Eagles 08/09 Schedule

I think this schedule start with some strong defensive teams. Our offense is gonna have to start hot from jump. No waiting into game three to get it together this year. Easy end of schedule though.

of the two west coast games, we have a bye after the SF game which is good.  then one that concerns me is the Seattle game.  They usually play the Eagles tough and then the following Sunday Night is the Giants games which will be nationally televised.

i think its a pretty fair schedule. If were werent the toughest division in the NFL, I think we would be a lock for the playoffs. Its gonna be tough facing our division rivals 6 times a year.

WE HAVE A THANKSGIVING GAME! SWEET!

nothing pissed me off more than someone who is a cowboys fan and lives in Philadelphia! These people have never even been to fucking Texas!!!!

The one thing to point out, which I think Spuds did today, is that the schedule suggests that the NFL expects us to be a very good team. A few Monday night games, more primetime games, playing on Thanksgiving - let's hope we meet expectations. I think we will.

overall it's a pretty fair schedule, going by last year's record for our opponents...  even the home vs. road is a pretty even split

1    St. Louis Rams            3    13
2    at Dallas Cowboys    13    3
3    Pittsburgh Steelers    10    6
4    at Chicago Bears    7    9
5    Washington Redskins    9    7
6    at San Francisco 49ers    5    11
7    Bye       
8    Atlanta Falcons            4    12
9    at Seattle Seahawks    10    6
10    New York Giants            10    6
11    at Cincinnati Bengals    7    9
12    at Baltimore Ravens    5    11
13    Arizona Cardinals    8    8
14    at New York Giants    10    6   
15    Cleveland Browns    10    6   
16    at Washington Redskins    9    7   
17    Dallas Cowboys            13    3   

    Total    133    123    0.520
    Home    67    61    0.523
    Road    66    62    0.516

We have our fair share of horrid teams (SF, StL, Atl, Baltimore), some five hundred(ish) teams (Az, Cinci, Chicago, Wash) and then the better teams (Dallas, NY, Cleveland, Pit, Seattle).  Seems decently fair.  

Again, our biggest challenge is going to be within our division (which is the way it should be anyway).  Not too worried about Baltimore, SF, StL, Arizona, Atlanta, and Chicago.  Pit is a good team, but at least it's a home game.  All of our divisional games will be tough, but we can win all six of them (although not likely).  The two games that actually scare me the most are @ Seattle and home vs. Cleveland.  Seattle is a tough tough place to play and they will field a good team this year.  Also, I remember saying in the begining of last season that Cleveland could surprise some people, and they have improved their team alot in the offseason.  Plus, yes the Giants and Dallas will have good teams, but we're familiar with them and what they'll try to do.  Cleveland will be a little different story.  I'm definitely not saying the Browns are going to be the best team in the NFL or anything, or that they will go undefeated, but I DO think they will have the chance to win every game they play this year.  I'm just saying that I don't see anyone just rolling over them as they would in the past.

They sure do expect the Birds to be good this year. Two Monday night games!. I'm very excited that we have the chance to beat Little D in the final Monday night game in Texas Stadium ever. The Thanksgiving game is huge and having the maximum 5 prime time games allowed is sweet.

I actually thought you wrote that wrong thinking that the last game was at dallas and on monday, which neither is true... and then i realized that you were talking about week 2. I took a look at the cowboys schedule and I'm surprised they only play one monday night game all year... and the front of their page has a story from spags saying the nfl screwed up by not having washigton play there for the final game.