McNabb to visit on Oct. 3
Donovan McNabb’s former team, the Eagles, will face his new team, the Washington Redskins, on Oct. 3 at the Linc, and on Nov. 15 on “Monday Night Football” at FedEx Field.
McNabb to visit on Oct. 3
Daily News staff report
Donovan McNabb’s former team, the Eagles, will face his new team, the Washington Redskins, on Oct. 3 at the Linc, and on Nov. 15 on “Monday Night Football” at FedEx Field.
The Eagles open the season on Sunday, Sept. 12 at home against the Green Bay Packers at 4:15.
The Eagles have five prime-time games in 6 weeks, starting with the Nov. 15 game at Washington. The Birds play a Thursday night game on Dec. 2 at home against Houston.
Here is the rest of the Eagles’ schedule:
Sept. 19: Eagles at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Sept. 26: Eagles at Jacksonville, 4:05
Oct. 3: Washington at Eagles, 4:15
Oct. 10: Eagles at San Francisco, 8:20
Oct. 17: Atlanta at Eagles, 1
Oct. 24: Eagles at Tennessee, 1
Oct. 31: Bye week
Nov. 7: Indianapolis at Eagles, 4:15
Nov. 15: Eagles at Washington, 8:30
Nov. 21: NY Giants at Eagles, 8:20
Nov. 28: Eagles at Chicago, 1
Dec. 2: Houston at Eagles, 8:20
Dec. 12: Eagles at Dallas, 8:20
Dec. 19: Eagles at NY Giants, 8:20
Dec. 26: Minnesota at Eagles, 1
Jan. 2: Dallas at Eagles, 1
The Eagles have the ninth-toughest schedule in the NFL, based on last year’s records. Their opponents have a winning percentage of .520 (133-123).
All four NFC East teams are in the top nine in strength of schedule rankings – the Cowboys are third (.543), the Giants are seventh (.527) and the Redskins are eighth (.523).
As for McNabb and the Redskins, they will play the first Sunday night game on Sept. 12 against the visiting Dallas Cowboys.
First game against Dallas not until Dec 12th (Week 14)???
6-10 No Defense.— greenflyer- Shocking that the Oct 3 home game vs the Redskins is not a prime time game.— Phillies2008WSChamps
- The AFC south is tough. Who knows if Farve will be back and playing him at the end of the season is better. Farve has never won a game in Philly. I will take one game at a time.— Fast Eddie
- I only count 15 games on that list.
- 6 prime time games? Does the NFL just really like Kevin Kolb? They didnt get six prime time games after they wen to the super bowl.— Phillyphan26
- 7-0 start.— jimqk
- Offense is already good, and will remain so; defense hopefully better with new young blood from the draft, and trades. 8-8 for sure; possibly 9-7; with luck, 10-6.— bust6711
- this schedule is baaaad. First of all, let me say that I like Kolb and I am definately not a hater, big 5 fan though. Here is my point: I think that Kolb is slightly over-rated because nobody had film of him when he started last year. The scarey part is the better defenses will have much film on him by the time he faces them. We're going to rely on a lot of slant patterns, quick hits, etc. It's Kolb's forte. However, the better defenses will jam and disrupt this timing during the second half of the season. I'm not completely confident in the coaching staff's ability to adjust when the time comes. There will be no more secret weapon. Nobody to have to adjust for except Vick. I called them an 8-8 team in a prior article and got labasted for it by another commenter. I'm sticking with 8-8. Take the 11 picks that we have this year and get as high as we can and draft a stud or two for defense. Use the remaining picks to stock up for next year when we will draft higher and for training camp bodies that won't make the team. I'll give this year to the rest of the east, but watch out for us in 2011.— eagledon
- Best case scenario: 9-7.— andrewfrombrooklyn
- since when was green bay a cupcake? and who thinks andy's perfect record after the bye continues this year (indy at home)?— philly psu 24
Agreed 6-10. Hot fudge sundae with a burger on top. Time's yours.— ANDY-IS-FAT- September 19th - Ernie Sims returns to Detroit. Will he be cheered? Booed? How will it affect his play? Will his teamates rally around him? Will they pretend its just business as usual?— dragoon6
Is there some kind of record for McNabb in playing the exact same team 3 games in a row?- Breaking down the Eagles schedule: --The Eagles better get off to an amazing start in their first 7 games (before the bye) because after the bye, we have 9 tough games in row. --When all is said and done, Eagles could have 10 or 11 nationally televised games. --It is possible that Eagles only have one 1pm home game. Right now, there are 3 scheduled, but the last two against Minn and Dallas could be flexed if we are in contention. --There is a 5 week stretch between nov 11th and december 9th where we play in a prime time night game 4 times. 2 sun, 1 mon, 1 thurs --We don't have a single easy home game...not one. every home game is actually a good to great opponent. gb, wash, atl, indy, nyg, hou, minn, dal. Every team was .500 or better except washington who will be improved. --Ironically, our road schedule is the opposite. Every road opponent had a .500 record or worse except Dallas. --I guess the NFL wanted to put Andy Reid's perfect record after a bye week to the ultimate test as we play Peyton and the Colts. --This is the first time I can remember in years that the Eagles haven't had several instances of back to back home games. Only the last two weeks of the season. --Eagles have 1 division game (out of 7) before the bye, and 5 division games (out of 9) after the bye. --Both the two giants games and the two Cowboys games are played less than a month apart from each other. Giants (nov 21 and dec 19), Cowboys (dec 12 and jan 2)— danterp
