Dave Caldwell Senior Personnel Director/advisor To The General Manager | Philadelphia Eagles Website
Dave Caldwell Senior Personnel Director/advisor To The General Manager | Philadelphia Eagles Website
The Philadelphia Eagles, the 2024 Super Bowl Champions, are set to host the opening game of the 2025 NFL season on Thursday Night Football. While specific dates and times for their games will be announced later this offseason, details about their opponents have been released.
The Eagles will play eight home games and nine road games in 2025. They will face each team in the NFC East twice, as is customary. As the NFC East Champions, they also have a first-place schedule that includes matchups against first-place teams from the AFC East, NFC West, and NFC South. Their schedule includes games against all teams from the AFC West and NFC North.
One highlight of the upcoming season is a rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, following their victory over them in Super Bowl LIX. Notably, ten of their opponents were playoff contenders in 2024.
Their division rivals include:
- **Dallas Cowboys**: The Eagles dominated Dallas last season with victories of 34-6 and 41-7.
- **New York Giants**: Philadelphia defeated New York twice last year with scores of 28-3 and 20-13.
- **Washington Commanders**: After splitting regular-season meetings, Philadelphia won decisively in their NFC Championship Game encounter.
Among non-divisional opponents:
- **Buffalo Bills (Away)**: The matchup features reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen against Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts.
- **Chicago Bears (Home)**: A chance to see new Head Coach Ben Johnson and top draft pick Caleb Williams.
- **Denver Broncos (Home)**: Denver's standout rookie Bo Nix will face off against Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field.
- **Detroit Lions (Home)**: Detroit finished with a strong record but was eliminated by Washington in playoffs.
- **Green Bay Packers (Away)**: Philadelphia has bested Green Bay in recent encounters including two wins last season.
- **Las Vegas Raiders (Home)**: Last played at Lincoln Financial Field on Christmas 2017; series tied at seven wins each.
Other matchups include away games against:
- **Los Angeles Chargers**: First meeting between these teams at SoFi Stadium since their last encounter in Los Angeles in 2017.
- **Minnesota Vikings**: The Vikings had a successful season under Coach Kevin O'Connell but lost to Rams in playoffs.
- **Tampa Bay Buccaneers**: The Eagles seek redemption after previous losses to Tampa Bay.
Additional home game highlights:
- **Los Angeles Rams**: Following two wins over Los Angeles last year including a playoff victory.
Stay tuned for further updates when the full schedule is released later this spring.
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