Washington opens at Philadelphia in an NFC East game in the Sunday late window. Kickoff is 4:25 p.m. ET at Lincoln Financial Field on FOX, and the Eagles are favored by 5.5 with the total at 45.5.
What time is Commanders vs Eagles, and what channel?
Sunday, September 13 at 4:25 p.m. ET on FOX, carried regionally. Out of market viewers need NFL Sunday Ticket.
The matchup
At 5.5 this is the third largest spread of the week, behind only the Chargers and Jaguars, and the largest in any division game on the board. Philadelphia at home in a Week 1 division game is a difficult draw for Washington, and the market is pricing a clear gap rather than the usual division game compression.
The 45.5 total is squarely average for the week.
Prediction and odds
Eagles -5.5, with the caveat that division games in September tend to stay closer than the number suggests. The SportsLine model has Philadelphia covering in nearly 60 percent of simulations, which is a strong figure for a spread this size.
Our pick: Eagles 27, Commanders 20.
The bottom line
The largest division spread of opening weekend. Philadelphia at home is the clear side, but a five and a half point number in an NFC East game is never comfortable.