The Philadelphia Eagles posted a simple, yet powerful, schedule release video, highlighting the reason the team has a target on it – the Lombardi Trophy. Making it more powerful was the background music – the theme from "2001: A Space Odyssey" performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Long created a fake schedule that included matchups against teams not on the Eagles’ slate and games that would have forced Johnson to face some of the league’s top edge rushers in consecutive weeks. When Johnson reviewed the October portion of Long’s faux schedule, an Oct. 5 game caught him off guard.

Since Jalen Hurts replaced Carson Wentz as the starting QB with four games left in the 2020 season, the Eagles have played the Cowboys nine times. Hurts and Dak Prescott, however, have only faced each other three times in that span. Week 2: Eagles at Chiefs, Sunday Sept. 14, 4:25 p.m., FOX

Legitimate MVP campaigns by Jalen were halted after Hurts suffered an injury and missed time in 2022, and once Philly's season spiraled out of control one year later. Remember, Hurts had the best odds to win league MVP that season after the Eagles outlasted Allen's Buffalo Bills in overtime to improve to 10-1 on the campaign.

The Eagles will have one of the league's toughest schedules in 2025. That stands to reason since the Eagles will be playing a first-place schedule. Eleven of their 17 opponents from 2024 were in the playoffs.

That said, we got our NFL fix on Wednesday night as the league unveiled the 2025 regular-season schedule. While we knew every team's opponent for this upcoming season, we can now sink our teeth into the logistics of the entire year,

Fox Sports announced 11 games that will be featured as "America's Game of the Week" during the 2025 NFL regular season on Thursday.

“The fact that at least four — and likely more — Eagles games will be played at a time when many are watching will only make it more likely that sufficient arms will be twisted to torpedo the tush push,” Florio wrote on Tuesday.

NFL schedule is here, with all 272 regular-season matchups revealed Wednesday night. And boy is the calendar loaded with marquee games. There's the rivalry opener between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles,