Week 14 Facts and Articles
Eagles @ Redskins
Stadium Information
Name: FedEx Field
Seating Capacity: 91,704
Location: Landover, Maryand
Cost: $250.2M
First Game at FedEx: 19-13 W vs. Arizona Cardinals

-Hosts the annual Prince George's Classic football game
-replaced RFK stadium in 1997 as the home of the 'Skins
-By far the largest stadium in the NFL
Fun Facts about the Eagles
Fun Facts about the Redskins
-Eagles announcer Merrill Reese once entered a radio contest where fans were supposed to call in and imitate him. Under the alias Bob, Reese actually lost the contest!
-Former Eagles WR Mike Quick's 99 yard TD pass from Ron Jaworski is an NFL record.
-Three of the numbers retired by the Eagles are: Jerome Brown's 99, Reggie White's 92, and Chuck Bednarik's 60.
-Former Eagles LB Bill Bergey's son plays lacrosse for the Philadelphia Wings.
-Burgey also owns a Mexican themed restaurant in the Philadelphia-area
-Former Eagles head coach Earl "Greasy" Neale was more than just a football coach. Prior to his coaching days with the Birds Neale played baseball for the Cincinnati Reds. Neale batted .357 in the infamous 1919 "black sox" scandal World Series.
-Former QB Sonny Jurgensen (mentioned in Redskins facts) is also a member of the Eagles Honor Roll.		 -In his first year as head coach, former Redskins coach Steve Spurrier sparked an outrage amongst the Redskins faithful when he let QBs Danny Weurffel and Shane Matthews wear the numbers 7 and 9, the unofficially retired numbers of Redskins greats Joe Theismann and Sonny Jurgensen. The two QBs would switch to the numbers 17 and 6.
-Officially, the Redskins have only retired one number, 33. Which was worn by QB Sammy Baugh from 1937-52.
-From 1945 to 1971 the Redskins never made the playoffs
-Former Redskins great QB Sonny Jurgensen was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, however the Redskins would pull off a trade to bring him to Washington. The move is regarded as one of the best moves in NFL history (from the persepective of Redskins fans).
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