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Nick Siriani is 48-20 as the Eagles head coach, 6-3 in the postseason. He's made the postseason every year and has been to the Superbowl twice in 4 years. Now he's a Lombardi winner and has a squad returning not much different than the 2024 team. So can the Eagles repeat?

First off, they will need good health as always is the case with any NFL team. They'll also need a strong start to a relatively tough schedule. They open on TNF vs Dallas which shouldn't be a big ask, but it is the Cowboys, division rival, you can throw out the records, yadda, yadda, yadda. They prevail there but if they don't, red flags will fly up those flagpoles. In week 2 they have a date with defending AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs. In week 3 they host the Rams, the team who gave them the hardest time in last year's postseason. Go 3-0 and you can ride the wave the talking heads will create, as well they should. Lose one or two and it's not a big deal. Start 0-3, well, that would be disasterous.

The Eagles play 6 prime time games. Last year they had 4 and went 3-1. They're 10-7 in prime time games under Siriani but 10-4 the last 3 seasons. And in 2025, it's not like these matchups are against cream puffs. Three of the 6 are against 2024 playoff teams, Green Bay, Detroit and LA Chargers, then 2 division rivals (Giants/Dallas) and the Bears. I expect another good showing in prime time for this team who seems to love it. All told, 11 of their 17 games are against 2024 playoff teams, so if they are to repeat as Champions, it will be a gauntlet well fought. And who knows what AFC team is going to win the conference? KC again? Buffalo? Baltimore? Houston?

Another favorite to go deep into the postseason, Detroit, also has 11 playoff teams on their schedule. The Rams as contrast, just 5. Not too shabby for a division winner. They get the weak AFC South and the weak NFC South. No other team in the West made the postseason so there's 12 of 14 game vs non-playoff teams. Then they get the 3 division winners from the AFC North, NFC East and NFC North. Tampa, the final NFC Division champion also has just 5 games vs playoff teams. Houston, Philly, Detroit, the Rams and Buffalo. But 4 of those are on the road (Philly, the lone home date).

Can't wait to see how things start out. Will the Rams get a clean start this season? Will the Eagles be the imposing force they were last year? Can Detroit overcome the loss of both coordinators? Will Tampa win the South for the 5th straight season?

[Rams1PlateSince1976]

Siriani???? Never heard of him.

About time the Rams had a somewhat favorable schedule.

[Rams1PlateSince1976]

The Rams seem to have paid attention to their most glaring weakness (Stopping the Run) and seem to have much improved in that regard. Had the Rams made a couple of stops in the eagles playoff game Rams would have probably made Superbowl last season.