The Philadelphia Eagles had a memorable season that ended in disappointment last year. The Eagles made Super Bowl LVII and held a 24-14 halftime lead over the Kansas City Chiefs. However, Philadelphia wilted in the second half before ultimately falling by three points.
The challenge for the 2023 Eagles schedule is for Philadelphia to find a way to repeat as NFC East and conference champions. As always for teams that make the Super Bowl, the Eagles had their fair share of roster turnover.
Looking at NFL teams will also show that Philadelphia will need to lean on Jalen Hurts to stay healthy.
On the road again
With the NFL schedule this season, all the NFC teams will only have eight home games. What that means is the extra road game will throw a wrinkle into Philadelphia schedule. The Eagles will play four of their first six and five of their first eight games on the road.
During that stretch, the Eagles will only have one division game, an Oct. 1 home matchup with Washington, and several NFL games against teams with major question marks. To open the season, Philadelphia will take on the New England Patriots, who are hoping to bounce back from missing the playoffs last season.
The Eagles will also have games at Tampa Bay, at the Los Angeles Rams, and at the New York Jets. All three of those teams are seeing significant changes, and are hard to tell how good they will be.
There will be a rematch
The Eagles will be happy to have their bye Week 10. That will provide Philadelphia with a 15-day break on their 2023 Eagles schedule. Philadelphia will need the break after a Nov. 5 battle at home with the Dallas Cowboys.
The Eagles have a Nov. 20 Monday night football game at Arrowhead Stadium against the Chiefs. Kansas City is once again expected to have a strong season, so this will be a fun battle. That will also kick off a stretch of six consecutive games against playoff teams from last season.
New York, New York
How the NFL spaces out division games throughout the league is often a difficult balancing act to work. The league prefers to see division and playoff races play out down the stretch as the drama as the NFL standings take shape brings in a large audience.
For fans of the Giants-Eagles rivalry, they will have to wait a long time to see that game on the 2023 Eagles schedule. The Eagles and Giants’ first meeting will come on Christmas Day in Philadelphia. They will also close out the season against each other on Jan. 6 or 7.
People making NFL picks will also see that Philadelphia will play on two major holidays. The Eagles will host Buffalo on Thanksgiving.
Eagles Prediction
Many people who set NFL odds believe Philadelphia is a strong candidate to return to the postseason. The Eagles are -455 to make the playoffs, and their over/under for win total is set at 10.5. While Philadelphia won’t have an easy road back to the playoffs, the Eagles’ powerful offense showed they are capable of hanging with any team last season.
While making NFL preseason prop bets on passing totals for players like Hurts, who is an injury threat due to the style he plays, is hard to make, the Eagles have shown that they are capable of proving everyone wrong last season.
Philadelphia may have a harder time holding off the Cowboys this season, but the Eagles should still be able to eclipse 10.5 wins and return to the postseason.
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