The Eagles' 2004 Season at a Glance

This article was originally published in the Inquirer on April 15, 2004.

N.Y. Giants

Sunday, Sept. 12, 4:15 p.m., Channel 29

Linebacker Carlos Emmons, who came up huge on a goal-line stand against the Giants last year at the Linc, gets an immediate chance to prove the Eagles made a mistake when they let him sign with their division rival.

Minnesota

Monday, Sept. 20, 9 p.m., Channel 6

Randy Moss and Terrell Owens. Daunte Culpepper and Donovan McNabb. Those four alone make this game worthy of prime time.

At Detroit

Sunday, Sept. 26, 1 p.m., Channel 29

The Lions allowed the Eagles to claim home-field advantage when they beat the Rams on the final week of the season. It showed that coach Steve Mariucci's team was improving.

At Chicago

Sunday, Oct. 3, 1 p.m., Channel 29

Another homecoming for McNabb, as the Eagles get their first look at renovated Soldier Field. McNabb has never lost to the Bears.

Sunday, Oct. 10

Bye

Carolina

Sunday, Oct. 17, 1 p.m., Channel 29

Let's see Ricky Manning Jr. manhandle Owens the way he pushed Todd Pinkston around in last year's NFC championship game.

At Cleveland

Sunday, Oct. 24, 1 p.m., Channel 29

Owens gets to watch Jeff Garcia from the opposing sideline. With Owens sidelined by a fractured collarbone last season, Garcia lit up the Eagles' secondary in a San Francisco upset.

Baltimore

Sunday, Oct. 31, 1 p.m., Channel 3

Ray Lewis likely can't wait to say hello when Owens goes over the middle.

At Pittsburgh

Sunday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m., Channel 29

DUUUUUUUUUUCE!!!!! How many times will the Eagles hear that during their first regular-season meeting with former teammate Duce Staley? Even once will be eerie.

At Dallas

Monday, Nov. 15, 9 p.m., Channel 6

Bill Parcells has turned the Cowboys into a prime-time attraction again. Will Andy Reid open the game with an onside kick?

Washington

Sunday, Nov. 21, 4:15 p.m., Channel 29

By this stage of the season, we'll have a pretty good idea how Joe Gibbs' return to coaching is going. He was 17-8 against the Eagles in his first coaching stint.

At N.Y. Giants

Sunday, Nov. 28, 1 p.m., Channel 29

We promise a crazy ending. That bit of Eagles history has been repeating itself at the Meadowlands since 1978.

Green Bay

Sunday, Dec. 5, 4:15 p.m., Channel 29

Break out those fourth-and-26 T-shirts if you didn't throw them away after the NFC championship game. Wonder if the Packers will have gotten over that incredible play by the time they return to the Linc?

At Washington

Sunday, Dec. 12, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

This is the third straight year the Eagles will play at FedEx Field in front of a prime-time national television audience. The visitors have won the last two by a combined score of 68-14.

Dallas

Sunday, Dec. 19, 1 p.m., Channel 29

First place in the NFC East was on the line when these teams met in Week 14 last year at the Linc. That could certainly be the case again.

At St. Louis

Monday, Dec. 27, 9 p.m.,Channel 6

These two fought for home-field advantage last season without playing each other. This season, it could be decided on the fast turf of the Edward Jones Dome.

Cincinnati

Sunday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m., Channel 3

Marvin Lewis turned the Bengals into a legitimate team his first season. This year, he wants to turn them into a playoff team.