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Eagles’ 2021 Season Will Begin in Atlanta
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It’s NFL schedule release day, so get pumped!
Later today, we’ll go GAME BY GAME and give you our win/loss predictions for the season. Call 215-592-9494 if you want to get in.
We don’t have the full slate yet, but here’s the opener:
It’s official! We’ll open our 2021 season on the road Sept. 12 against the Falcons at 1 PM.@Hyundai | #FlyEaglesFly
📺: NFL Network | May 12th at 8pm ET pic.twitter.com/ilOHiNNbMZ
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 12, 2021
Birds at Falcons, eh? Don’t they begin every damn season against the Falcons?
Whatever; it’s a good place to start. Atlanta stinks. They were worse than the Eagles in 2020, and used the #4 draft pick on tight end/receiver hybrid Kyle Pitts, who is a Philadelphia native. We’re gonna see DeVonta Smith’s debut in the same arena where he scored the game-winning touchdown in the 2018 college title game.
Let’s goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com