Eagles play Packers in Brazil vs. Peacock in Week 1 – NBC New York

The Philadelphia Eagles finally know their opponent for the season opener in São Paulo, Brazil. In the NFL's first game in South America, the Eagles host the Green Bay Packers.

This game came down to the Packers or the Browns, and the Eagles face one of the NFC's up-and-coming teams.

This is a tough loss for the Eagles. They will be the home team against the Packers, who entered the playoffs with a strong finish last season.

The Packers had a 9-8 record in 2023 and won six of their last eight regular-season games. They then defeated the Dallas Cowboys (48-32) in the wild card round before losing to the San Francisco 49ers (24-21) in the divisional round. The Packers have an exciting young quarterback in Jordan Love, who played his best in the playoffs last season.

The Eagles last played against the Packers in 2022. The Eagles won that game 40-33 at Lincoln Financial Field in a game in which Jalen Hurts threw for and ran for over 150 yards. Miles Sanders also had 143 yards and two touchdowns.

The match between the two teams will be played this year on Friday, September 6, at the Arena Corinthians in São Paulo. The stadium is the home of the Brazilian football team SC Corinthians and has a capacity of 47,252 spectators. The kick-off time will be announced when the schedule is published in the spring.

The game will stream exclusively on Peacock but is available locally in Philadelphia and Green Bay. This will also be the first time in over 50 years that the NFL plays a game on Friday night during opening weekend.

“With the global growth of our sport being our league's top priority, we are seizing the opportunity to grow our fan base around the world and bring Eagles football to the 38 million sports fans in Brazil,” Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said in an explanation. “Brazil is one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world and an international melting pot, and we look forward to experiencing its warm, vibrant and welcoming environment later this year.”

This will count as one of the Eagles' nine home games in 2024. Next season they will play eight more regular season home games at Lincoln Financial Field against the Cowboys, Giants, Commanders, Falcons, Panthers, Browns, Jaguars and Steelers. They will also play on the road in Dallas, New York (Giants), Washington, Tampa, Los Angeles (Rams), Baltimore, Cincinnati and New Orleans.

Each team is guaranteed to play a home game at an international location every eight seasons. At NFL owners' meetings, Lurie expressed enthusiasm for the sport's international growth.

“We reached out and thought we should do it in South America and Brazil, a really dynamic country,” Lurie said. “And then we won’t do that while the rotation goes through.”