If the Atlanta Falcons are going to make any noise in the postseason this year, they may very well have to go through the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, or both. That makes this rare Friday primetime game well worth watching for Falcons fans.
It’s also the first NFL game held in South America, as the two teams will be taking the field in São Paulo, Brazil. That means it’s a truly neutral field, and we’ll get to see which of these would-be NFC contenders kick things off with a win.
The Eagles are fresh off a humiliating 2023 season, which seems like an odd thing to say about an 11-6 team that was the second seed in the NFC.