Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles: 2018 NFL 2018 Regular Season Week 1 on Thursday Night September 6 Football: Time, TV channel, score, how to watch live online

The Philadelphia Eagles, led by quarterback Matt Ryan and wide receiver Julio Jones, meet the defending Super Bowl champion Atlanta Falcons, who will start backup quarterback Nick Foles in place of Carson Wentz, in an NFL Week 1 game on Thursday, September 6, 2018 (9/6/18) at Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Atlanta Falcons - Philadelphia Eagles

Thu, Sep 6, 2018 NFL GameTrax - Regular Season - Week 1

Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8:20p ET

NBC

Nick Foles will start at quarterback for the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles when they take on the Falcons on Thursday Night Football. 

Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson finally revealed the worst kept secret in the NFL. Pederson said Nick Foles will start at quarterback for the Eagles when they take on the Atlanta Falcons in the regular season opener on Thursday Night Football (5:20 p.m. PT/8:20 p.m. ET, KGW-8, NBC). 

What: Philadelphia Eagles vs Atlanta Falcons

When: Thursday, Sept. 6, 5:20 p.m. PT/8:20 p.m. ET

Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

TV: KGW-8 (NBC)

Watch online: You watch a live stream of the game on NBCSports.com/live.

Falcons - Eagles head-to-head statistics

Matt Ryan has played well against the Eagles in his career. In his last four games against them, he has 10 touchdown passes along with a 100.3 passer rating.

Nick Foles is coming off of a hot playoff run. In the Eagles three playoff games, Foles completed 72.6 percent of his passes for 971 passing yards with six touchdowns, one interception and a 115.7 passer rating. He was also named Super Bowl MVP

Falcons running back Devonta Freeman had over 1,000 yards from scrimmage for the third straight season in 2017. However, he only had seven rushing yards and 26 receiving yards in the playoff matchup between the two teams last season.

Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham is coming off a career-year, leading the Eagles with 9.5 sacks last season. He also had a sack in last season's playoff matchup.

Philadelphia and Atlanta had each of their units ranked in the NFL's Top 10 last season. The Falcons were ranked eighth and ninth in offenense and defense, respectively. The Eagles were ranked seventh in offense and fourth in defense.

Falcons - Eagles odds

The Eagles are -1.5 point favorites at home. The over under is set at 45.

How to watch Falcons - Eagles in Canada

Every NFL game during the 2018 season, including Thursday's Falcons - Eagles clash, is streamed in high-definition on DAZN.

DAZN Canada has also partnered with Bell Media networks (CTV, CTV2 and TSN) to distribute NFL Sunday Ticket across Canada, for Sunday afternoon games. NFL primetime games can be watched on TSN and RDS, with Sunday Night Football and 11 Thursday Night Football games also available on CTV/CTV2. Amazon Prime Video will also stream the 11 Thursday Night Football games broadcast by CTV/CTV2.

However, DAZN is the only place to watch all regular-season (including Thursday night, Sunday night and Monday night games) and playoff games, plus exclusive access to RedZone.

Each game is available LIVE and ON DEMAND.

How to access NFL RedZone and Game Pass in Canada

DAZN provides NFL RedZone and also offers NFL Sunday Ticket access in Canada. Game Pass now lives on DAZN, as well.

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What other NFL content is available on DAZN?

DAZN also streams LIVE 24/7 access to NFL Network, as well as complete coverage of marquee events like the NFL Draft and Combine. 

Archived Super Bowl and NFL playoff games are also available on DAZN.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – The Atlanta Falcons will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2018 NFL Kickoff game on Thursday night. Atlanta took the defending Super Bowl champions to the brink in its 15-10 divisional round playoff loss in January, and the Falcons have the opportunity to start their season off with a bang by securing a road win against a good Eagles team.

HOW TO WATCH

What: Atlanta Falcons vs. Philadelphia Eagles

When: Thurs., Sept. 6, 8:20 p.m. ET

Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

TV: NBC

Announcers: Play-by-play – Al Michaels, color analyst – Cris Collinsworth

Online streaming: Fans can watch the Falcons game online at NBCSports.com.

Radio: 92.9 The Game is the Falcons’ official radio network. Fans who have Sirius or XM Radio can find a list of NFL games, here.