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The Eagles–Steelers rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unofficially nicknamed "The Battle of Pennsylvania",[1] this is an in-state, interconference rivalry between the two NFL teams located in the state of Pennsylvania. The two teams do not meet regularly, which has been cited as a reason for the rivalry's low intensity.[2]

The rivalry is one of the oldest in the NFL, dating back to 1933.[3] During the first three decades of the rivalry, the Steelers and Eagles were in the NFL's Eastern Division and played twice annually. As a result of the AFL-NFL merger, the Steelers were placed in the AFC Central, while the Eagles were placed in the NFC East, resulting in infrequent meetings – The teams have only met 12 times since 1970. Under the current NFL scheduling formula, the teams play each other at least once every four years and once every eight seasons at each team's home stadium, when the AFC North and NFC East play one another. However, with a new 17-game schedule being introduced in 2021, it is now possible for the two teams to meet as often as every other year, depending on division placement and scheduling made two years ago.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The teams last played in Шаблон:Nfly, a 35–13 Eagles win in Philadelphia. They will next play in Шаблон:Nfly, also in Philadelphia.

The rivalry is one of two the Steelers have with NFC East teams, the other being their rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys. Much like other rivalries between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the rivalry is mostly fueled by the two cities being within Pennsylvania and their sociocultural differences, with Philadelphia and the neighboring Lehigh Valley and Wyoming Valley being part of the Northeast megalopolis while Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania in general being part of the Rust Belt and Appalachia. Central Pennsylvania is considered battleground territory between the two teams.Шаблон:Citation needed

The Eagles lead the all-time series 49–29–3.[13] The teams have met once in the playoffs, a 21–0 Eagles victory in the 1947 Eastern Division Playoff. As the two teams are in different conferences, the only way they can currently meet in the playoffs is if they both make it to the Super Bowl. While this has never occurred, both teams have made it to their respective Conference Championship Game in Шаблон:Nfly, Шаблон:Nfly, and Шаблон:Nfly, with Philadelphia advancing to the Super Bowl in 2004 and Pittsburgh winning it in 2008.

History

Early years

Both teams were officially founded in 1933,[14] with the Steelers then being known as the Pittsburgh Pirates. However, their histories predate that, with the Steelers being known as the J.P. Rooneys dating to 1921 as a semipro team, while the Eagles are arguably descended from the Frankford Yellow Jackets based in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood dating to 1899. The NFL considers both teams having started in 1933 alongside the now-defunct Cincinnati Reds. Both teams took advantage of Pennsylvania relaxing their blue laws in 1933 that previously didn't allow sporting events on Sundays, when most NFL games took place. The blue laws, combined with general issues related to The Great Depression, were among the reasons the Yellow Jackets failed despite winning the NFL championship in 1926.

The first meeting between the teams was on November 19, with the Eagles winning, 25–6. The two teams would struggle their first decade in the NFL both on the field and financially, with the Steelers staying afloat mostly due to team founder Art Rooney's gambling habits. Eventually, in late 1940 Rooney sold the Steelers to Alexis Thompson, a 26-year-old steel heir from Boston frequently described in the press as "a well-heeled New York City playboy". Thompson planned to move the franchise to Boston and play games in Fenway Park. Eagles owner Bert Bell brokered the deal between Rooney and Thompson for $160,000, and Rooney used $80,000 of the proceeds to buy a partnership in the Eagles, which at the time was owned by Bell. The deal also involved the trade of several players between the two teams.

The two owners planned to field a combined Philadelphia-Pittsburgh team called the Pennsylvania Keystoners that would play home games in both cities. The original proposition was that Thompson would buy the franchise and take the Pittsburgh club to Boston and Bell and Rooney would pool their interests in the Eagles to form a Philadelphia-Pittsburgh club, splitting the home games between Forbes Field in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium. Thompson, however, was unable to secure a place to play in Boston. After meeting with Rooney, plans changed whereby Thompson's club (ostensibly the former Steelers) would play in Philadelphia as the Eagles, while the Rooney-Bell owned team would play in Pittsburgh as the Steelers, effectively trading the two clubs between their cities.

Steagles and post-war activity

Шаблон:Main The notion for a single team between the two cities was revived, when for one season in 1943, forced to do so by player shortfalls brought on by World War II, the two clubs temporarily merged as the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles". The league only approved the merger for one year; Pittsburgh was willing to merge again for 1944 but not Philadelphia. This forced the Steelers to merge with the Chicago Cardinals (as Card-Pitt) for 1944.

Following the end of the war, both teams fortunes changed, with the Eagles and Steelers both clinching playoff spots in the late 1940s, including their only postseason meeting to date in 1947, when the Eagles shut out the Steelers 21–0 at Forbes Field. It would be the Steelers only playoff appearance until the Immaculate Reception 25 years later. The Eagles, under head coach Greasy Neale, won NFL championships in 1948 and 1949.

During the 1950s and 1960s, both teams success and failures would be relative to one another, to the point that both teams would be "competing" for the worst record in the NFL in 1968 and the chance to draft O. J. Simpson. Ultimately, the Atlanta Falcons had the NFL's worst record and the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League would win out on what was at that point the common draft. The Eagles, drafting third, would select Leroy Keyes while the Steelers, drafting fourth, would draft relative unknown Joe Greene. New Steelers head coach Chuck Noll would say later that the team would've drafted Greene even if it had the first overall pick, while Keyes (like Simpson a running back) was viewed by Eagles fans as more of a "consolation prize". Ultimately (Simpson's successful NFL career aside), Keyes lasted five years in the NFL; Greene would become a key member of the Steel Curtain defense and is now a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and one of two Steelers to have their number officially retired.

Results

Шаблон:Game log start Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
25–6
| no game | Eagles
1–0 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly |Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Pirates
9–7
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
17–0
| Eagles
2–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly |Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Pirates
17–7
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
17–6
| Eagles
3–2 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Pirates
6–0
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Pirates
17–0
| Pirates
4–3 | Eagles move to John F. Kennedy Stadium (then known as Philadelphia Municipal Stadium). |- | rowspan="2"| Шаблон:Nfly | rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | rowspan="2"| no games | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Pirates
27–14
| rowspan="2"| Pirates
6–3 | |- | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Pirates
16–7
|- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
14–7
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
27–7
| Pirates
6–5 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
17–14
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Pirates
24–12
| Pirates
7–6 | |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
7–0
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
7–3
| Steelers
8–7 | Eagles move to Connie Mack Stadium. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | Tie
7–7
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
10–7
| Tie
8–8–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
14–0
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
24–14
| Tie
9–9–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
30–6
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
45–3
| Eagles
11–9–1 | Eagles and Steelers did not meet head-to-head in 1943 and 1944 due to both teams losing players to World War II. The Steelers merged with the Eagles temporarily in 1943 as the "Steagles", and were temporarily merged with the Chicago Cardinals and were known as "Card-Pitt" in 1944, and were not scheduled to meet. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
10–7
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
10–7
| Eagles
12–10–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
21–0
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
35–24
| Eagles
13–11–1 | Eagles lose 1947 NFL Championship. |- ! 1947 playoffs ! style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap ! ! style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
21–0
! Eagles
14–11–1 ! 1947 Eastern Division Playoff. Only postseason meeting. First postseason game for both franchises. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
17–0
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
34–7
| Eagles
16–11–1 | Eagles win 1948 NFL Championship. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
34–17
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
38–7
| Eagles
18–11–1 | Eagles win 1949 NFL Championship. |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
9–7
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
17–10
| Eagles
19–12–1 | Eagles win seven straight meetings. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
17–13
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
34–13
| Eagles
20–13–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
26–21
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
31–25
| Eagles
22–13–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
23–7
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
35–7
| Eagles
24–13–1 | Eagles win seven straight road meetings. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
24–22
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
17–7
| Eagles
25–14–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
24–0
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
13–7
| Eagles
26–15–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
14–7
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
35–21
| Eagles
28–15–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
7–6
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
6–0
| Eagles
29–16–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
26–24
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
23–7
| Eagles
29–18–1 | Eagles move to Franklin Field. Steelers first season sweep over the Eagles since 1937. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
28–24
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
31–0
| Eagles
30–19–1 | |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
34–7
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
27–21
| Eagles
31–20–1 | Eagles win 1960 NFL Championship. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
21–16
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
35–24
| Eagles
33–20–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
26–17
| style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
13–7
| Eagles
33–22–1 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 0–0–2 | Tie
21–21
| Tie
20–20
| Eagles
33–22–3 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
21–7
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
34–10
| Eagles
35–22–3 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | Tie 1–1 | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
20–14
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
47–13
| Eagles
36–23–3 | Steelers' last victory to date in Philadelphia. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
27–23
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
31–14
| Eagles
38–23–3 | Last season in which both teams met twice annually. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
34–24
| no game | Eagles
39–23–3 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | no game | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
6–3
| Eagles
39–24–3 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Шаблон:Nowrap | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
34–24
| no game | Eagles
40–24–3 | |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
30–20
| Franklin Field | Eagles
41–24–3 | Last NFL game at Franklin Field. Frenchy Fuqua rushes for 218 yards, a Steelers single game record which stood until 2006. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
27–0
| Three Rivers Stadium | Eagles
41–25–3 | Steelers win Super Bowl IX. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
17–14
| Veterans Stadium | Eagles
42–25–3 | Eagles end Steelers' 12 game winning streak dating back to the previous season. Steelers win Super Bowl XIV. |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Шаблон:Nfly | cancelled | Three Rivers Stadium | N/A | Game cancelled due to NFL players' strike. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
27–26
| Three Rivers Stadium | Eagles
43–25–3 | |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
23–14
| Veterans Stadium | Eagles
44–25–3 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
14–3
| Three Rivers Stadium | Eagles
44–26–3 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
23–20
| Veterans Stadium | Eagles
45–26–3 | |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
Шаблон:Nowrap
| Three Rivers Stadium | Eagles
46–26–3 | First meeting to be decided in overtime. Eagles rally from a 10-point deficit in the final 2:36, which included the Eagles recovering an onside kick to drive for the game-tying field goal at the end of regulation, and the game-winning field goal during the first possession of overtime. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
27–3
| Heinz Field | Eagles
46–27–3 | Steelers hand the Eagles their first loss of the season after starting 7–0. Eagles lose Super Bowl XXXIX, while the Steelers lose AFC Championship Game preventing an all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl. |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
15–6
| Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles
47–27–3 | Steelers win Super Bowl XLIII, while Eagles lose NFC Championship Game, preventing an all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl. |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
16–14
| Heinz Field | Eagles
47–28–3 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
34–3
| Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles
48–28–3 | |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLAltPrimaryStyle| Steelers
38–29
| Heinz Field | Eagles
48–29–3 | |- | Шаблон:Nfly | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles
35–13
| Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles
49–29–3 | Eagles have won ten straight home meetings (1966–present). Eagles lose Super Bowl LVII. |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- | Regular season | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles 48–29–3 | Eagles 29–9–2 | Steelers 20–19–1 | |- | Postseason | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles 1–0 | no games | Eagles 1–0 | 1947 Eastern Division Playoff |- | Regular and postseason | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle| Eagles 49–29–3 | Eagles 29–9–2 | Tie 20–20–1 | |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log end

See also

References

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