2026 NFL schedule release: Eagles games, leaks, rumors, more<\/p>\n
Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n Full 2026 Eagles schedule<\/p>\n Here is the full 2026 Eagles schedule:<\/p>\n Week 1, Sunday, Sept. 13: <\/strong>Commanders at Eagles (4:25 p.m., Fox)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 2, Sunday, Sept. 20:<\/strong> Eagles at Titans (1 p.m., Fox)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 3, Monday, Sept. 28: <\/strong>Eagles at Bears (8:15 p.m., ESPN\/ABC)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 4, Sunday, Oct. 4: <\/strong>Rams at Eagles (1 p.m., Fox)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 5, Sunday, Oct. 11: <\/strong>Eagles at Jaguars (9:30 a.m., NFL Network)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 6, Sunday, Oct. 18:<\/strong> Panthers at Eagles (1 p.m., CBS)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 7, Monday, Oct. 26:<\/strong> Cowboys at Eagles, (8:15 p.m, ESPN\/ABC)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 8, Sunday, Nov. 1:<\/strong> Eagles at Commanders (8:15 p.m., NBC)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 9, Sunday, Nov. 8: <\/strong>Giants at Eagles (1 p.m., Fox)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 10: <\/strong>Bye<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 11, Sunday, Nov. 22: <\/strong>Steelers at Eagles (4:25 p.m., CBS)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 12, Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving):<\/strong> Eagles at Cowboys (4:25 p.m., Fox)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 13, Sunday, Dec. 6: <\/strong>Eagles at Cardinals (4:05 p.m., Fox) <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 14, Sunday, Dec. 13: <\/strong>Colts at Eagles (1 p.m., Fox) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 15, Saturday, Dec. 19:<\/strong> Seahawks at Eagles (5 p.m., Fox)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 16: Thursday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve):<\/strong> Texans at Eagles (8:15 p.m., Amazon)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 17, Sunday, Jan. 3:<\/strong> Eagles at 49ers (8:15 p.m., NBC)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 18, TBD:<\/strong> Eagles at Giants (TBD)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \u00bb READ MORE: Eagles\u2019 2026 schedule includes Christmas Eve, Thanksgiving, London matchup, and lots of prime-time games<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n \u2014 Rob Tornoe<\/a><\/p>\n The biggest surprise of the Eagles\u2019 2026 schedule reveal<\/p>\n Jeff McLane:<\/strong> It doesn\u2019t seem quite fair that the NFL would schedule the Eagles on both Thanksgiving (at the Cowboys) and Christmas Eve (hosting the Texans). The latter may not technically be a holiday, but for all intents and purposes it\u2019s a day reserved for families. Players know that business takes precedence during the season \u2014 and Christmas will be an off day for the Birds \u2014 but the league doesn\u2019t normally interrupt both holidays for one team. Other than that, a first glance at the slate doesn\u2019t reveal much to gripe about.<\/p>\n Olivia Reiner: <\/strong>That the league is making the Eagles wait for the 2025 wild-card rematch against the 49ers until Week 17. I thought it was a mistake last year that the Eagles didn\u2019t get to see the Commanders \u2014 the team they walloped in the NFC championship game the year prior \u2014 until Week 16. By that point, the juice that lingered from the playoffs had dissipated, especially with the Commanders already out of postseason contention. That 49ers game could still be plenty meaningful, but by waiting until the end of the season, the league runs the risk of it being irrelevant if either team takes a major step back in 2026.<\/p>\n Jeff Neiburg:<\/strong> The Eagles getting eight primetime games \u2014 I\u2019m counting London \u2014 isn\u2019t a surprise to me. They\u2019re in a big market and they\u2019ve been pretty good and are always interesting. The surprise to me is that one of them isn\u2019t the Rams game. For the second consecutive season, the Eagles and Rams \u2014 two of the best teams in the NFC \u2014 will meet for a 1 p.m. kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field. Not every game can be in the spotlight, but it feels like this one deserves a bigger stage.<\/p>\n Show more<\/p>\n The Eagles have a ton of primetime games. Five NFL teams have none.<\/p>\n The Eagles will certainly be in the spotlight this season.<\/p>\n Jalen Hurts<\/a> and company landed five primetime games, eight national windows, and just five 1 p.m. kickoffs, at least for now.<\/p>\n By comparison, there are five NFL teams that didn’t earn a single primetime spotlight \u2013 New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins, and Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n Show more<\/p>\n A breakdown of all 14 teams the Eagles will play in 2026<\/p>\n The 14 opponents for the 2026 Eagles season were already known, but NFL schedule release day means we finally have them in order.<\/p>\n The Eagles open Nick Sirianni\u2019s sixth season as head coach with a home game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday, Sept. 13, and the 17-game regular season ends with a road game up the New Jersey Turnpike vs. the Giants.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at each opponent, the Eagles\u2019 recent history against them, and what to know about their offseasons:<\/p>\n \u00bb READ MORE: Eagles schedule release: Your guide to all of the Birds\u2019 2026 opponents<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n 2026 Eagles preseason schedule<\/p>\n The Eagles also announced their three-game preseason schedule, which will feature just one game at Lincoln Financial Field: <\/p>\n Eagles at Ravens: Aug. 15, 7 p.m. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Eagles at Patriots: Aug. 22, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bengals at Eagles: Aug. 28, 8 p.m. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \u2014 Rob Tornoe<\/a><\/p>\n Full 2026 ‘Monday Night Football’ schedule on ESPN<\/p>\n Week 1 \u2013 Sept. 14: Broncos at Chiefs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 2 \u2013 Sept. 21: Giants at Rams<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 3 \u2013 Sept. 28: Eagles at Bears<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 4 \u2013 Oct. 5: Falcons at Saints<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 5 \u2013 Oct. 12: Bills at Rams<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 6 \u2013 Oct. 19: Commanders at 49ers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 7 \u2013 Oct. 28: Cowboys at Eagles<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 8 \u2013 Nov. 2: Bears at Seahawks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 9 \u2013 Nov. 9: Bills at Vikings<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 10 \u2013 Nov. 16: Chargers at Ravens<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 11 \u2013 Nov. 23: Bengals at Commanders<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 12 \u2013 Nov. 30: Panthers at Buccaneers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 13 \u2013 Dec. 7: Cowboys at Seahawks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 14 \u2013 Dec. 14: Steelers at Jaguars<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 15 \u2013 Dec. 21: Patriots at Chiefs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 16 \u2013 Dec. 28: Giants at Lions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 17 \u2013 Jan. 4: Texans at Packers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 18 \u2013 Jan. 9 (Saturday): TBD<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 18 \u2013 Jan. 9 (Saturday): TBD<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \u2014 Rob Tornoe<\/a><\/p>\n Full 2026 ‘Sunday Night Football’ schedule on NBC<\/p>\n Week 1 \u2013 Sept. 9 (NFL Kickoff): Patriots at Seahawks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 1 \u2013 Sept. 13: Cowboys at Giants<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 2 \u2013 Sept. 20: Colts at Chiefs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 3 \u2013 Sept. 27: Rams at Broncos<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 4 \u2013 Oct. 4: Lions at Panthers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 5 \u2013 Oct. 11: Ravens at Falcons<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 6 \u2013 Oct. 18: Cowboys at Packers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 7 \u2013 Oct. 25: Chiefs at Seahawks\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 8 \u2013 Nov. 1: Eagles at Commanders<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 9 \u2013 Nov. 8: Buccaneers at Bears<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 10 \u2013 Nov. 15: Steelers at Bengals<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 11 \u2013 Nov. 22: Vikings at 49ers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 12 \u2013 Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving): Chiefs at Bills<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 12 \u2013 Nov. 29: Patriots at Chargers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 13 \u2013 Dec. 6: Texans at Steelers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 14 \u2013 Dec. 13: Bills at Packers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 15 \u2013 Dec. 20: Lions at Vikings<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 16 \u2013 Dec. 27: Jaguars at Cowboys<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 17 \u2013 Jan. 2 (Saturday): TBD<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 17 \u2013 Jan. 2 (Saturday): TBD (Peacock exclusive)\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 17 \u2013 Jan. 3: Eagles at 49ers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 18 \u2013 Jan. 10: TBD<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \u2014 Rob Tornoe<\/a><\/p>\n Full 2026 ‘Thursday Night Football’ schedule on Amazon<\/p>\n Week 2 \u2013 Sept. 17: Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 3 \u2013 Sept. 24: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 4 \u2013 Oct. 1: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 5 \u2013 Oct. 8: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 6 \u2013 Oct. 15: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 7 \u2013 Oct. 22: New England Patriots at Chicago Bears<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 8 \u2013 Oct. 29: Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 9 \u2013 Nov. 5: Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 10 \u2013 Nov. 12: Washington Commanders at New York Giants<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 11 \u2013 Nov. 19: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 12 (Black Friday) – Friday, Nov. 27: Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 13 \u2013 Dec. 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 14 \u2013 Dec. 10: Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 15 \u2013 Dec. 17: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 16 \u2013 Dec. 24: Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 17 \u2013 Dec. 31: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \u2014 Rob Tornoe<\/a><\/p>\n Jalen Hurts and Eagles teammates discuss the 2026 schedule<\/p>\n Eagles to host the Panthers in Week 6: report<\/p>\n Eagles preview their 2026 schedule release video<\/p>\n Eagles to play the Titans in Week 2: report<\/p>\n We finally appear to have an answer to a burning question Eagles fans have been asking all week.<\/p>\n The Birds will travel down to Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans in Week 2 on Sunday, Sept. 13, according to NFL reporter Ryan Fowler. <\/a><\/p>\n Why so much interest? As my colleague Jeff Neiburg explained<\/a>, the Birds haven’t played in Nashville since 2018 and the city’s Broadway strip is quite a draw for traveling fans looking for a road trip.<\/p>\n \u2014 Rob Tornoe<\/a><\/p>\n Eagles to face the 49ers in Week 17: report<\/p>\n Full 2026 Christmas schedule revealed: reports<\/p>\n All three of the NFL’s Christmas games in Week 16 have now been either announced or reported.<\/p>\n Here’s what Christmas Day will look like for NFL fans, according to multiple reports:<\/p>\n Packers at Bears (1 p.m., Netflix) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bills at Broncos (4:30 p.m., Netflix)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Rams at Seahawks (8:15 p.m., Fox)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n What hasn’t been confirmed yet is which two teams will be playing on Christmas Eve Thursday night on Amazon.<\/p>\n Show more<\/p>\n Eagles to face the Giants in Week 9 and Week 18: report<\/p>\n The Eagles will reportedly end the regular season on the road against the New York Giants.<\/p>\n The Birds will face the Giants and new head coach John Harbaugh at MetLife Stadium in Week 18, according to Giants personality Bobby Skinner<\/a>, who also reported the two teams will face off in Week 9 on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Linc.<\/p>\n \u2014 Rob Tornoe<\/a><\/p>\n Eagles to play the Saturday before Christmas at the Linc against the Seahawks: report<\/p>\n The Eagles could be taking over another 2026 holiday.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Birds will host the Seattle Seahawks in Week 15<\/a> on Saturday, Dec. 19, according to NFL reporter Ryan Fowler. The game will either air on Fox in the afternoon or CBS in the evening.<\/p>\n The Saturday game frees up the Eagles to be scheduled to play on Christmas Eve, which falls on a Thursday this year. So the Birds might be invading two holidays in 2026.<\/p>\n Show more<\/p>\n Eagles to face the Cowboys in Week 7 on ‘Monday Night Football’: report<\/p>\n Source: Eagles will host Dallas on MNF in Week 7.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ryan Fowler (@_RyanFowler_) May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Eagles to open 2026 season at home against the Commanders: reports<\/p>\n The Eagles will open the 2026 season at the Linc in a Week 1 divisional matchup against the Washington Commanders, according NFL reporters Ryan Fowler<\/a> and Jordan Schultz.<\/a><\/p>\n It’s unclear what time the game will start or which network will air the game.<\/p>\n The Eagles have won five straight season openers, but their last Week 1 loss came against the Commanders during the 2020 season at FedEx Field.<\/p>\n \u2014 Rob Tornoe<\/a><\/p>\n Why do Eagles fans care so much about Birds-Titans game?<\/p>\n I played in a charity golf outing on Friday, and two of my playing partners \u2014 both men in their 60s \u2014 asked if I had any insight on the Nashville trip. I don\u2019t, but I do know Eagles fans are really excited for this road trip. You have to imagine there will be some bachelor and bachelorette parties built around this one.<\/p>\n The Eagles haven\u2019t played in Nashville since 2018, and the city\u2019s famous Broadway strip might feel more like Broad Street than Honkytonk, just like Bourbon Street morphs into South Street-lite every time the Eagles are in New Orleans.<\/p>\n Besides finding out if they need to get their passports ready, there probably isn\u2019t a road game that has the attention of Eagles fans like the short flight to Nashville does.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jeff Neiburg<\/a><\/p>\n Two Eagles prime time games reported<\/p>\n Despite a disappointing early exit from the playoffs last season, the Eagles remain a big TV draw.<\/p>\n The Birds’ Week 2 Super Bowl rematch last season against the Kansas City Chiefs drew 33.8 million viewers, the most for a regular-season game that didn’t take place on Thanksgiving. And it’s looking like the Eagles will get their fair share of prime-time games this season.<\/p>\n According to NFL reporter Ryan Fowler<\/a>, the Eagles will play in at least two prime-time games:<\/p>\n Week 3, Monday, Sept. 28:<\/strong> Eagles at Bears (8:15 p.m., ESPN\/ABC)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 8, Sunday, Nov. 1: <\/strong>Eagles at Commanders (8:20 p.m., NBC)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \u2014 Rob Tornoe<\/a><\/p>\n Bears-Lions on CBS for early Thanksgiving game<\/p>\n Eagles fans now know their Thanksgiving appetizer. <\/p>\n The Detroit Lions will face the Chicago Bears in the early Thanksgiving game in Week 12, with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m. on CBS. <\/p>\n That will lead into Eagles-Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. on Fox. <\/p>\n Show more<\/p>\n Notable 2026 NFL games<\/p>\n Outside of the Eagles, a handful of notable 2026 games have either been announced by the league’s media partners or reported.<\/p>\n Here are some non-Birds games that stand out so far:<\/p>\n Week 1: <\/strong>49ers at Rams in Melbourne, Australia (Thursday, 8:35 p.m., Netflix)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 1 (first Sunday Night Football game):<\/strong> Cowboys at Giants (Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 2 (first Thursday Night Football game):<\/strong> Lions at Bills (Thursday, 8:15 p.m., Amazon) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 3:<\/strong> Ravens at Cowboys in Brazil (Sunday, 4:25 p.m., CBS) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 11: <\/strong>Vikings at 49ers in Mexico City (Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Week 12 (Thanksgiving eve):<\/strong> Packers at Rams (Wednesday, 5 p.m., Netflix) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \u2014 Rob Tornoe<\/a><\/p>\n NFL will have a record number of international games<\/p>\n A record-setting nine NFL games in the 2026 season will take place across four continents and include three new host cities \u2014 Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and Melbourne. <\/p>\n That’s up from seven international games last year, but short of Roger Goodell’s stated goal of 16 games per season. <\/p>\n The Eagles will face the Jacksonville Jaguars in London in Week 5, the Birds’ third international game, following wins in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil in 2024 and London in 2018.<\/p>\n Show more<\/p>\n What will be different about the NFL schedule this year?<\/p>\n This is the fourth season of an 11-year deal with TV and streaming partners worth over $100 billion (which the NFL is trying to squeeze more money out of), so the general schedule should look similar to last season.<\/p>\n But there will be a few quirks. Here are some things to know:<\/p>\n NFL triples-down on Christmas:<\/strong> This year, the league will celebrate Christmas on a Friday with three games \u2014 two on Netflix, and a third evening game on Fox. It\u2019s just the third time since 1989 the NFL has scheduled Friday Christmas games \u2014 San Diego Chargers vs. Tennessee Titans in 2009 and New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, which drew over 20 million viewers<\/a> and shifted the league\u2019s mindset about the holiday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Netflix gets more games, including a new Thanksgiving eve window:<\/strong> In addition to its two Christmas games, the NFL created a new Thanksgiving eve window at 8 p.m. that Netflix will stream through the 2029 season. The streamer also landed the NFL’s first-ever game in Australia in Week 1 and Week 18 game at 1 p.m. which will have playoff implications. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n So much for the death of broadcast TV: <\/strong>In an era where more and more games are going behind a streaming paywall, the NFL carved out new national games for NBC, CBS, and Fox. NBC\u2019s new game will be a Week 17 Saturday night special that will air at 4:30 p.m. Philly time on Jan. 2, while CBS landed a Saturday night game in Week 15, which will air Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. Fox landed the league\u2019s Munich game in Week 10, creating a rare \u201ctriple-header\u201d of games airing all day that Sunday. It also landed the earlier Saturday game in Week 15. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Peacock gets an exclusive game, but not YouTube: <\/strong>Peacock, NBC\u2019s subscription streaming service, will offer one exclusive NFL game this season \u2014 a Saturday night matchup in Week 17. The odd streamer out appears to be YouTube, which didn’t make any NFL announcements at its upfront presentation Wednesday and reportedly \u201cbalked\u201d at the idea of splitting a package of games with Netflix<\/a>, according to Puck.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
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