Grading the Philadelphia Eagles’ 2026 schedule: Can the Birds overcome the offseason drama and remain on top in the NFC East?
The Philadelphia Eagles’ 2026 schedule has been released, and we will analyze the big factors and give a final grade.
It feels like an annual tradition at this point, but the Philadelphia Eagles have endured yet another offseason where there are questions about everything from their head coach to their quarterback and star wide receiver.
Amid all of that, the Eagles will play a first-place schedule yet again. So today, we are going to analyze three big factors and give a final grade for the Birds.
Key Takeaways from Eagles 2026 schedule
- Eagles will be playing in London.
- Eagles will be playing on Thanksgiving.
- Eagles play both Cowboys games in standalone games.
Bye Week: A+
A Week 10 bye week is one of the best you can ask for, especially for a team that wants to ground and pound on offense and rush the passer on defense. Having that break right in the middle of the season is a major advantage for players like Lane Johnson and Saquon Barkley, and it sets the Eagles up well before the homestretch of the season.
Back-to-back competitive games: A
When you analyze schedules from a lot of other competitive teams, you will see a bunched-up schedule that features five, sometimes six, straight games against playoff-caliber teams. For the Eagles, that’s not really the case.
Of course, they have big games, but there isn’t one stretch when you look at the schedule and say, “Man, that’s going to be tough for the Eagles.” For that alone, the Eagles should be happy.
Primetime-standalone games: A+
The Eagles have a whopping eight primetime or standalone games. It all starts in Week 3 on Monday night against the Bears, before a trip to London against the Jaguars, a Monday Night Football game against the Cowboys, a Sunday night game against the Commanders, a Thanksgiving game against the Cowboys, a Saturday game against the Seahawks, before closing with a Thursday night game against the Texans and Sunday night game against the 49ers.
Final grade: A
Between the bye week, the competition level, and the primetime games, it’s hard not to come away saying the Eagles have one of the best schedules in the league. Now it’s about seeing them put it all together.
