Philadelphia is headed for a takeover in Nashville.
The Eagles’ Week 2 trip to face the Tennessee Titans has turned into one of the road dates on the schedule that fans circled immediately, and plenty of them are already making the trip. Videos have been circulating on social media since Thursday showing Eagles backers arriving in the “Music City” early, a sign of what’s expected to be a heavy green presence all weekend.
The setup makes the turnout easy to understand. The Eagles only see AFC South teams in the regular season once every four years, and they haven’t played in Nashville since 2018. Add in Nashville’s built-in appeal as a music-and-nightlife destination, and this stands out as one of the most attractive road trips on Philadelphia’s slate.
The only one that might outdo it is next month’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London at Tottenham Stadium.
For a lot of fans, the travel plans were made months ago. Broadway, Nashville’s famous downtown strip of bars and entertainment, is expected to be packed with “Go Birds” chants by the time Sunday rolls around.
Tickets for the game are also carrying a premium by Titans standards. As of Thursday night, the cheapest single ticket on StubHub was $112, while lower-bowl seats were going for anywhere from $300 to $700. By comparison, tickets for Tennessee’s next home game, against the Super Bowl contending Houston Texans on Oct. 11, were available for $42.
One Titans reporter thinks the Eagles crowd could overwhelm the home side. “There will probably be about 40,000 people there,” Music City Miracles’ Jimmy Morris wrote, “and I’d wager at least 25,000 of them will be Eagles fans.”
Tennessee’s record is part of the reason this trip has the feel it does. The Titans went 3-14 in 2025 and opened this season with a 23-10 home loss to the New York Jets.
Philadelphia enters Sunday as a 7-point favorite, per FanDuel Sportsbook. ESPN gives Nick Sirianni’s team a 70% chance to beat Cam Ward and the Titans.
So yes, there’s a strong chance Sunday night ends with a lot of Eagles fans on Broadway doing what they came to do.
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