A clash of the Commonwealth is coming to Philadelphia.
The Pittsburgh Steelers made their way across the Pennsylvania Turnpike to take on the Eagles in a Keystone State showdown on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
The 11-2 Eagles look to maintain their winning streak and possibly secure the NFC East title, while the 10-3 Steelers could clinch their own playoff spot with a win.
Here’s what you need to know ahead of Sunday’s game between the Birds and Black and Gold.
What time do the Eagles play today?
Kickoff for Sunday’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers is 4:25 PM ET at Lincoln Financial Field.
How to watch the Eagles game
Sunday’s game will air locally on Fox. Nationally, fans can also stream the game on NFL+ and Fox Sports.
Can the Eagles reach the NFC East this week?
The Eagles have already secured a spot in the playoffs and on Sunday the division could break through.
To win the NFC East with three games remaining in the regular season, Philadelphia must beat Pittsburgh and the Washington Commanders must lose or draw against the New Orleans Saints.
Or the Eagles would get the win with a draw against the Steelers and a loss to the Commanders.
The last time the Eagles won the NFC East was in 2022 during their Super Bowl run against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Jalen Hurts, AJ Brown squash comments on breakup
Speculation about the relationship between Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receiver AJ Brown ran wild this week after Brandon Graham commented on a radio show about the friction between the two following Philadelphia’s closer-than-expected victory over the Carolina Panthers.
Graham quickly apologized for these commentstold ESPN’s Tim McManus that he “made a mistake and I assumed it was something that it wasn’t.”
AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith had each expressed frustration with the passing situation after the game against Carolina, in which Brown was seen on the TV broadcast slamming his helmet in frustration.
But according to Hurts and Brown: all is well between the teammates.
“Sometimes things change when the dynamics change, but for him he knows I have a lot of love for him, just like I have a lot of love for all these boys,” Hurts said last week. “At the end of the day, he’s a guy who’s a competitor. He wants to win. He damn sure wants the ball and he wants to make an impact in the game. I respect that. That’s just like all of us.”
“It was protection. It picked up a block. It might have been read by Jalen. It might have been because we opened quicker, because we were where we need to be. It’s a matter of timing,” Brown said. “That doesn’t mean the sky is falling with our passing game. But it is something to convey awareness, to focus on, to become better in the moment we have.
PA lawmakers are placing bets on Sunday’s match
What would a statewide rivalry be without a friendly wager among friends?
Lawmakers on both sides of the Eagles-Steelers aisle are bet that their team will triumph over the Linc on Sunday. Mayor Cherelle Parker and Sen. John Fetterman have made a bet that if Philadelphia wins, Fetterman, a Steelers fan, will wear an Eagles hat all day Monday.
If Pittsburgh wins, Parker will have to declare that Sheetz is better than Wawa and wear a Pittsburgh hat the day after the game.
And the governor’s office is truly a house divided. Last week, Governor Josh Shapiro of Team Eagles and Lt. Governor Austin Davis of Team Steelers exchanged some banter on 97.5 The Fanatic.
