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Eagles schedule 2026 updates: Two Birds games announced ahead of full NFL schedule release

We already know the Birds are playing on Thanksgiving and in London.

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles will learn their full 2026 schedule Thursday.
Jalen Hurts and the Eagles will learn their full 2026 schedule Thursday. Read more
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What you should know

  1. The NFL will release its full 2026 schedule Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPN and the NFL Network.

  2. We know two Eagles games so far – Week 5 against the Jaguars in London, and a Thanksgiving game against the Cowboys in Week 12.

  3. Netflix will stream three more games this season, including a new Thanksgiving eve game. Peacock is also streaming a game, but not YouTube.

  4. The big question Eagles fans want to know? When to schedule their Nashville weekend to watch Birds-Titans.

Two Eagles primetime games reported

Despite a disappointing early exit from the playoffs last season, the Eagles remain a big TV draw.

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 primetime games this season.

According to NBC Sports Philadelphia's Ryan Fowler, the Eagles will play in at least two primetime games:

  1. Week 3, Monday, Sept. 28: Eagles at Bears (8:15 p.m., ESPN/ABC)

  2. Week 8, Sunday, Nov. 1: Eagles at Commanders (8:20 p.m., NBC)

— Rob Tornoe

Bears-Lions on CBS for early Thanksgiving game

Eagles fans now know their Thanksgiving appetizer.

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.

That will lead into Eagles-Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. on Fox.

2026 Eagles schedule: What we know so far

With 17 weeks until the start of the 2026 NFL season, the league will release its full 2026 schedule Thursday at 8 p.m.

If the past is any indication, Birds fans will know a large chunk of the schedule earlier. Then all of Philly can get back to debating when the Eagles will trade A.J. Brown.

Here are all the games that have either been announced or reported ahead of the full release later this evening:

  1. Week 5, Sunday, Oct. 11: Eagles at Jaguars (9:30 a.m., NFL Network)

  2. Week 12, Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving): Eagles at Cowboys (4:30 p.m., Fox)

» READ MORE: 2026 NFL schedule: Eagles games, Netflix adds Thanksgiving eve and more, full international slate announced

— Rob Tornoe

Notable 2026 NFL games

Outside of the Eagles, a handful of notable 2026 games have either been announced by the league's media partners or reported.

Here are some non-Birds games that stand out so far:

  1. Week 1: 49ers at Rams in Melbourne, Australia (Thursday, 8:35 p.m., Netflix)

  2. Week 1 (first Sunday Night Football game): Cowboys at Giants (Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC)

  3. Week 2 (first Thursday Night Football game): Lions at Bills (Thursday, 8:15 p.m., Amazon)

  4. Week 3: Ravens at Cowboys in Brazil (Sunday, 4:25 p.m., CBS)

  5. Week 11: Vikings at 49ers in Mexico City (Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC)

  6. Week 12 (Thanksgiving eve): Packers at Rams (Wednesday, 5 p.m., Netflix)

— Rob Tornoe

NFL will have a record number of international games

A record-setting nine NFL games in the 2026 season will take place across four continents and include three new host cities — Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and Melbourne.

That's up from seven international games last year, but short of Roger Goodell's stated goal of 16 games per season.

The Eagles will face the Jacksonville Jaguars in London in Week 5, the Birds' third international game, following wins in São Paulo, Brazil in 2024 and London in 2018.

What will be different about the NFL schedule this year?

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.

But there will be a few quirks. Here are some things to know:

  1. NFL triples-down on Christmas: This year, the league will celebrate Christmas on a Friday with three games — two on Netflix, and a third evening game on Fox. It’s just the third time since 1989 the NFL has scheduled Friday Christmas games — 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 and shifted the league’s mindset about the holiday.

  2. Netflix gets more games, including a new Thanksgiving eve window: 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.

  3. So much for the death of broadcast TV: 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’s 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’s Munich game in Week 10, creating a rare “triple-header” of games airing all day that Sunday. It also landed the earlier Saturday game in Week 15.

  4. Peacock gets an exclusive game, but not YouTube: Peacock, NBC’s subscription streaming service, will offer one exclusive NFL game this season — 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 “balked” at the idea of splitting a package of games with Netflix, according to Puck.

— Rob Tornoe

Eagles 2026 opponents

While we won’t know all the dates until Thursday night, we do know all the Eagles’ opponents.

In addition to facing their NFC East opponents — Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Commanders — here’s a rundown of the teams the Eagles will play:

  1. Eagles home games: Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks

  2. Eagles away games: Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

— Rob Tornoe

2026 NFL schedule release: One show, two networks

  1. When: Thursday, May 14

  2. Time: 8 p.m. Eastern

  3. TV: ESPN2, NFL Network

  4. Streaming: ESPN+, NFL+

Now that ESPN owns the NFL Network, a special edition of SportsCenter will air on both networks beginning at 8 p.m. revealing the full 2026 schedule.

The two-hour special (which will air on ESPN2) will be hosted by Laura Rutledge and feature ESPN analysts Dan Orlovsky, Peter Schrager, and Andrew Hawkins. NFL Network host Kyle Brandt will also be part of the broadcast, his first crossover trip to Bristol.

Longtime announcer Joe Buck will also join the show to offer his thoughts on ESPN's Monday Night Football schedule.