The defending NFC Eagles champion Philadelphia Eagles will reportedly head to primetime once again during the 2026 NFL season. According to NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Ryan Fowler, Philadelphia will travel to face the rival Washington Commanders in Week 8 on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
The matchup immediately becomes one of the marquee games on the NFL calendar, featuring two NFC East heavyweights with growing postseason expectations. Philadelphia and Washington have rediscovered one of the league’s fiercest rivalries in recent years, highlighted by the Eagles’ dominant victory over the Commanders in the 2024 NFC Championship Game. Washington exacted revenge, defeating the Eagles 24-17 in the Week 18 regular-season finale on January 4, 2026, as the Eagles rested key starters after already locking up playoff positioning.
If the report holds true when the NFL officially releases the full 2026 schedule Thursday night, it would mark yet another nationally televised showcase for quarterback Jalen Hurts and an Eagles roster expected to remain among the NFC favorites. Washington, led by rising star quarterback Jayden Daniels, is also expected to be featured heavily in primetime after its rapid ascent into contention last season.
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Philadelphia already has multiple reported high-profile games leaked ahead of the official schedule release, including a Thanksgiving showdown against the Dallas Cowboys and an international matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Eagles to visit Commanders in Week 8 primetime battle on NBC