Game time, channel, how to watch and stream

Abraham Smith

For the first time in franchise history, the Eagles will face a team called the Washington Commanders Sunday at FedEx Field on the outskirts of the nation’s capital.

The Eagles have played Washington 174 times (the Eagles have an 88-81-5 lead) in their longstanding rivalry dating back to 1934 when the franchise was based in Boston. But outside of the two years they were known simply as the Football Team, Washington went on the offensive with a Native American nickname. They are now the commanders, despite a 2013 promise by owner Daniel Snyder to “NEVER” — in all caps — change the team’s name.

The Eagles have won four of their last six games against Washington, but this time they face Carson Wentz, the Birds’ former top draft pick who helped lead Philadelphia to its first Super Bowl title before winning one Trade called after being benched. Wentz has continued his Jekyll and Hyde routine in Washington and led the Commanders to a comeback win over the Jacksonville Jaguars while still finding clever ways to turn football.

Eagles-Commanders airs at 1 p.m. on Fox. The game is developed by Adam Amin and well-known Mark Schlereth, former “Hater Eagles fan‘, who was in the dressing room for four Birds games last season and is on his second this year. Kristina Pink will report from the sidelines.

Here’s everything you need to know to watch the Eagles take on the Commanders:

  • Where: FedEx Field, North Englewood, Md.

  • Time: 1 p.m. East Kickoff

  • TV: Fuchs (Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink)

  • Radio: 94.1 WIP (Merrill Reese, Mike Quick, Howard Eskin)

  • Spanish radio: La Mega 105.7 (Rickie Ricardo, Oscar Budejen, Bill Kulik)

  • Stream: Fox Sports App (requires authentication), fuboTV (7-day free trial), YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream, Sling TV (all require subscription)

  • Cell phone, mobile phone: NFL+ (requires a subscription)

» READ MORE: Eagles Commanders Predictions: Our Beat Writers Make Their Week 3 Picks vs. Carson Wentz

Eagles employees Jeff McLane, EJ Smithand Josh Tolentino the action will be streamed live on Gameday Central. Smith and Tolentino will discuss the Eagles-Commanders game live before kick-off at 11:30am. For gameplay notes and observations, visit Inquirer.com/Eagles. Don’t forget to subscribe to our free Sports Daily newsletter.

Merrill Reese has been citing Eagles games for 45 years and distinguishing good from bad.

On Sunday, when Philadelphia takes on the Commanders, he will call the game with 94.1 WIP from a bad start.

“It’s not my favorite spot, but the Eagles are there, so we’re going to be there,” Reese said of FedEx Field, where he and Mike Quick will be naming Sunday’s game for 94.1 WIP and radio stations across the Delaware Valley.

What makes FedEx Field such a bad place to call a game? According to Reese, the announcers are in the corner of the end zone under an overhang, and the seating is so low that it’s difficult to see the yard lines beyond the 50-yard mark. It is also impossible to see the scoreboard.

“I’m not a fan of this pad, but I’m going back to the dump,” Reese said.

» READ MORE: Eagles announcer Merrill Reese still thinks FedEx Field is a ‘dump’

  • Jaguars at chargers4:20 p.m., CBS (Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross)

  • Packers at Buccaneers4:25 p.m., Fox (Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi)

  • 49ers in the Broncos8:15 p.m., NBC (Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark)

Here’s a rundown of the local and national NFL pregame shows being served by the major networks this week:

  • Fox29: Match day live at 10 p.m. (Breland Moore, Garry Cobb, Dave Spadaro, Bill Anderson, Howard Eskin), Fox NFL Kickoff at 11 a.m. (Charissa Thompson, Dave Wannstedt, Colin Cowherd, Michael Vick), Fox NFL Sunday noon (Terry Bradshaw, Curt Menefee, Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson)

  • CBS3: Start on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. (Don Bell, Lesley Van Arsdall), The NFL today noon (James Brown, Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason, Nate Burleson)

  • NBC10: The Eagles’ game day kicked off at 9:30 am (Amy Fadool), Eagles Schedule at 10 a.m. (John Clark, Mike Quick, Ike Reese, Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen), Football night in America at 7 p.m. (Maria Taylor, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Jason Garrett, Chris Simms, Jac Collinsworth, Matthew Berry, Mike Florio), Eagles Gameday Finale after Buccaneers Cowboys and the News (John Clark)

  • NBC Sports Philly: Eagles Pregame Live at 12 p.m. (Michael Barkann, Ron Jaworski, Barrett Brooks, Reuben Frank)

  • ESPN: Sunday NFL Countdown at 10 p.m. (Sam Ponder, Tedy Bruschi, Matt Hasselbeck, Randy Moss, Rex Ryan).

  • NFL Network: NFL Game Day tomorrow at 9 p.m. (Rich Eisen, Michael Irvin, Kurt Warner, Steve Mariucci, Rachel Bonnetta, Cynthia Frelund)

  • Week 1, Sept 11: Eagles 38, lions 35

  • Week 2, Sept 19: Eagle 24, Viking 7

  • Week 3, September 25: Eagles at Commanders, 1 p.m., Fox

  • Week 4, Oct 2: Jaguars at Eagles, 1 p.m., CBS

  • Week 5, Oct 9: Eagles at Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., Fox

  • Week 6: 13 Oct: Cowboys at Eagles, 8:20 p.m., NBC

  • Week 8, Oct 30: Steelers at Eagles, 1 p.m., CBS

  • Week 9, Nov 3: Eagles at Texans, 8:15 p.m., Prime Video (Local on Fox29)

  • Week 10, Nov 14: Commanders at Eagles, 8:15 p.m., ESPN

  • Week 11, Nov 20: Eagles at Colts, 1 p.m., CBS

  • Week 12, Nov 27: Packer at Eagles, 8:20 p.m., NBC

  • Week 13, Dec 4: Titans at Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox

  • Week 14, Dec 11: Eagles at Giants, 1 p.m., Fox

  • Week 15, Dec 18: Eagles at Bears, 1 p.m., Fox

  • Week 16, Dec 24: Eagles at Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., Fox

  • Week 17, January 1: Saints at Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox

  • Week 18, January 7th or 8th: Giants at Eagles, TBD, TBD

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