in college, stumbling back to my dorm after a Beer Olympics (or me now after exactly two glasses of boxed wine). Good for Quinyon. Life is about the simple things, like celebrating your accomplishments by getting lit in front of an entire city. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
2. Brandon Graham Unretiring
The “How Stella Got Her Groove Back-ing” of Brandon Graham has been a delight. Graham is a legendary franchise figure, beloved in the locker room and across the city. Having him back on this team just feels right. Plus, being 36 myself and talking about a 37-year-old man retiring makes me jealous, so I’m glad he got his ass back to work. Not only that, but Graham has played really well as of late. Before Jalen Carter’s return against Buffalo, Graham was filling in as a defensive tackle, where he recently had 3 sacks in two weeks. Working gets a bad rap. Sometimes watching the action from the couch gets boring when you still have the itch to play (or when you have 10 kids to support like Philip Rivers). It’s been great to have BG back.
1. Howie Takes a Can to the Head
Howie is a man of many talents. One of those talents is determining contract structures that can give Philadelphia the financial flexibility to take risks that improve the team in the short and long term. Another talent is taking a beer can straight to the dome. During the Super Bowl parade, an eager Birds fan tossed Howie a beer can. In love languages, this is considered an “act of service.” Unfortunately, the can was thrown with the accuracy of J.J. McCarthy and it hit the Trade Technician straight in the forehead. Following the blow to the head, Roseman continued celebrating at the parade with an indent of a can on his forehead with a cigar in hand. Howie literally looked like Jay-Z on the cover of The Blueprint. During his speech, Roseman addressed his battle wound, saying “I bleed for this city.” Let this serve as a reminder to get some arc on that Miller High Life next time you toss it at someone.
Top Eagles Plays of 2025
Honorable Mention: Frankie Luvu Jumps Offsides 3 Times Trying to Stop the Tush Push
My favorite moment in the NFC Championship Game against the Washington Commanders wasn’t Barkley taking his first touch for an amazing touchdown or A.J. Brown’s insane catch on a 4th and 5 in the second quarter. It was Washington linebacker Frankie Luvu putting it all on the line to stop the tush push. Luvu leapt over the offensive line early, not once, not twice, but three times. So much so, that the ref had to warn him that if it happened again, they’d reward the Eagles a touchdown, which I didn’t even know was a thing.
5. DeVonta Smith Levitates
Locked in a defensive clash with the Green Bay Packers in Week 10, the Eagles held onto a narrow 3-0 lead into the fourth quarter. With the game on the line, Jalen Hurts threw to a well-covered DeVonta Smith. Smith levitated over Packers safety Evan Williams to rip the ball out of the sky and away from Williams’ outstretched hand to score a touchdown and put the Eagles up 10-0 in a game they’d end up winning 10-7.
4. Cooper DeJean Super Bowl Pick 6
A quarter and a half into the Beatdown by the Bayou, the Birds were up on Patty Mahomes and the Chiefs by 10. Buried in 3rd and 16 and holding onto hope, Mahomes took the snap and rolled to his right. He rifled a pass straight into the arms of “Great White Hope” Cooper DeJean, who takes the rock 38 yards back for a touchdown.
3. Saquon Barkley Dashing Through the Snow
The Birds held a narrow 22-15 lead in the fourth quarter of the divisional game against the Los Angeles Rams with snow covering the ground. Barkley saw the challenge and said “bet,” distorting time and space, taking the handoff from Hurts 78 yards to the house. This (and having a Scrooge McDuck pool of gold coins to dive into) is what I dream about.
2. Jordan Davis Field Goal Block and Return
This is literally Friday Night Lights shit. An ending you only see in a Disney Channel Original Movie. After trailing 26-7 in the first half, the Eagles stormed back to lead the Rams 27-26. With Los Angeles in field goal range and 3 seconds on the clock, the Rams’ kicker lined up to deliver LA the victory. Little did he know Eagles defensive tackle (and genuinely large man) Jordan Davis had been riding Peloton all season. All of those Ally Love classes have led to this. Davis put up his mitt, blocked the kick, and took it to the house to lock up the Eagles’ comeback win. Pete Berg is pissed he didn’t write that ending.
1. The Dagger
An all-time play in Super Bowl history that locked up the Beatdown in the Bayou for Philly. This play is more poetic than a chapter from Inner Excellence.
New Year’s Resolutions for Eagles Players and Coaches
A.J. Brown - Stay on Social Media
A.J. Brown hasn’t been shy about expressing his displeasure with the Eagles’ offense in the past. And honestly, it always reaps positive results. Since A.J. Brown went on a Twitch stream alluding to his frustrations in early November after the Eagles beat the Packers, he is 4th in the league in receptions, 5th in the league in receiving yards, and 3rd in the league in receptions of 10+ yards. Let this be a lesson to all of us that if you’re pissed about your job situation, talk about it on your social media platform of choice and reap the rewards.
Jordan Davis - Keep Pelotoning
Jordan Davis is having a career year, and he owes a lot of that to his excellent conditioning from offseason Peloton workouts. With his production this season, Davis is going to ride his way into a big contract.
Jalen Carter - Don’t Spit on Anyone
Especially before the game even starts. Keep your loogie to yourself homie.
Lane Johnson - Stay Healthy
The Eagles’ offensive line desperately needs their leader back. The Birds are 18-26 without the greatest right tackle of all-time. Our boy will be back for the playoffs, and they’ll need him.
Nick Sirianni - Hire an Etsy Witch to Fix the Offense
The Eagles’ offense is the worst it has been in the Sirianni era by both EPA/Play (12th in the league) and Success Rate (21st in the league). The offense has tried new things recently to get a little juice, but they still struggle with a stale running game, disjointed play-calling, and a lack of adjustments. For this postseason run, maybe an average offense that can score sporadically is enough to get the job done with how elite the defense has been. But for a little extra magic, I encourage St. Nick to take a scroll on Etsy and hire a witch to put some spell on Kevin Patullo to turn him into Shane Steichen or on the offensive line to turn them into a literal brick wall. Either way, I’m feeling good vibes for the Birds heading into the playoffs.