We now know another date for one of the Eagles' games against an NFC East rival and the placement of that game could mean coach Nick Sirianni’s team will be spending Christmas on the field.
FOX sports announced Monday that the Eagles will play the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md. on Dec. 20 as part of a Saturday doubleheader.
The other game will match the Packers against the Bears in Chicago
The game between the Eagles and Commanders, of course, is a rematch of the NFC Championship, which Philadelphia won by the score of 55-23 before going on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
The Eagles took two of the three games they played against the Commanders last season, but Washington did hold serve on its home field with a 36-33 come-from-behind win orchestrated by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. Jalen Hurts, however, left in the first quarter of that game with a concussion and did not return.
The loss to the Commanders ended a franchise-record 10-game winning streak, but they did not lose again as they finished with an 18-3 record and the franchise’s second Super Bowl title.
With the Eagles and Commanders playing on the Saturday before Christmas, all signs point to the playing again on Christmas.
Last season, Houston played at Kansas City and Pittsburgh played at Baltimore on the Saturday before Christmas. Four days later, the Chiefs played at Pittsburgh and the Ravens played at Houton.
Things are set up for things to happen that way again with the Eagles likely playing host to the Bears on Christmas, which falls on a Thursday. The Commanders would likely have to travel on Christmas for a game against the Packers in Green Bay.
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Bob Brookover can be reached atrbrookover@njadvancemedia.com