It was just a footnote in the 34-3 rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers but in the context of Eagles history it was major milestone.
Tight end Brent Celek caught three passes to raise his career total to 375. He surpassed Pete Pihos (373) to take over fourth place on team’s all-time receiving list. He now trails only Harold Carmichael (589), Pete Retzlaff (452) and Brian Westbrook (426). That’s pretty good company.
But the fact that Celek passed Pihos, a 1970 inductee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is a very big deal.
Chances are you don’t know much about Pihos.