Eagles-Falcons: Start time, how to watch and stream ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’

Coming off their season-opening win in Brazil, the Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) will face the Atlanta Falcons (0-1) tonight on Monday Night Football.

For the Eagles’ home opener at Lincoln Financial Field, Birds fans will see a familiar face leading up to kickoff — former center Jason Kelce, who is part of ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown pregame show this season.

Kelce, who made a memorable debut on Monday Night Football last week, will start at Xfinity Live! before heading into the Linc to finish the broadcast from the sidelines. That might lead to complaints of bias and favoritism from Falcons fans, but Monday Night Countdown host Scott Van Pelt plans to lean into that.

“We’re all from somewhere. Everyone knows who he played for,” Van Pelt previously told The Inquirer. “There’s no reason to pretend like he doesn’t have passion for this team.”

Kelce will also join ESPN announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman in the booth during the third quarter of tonight’s game, which could be his only crack at covering the Eagles this season. For the first time since 2020, the Birds are only scheduled for one Monday Night Football game, though they could get flexed into a second.

Kelce isn’t the only familiar face Birds fans will see prior to kickoff. Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles, who will officially retire as a member of the Eagles on Monday, will serve as the team’s honorary captain during the coin toss. He will speak to reporters at a news conference before the game.

“I don’t think there are any words that can sum up what he means to the city. You talk about Rocky, he basically was the Rocky of quarterbacks in the NFL,” Kelce said on 94.1 WIP last week. “It’s just such a Cinderella story. It’s a guy that was unheralded and wasn’t successful at other stops. It feels very much like he was meant to play for the city of Philadelphia.”

Here’s everything you need to know to watch or stream Monday Night Football:

The Monday Night Football game between the Eagles and Falcons is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN. Fans in the Philly TV market can also tune into the game on 6abc.

Back in the booth for their third season at ESPN (and their 23rd together calling NFL games) are Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, along with King of Prussia native Lisa Salters reporting from the sidelines at Lincoln Financial Field.

Eagles-Falcons will also air on the radio on 94.1 WIP, where fans can listen to the familiar voices of Merrill Reese and former Eagles receiver Mike Quick. WIP host Howard Eskin will handle sideline reporting duties.

Rickie Ricardo, Oscar Budejen, and Dave Gerhardt will call the game in Spanish on La Mega 105.7 FM in Philadelphia, 93.9 FM in Atlantic City, and 103.3 FM in Vineland/Millville.

Both radio broadcasts can be streamed from anywhere on the Eagles’ website, while fans in Philly can also stream them on the Eagles app.

Eagles-Falcons will stream on ESPN+, the network’s subscription service.

The game also will stream on any so-called skinny bundle that carries ESPN, including fuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, and DirecTV Stream. Most offer a free trial.

You can also stream Monday Night Football on NFL+, the league’s subscription streaming service, which runs $6.99 a month.

If you’re looking to stream the game for free and you live in or around Philadelphia, your best option is using a digital antenna, since the game will air on broadcast television on 6abc.

Yes, Peyton and Eli Manning will be talking Eagles-Falcons tonight on ESPN2.

The Manning brothers’ alternative Monday Night Football telecast, dubbed the Manningcast, is back for its fourth season. One guest will be Downingtown native and Eagles super fan Miles Teller, who did an impersonation of Peyton Manning on Saturday Night Live last season. Another will be former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who will join the broadcast remotely from the Linc.

It will be the fifth time Manningcast features the Eagles. During the Eagles’ win against the Kansas City Chiefs last season, the brothers spoke to former Birds quarterback-turned-Fox NFL analyst Michael Vick, who admitted he played as Peyton Manning — and not himself — in “Madden” football. Jalen Hurts was also a guest in 2022 (wearing a hoodie with the phrase “God bless whoever hating on me”), when he reacted to a wild video of Hall of Famer Michael Irvin hilariously butchering a Hurts quote about heat and thermostats.

Here’s the schedule this season:

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The Eagles are only scheduled to play once on Monday Night Football, but the Birds could end up on ESPN again thanks to the NFL’s decision to expand flex scheduling last season.

The NFL will be able to flex games between Weeks 12 and 17 (there is no Monday Night Football game in Week 18). The league must notify teams at least 12 days in advance.

The NFL also can flex games in and out of Amazon’s Thursday Night Football, but it can only do so twice, only between Weeks 13 and 17, and any changes must be made at least 28 days prior to the game.

Last season, the Eagles’ Week 15 game against the Seattle Seahawks was flexed from Sunday afternoon to Monday night, a first in NFL history. The move didn’t come without controversy, as fans were forced to change travel plans, hotel bookings, and take days off from work.

“You’re kind of helpless.” said Daniel Matson, who said the shifting date cost him about $1,000. “You either sell your tickets or change your plans.”

Staff writers Jeff McLane, EJ Smith, Olivia Reiner, and Jeff Neiburg will be covering the action live on Inquirer.com. Notes and observations about the game can be found at Inquirer.com/Eagles. Don’t forget to subscribe to our free Sports Daily newsletter.