The 1966 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League. The team finished with 9 wins and 5 losses and qualified for the NFL Playoff Bowl. In that game the Eagles lost to the Baltimore Colts 20âÂÂ14.
The 1966 NFL draft was held on November 27, 1965, the last year in which the NFL and the AFL had separate drafts. As a result, many players selected by teams from both leagues would choose to play for the more established NFL, or in a rarer case, the AFL. The expansion Atlanta Falcons were awarded the first pick in the draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds. The league also provided the Falcons with an expansion draft six weeks later, selecting players from NFL rosters.
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