The second weekend of the 2026 NFL season is here!
Let’s run through a Philadelphia Eagles-focused rooting guide for all of the Week 2 games.
EAGLES GAME
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at TENNESSEE TITANS: There’s every reason to believe the Eagles should win this game and advance to 2-0. Go Birds.
NFC EAST
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS at DALLAS COWBOYS: The Commanders played the Eagles close, sure, but the Cowboys are still the bigger threat in the division. Would be glorious to see Dallas drop to 0-2 … ahead of a Week 3 game against the Baltimore Ravens. Root for the Commanders.
NEW YORK GIANTS at LOS ANGELES RAMS: If the Giants beat the Rams on Monday night, they’ll be 2-0 before hosting the Titans in Week 3 and the Cardinals in Week 4. The G-Men could very well start 4-0 and perhaps even 5-0 with a game against Washington in Week 5. The Eagles shouldn’t want to see the Giants get rolling, even if a Rams win isn’t really ideal as it relates to potential playoff seeding scenarios down the line. Root for the Rams.
NFC PLAYOFF PICTURE
CAROLINA PANTHERS at ATLANTA FALCONS: The Falcons are an ideal NFC South winner because they’re just not very threatening. Root for the Falcons.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at BALTIMORE RAVENS: The Saints might be interesting. Would be good to see them not build momentum as an NFC contender. Root for the Ravens.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS at CHICAGO BEARS: The Vikings might not be bad but the Bears seem like the bigger threat in the NFC. Root for the Vikings.
GREEN BAY PACKERS at NEW YORK JETS: AFC team over NFC team. Root for the Jets.
CLEVELAND BROWNS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: AFC team over NFC team … even though it’s probably an exercise in futility in this case. Root for the Browns.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at ARIZONA CARDINALS: The reigning Super Bowl champs are obviously the bigger threat. Root for the Cardinals.
MIAMI DOLPHINS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: AFC team over NFC team. Root for the Dolphins.
WHAT’S LEFT
CINCINNATI BENGALS at HOUSTON TEXANS: The Eagles play the Texans later this season. With the hope that the Eagles will beat them, you want the Texans to have as good of a record as possible to help boost Philly’s strength of victory tiebreaker. Root for the Texans.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: The Eagles play the Steelers later this season. With the hope that the Eagles will beat them, you want the Steelers to have as good of a record as possible to help boost Philly’s strength of victory tiebreaker. Also, the Eagles own the more favorable of two 2027 fifth-round picks either from the Pats or Bears. Might as well root against New England. Root for the Steelers.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at DENVER BRONCOS: The Eagles play the Jags this season. With the hope that the Eagles will beat them, you want the Jags to have as good of a record as possible to help boost Philly’s strength of victory tiebreaker. Root for the Jaguars.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: The Eagles play the Colts later this season. With the hope that the Eagles will beat them, you want the Colts to have as good of a record as possible to help boost Philly’s strength of victory tiebreaker. Root for the Colts.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS at LOS ANGELES CHARGERS: No Eagles impact but could be fun to cheer on Nakobe Dean, who now plays for the Raiders.
