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Eagles’ 2024 schedule highlighted by Brazil trip and primetime games originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
We’ve known for a while that the Eagles are opening their season in São Paulo, Brazil, but now we know the rest of their 2024 schedule.
Here’s a closer look with the full schedule at the bottom:
• Let’s start with the trip to Brazil. This will be the first NFL game ever played in South America and the first Friday night game on opening weekend in over 50 years.
Each NFL team is going to have to play an international home game once every eight years. It’s just a part of the rotation. The Eagles will still have eight home games in 2024. Owner Jeffrey Lurie is proud to be hosting the first-ever game in South America.
“We stepped up and thought let’s do it in South America and Brazil, a really dynamic country,” Lurie said at the NFL owners meetings this offseason. “And then we won’t be doing that as the rotation goes through.”
• After that long trip to Brazil in Week 1, the Eagles will get some extra time before hosting the Falcons on Monday Night Football in Week 2. That is probably much appreciated. That MNF game will obviously be on ESPN, which means Jason Kelce will be a part of the pregame show and halftime.
It’ll also be a home opener in primetime against Kirk Cousins for the third straight season. The Eagles beat Cousins’ Vikings 24-7 in Week 2 of 2022 and beat the Vikings 34-28 in Week 2 of 2023.
• The Eagles have five primetime games scheduled in 2023. They continue to be a huge draw for national audiences and get a ton of primetime games. Since 2000, the Eagles are second in the NFL in primetime games:
Cowboys: 111
Eagles: 105
Packers: 104
Steelers: 99
Patriots: 96
Giants: 96
Broncos: 92
Colts: 86
Bears: 85
Ravens: 80
To put this in perspective, the Lions have the fewest primetime games since 2000 with just 31.
• Based on 2023 win totals, the Eagles are tied for the 21st-toughest schedule in 2024. Their opponents had a combined…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-05-16 01:52:24
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