It can’t be stated enough. The terms “dress rehearsal” and NFL football should never be used interchangeably, but that’s what we have. The Philadelphia Eagles will meet the Miami Dolphins on Thursday, August 24th. The game marks the third preseason contest for both teams.
Hence, the term dress rehearsal. Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said on Tuesday that he wasn’t certain of how long he’d keep the starters in the lineup. Typically, in the third game of the preseason, the starters play into the third quarter of the contest for conditioning sake.