Eagles’ 2026 schedule unveiled
Birds open at home against Washington; schedule is deceptive
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The NFL released its full 2026 schedule Thursday night. Here’s the Eagles’ schedule.
They have nine home games and eight away games. They’ll open at Lincoln Financial Field against the Washington Commanders on Sept. 13.
The Birds will play in Dallas on Thanksgiving Day and host the Houston Texans on Christmas Eve. They’ll play Jacksonville in London as the away team on Oct. 11. They were robbed of a home game two years ago when they opened their season internationally against the Green Bay Packers in São Paulo, Brazil.
The Eagles are slated to play on Sunday Night Football twice, Monday Night Football twice and Thursday Night Football on Prime Video once. They’ll host a Saturday game against the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 19 at 5 p.m.
Last year, the Birds didn’t have back-to-back home games until December. This season, they only have back-to-back road games three times — in weeks 2-3, weeks 12-13 and weeks 17-18.
They’ll have back-to-back home games twice and a stretch of three consecutive home games this December.
The Eagles’ bye comes in the middle of the season in Week 10, between home games against the Giants and Steelers. Most of their toughest opponents — based on last year’s records — come at home.
But the NFC East should be much improved. The Cowboys, Commanders and Giants have all gotten healthy and upgraded their rosters, and New York landed a future-Hall of Fame coach in John Harbaugh.
On the surface, the Eagles’ schedule appears relatively easy. But their division might end up being the most difficult in the league.
Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Commanders, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers
Away: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Commanders, Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears
Preseason
— Saturday, August 15 at Baltimore Ravens 7:00 p.m. NBC10
— Saturday, August 22 at New England Patriots 7:00 p.m. NBC10
— Friday, August 28 Cincinnati Bengals 8:00 p.m. CBS
Regular Season
WEEK 1: Sunday, Sept. 13: Washington Commanders, 4:25 p.m., FOX
WEEK 2: Sunday, Sept. 20: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., FOX
WEEK 3: Monday, Sept. 28: at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m. ESPN (Monday Night Football)
WEEK 4: Sunday, Oct.4: Los Angeles Rams 1 p.m., FOX
WEEK 5: Sunday, Oct. 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars in London (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium), 9:30 a.m., NFL Network
WEEK 6: Sunday, Oct. 18: Carolina Panthers 1 p.m.+, CBS
WEEK 7: Monday, Oct. 26: Dallas Cowboys 8:15 p.m. ESPN (Monday Night Football)
WEEK 8: Sunday, Nov. 1: at Washington Commanders 8:20 p.m.+ NBC (Sunday Night Football)
WEEK 9: Sunday, Nov. 8: New York Giants 1 p.m.+, FOX
WEEK 10: BYE
WEEK 11: Sunday, Nov. 22: Pittsburgh Steelers 4:25 p.m.+, CBS
WEEK 12: Thursday, Nov 26: at Dallas Cowboys 4:30 p.m.+, FOX
WEEK 13: Sunday, Dec. 6: at Arizona Cardinals 4:05 p.m.+, FOX
WEEK 14: Sunday, Dec. 13: Indianapolis Colts 1 p.m.+, FOX
WEEK 15: Saturday, Dec: 19 Seattle Seahawks 5 p.m.+, FOX
WEEK 16: Thursday, Dec. 24 Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m., Prime Video (Thursday Night Football)
WEEK 17: Sunday, Jan. 3: at San Francisco 49ers 8:20 p.m.+, NBC (Sunday Night Football)
WEEK 18: at New York Giants, TBD
Postseason
— AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs: Saturday, Jan. 16; Sunday, Jan. 17; Monday, Jan. 18
— AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs: Saturday, Jan. 23; Sunday, Jan. 24
— AFC and NFC Championship Games: Sunday, Jan. 31
— Super Bowl LXI: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Calif. (ESPN/ABC)Sunday, Feb. 14
+ Game time subject to change due to flex scheduling
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