As we’ve become accustomed to in previous years, the days/hours leading up to the release of the NFL schedule will draw a ton of attention and even quite a few leaks as well. Although the NFL surely does its best to keep bits and pieces of the schedule from trickling out, that’s almost never the case. The league is set to run a show to reveal the games and breakdown the best matchups along the way. We’ll start there, by laying out how to watch the release, when the schedule is coming out and then updating the latest leaks which come to light. When NFL Schedule Will Be Released: Date, Time & TV Coverage Fans will know the full lineup of games for their teams on Wednesday, April 17 at 8 p.m. ET. According to NFL.com’s Kevin Patra, the league will make the full reveal on NFL Network at that time. The 17-week regular season will begin on September 5 and features a rivalry matchup to start off the action. As ESPN’s Adam Schefter revealed, there will also be a two-hour SportsCenter special which is aired on ESPN2 in order to cover the release. ESPN2 will air a two-hour, prime-time, SportsCenter NFL Schedule Release special Wednesday at 8 pm EDT. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 16, 2019 The NFL releases the actual schedule, so the TV coverage on ESPN will essentially cover the entirety of it and breakdown the games and matchups. NFL Schedule Leaks 2019: What We Know While the leaks typically come throughout the day of the actual release, there have been a few rumors and pieces of news already out. The league revealed that the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will kick off the 2019 NFL season. This news came to light by NFL.com’s Grant Gordon, who points out that the opener will be in Chicago on September 5 at 8:20 p.m. ET. Beyond that, Gordon revealed that the New England Patriots are slated to host the Sunday Night Football game in Week 1, but their opponent has yet to be revealed. Week 1: Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears (Thursday Night Football) Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots (Sunday Night Football) – via The Athletic’s Jeff Howe The Patriots have a number of interesting potential opponents for that primetime slot, but rumblings point to the matchup being against the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s also been revealed that the Chiefs will face the Los Angeles Chargers in Mexico City, which results in the loss of a home game for Los Angeles, per Kansas City’s website. Another Chicago Bears Game Leaks As Dan Wiederer and Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune revealed on Tuesday, the Bears are expected to play the Oakland Raiders in London on October 6. This news was originally brought to light by WGN-AM 720’s Harry Teinowitz. Beyond that, John Ourand of Sports Business Daily revealed previously that the Bears are expected to travel to Detroit and face the Lions on Thanksgiving this season. Running List of Rumored NFL Schedule Leaks *Note: These have not been confirmed unless otherwise noted. Location of the report revealed next to each game. UPDATE: The NFL leak account ‘NFL Schedule Leaks’ has revealed they were misinforming the public. Games have been updated to account for this. TNF= Thursday Night Football SNF= Sunday Night Football MNF= Monday Night Football Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Denver Broncos vs. Green Bay Packers (Marques Eversoll WDUZ) New York Jets vs. New England Patriots (NFL Update) New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Art Stapleton of NorthJersey.com) Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns (NFL Update) – SNF Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 New England Patriots vs. New York Jets (The Athletic’s Nick Underhill) – MNF Arizona Cardinals vs. New York Giants (Art Stapleton of NorthJersey.com) Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 New York Giants vs. New York Jets (Manish Mehta of New York Daily News) Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 READ NEXT: Cole Beasley Takes Shot at Cowboys on Twitter After Leaving for Bills<doc-sep>The Philadelphia Eagles 2019 schedule is starting to leak, with a home opener at Lincoln Financial Field for the second consecutive year. Per Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Eagles will host the Washington Redskins in the 2019 season opener followed by a trip to face the Atlanta Falcons in Week 2 on Sunday Night Football. The Eagles last played the Redskins in the season opener in 2017, the year they won the Super Bowl. Philadelphia hosted Atlanta in the 2018 season opener, but will travel to Atlanta this time around. Per Jeff Howe of The Athletic, the Eagles will host the New England Patriots in Week 11 for a 4:25 p.m. kickoff. Per Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, the Eagles will host the New York Jets in Week 5. Here is the Philadelphia Eagles 2019 schedule (based on reports going in by the day): Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons (8:20 p.m., NBC) Week 3: Week 4: Week 5: New York Jets Week 6: Week 7: Week 8: Week 9: Week 10: Week 11: New England Patriots Week 12: Week 13: Week 14: Week 15: Week 16: Week 17: Here is the breakdown of the 2019 Eagles schedule and how it was finalized: Six home and away games against its three division opponents. Four games against teams from another division within its conference on a rotating three-year cycle. Four games against teams from a division in the other conference on a rotating four-year cycle. Two games within its conference based on the prior year's standings. These games match a first-place team against the first-place teams in the two same-conference divisions the team is not scheduled to play that season. The second-place, third-place, and fourth-place teams in a conference are matched in the same way each year. The Eagles will play six division games while their intraconference schedule is against the NFC North (first time since 2016) and interconference schedule is against the AFC East (first time since 2015). Since the Eagles finished second place in the NFC East, they will play the second place team from NFC South and second place team from the NFC West. The combined opponents record for the Eagles is 123-133-2, or a .477 winning percentage. Among the highlights on the Eagles schedule are a Super Bowl 52 rematch with the Patriots at Lincoln Financial Field, a trip to U.S. Bank Stadium (where the Eagles won Super Bowl 52) against the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions first trip to Philadelphia since the 2013 "Snow Bowl," their first trip to Miami and Buffalo since 2011, and a NFC Wild Card rematch against the Bears at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles play the seventh-easiest schedule in the NFL in 2019 (per CBS Sports), as their opponents combined for a 121-133-2 record (.477 win percentage). How does this compare to the past two seasons? Philadelphia's combined opponents had a 126-130 record heading into 2018, which was tied for the 19th-hardest schedule in the NFL (14th easiest). While the Eagles were in the middle of the pack, that's a easier road than their 2017 strength of schedule, as the combined record of Eagles opponents was 134-118-4 (based on 2016 records), tied for 10th-hardest in the league. The New York Giants are tied for the second-easiest schedule in the NFL, as their 2019 opponents have a .473 win percentage. The Dalles cowboys are tied for the 14th hardest schedule (.504 win percentage) while the Washington Redskins have the easiest schedule in the league (.469 opponents win percentage). The full schedule release will be unveiled Wednesday at 8 p.m.<doc-sep>
UPDATE: The entire 2019 Eagles schedule has been unveiled — [CLICK HERE]. Original story below. The 2019 NFL schedule will be officially unveiled tonight. We already know which teams the Philadelphia Eagles will play this season but the schedule release will include exact dates, times, and the overall order of the games. Stay tuned to Bleeding Green Nation for Eagles record predictions (19-0, obviously) and more schedule coverage once the announcement becomes official. In the meantime, keep an eye on this BGN post for any potential schedule leaks. The leaks typically appear as soon as early afternoon. Here’s everything you need to know about tonight. NFL Schedule 2019 Release Info Release Time: 8:00 PM EST (Wednesday, April 17, 2017) TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network Online Stream: FuboTV Eagles Schedule Leaks A number of the Eagles’ games will leak out before the schedule is officially unveiled tonight. We’ll keep track of those leaks right here. (Be careful not to fall for fake rumors!) Week 1 - vs. Washington Redskins (Sept. 8, 1:00 PM ET) — per Jeff Mclane Week 2 - at Atlanta Falcons (Sept. 15, 8:20 PM ET) Sunday Night Football — per Jeff Mclane Week 4 - at Green Bay Packers (Possible Thursday Night Football game) — per Kyle Cousineau Week 5 - vs. New York Jets (Oct. 6) — per Manish Mehta Week 9 - vs. Chicago Bears — per Harry Teinowitz Week 11 - vs. New England Patriots (Nov. 17) — per Jeff Howe Week 13 - at Miami Dolphins (Dec. 1) — per Miami Herald Week 14 - vs. New York Giants (Dec. 9, 8:15 PM ET) Monday Night Football — per Art Stapleton Week 17 - at New York Giants (Dec. 29, 1:00 PM ET) — per Art Stapleton Back in mid-February, a report emerged stating that it was “pretty likely” the Eagles would play the Vikings in Minnesota on Thanksgiving night. UPDATE: The Eagles WON’T be playing on Thanksgiving night because the Falcons are reportedly set to host the Saints that evening. Jeff McLane reports the Eagles won’t be playing on Thanksgiving at all. Eagles 2019 Opponents HOME: Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, New York Giants, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks AWAY: Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons ... And here’s a reminder of the Eagles’ 2019 preseason schedule. Week 1 - Tennessee Titans (HOME) — August 8-12 Week 2 - Jacksonville Jaguars (AWAY) — August 15-19 Week 3 - Baltimore Ravens (HOME) — August 22-25 Week 4 - New York Jets (AWAY) — August 29-30 ... Stay tuned to BGN for more Eagles schedule coverage.