The Eagles’ full 2025 schedule, with dates and times, is out for all to see now, so let’s take a look at our NJ Advance Media predictions:
Week 1, Thursday Sept. 4, 8:20 p.m.: vs. Cowboys
Bob Brookover: The Eagles won 41-7 at the Linc last season despite Jalen Hurts being out with an injury. Kenny Pickett and Tanner McKee combined to complete 13 of 19 passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns to post a 141.9 passer rating. It was the highest passer rating in a game for the Eagles since Nick Foles’ perfect 158.3 when he threw an NFL record seven touchdowns against the Raiders in 2013. Hurts gets the job done in this one.
Eagles 27, Cowboys 20 (Record: 1-0)
Cayden Steele: The Cowboys had a strong draft class and acquired wide receiver George Pickens in a post-draft trade, so they should be a better team this year. But Dallas didn’t make enough moves to compete with the Eagles. In this matchup, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott could score enough points against Philadelphia’s new-look defense to keep it close, but Dallas’ defense won’t be able to slow down Hurts and Co. The Eagles’ offense returns 10 of their 11 starters and should continue to get better with increased chemistry.
Eagles 27, Cowboys 20 (Record: 1-0)
Week 2, Sunday Sept. 14, 4:25 p.m.: at Chiefs
Bob Brookover: The Eagles and Chiefs are meeting for a remarkable fifth straight time, a record number for teams from opposing conferences, which formed in 1970. Andy Reid won his first four meetings against the Eagles after leaving in 2013, but he’s lost the last two, including, of course, last year’s Super Bowl in lopsided fashion. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs will want revenge at Arrowhead.
Chiefs 30, Eagles 22 (1-1)
Cayden Steele: After getting embarrassed by the Eagles’ defensive line in Super Bowl LIX, the Chiefs gave former 49ers offensive tackle Jaylon Moore a two-year, $30 million contract in free agency and drafted Ohio State offensive tackle Josh Simmons in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Those moves are a step in the right direction. But in the first year of an offensive line rebuild, Kansas City could get destroyed by the Eagles’ front again.
Eagles 24, Chiefs 16 (2-0)
Week 3, Sunday Sept. 21, 1 p.m.: vs. Rams
Bob Brookover: The Rams provided the Eagles with their toughest test during the playoffs with veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford taking his team to the 13-yard line before Jalen Carter provided the sack of the season. Saquon Barkley will be going for his third straight 200-yard rushing game against the Rams in this one.
Eagles 34, Rams 24 (2-1)
Cayden Steele: Last season, Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter saved his team from elimination in their NFC Divisional round win over the Rams when he sacked quarterback Matthew Stafford inside the redzone with 1:14 remaining in the game. If Stafford’s protection held up, he could have thrown a game-winning touchdown to tight end Tyler Higbee, who was wide open near the goal line. The Rams were the only team to give the Eagles trouble in the playoffs, and over the next two years, they could also be the Eagles’ biggest competitor in the NFC. With the free-agent addition of Davante Adams in the fold, the Rams will get the win at the Linc they didn’t get in the postseason.
Rams 24, Eagles 20 (2-1)
Week 4, Sunday Sept. 28, 1 p.m.: at Buccaneers
Bob Brookover: The Eagles know Raymond James Stadium well. This will be their fifth game in Tampa in the last five years and they’ve only won one of them. Bucs coach Todd Bowles is an outstanding defensive mind and the Bucs have a talented team, but this recent streak makes no sense.
Eagles 30, Buccaneers 28 (3-1)
Cayden Steele: After beating the Eagles in the 2023 playoffs and in Week 4 of the 2024 season, the Buccaneers are now considered the Eagles’ Kryptonite in the NFC. However, the Buccaneers’ recent success against the Eagles might be fool’s gold. Tampa Bay had a major edge over Philadelphia in both victories because the Eagles were down multiple starters. Eagles safety Reed Blankenship and wide receiver A.J. Brown missed the team’s playoff game against the Buccaneers, and three of their stars (Brown, wide receiver DeVonta Smith and offensive tackle Lane Johnson) didn’t play against Tampa Bay last year. If the Eagles are healthy for their matchup against the Buccaneers in 2025, they should win.
Eagles 20, Buccaneers 17 (3-1)
Week 5, Sunday Oct. 5, 1 p.m.: vs. Broncos
Bob Brookover: Washington’s Jayden Daniels was the best rookie quarterback a year ago, but Denver’s Bo Nix was a close second. Nix’s 29 TD passes were the second highest total ever for a rookie behind the 31 thrown by the Chargers’ Justin Herbert in 2020. Thanks in large part to Nix and second-year coach Sean Payton the Broncos made it back to the playoffs for the first time since 2015, which is when they won the franchise’s third Super Bowl title. The Broncos finished third in points allowed last season.
Eagles 22, Broncos 17 (Record 4-1)
Cayden Steele: Over the last year, the Broncos have turned into one of the NFL’s most promising teams. Second-year quarterback Bo Nix is ascending into a franchise-caliber player and Denver’s defense is stout at all three levels. After making big moves this offseason to improve both sides of the ball, the Broncos should be considered sneaky Super Bowl contenders. Denver can match Philadelphia’s physicality upfront and slow down the Eagles’ offense.
Broncos 20, Eagles 17 (3-2)
Week 6, Thursday Oct. 9, 8:15 p.m.: at Giants
Bob Brookover: Giants fans greeted Saquon Barkley’s return with a burning No. 26 jersey as he entered Met Life Stadium on the Eagles’ team bus last October. Barkley’s response? He ran 17 times for 176 yards in three quarters in his first game against his former team during the Eagles’ 28-3 rout at Met Life Stadium. He’ll. be just as motivated and dominating in his second trip up the turnpike.
Eagles 24, Giants 14 (5-1)
Cayden Steele: Giants edge rusher Abdul Carter could make splash plays in his first season against the Eagles and New York’s revamped secondary could do a better job of containing Eagles wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. But from top to bottom, the Giants don’t have enough talent to knock off the Eagles.
Eagles 28, Giants 14 (4-2)
Week 7, Sunday Oct. 19, 1 p.m.: at Vikings
Bob Brookover: This is just the third time in 15 yeaers that the Eagles will face the Vikings in Minnesota, but they did have that rather enjoyable trip to Minneapolis in 2018 when they beat the Patriots for their first Super Bowl title. Their last trip to US Bank Stadium, however, resulted in an 18-point loss to the Vikings. The Vikings have a talented roster, but they’ll be counting on first-year starter J.J. McCarthy at quarterback and that’s a huge unknown.
Eagles 24, Vikings 16 (6-1)
Cayden Steele: The Vikings will be contenders in 2025 if second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who missed the 2024 season with a knee injury, does not struggle. A bad year from McCarthy could sink Minnesota to the bottom of the NFC North. Even if McCarthy plays well, he’s bound to make mistakes in his first season as a starter. Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio could confuse the young QB and force him into costly turnovers.
Eagles 24, Vikings 17 (5-2)
Week 8, Sunday Oct. 26, 1 p.m.: vs. Giants
Bob Brookover: The Eagles were 0-5 against new Giants quarterback Russell Wilson when he played for the Seahawks, but they finally beat him last year when he started against them for the Steelers at Lincoln Financial Field. That Steelers’ team is better than this Giants’ team and, at 36, Wilson’s best years are behind him.
Eagles 30, Giants 20 (7-1)
Cayden Steele: The Giants could put first-round quarterback Jaxson Dart into the starting lineup after the Russell Wilson experiment fails. The former Ole Miss star could give his team a jolt by stunning the Eagles in an upset victory.
Giants 24, Eagles 20 (5-3)
WEEK 9
Bye
Week 10, Monday Nov. 10, 8:15 p.m.: at Packers
Bob Brookover: Dating to the 1960 NFL Championship game when the Eagles handed the legendary Vince Lombardi his only postseason loss, this has developed into one of the better non-division rivalries in the league. The Eagles have won four of the last five meetings, including two games last season when they beat the Packers on opening night in Brazil and again in the Wild Card round at the Linc. Since then, the Packers have taken the lead in an effort to ban the tush push, which could happen as soon as next week.
Packers 30, Eagles 27 (7-2)
Cayden Steele: Packers quarterback Jordan Love was inconsistent in 2024, and his wide receivers were not dynamic. Green Bay’s offense didn’t have success against the Eagles’ defense in an NFC Wild Card round loss and struggled in the final three weeks of the regular season. The Packers should improve on offense after drafting wide receiver Matthew Golden in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Outside of Golden, however, their weapons are still lackluster. Once again, the Eagles will be able to slow down Love.
Eagles 23, Packers 14 (6-3)
Week 11, Sunday Nov. 16., 8:20 p.m.: vs. Lions
Bob Brookover: These were the two best teams in the NFC last year, but their showdown for the conference championship was spoiled by Washington’s upset win at Detroit in the divisional round. Still, the 15 wins broke the Lions’ franchise record by a total of three and the Eagles, with their four postseason wins, tied an NFL record with a total of 18 wins. Both teams have high hopes again in 2025.
Eagles 27, Lions 23 (8-2)
Cayden Steele: Lions quarterback Jared Goff could regress under new offensive coordinator John Morton, who probably won’t have the same connection with Goff that Ben Johnson did. Also, Detroit’s defense might take a step back under first-year defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard. Last year, the Eagles would have had to play a perfect game to beat the Lions when they were healthy. Now, it won’t be as difficult to win. The Eagles are slightly more talented on offense and defense, and they have more continuity on their coaching staff.
Eagles 21, Lions 13 (7-3)
Week 12, Sunday Nov. 23, 4:25 p.m: at Cowboys
Bob Brookover: Dak Prescott did not play either game against the Eagles last season when the Cowboys lost the two games between the teams by a combined 62 points. Prescott is 9-4 with a 66.8 completion percentage and 100.6 passer rating in 13 career starts against the Eagles. He has a five-game winning streak against the Eagles at home and during that streak he has completed 74.6% of his passes for 1,550 yards with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions.
Cowboys 30, Eagles 24 (8-3)
Cayden Steele: Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer might struggle in his first season, and the Cowboys aren’t talented enough to overcome his bad coaching. Philadelphia could make things uglier for Dallas by knocking them out of the playoffs with a lopsided victory.
Eagles 30, Cowboys 14 (8-3)
Week 13, Friday Nov. 28, 3 p.m.: vs. Bears
Bob Brookover: The Bears have a new head coach in former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and he has been charged with turning second-year quarterback Caleb Williams into the kind of star Jayden Daniels was for the Commanders last season. Both Williams and the Bears should be improved, but not enough to win at the Linc.
Eagles 38, Bears 23 (9-3)
Cayden Steele: In his first season as the head coach of the Chicago Bears, Ben Johnson could turn Caleb Williams into an elite quarterback and make his offense a dangerous unit. By the end of the year, Johnson could have his squad competing for an NFC North title, and he will need to beat the Eagles to stay in that race. As much as Chicago has improved, it won’t be enough to pull off a victory against the Eagles.
Eagles 24, Bears 14 (9-3)
Week 14, Monday Dec. 8, 8:15 p.m.: at Chargers
Bob Brookover: For the second straight season the Eagles are going to play in L.A., but this time it will be against Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers. The Eagles played Harbaugh twice during his four-year stint with the 49ers and lost both games, including a 2011 home game in which they blew a 20-point lead. In his first season with L.A., Harbaugh got the Chargers back to the playoffs with the help of a defense that allowed the fewest point in the league.
Chargers 24, Eagles 21 (9-4)
Cayden Steele: The Chargers have a solid run game and one of the best quarterbacks in the league (Justin Herbert), but overall, they don’t have the firepower to beat the Eagles. Second-year Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey is a dangerous weapon, but everybody else in their WR room is unproven or ineffective.
Eagles 30, Chargers 17 (10-3)
Week 15, Sunday Dec. 14, 1 p.m.: vs. Raiders
Bob Brookover: This is the Raiders’ first trip to Philadelphia since moving to Las Vegas. They arrive with a new head coach (Pete Carroll) and a new quarterback (Geno Smith), both of whom most recently worked for the Seahawks. It’s a been a long time since the Raiders had the right mix in charge and bringing in a 73-year-old head coach and a 34-year-old quarterback with zero career playoff wins isn’t the right fix either.
Eagles 41, Raiders 10 (10-4)
Cayden Steele: New Raiders coach Pete Caroll could quickly turn things around in Las Vegas, with the additions of quarterback Geno Smith and first-round running back Ashton Jeanty. However, the Raiders still don’t have the ability to compete with the juggernauts of the NFL. Las Vegas could make things interesting for the first half, but eventually Philadelphia’s offense will be too much to handle.
Eagles 37, Raiders 20 (11-3)
Week 16, Saturday Dec. 20, TBD: at Commanders
Bob Brookover: The Eagles’ last loss was against the Commanders when rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels rallied his team from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 36-33 victory. The 36 points was the most allowed by the Eagles last season. Now, Daniels also has Deebo Samuel as a weapon, which should make the Commanders’ offense even better.
Commanders 32, Eagles 24 (10-5)
Cayden Steele: The Eagles’ defense shut down Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels twice last year, including in their NFC Championship Game blowout victory over Washington. But they also gave up 36 points to the Commanders’ offense in a Week 16 loss. The Eagles are more talented than the Commanders and should have a better record at the end of the year, but it won’t be easy to beat Daniels twice. Washington’s star QB could win MVP with a strong performance against the Eagles and other top NFC contenders.
Commanders 33, Eagles 30 (11-4)
Week 17, Sunday Dec. 28, 4:25 p.m.: at Bills
Bob Brookover: The last time these teams met two years ago at Lincoln Financial Field it was an instant classic with Jalen Hurts accounting for five touchdowns in an Eagles’ come-from-behind overtime victory. The Bills have put up double-digit win totals and been to the playoffs for six straight years, but they have yet to reach the Super Bowl. Facing Josh Allen in Buffalo might qualify as the Eagles’ toughest assignment of the season.
Bills 34, Eagles 23 (10-6)
Cayden Steele: The Eagles-Bills matchup could be the most entertaining game on the 2025 NFL schedule, and it might be a preview of Super Bowl LX. Both teams have a 50-50 chance to win, but we’ll give the edge to the Bills since they’re playing at home and have the better quarterback.
Bills 34, Eagles 31 (11-5)
Week 18, Sunday Jan. 4, TBD: vs. Commanders
Bob Brookover: Saquon Barkley rushed for more than 100 yards in all three games against the Commanders last season, accumulating a total of 414 yards and seven touchdowns on 70 carries. He also had three catches for 56 yards in the three games. Barkley’s 5.5 yards per carry in 11 career games against the Commanders is his best mark against a division opponent. He runs wild here and allows the Eagles to clinch the NFC East.
Eagles 26, Commanders 17 (11-6)
Cayden Steele: The talent disparity between the Eagles and the Commanders is still wide. Commanders general manager Adam Peters traded for offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil and wide receiver Deebo Samuel this offseason to improve Washington’s offense. Until they make significant upgrades on defense, however, they will struggle to win the NFC East.
Eagles 27, Commanders 13 (12-5)
Final record
Bob Brookover: (11-6) Facing a schedule that includes 11 game against teams that made the playoffs a year ago will prevent the Eagles from matching the 14 regular-season wins they posted a year ago. The entire NFC East, however, is faced with a far more difficult task this season because it is facing the NFC North and AFC West, two divisions that each had three playoff teams. The 11 wins should be enough to allow the Eagles to win the division and end the 20-year streak in which no NFC East team has repeated. That schedule, however, could also have an impact on the postseason and it’s easy to see a scenario in which the Eagles go down in the NFC Divisional round or NFC Championship.
Cayden Steele (12-5): The defending champs won’t enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the NFC, but they will dominate their opponents to make another Super Bowl. The Eagles have a good chance to repeat as Super Bowl champs because their roster is elite, and their experience winning big games should give them an advantage over most teams. After getting through a tough regular-season schedule, the Eagles will be more battle tested than last year and could be a better team for it. Only nine NFL teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls, making it a difficult accomplishment. But the Eagles have the personnel, coaching staff and front office to pull it off. There’s no reason to doubt them at this point.
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