The Eagles Have A 2024 “Gauntlet” After All
When reviewing the Eagles 2024 schedule there was something that I especially enjoyed about it. I always look first after the reveal of the schedule if there is a gauntlet of games awaiting them. At first glance, I didn’t feel that the Eagles had one of those stretches.
Las Vegas clearly believes that I was mistaken. Our friends at @betonline on X have unveiled their lines for all 17 games and they believe that the Eagles have a very difficult five-week stretch. Remember, these are pre-season projections on what they expect to happen. A slow start, key injury, or an unsuspected rise by an opponent could change all of these by the times the games are played.
First, The Good News
The Eagles begin the 2024 season with four NFC games in the month of September. Only one of those games will be played at Lincoln Financial Field despite the Eagles technically being the home team in Sao Paolo against the Green Bay Packers. The Birds are considered to be the favorite in all of these matchups.
Week 1: Green Bay Packers @ Philadelphia Eagles -1½
Week 2: Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles -3½
Week 3: Philadelphia Eagles -3 @ New Orleans Saints
Week 4: Philadelphia Eagles -2 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
After the bye week the Eagles will see another couple of games where they will be favored.
Week 6: Cleveland Browns @ Philadelphia Eagles -3
Week 7: Philadelphia Eagles -4½ @ New York Giants
Here Is The Gauntlet
After the first six games where they are favored, the Eagles once again will face a stretch that could be considered a gauntlet. If they have taken care of their business in the first six games this series will be able to clarify whether they are truly Super Bowl contenders.
Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles +3 @ Cincinnati Bengals
Week 9: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Philadelphia Eagles -4
Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles +2 @ Dallas Cowboys
Week 11: Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles -6½
Week 12: Philadelphia Eagles +½ @ Los Angeles Rams
Week 13: Philadelphia Eagles +4 @ Baltimore Ravens
The Eagles find themselves underdogs in four of the six matchups. You have two games against AFC Super Bowl contenders at Cincinnati and Baltimore sandwiching this stretch. Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson will present supreme challenges for Vic Fangio and his defense.
Thankfully they have the first six games to work out the kinks. In between the Birds go to Dallas as a dog and then come home for their first look at the Washington Commanders on a short week Thursday night matchup. The opponents don’t look that dangerous but the scheduling could prove cumbersome.
The other two games are a home Sunday night game vs Doug Pederson and the Jaguars and a Sunday night showdown in Los Angeles against the Rams high-flying offense.
The Schedule After The Gauntlet Doesn’t Look Tough
The final five games will give the Eagles the opportunity to secure the top seed if they have survived the gauntlet. Four of those games will be played at Lincoln Financial Field. Their only road trip after December 1st will be a short visit to Landover, Maryland to face the Commanders in the rematch.
Last season we all looked at the schedule and thought the end of the season would be easy. It most certainly wasn’t. This certainly looks easily navigable.
Week 14: Carolina Panthers @ Philadelphia Eagles -7½
Week 15: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Philadelphia Eagles -3½
Week 16: Philadelphia Eagles -3 @ Washington Commanders
Week 17: Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles -2
Week 18: New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles -5½
It may seem way too early to look at this stuff, but the schedule once again looks favorable for the Eagles to have a chance to return to the Super Bowl stage.
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Ranking all 17 Games on the Eagles Schedule in 2024
2 – Week 13 @ Ravens
Like I said, this is personal. I have a TON of family in Balitmore. There is also a big Lithuanian community in Baltimore. I need Philly to win this one. It is also a great quarterback battle and a late season matchup between two great teams which helps put this so high on the list.
3 – Week 8 @ Bengals
Eagles vs Bengals was my Super Bowl pick for last season. It won’t be my pick this year, but I do think the Bengals bounce back in 2024. Between the quarterback battle and my prediction that didn’t come to fruition last year, this was a game I was excited for when the opponents first came out.
