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While the Eagles' schedule of rest is challenging, at least they face an easy schedule of opponents.
Philadelphia plays the #7 easiest schedule of opponents in 2026, but their rest is the #2 most difficult in both net rest (-15) and prep and rest rankings.
The Eagles' net rest of -15 days is the worst for the team since 2012.
The Eagles play six games against opponents who have over seven days to prepare for them, which is tied with the Chargers for the most in the NFL.
The Eagles play five total games with less rest than their opponent, #2 most in the NFL.
But if there is any silver lining to that number, the good news is that most of those games are early in the season.
From Week 1 to Week 9, the Eagles play four games with a rest disadvantage and zero with a rest advantage.
This includes a very tricky spot in Week 6, where the Eagles come back from playing the Jaguars in London, do not have a bye, and take on the Panthers, who are off a Week 5 bye.
From Week 1 to Week 9, the Eagles have a rest differential of -22, easily the worst in the NFL by a substantial margin.
However, they benefit later in the season.
They have a +7 days net rest edge from Week 11 on and play four total games with a rest advantage to only one game with a rest disadvantage.
One interesting note as it relates to divisional competition:
The Cowboys and Commanders both rank in the top four in net rest, and both rank in the top 10 in my prep and rest rankings.
Both Dallas and Washington play only one game with less rest than their opponent.
The only team with fewer games is the Titans (0).
The Cowboys and Commanders have great rest schedules, while the Eagles have to play five games with less rest than their opponent and the #31 overall schedule of net rest.
This will be one obstacle for the Eagles to overcome in 2026, and Philly has historically struggled when receiving less rest than their opponent.
Since 2015, when playing at 3+ days of rest disadvantage, the Eagles are 7-14-1 SU and ATS, recording -36.4% ROI.
They are 3-5 SU and 2-6-1 ATS since 2020, with -52.3% ROI.
That ranks as the #3 worst mark in the NFL over that span.
