Cardinals-Eagles matchup has been historically competitive in recent years

Cardinals-Eagles matchup has featured fun, competitive games

Arizona Cardinals owner, Bill Bidwill, flanked by Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwill, left, and head coach Ken Whisenhunt, holds the NFC Championship trophy after beating the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.NFC Championship Game - Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles - Q4 - Bidwills, Ken Whisenhunt /

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 01: Patrick Chung #23 and Bradley Fletcher #24 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrate against the Arizona Cardinals at Lincoln Financial Field on December 1, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles won 24-21. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Philadelphia Eagles/Getty Images) /

In the first matchup of the Chip Kelly era between these two teams, the Eagles continued to thrive off of Nick Foles’ incredible 27:2 (touchdowns: interceptions) season. Foles hit Zach Ertz and Brent Celek (yes, this Brent Celek from the ’08 NFC championship game) in what was a great day for Eagles tight ends.

For the Cardinals the main scoring was from newly acquired Carson Palmer who hit on touchdowns to Fitzgerald, Floyd, and all-time-trivia question Jim Dray in the game. Arizona would have a chance to win the game, but a pass was batted down just before the 2 minute warning in the 4th quarter, and that pretty much sealed the game.

Philly went on to win the NFC East with a 10-6 record, while Arizona finished 10-6 as well, but came up third in the division. The team who placed first? Seattle went 13-3 and rode the legion of boom to a Super Bowl XLVIII victory.

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