Philadelphia’s bye week comes at a good time, but it won’t be a quiet one for the Eagles. With a seven-game losing streak dragging them into Week 10, the Birds can spend the weekend resting and resetting while the rest of the league keeps shaping their draft position.
That makes Sunday and Monday’s scoreboard watching a real part of Philadelphia’s week. The Eagles may not play, but results around the NFL could still move them in a big way, especially with the team sitting at 2-7 and holding the No. 5 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft entering Week 10.
One of the most relevant games for Philly is the Jaguars-Titans matchup at Nissan Stadium. It will be defensive tackle Jordan Davis’ first game since the Eagles dealt him to Jacksonville at the deadline for two high draft picks. The Jaguars are hoping the massive run-stopper helps push an already strong defense even higher.
It’ll be interesting to see how Davis fits alongside veterans such as Arik Armstead and Josh Hines-Allen. But Philadelphia’s interest in this one goes beyond a former Eagle.
Tennessee is 1-7 and one of three teams in the league with fewer than two wins through nine weeks. If the Titans pull the upset, they would move level with the Eagles in the standings and strengthen Philly’s shot at a top-five draft slot.
The Jaguars and Titans will meet again in Week 12.
The Dolphins-Colts game also carries major draft implications for Philadelphia. Miami is 1-7 and Indianapolis is 2-7, and both teams are among the four currently standing between the Eagles and the No. 1 overall pick.
A Colts win would push them to 3-7 and move them ahead of Philadelphia. A Dolphins win would put Miami above the Eagles for now because of strength of schedule.
Either way, the Eagles would still be sitting with a top-four pick heading into Week 11.
There’s also a local angle in that matchup. Miami quarterback Kyle McCord will make his NFL debut Sunday after Malik Willis suffered a groin injury.
McCord grew up an Eagles fan and played high school football at St. Joseph’s Prep.
Philadelphia selected him in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft before waiving him after the preseason that followed.
The final game with real meaning for the Eagles is Chargers-Ravens on Monday night. Los Angeles is the only winless team left in the NFL and enters at 0-8, its first such start since 2000. The Chargers are one of the four teams currently in Philadelphia’s way of the No. 1 overall pick, along with the Titans, Dolphins, and Colts, with Indianapolis’ first-round pick owned by the Jets.
Baltimore may be vulnerable here after acquiring Jacoby Brissett to start because Lamar Jackson (thumb) and Tyler Huntley (turf toe) were injured. Brissett had his first practice with the Ravens on Wednesday as he works to get up to speed.
Since the turn of the century, only two teams have finished a season without a win: the 2008 Lions and 2017 Browns, both of whom went 0-16. No one wants to be part of that group, which gives Los Angeles reason to fight. From Philadelphia’s perspective, though, any Chargers loss is a plus.
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