Photo by James Drake/ Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles rivalry goes back a long means, as these 2 groups fulfilled up for the very first time in Atlanta's initial period in the organization. For a Falcons rivalry, this has actually been a rather also matchup over the years, albeit not in the games that count one of the most. The Falcons are 15-21-1 all-time versus the Eagles-- the only tie was what I can only think to be a rank 13-13 video game back in 1970-- but are EDIT: I'm a pinhead) 1-3 against them in the playoffs. The win returned in 1978, a 14-13 squeaker that stood for not simply the first playoff win in team history, but additionally the very first postseason video game duration. Atlanta would certainly win it on a 37 lawn strike to Wallace Francis from Steve Bartkowski, making the Falcons quickly a glorious 1-0 all-time in postseason play. Those losses consist of the squashing Keanu Neal knee video game in 2018 for the 2017 period) where the 2 defenses battled it out on a bad day for both offenses, an unbalanced NFC Championship game Video game loss to in Michael Vick's finest year back in 2005 for the 2004 season), and another lopsided loss adhering to the promising 2002 season. We don't have to speak about those games since I have actually entered that collection was a lot extra also in the early years than it is currently, with the Eagles winning four of their past five matches versus Atlanta, including their last 3 home video games. This will be the very first time the Falcons travel to Philadelphia considering that 2018, and an opportunity to turn around a one game skid Eagles Hoodie. Last MatchupThe well known first video game of Arthur Smith's mentoring career in Atlanta. At the time, we were not excessively optimistic about the state of the lineup, but wished the Falcons might appear solid under a new instructor and show the offseason talk concerning opinion had not been just blown Falcons did strike first, choosing a brief Younghoe Koo basket to take an early 3-0 lead. After Jalen Hurts hit DeVonta Smith for an 18 yard touchdown pass, the Falcons comebacked with one more brief Koo field goal. The game was within grasp, even if the group had not been completing drives. After Hurts and firm petered out on the next drive, the Falcons had an opportunity to take the , a drive that surpassed midfield was reversed by a Matt Ryan willful grounding telephone call, and after an additional Eagles punting, three Mike Davis runs and a Jalen Mayfield penalty required an additional punt. It was all downhill from Eagles capped off a lengthy scoring drive with a pass from Hurts to Dallas Goedert, and then a Miles Sanders effective two point conversion to make it 15-6. After the fifty percent, both groups traded inept drives up until late in the 3rd when Kenneth Gainwell scuttled for a 8 yard touchdown, making it 22-6. A great deal of Atlanta tire spinning later, the Eagles put 10 points on in the last 5 minutes of the 4th quarter to make it a 32-6 last, a spectacular and embarrassing first outcome for a new personnel. Not that we 'd know anything about that right here in 2024, no sir! In This Stream Falcons - Eagles Week 2 coverageGrading the Falcons two weeks right into the season Falcons vs. Eagles: A check out the collection history entering into 2024 Falcons require to change their offending identification after lackluster Week 1View all 37 tales