Conference Championships: Atlanta Falcons travel to face Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, one win from a Super Bowl berth. Kickoff: Sun January 23, 2005 at 3:08pm. Winner advances to the Super Bowl. Loser carries one of the year's hardest what-ifs into the offseason.[1][2]
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles in the Conference Championships, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. The conference title round is the one that turns nameplates into legacy. For Philadelphia Eagles, the home crowd at Lincoln Financial Field is asked to be a player; for Atlanta Falcons, the road environment is supposed to be the test that breaks lesser teams. Coaches will lean on what worked all year. Players will lean on what their bodies have left in them.
Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles have outlasted everyone else in their conference. One walks out of Lincoln Financial Field with the conference title; the other walks out with a brutal what-if. Around the league, coaches are watching tape on both staffs for next year's prep. Every Super Bowl-bound team starts the offseason as the team to beat.
Atlanta Falcons versus Philadelphia Eagles in the Conference Championships. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Atlanta Falcons-Philadelphia Eagles cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14-2 | W2 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | L2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 9-7 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 15-1 | W14 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 9-7 | W1 |
| Houston Texans | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 12-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 10-6 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 5-11 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 8-8 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6-10 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-14 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 13-3 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-10 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6-10 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 11-5 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W4 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L4 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 010101010 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 714202727 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Dorsey Levens 4 yard rush ( David Akers kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Falcons | Jay Feely 23 yard field goal | 3-7 |
| Eagles | Chad Lewis 3 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick) | 3-14 |
| Falcons | Warrick Dunn 10 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick) | 10-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | David Akers 31 yard field goal | 10-17 |
| Eagles | David Akers 34 yard field goal | 10-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Chad Lewis 2 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick) | 10-27 |
Philadelphia Eagles defeated Atlanta Falcons 27-10 at Lincoln Financial Field in the Conference Championships. The final scoring play was Eagles: Chad Lewis 2 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick). Top line of the day: Donovan McNabb: 180 pass yards on 17-of-26, 2 TD, 0 INT. Philadelphia Eagles advance to the Super Bowl.[1][2]
Philadelphia Eagles walked out of Lincoln Financial Field as the team that survived a Conference Championships Atlanta Falcons will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 27-10. The final scoring play came from Eagles: Chad Lewis 2 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Philadelphia Eagles are bound for the Super Bowl.
Philadelphia Eagles 27, Atlanta Falcons 10. Round: Conference Championships. Attendance: 67717. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Donovan McNabb: 180 pass yards on 17-of-26, 2 TD, 0 INT
- Brian Westbrook: 96 rush yards on 16 carries
- Greg Lewis: 2 catches for 65 yards
Conference Championships, played at Lincoln Financial Field. Final: Atlanta Falcons 10, Philadelphia Eagles 27, with Philadelphia Eagles taking the result by 17. **First quarter**
- Eagles: Dorsey Levens 4 yard rush ( David Akers kick)
Second quarter
- Falcons: Jay Feely 23 yard field goal
- Eagles: Chad Lewis 3 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick)
- Falcons: Warrick Dunn 10 yard rush ( Jay Feely kick)
Third quarter
- Eagles: David Akers 31 yard field goal
- Eagles: David Akers 34 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Eagles: Chad Lewis 2 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick)
Top performers
- Donovan McNabb: 180 pass yards on 17-of-26, 2 TD, 0 INT
- Brian Westbrook: 96 rush yards on 16 carries
- Greg Lewis: 2 catches for 65 yards
| Falcons | Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 14 | 22 |
| Total Yards | 202 | 326 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 11/24 | 18/27 |
| Pass yards | 136 | 183 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 33 | 13 |
| Net pass yards | 103 | 170 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 26 | 33 |
| Rush yards | 99 | 156 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 5 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 24 | 59 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | |||||
| Michael Vick | 11/24 | 136 | 0 | 1 | |
| PHI | |||||
| Donovan McNabb | 17/26 | 180 | 2 | 0 | |
| Koy Detmer | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | ||||
| Warrick Dunn | 15 | 59 | 1 | 10 |
| Michael Vick | 4 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| T.J. Duckett | 7 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| PHI | ||||
| Brian Westbrook | 16 | 96 | 0 | 36 |
| Donovan McNabb | 10 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| Dorsey Levens | 6 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Lewis | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | ||||
| Alge Crumpler | 4 | 49 | 0 | 31 |
| Peerless Price | 2 | 37 | 0 | 23 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Dez White | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Michael Jenkins | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PHI | ||||
| Greg Lewis | 2 | 65 | 0 | 45 |
| Brian Westbrook | 5 | 39 | 0 | 14 |
| L.J. Smith | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| Chad Lewis | 4 | 20 | 2 | 12 |
| Todd Pinkston | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Josh Parry | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dorsey Levens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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