The defending-champion Eagles will host the Falcons in their season opener at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, an NFL source said. The game will be broadcast locally on NBC10.
The NFL has had the reigning Super Bowl winner kick off the season at home on a Thursday or Wednesday since 2004. The Eagles, who will likely hand out Super Bowl LII rings and prominently display the Lombardi Trophy during a pregame celebration at Lincoln Financial Field, earned that honor with a 41-33 victory over the Patriots in February.
There had been a report that the Eagles would face the Vikings in the opener, but they won’t see their NFC championship-game opponents until Week 5.