The Philadelphia Eagles lace ’em up for the first time in the 2024 NFL season. With depth necessary to succeed in the NFL landscape, preseason games may not get the glitz and glamour, but it sharpens the overall support capacity of the team. The Eagles are the nightcap of the Friday slate of Week 1, taking on the Baltimore Ravens.
Here is everything you need to know surrounding the Eagles vs. Ravens Week 1 preseason game, including the channel, start time, live stream options, and more.
Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens
- Start time: Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Channel: Local
- Live stream options: NFL+
- Radio stations: Eagles Gameday Radio, Ravens Gameday Coverage
- Starting QBs: Kenny Pickett, Josh Johnson
- Betting lines:
- Spread: PHI -1.5
- Total: 34.5
- Moneyline: PHI -120, BAL +100
The Eagles start their preseason at M&T Bank Stadium, where they’ll take on the Ravens, who are also making their preseason debut. The 2023 season could not have ended worse for Philadelphia. After sprinting to a 10-1 start, the wheels fell off, and the team went 1-6 to finish the season, including a 32-9 whooping courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Wild Card Round.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni saved his job, but it came with much change. Defensive coordinator Sean Desai was stripped of his playcalling duties midseason and fired after the postseason drubbing, and offensive coordinator Brian Johnson was also canned after the season ended.
Philadelphia hired Kellen Moore to take over the offense and reunited with old friend Vic Fangio on the defensive side.
Sirianni will have to earn the trust of his new coordinators, and, according to Tim McManus and Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, his quarterback too. While Hurts has some security by getting locked into a long-term contract before the 2023 season, Sirianni does not.
Will Moore be able to help the two parties see eye-to-eye where it is clear there is a lack of respect? Also, if the team quit on its head coach last season, who’s to say it won’t happen again if times do get difficult? It will be tough for Sirianni in 2024, but his job depends on it.
2023 Stats Leaders
- QB:
- Eagles: Jalen Hurts, 352 cmp/538 att, 3,858 yards, 23 TDs, 15 INTs
- Ravens: Lamar Jackson, 307 cmp/457 att, 3,678 yards, 24 TDs, seven INTs
- RB:
- Eagles: D’Andre Swift, 229 carries, 1,049 yards, five TDs
- Ravens: Lamar Jackson, 148 carries, 821 yards, five TDs, two fumbles lost
- WR:
- Eagles: A.J. Brown, 106 rec/158 targets, 1,456 yards, seven TDs, two fumbles lost
- Ravens: Zay Flowers, 77 rec/108 targets, 858 yards, five TDs
