More Eagles Schedule

The thing that gets me the most about the schedule – especially from a ticket holder perspective - is that the Eagles go nearly a whole month from late September to late October without a home game.

I quickly glanced at our division rivals’ schedules. The Giants’ is similarly quirky with only 2 of their last 7 games (though 3 of their last 8) against division foes, and they end the season with two straight against the AFC east (@ Bills and season finale at Giants stadium vs. the Pats).

The Skins and Cowboys each have 2 of their last 3 games vs. division rivals, partly cause they play each other and then each plays against the Eagles (Cowboys) and Giants (Redskins). For the Skins, 7 of their final 8 games are against NFC teams and for the Cowboys it is 8 of 9 vs. the NFC.

Off the top of my head, not sure what the ramifications of the schedule are then. It will be tougher to make up ground within the division late in the season since you won’t be playing head to head. On the other hand, early leads could evaporate as the common opponents basically swap in the middle of the season for Eagles/Giants and Skins/Cowboys. Also, it will be interesting as far as wildcard implications within the division and across the conference with all those NFC games in December.

I think the 3 game string in early October could very well determine the fate of the season: @ Giants, bye, @ Jets, Bears.