The 2024-2025 Philadelphia Eagles are World Champions after securing the franchise’s second Super Bowl in a dominant victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. With a 14-3 regular season, a perfect postseason, and one of the most talented collections of players this city has ever seen, where does this championship team rank among other teams who have won it all in Philly?
No. 5: The 2017 Philadelphia Eagles
You never forget your your first.
The 2017 Super Bowl championship will forever live in the hearts and minds of Eagles fans. After decades of defeat, the Eagles had assembled a squad worthy of legitimate postseason buzz. That was until star quarterback Carson Wentz suffered a torn ACL against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 14. Wentz was in the midst of an MVP-caliber season and was, by all appearances, the leading cause of the team’s success. Without him, the Eagles were still well-positioned to appear in the playoffs, but how far could a team with a backup quarterback realistically go?
A miraculous postseason ride would soon answer that question.
The 2017 Eagles were not the most talented squad, but they rose to the occasion at every opportunity. A wealth of veteran leadership guided Philadelphia through the postseason. Notable veterans such as Malcolm Jenkins, Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham, Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson, and Chris Long set the groundwork, while Nick Foles’s Cinderella run carried the team to its ultimate victory.
Could this team duplicate this run? Probably not, but they’ll never have to, and few teams would want to face a team as hot as the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles were.
No. 4: The 1974 Philadelphia Flyers
Many love to discuss the 1973 Philadelphia Flyers as the top squad in the team’s history. The Broad Street Bullies had formed in the years proceeding, Bernie Parent ascended into superstardom, and, of course, the team’s first-ever chip. And yet, the 1974-1975 Flyers were even better.
Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber, Reggie Leach, Jimmy Watson, Rick MacLeish, Bernie Parent, the collection of talent on the 1973 Philadelphia Flyers team surely has fans of the modern team wishing for days gone by despite the excitement of the Michkov Movement.
In a year, the NHL added two extra teams: the Washington Capitals and the Kansas City Scouts; the Flyers not only met the expectations they set after winning their first chip the previous season, but they exceeded them and against stiffer competition at that.
No. 3: The 1967 Philadelphia 76ers
For years, the greatest player in basketball resided in Philadelphia. Born and raised in the city, Wilt Chamberlain was always destined for greatness, but the ultimate greatness of the NBA eluded him for nearly a decade as Wilt consistently found himself battling up hill against the Boston Celtics led by Bill Russell and his army of Hall of Fame teammates.
No. 2: The 1983 Philadelphia 76ers
“Fo, Fo, Fo.”
The famous prediction made by Sixers’ center Moses Malone ahead of the 1983 playoffs. While the team ultimately fell short of Moses’ prediction, they only did so by one game, decimating their competition fo, five, fo, sweeping the New York Knicks, losing just a single game against the Milwaukee Bucks, but overcoming them in five games before storming past the Lakers, sweeping Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, James Worthy, and Bob McAdoo.
Julius Erving had spent the previous six seasons leading the Sixers to three NBA Finals appearances, but they lost all three—the first to the Portland Trail Blazers and the latter two to the Los Angeles Lakers. During the 1982 offseason, the Sixers identified a clear area of need and a way to satisfy that need by bringing in restricted free agent Moses Malone, who would lead the Sixers to the promised land — as the turn of phrase goes.
Utterly dominant, this Sixers team became, falling just one game short of perfection. Regardless, vengeance was Philly’s, and the Sixers had won their second — and still most recent — NBA Championship.
No. 1: The 2024 Philadelphia Eagles
This will likely seem like recency bias, but it’s important not to let the recency of this victory bias one against this team either. Running back Saquon Barkley had arguably the greatest season a running has ever seen. The Eagles’ offensive line was once again elite, led by veteran tackle Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata — the NFL’s highest-graded offensive lineman. Star quarterback Jalen Hurts led the team with 32 total touchdowns and only seven total turnovers. All the while, the Eagles’ defense, ranked No. 1 in the NFL, continually found new ways to dominate on each level.
Not only did the 2024 Eagles dominate the regular season and their initial playoff run, but their ultimate victory over a Kansas City Chiefs team that the world had labeled a Goliath was clear, decisive, and authoritative. Call them boat raced, molly wopped, whatever your preference. The Eagles did not just defeat the Kansas City Chiefs; they obliterated them.
In this game, the Eagles established themselves not only as the top team of the season but as the big dog in the NFL moving forward.
