The Philadelphia Eagles will enter the 2020 NFL season with championship aspirations and the hopes of repeating as division champions.
The key to any postseason success will be the Birds’ ability to avoid losing to teams that they are clearly better than. The Eagles can’t afford to have two or three games this season where they play down to the level of their competition.
With several heavyweight matchups on the 2020 NFL schedule, here are 3 potential trap games for the Eagles this season:
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WEEK 1: @Washington Redskins Sun 09/13 · 1:00 PM EDT
While the Redskins are rebuilding, the Eagles will enter the game with expectations, a fully healthy offense, and the best quarterback in the division under the center. The only thing worse than a significant injury happening in the season opener would be an embarrassing road loss to a Washington team starting a second-year quarterback and undergoing a complete rebuild.
With a home game against the LA Rams looming in Week 2, the Eagles can’t get caught sleeping during the season opener in what will likely be an empty FedExField.
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