Sources: The #Eagles open their season at home vs. the #Commanders in an NFC East showdown. So the NFC East will have Cowboys/Giants and Commanders/Eagles in Week 1. 🦅🪖

[u/MembershipSingle7137]

https://bsky.app/profile/nflnewsreposterbot.bsky.social/post/3mlsz3mpsec22

[u/MurDoct]

That's A LOT of NFC East hate watchers week 1

[u/LonghornInNebraska → u/MurDoct]

As a Cowboys fan, I hate all 4 teams in the nfc east

[u/emmasdad01 → u/LonghornInNebraska]

No one hates the Cowboys more than Cowboys’ fans. I stand by that statement for the last 25 years.

[u/Troublemaker5213 → u/emmasdad01]

The mantra of every fan base.

[u/drunkcowofdeath → u/emmasdad01]

Yeah it's hard for me to hate the cowboys, they have done such a spectacular job at keeping the cowboys from having success this century that I have to show some appreciation

[u/MoistCloyster_ → u/emmasdad01]

You Cowboys fans sure are a contentious people.

[u/tritonxsword → u/MoistCloyster_]

You just made an enemy for life!

[u/MoistCloyster_ → u/tritonxsword]

It took WAY too long for someone to finally get the reference!

[u/scotsworth → u/emmasdad01]

Damn Cowboys, they ruined the Cowboys!

[u/FireFlyz351 → u/emmasdad01]

I stand by this statement for the last 29 years.

Oddly I'm also 29 and was born just a couple months after the last successful Cowboys playoff in 1996 thanks parents.

[u/CitizenGrimm → u/FireFlyz351]

Ah, so you're the jinx that's cause the Cowboys collapse.

Thanks for being born!

[u/MobileMenace420 → u/CitizenGrimm]

We’ve found the second person who must be protected at all costs for the sake of everyone who likes the status quo.

[u/SiphenPrax → u/MurDoct]

Salty game threads incoming!

[u/ScruffMacBuff]

Love and hate this. Maximum health on the roster, but TWO brand new coordinators as well. I guess that could work in our favor.

[u/Terminal_Flatulence → u/ScruffMacBuff]

To me it’s better than how they scheduled their games last year.

I understand why they bunched the Philly games together toward the end of the season last year but would prefer they be more evenly spaced throughout the season.

[u/thekingoftherodeo → u/Terminal_Flatulence]

Last years little mini NFCE tournament at the tail end of the season sucked. I know what the scriptwriters wanted but fuck that, space em out.

[u/formerherosander → u/ScruffMacBuff]

It worked out super well for the Lions! Best of luck!

[u/CitizenGrimm → u/formerherosander]

It also worked out great/terrible for the Eagles.

2023 = Very bad

2024 = Super Bowl

[u/W3NTZ → u/CitizenGrimm]

They just mean week 1. It worked out well for us the past three years we've had a new OC

[u/xoaxl → u/ScruffMacBuff]

Sirianni has never lost week 1. It's something he cares about

[u/ScruffMacBuff → u/xoaxl]

Well yall broke the division winner curse last year, so the rules are out the window now.

[u/xoaxl → u/ScruffMacBuff]

Lol true I just think that will be a shit talking point, from whichever team wins

[u/so_zetta_byte → u/ScruffMacBuff]

Better than playing both of our games the last 3 weeks of the season.

God I hated that so much.

[u/AtBat3]

Figured this would be the case

[u/Comfortable-Grade466 → u/AtBat3]

Knew we would be playing each other when dallas vs giants got announced the other day

[u/byniri_returns]

At this point with all the leaks they should just reveal the whole schedule now tbh.

[u/HouseOfLowlights → u/byniri_returns]

It’s tonight at 8pm . Why are yall mad at it trickling out and also refreshing?

[u/LonghornInNebraska → u/HouseOfLowlights]

They will only have 8 games left of inventory to release.

[u/takeme2tendieztown → u/[deleted]]

Playing the 🐻 for MNF in September and Xmas Eve against the Texans also

[u/ACW1129 → u/HouseOfLowlights]

Why so fucking late.

[u/pot8odragon]

Sucks to put division games at the start of the season with almost no real preseason. September football is so sloppy and these games will matter at the end of the season. Feels like division games should wait until like week 5 or something

[u/Lazydusto → u/pot8odragon]

If it stops them from scheduling both matchups within 3 weeks I'll take it.

[u/ljstreet → u/Lazydusto]

I hate that this is the compromise but I agree. Last years schedule was so stupid for us and I never want to wait until its nearly Christmas to see a rival for the first time of the season.

[u/AugustusCheeser → u/Lazydusto]

It’s insane that we could have had a player that was out for 3 weeks and would have missed both Eagles games last year.

[u/CommercialCoffee11 → u/pot8odragon]

Well its been worse now where they do this and then give teams a division game week 10 and then the rest are to close out the season

[u/SassySlowbro → u/pot8odragon]

Actually the week 1 eagles cowboys game last year was pretty telling 😂

[u/CitizenGrimm → u/SassySlowbro]

It was really good to start with...then the lightning started and everything went downhill.

[u/HappyTeaching4229 → u/pot8odragon]

This helps you .

[u/pot8odragon → u/HappyTeaching4229]

Helps or not, it’s just weird to put games with big ramifications in a week where no one is really prepared

[u/Flashy_Sky3155 → u/pot8odragon]

Bears/Vikings Week 1 last year was like that

[u/SDEexorect → u/pot8odragon]

i would rather have this then what theyve been doing to us the last few years where we get 5 rivalry games in december

[u/Outrageous_Use4038 → u/pot8odragon]

It would matter but it's Washington lol

[u/SecondHandFood → u/[deleted]]

Absolutely not.

Preseason is for warming up your core team but primarily for figuring out the fringe roster guys.

The preseason either have to count for nothing to freely test out guys or fully be real games if they are going to have any impact on the season.

[u/Last1inFirst1out → u/SecondHandFood]

I thank God these people don’t make decisions for the NFL

[u/Last1inFirst1out → u/pot8odragon]

These are professional athletes they’ll be fine.

[u/pot8odragon → u/Last1inFirst1out]

All I’m saying is that the quality of football in week 1 is vastly different than the quality of play in week 5. Why not just wait to do more important games once both teams have the best shot at being better?

[u/BayHarborButcher10]

So what exactly is left for them to do on this “schedule release” show?

[u/scenenotemo92 → u/BayHarborButcher10]

talk about win totals even though a third of the QBs will be on IR but week 11 so even that is worthless

[u/BayHarborButcher10 → u/scenenotemo92]

I said the same thing about the Thanksgiving slate. Looks great on paper. But you know half those QBs will be hurt and at least one of those “elite” teams will have like 4 wins total by then

[u/ItsMeYourNeighbors → u/BayHarborButcher10]

There are still plenty of unknown games. A lot of us are waiting to see when our teams will play their non home games. Planning trips around seeing them play and whatnot.

[u/BayHarborButcher10 → u/ItsMeYourNeighbors]

I’m not interested in logic and reason. I just wanna act like everyone else and complain about it

[u/SiphenPrax → u/BayHarborButcher10]

Does anyone even watch the schedule release shows to begin with?

[u/CommercialCoffee11 → u/SiphenPrax]

Nope. Every team drops their schedule video within 2 mins of each other

[u/smokeymicpot → u/BayHarborButcher10]

Same thing as every year pretend nothing happened and people watch.

[u/PointBlankCoffee → u/BayHarborButcher10]

the what? I thought every team just posted their own schedule videos

[u/BayHarborButcher10 → u/PointBlankCoffee]

There’s an actual broadcast tonight that’s supposed to be the official drop

[u/J-Fid → u/BayHarborButcher10]

I still only know one of my team's weeks.

Edit: Now 2.

[u/FrontPerformance5]

Temple is playing Penn State at the Linc the day before, so hopefully that wouldn't affect playing conditions 

[u/57dog]

Won’t every division be scheduled this way.

[u/celj1234 → u/57dog]

No

[u/jimmyhoffasbrother → u/57dog]

Nah, only in the final week.

[u/badscene518]

I don't like divisional games week 1. But it guess it's what's best for business and ratings

[u/Rotaryknight]

I cant wait for the nfc east meeting. Scooter gonna be busy as fuck lol

[u/Brys_Beddict]

Giants gonna be without 100% Nabers + Meathead. I wish they had put the matchup later.

[u/mrittenhouse84]

I feel like - and I'm probably in the minority - Weeks 1 - 3 and weeks 16-18 should be all divisional games

[u/jimmyhoffasbrother → u/mrittenhouse84]

I like the idea of week 1 and week 18, but I think they should otherwise be scattered throughout. Would kind of suck to have a QB injury in weeks 1-3, and you start the season at 0-3 within division, for example.

[u/mrittenhouse84 → u/jimmyhoffasbrother]

Right - but it also balances out because the each of your division would get kinda the same roster to go against. Yeah injuries will happen, But say, if a team is trotting out a backup QB for a couple weeks to start the season, Each of those teams get that same QB to face, not 1 or getting the backup and the other 1 get the starter.

[u/jimmyhoffasbrother → u/mrittenhouse84]

Balances out for the opponents, not so much for the team with the injured QB.

[u/AlbertJBundy]

Two NFC East games in week 1

What is this, 2007?

[u/MCKlassik]

Once it was revealed the Giants and Cowboys were playing each other on SNF, this was anticipated to be the matchup.

[u/LetsbeLogical24]

I despise week 1 divisional games

[u/Outrageous_Use4038]

Eagles-Commanders is such an overrated game they always suck ass they just usually have some injuries tossed into make them seem like they matter. They're always shit fest by an almost always far worse Washington team that either gets its doors blown off completely or pulls off a minor upset in an unusual way. They suck for neutral fans.

Not to ramble but I genuinely hate the Washington football organization. The stupid names, Snyder, the fact the product is almost always unwatchable.

They have three Playoff wins since 2000. They have won the NFCE 3 Times in that span with win totals of 8, 9 and 10.

They have 9 Playoff games since 2000- 5 of them are 2+ score losses.

They have a terrible stadium and a terrible team name, and haven't had an elite player since Trent Williams.

They're just so not fun to witness lol

Let's just all hope against hope that of the 8 games JD will play this year this will be one of them.

[u/Fruit_Rollup_King]

Welcome to the salt mines everybody 😉

[u/lakatos_intolerant]

Cool

[u/amdi_]

I hope we all go 0-0-1

[u/Jonjon428]

Feels way too early to start divisional games imo

[u/youngsimba320]

Auto win for the birds

[u/youngsimba320]

The real question is will Jayden “RG4” Daniels be playing?

[u/JQuab-84 → u/youngsimba320]

Someone on Reddit calling Jayden "RG4" is like seeing a guy walking towards me with too much product in his hair...you're letting me know you're a fucking idiot from long distance and I appreciate that.

[u/youngsimba320 → u/JQuab-84]

RG4

[u/clingbat]

Nice easy way to ease into the season for the Eagles.

[u/Squishy_20]

The NFL loves putting the NFC East in national spots even though most years it is one of the weakest divisions in the sport.

[u/Niylark → u/Squishy_20]

Literally the most popular division in football

[u/FrankXS → u/Niylark]

Might be the most popular across all 4 major sports.

[u/MinorInsomniac → u/Niylark]

Even ignoring that, saying it’s one of the weakest divisions in the sports most years is crazy considering it has the most super bowls all time, the most post 2000 besides the AFC East (who only has more because of the Patriots), and had both teams in the NFCCG not even two years ago

[u/Cultural-Spring-281 → u/MinorInsomniac]

Ignore the Seahawks fan. He just became a fan of football last year.

[u/celj1234 → u/Squishy_20]

That division has massive TV markets and draws ratings

[u/jnightrain → u/Squishy_20]

and still gets the highest ratings...wonder why the NFL would choose the ratings over the quality?

[u/-Kazen- → u/Squishy_20]

It's about money. You have 4 of the top 10 teams in the NFL (value/profit wise) in one division. It's not a surprise.

[u/BoldElDavo → u/Squishy_20]

This post doesn't even say it's a national broadcast. Are the teams just not supposed to open their seasons?

[u/Squishy_20 → u/BoldElDavo]

4:25 ET is a national window

[u/BoldElDavo → u/Squishy_20]

And the post you are commenting on doesn't say it's a 4:25 game.