Adrian Fedkiw
We already knew the opponents, we just didn’t know the dates and times.
The Philadelphia Eagles officially released their 2016 schedule on Thursday.
The Doug Pederson era begins with a home game against the Cleveland Browns at 1:00 P.M. on Sept. 11. It’s the second time in five years that the Eagles will open their slate against the Browns. They kicked off the 2012 campaign in Cleveland, a game the Eagles won 17-16.
The Birds had seven primetime games in 2015 and six in 2014, but only have four scheduled for the upcoming season.
Philadelphia has a pair of Monday Night Football tilts, one in Chicago in Week 2 against the Bears on Sept. 19 and a home showdown against the Green Bay Packers in Week 12 on Nov. 28. The Eagles will be in Dallas for a Sunday Night Football clash against the Cowboys in Week 8 on Oct. 30 and at home against the New York Giants for a Thursday Night Football tussle in Week 16 on Dec. 22.
In other notable matchups, the Eagles close the season at home against Dallas on Jan. 1 in a potential do-or-die showdown for the NFC East. They will play the Pittsburgh Steelers at home in Week 3 at 4:25 P.M. on Sept. 25 and visit Seattle for a Week 11 confrontation against the Seahawks at 4:25 PM on Nov. 20.
The bye week comes in Week 4 and Philly faces a tough stretch after where it plays four road games in five weeks.
The Eagles have the seventh easiest schedule in the league based on 2015 records.
Get your pencil out and let the predicting begin!
That ATL-SEA-GB-CIN stretch might get a lil rough.
That’ll pretty much determine whether or not the last game of the season against the Cowboys means anything.