The Washington Commanders are back at Northwest Stadium for a Sunday night spotlight, and the timing feels just right for a team trying to steady itself. They come out of the bye week with a home date against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8, a matchup that puts a 1-4-1 home team in front of its fans against a division opponent that has dropped five straight.
Washington enters this one as a 5.5-point favorite, with Jayden Daniels still chasing his first win in over a year. The Commanders also have a chance to get back into the division race, but they’ll have to do it while dealing with a defense that took a hit during the week.
Daron Payne injured his foot on Friday during a jog through practice, a significant blow with Javon Kinlaw already ruled out because of a knee injury. There is at least a possible boost on the way, though, with Jer’Zhan Newton’s 21-day practice window opened this week and a chance he could be activated from injured reserve to help the defensive line depth.
Philadelphia arrives in rough shape. The Eagles are coming off a Monday Night Football loss to the Dallas Cowboys, a game that made Dallas’s defense look good, which is no small feat.
They’ll also be starting Tanner McKee with Jalen Hurts shut down for the season because of blood clots. It’s been a very different quarterback situation for Eagles fans, and one that could bring plenty of loud questions once the season ends.
The game is set for November 1st, 2026, at 8:20 p.m. ET from Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD. NBC and Peacock will carry the broadcast, with Mike Tirico on play-by-play, Cris Collinsworth as analyst, Melissa Stark on the sideline, and Terry McAulay as rules analyst.
On radio, the game will air on Big 100 through iHeart Radio, with Bram Weinstein, London Fletcher, and Logan Paulsen on the call. Spanish coverage will feature Moisés Linares and Juan Romero. Sirius XM listings are Philadelphia on XM/SXM 193 and Internet 825, Washington on XM/SXM 192 and Internet 831, National on 88, and Español on XM/SXM 194 and Internet 832.
FanDuel lists Washington at -270 on the moneyline, Philadelphia at +220, and the total at 41.5.
Predictions from the source leaned Washington’s way, with Scott Jennings calling it Commanders 26, Eagles 19, and Scott Bair taking Washington 27, Philadelphia 17.
Washington’s 2026 schedule has already taken them through a bumpy first half, including losses at Philadelphia and Dallas, a win over Seattle, a London loss to Indianapolis, a tie with the Giants, and a Monday night loss at San Francisco before the bye. After this Eagles rematch, the Commanders move on to the Rams, Giants, Bengals, Cardinals, Titans, Texans, Falcons, Vikings, Jaguars, and Cowboys to close out the year.
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