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The stadium opened on August 3, 2003, after two years of construction that began on May 7, 2001, replacing Veterans Stadium, which opened in 1971 and served as the home field for both the Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies through 2002 and 2003, respectively. While total seating capacity is similar to that of Veterans Stadium, the new stadium ...
The stadium's fifth AstroTurf surface was installed in 1993, and the current Sprinturf field replaced it in 2004. [16] Tenants since 1958, the Eagles moved to Veterans Stadium in 1971, also with artificial turf. Franklin Field was considered a candidate to host games for the 1994 World Cup. FIFA required that host stadiums have natural grass.
On September 26, 1971, the Philadelphia Eagles played their first game at Veterans Stadium, hosting the Dallas Cowboys in a game the Eagles lost 42–7. The first Eagles touchdown at the stadium, and the Eagles only points during the game, came from Al Nelson's then-record 102-yard return of a missed field goal by Mike Clark in the fourth ...
The Eagles (10-2) are 8-0 since their bye week, holding opponents to averages of 15.3 points and 241.3 total yards per game during that span while collecting 30 sacks and 12 takeaways and giving ...
Barkley decided not to stick with the G-Men and is instead heading down the turnpike to sign with New York's biggest rival, the Philadelphia Eagles, on a three-year, $37.75 million deal that ...
Drawing inspiration from the Blue Eagle logo of the National Recovery Administration, a centerpiece of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policies, [15] Bell and Wray named their new franchise the Philadelphia Eagles. While it could seem as if the Yellow Jackets simply rebranded as the Eagles, both the Eagles organization and NFL ...
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills reacts after scoring a rushing touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs during the fourth quarter at Highmark Stadium on ...
The Phillies taking on the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park in August 2021. In 1999, the owners of the Phillies and the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL joined their western Pennsylvania counterparts, the owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers, in asking state and local governments to replace Veterans Stadium and Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh with separate baseball and ...