5 Best Philadelphia Eagles Quarterbacks of All Time

5. Norm Snead (1964-1970)

15,672 Yards, 111 Touchdowns, 124 Interceptions

Norm Snead played for five different teams during his 17-year NFL career and had a handful of good seasons. Sadly, none of them were with the Philadelphia Eagles. He managed to make the Pro Bowl in 1965 but posted a dismal 28-50-3 record during his seven seasons in Philly.

Snead had the bad luck of landing with struggling franchises, with the Eagles in particular going through a rough patch in the 1960s. He was a decent quarterback who made four Pro Bowls with three different teams throughout his career.

4. Carson Wentz (2016-2020)

16,811 Yards, 113 Touchdowns, 50 Interceptions

At one point, Carson Wentz looked like the long-term answer at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played well during his rookie season in 2016, then made the Pro Bowl and won a Bert Bell Award in 2017 as he led the Eagles into the playoffs.

Unfortunately for Wentz, he suffered a knee injury in Week 14, opening the door for Nick Foles and the now-legendary underdog win over the Patriots in Super Bowl LII.

Wentz never quite recaptured the magic over three more seasons in Philly. In 2020, the Eagles benched him in favor of rookie Jalen Hurts, and in 2021, they dealt him to the Colts.

3. Randall Cunningham (1985-1995)

22,877 Yards, 150 Touchdowns, 105 Interceptions

Randall Cunningham was the most exciting quarterback of his generation, a dynamic player with the athletic ability to get out of impossible situations. In addition to his passing statistics, he ran for over 4,482 yards and 32 touchdowns during his time with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Though the Eagles would never make it to the Super Bowl during his tenure, Cunningham led the team over a successful stretch in the mid-80s and early ‘90s. During his time in Philadelphia, he made three Pro Bowls, earned three Bert Bell Awards, and was named UPI Offensive Player of the Year in 1990.

2. Ron Jaworski (1977-1986)

26,962 Yards, 175 Touchdowns, 151 Interceptions

Row Jaworski had the swagger you want in a starting quarterback. The Los Angeles Rams drafted him in 1974, where he spent four uneventful seasons before they traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles. Behind Jaworski and new head coach Dick Vermeil, the Eagles made the post-season in 1978. They returned the following season and won Philadelphia’s first playoff game since the 1960 NFL Championship.

The Philadelphia Eagles went to the Super Bowl in 1980, where they lost to the Oakland Raiders. Jaworski made the Pro Bowl that year and took home a Bert Bell award, but Eagles fans would have to wait more than two decades to get another crack at a Lombardi Trophy.

1. Donovan McNabb (1999-2009)

32,873 Yards, 216 Touchdowns, 100 Interceptions

Donovan McNabb was the quarterback who took the Philadelphia Eagles to their next Super Bowl in 2004. They lost again, this time to the New England Patriots. McNabb’s time with the Eagles marks a winning if not somewhat tumultuous time for the team.

McNabb’s Eagles, led by head coach Andy Reid, appeared in the playoffs eight times between 2000 and 2009. This includes the Super Bowl loss, plus four NFC Championship appearances. By most standards, the Eagles were finding success, but this wasn’t enough to stop Eagle’s brass from dealing McNabb to Washington in 2010 or to prevent them from parting ways with Reid a few seasons later.

Donovan McNabb made six Pro Bowls with the Philadelphia Eagles, and his No. 5 jersey is one of only nine numbers retired by the franchise.

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