For over two months now, we’ve recognized the Philadelphia Eagles are opening their 2024 season with a Friday night time “residence recreation” in São Paulo, Brazil.
Now we lastly know their Week 1 opponent.
The NFL formally introduced the Birds are scheduled to tackle the Inexperienced Bay Packers — and never the Cleveland Browns, as beforehand rumored — at Area Corinthians.
On paper, that is an intriguing matchup that options two of the highest playoff contenders within the NFC.
The Eagles and Packers ended their respective seasons on very totally different notes. Philly crumbled down the stretch, going 1-6 of their remaining six video games. Inexperienced Bay went 6-2 of their remaining eight common season video games earlier than happening to AT&T Stadium and changing into the first-ever No. 7 seed to win a playoff recreation by blowing out the Dallas Cowboys. The Packers then got here up simply brief in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers within the Divisional Spherical.
The Packers had been the NFL’s youngest staff final yr. There’s presently just one participant on their roster over the age of 30 (Preston Smith, who’s 31). There’s motive to imagine they’re an ascending staff, particularly with Jordan Love displaying severe promise because the successor to Aaron Rodgers.
And so the Packers might present a tricky check for the Eagles proper out of the gate. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Birds favored by simply 1.5 factors on this impartial website location.
The complete 2024 NFL schedule will doubtless be revealed inside the subsequent month or so. For now, how are you feeling about this Week 1 improvement?