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The Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> open their 3-game preseason schedule tonight, traveling to face the Baltimore Ravens<\/a>. Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the game, including how to watch and things to watch for on the field.<\/p>\n Who: Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens How the Eagles & Ravens Fared in 2025<\/p>\n The Eagles endured their own sort of special misery in trying to defend their Super Bowl title last year \u2014 a season defined more by internal strife in the locker room than anything else and that ended with an embarrassing, 23-19 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> in the NFC Wild Card Round.<\/p>\n The thought with the Eagles is they may have successfully removed the cancer from their locker room by trading 3-time NFL All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown<\/a> to the New England Patriots<\/a> in exchange for a 2028 1st-round draft pick.<\/p>\n The Ravens started the 2025 season as Super Bowl favorites but finished 8-9, missed the playoffs, and Super Bowl-winning head coach John Harbaugh was fired after 18 seasons.<\/p>\n In his place, the Ravens turned to a former assistant coach and Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> defensive coordinator Jesse Minter as their new head coach.<\/p>\n 1 Thing to Watch: Battle to Become QB2 for Eagles<\/p>\n The 1 critical position battle for the Eagles is at backup quarterback, where longtime backup Tanner McKee<\/a> and longtime former NFL<\/a> starter Andy Dalton<\/a> are battling to be the next option behind Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere has been trade value for McKee in the past, and a lot of that has been because of how impressive he has been in preseason games,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler said on Saturday morning. \u201cHe could very well play his way into an opportunity with another team by how he plays in the preseason.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s not to mention the fact that another young quarterback is waiting in the wings and ready and willing to be Hurts\u2019 backup at the earliest opportunity in rookie and 2026 5th-round pick (No. 178 overall) Cole Payton<\/a>.<\/p>\n Payton, 6-foot-3 and 232 pounds, won a pair of FCS national championships as a backup at North Dakota State, although he was used in short-yardage, goal-line situations and had 13 rushing touchdowns as a sophomore in 2023.<\/p>\n He finally got a chance to be the starter in 2025, leading the Bison to a 12-1 record while putting up 3,496 yards of total offense and 29 touchdowns \u2014 16 passing and 13 rushing.<\/p>\n Bleacher Report\u2019s Alex Kay<\/a>\u00a0didn\u2019t put much faith in Payton\u2019s future on the Eagles\u2019 roster with \u201crealistic expectations\u201d for every NFL rookie quarterback just 1 month from the start of training camp.<\/p>\n In Kay\u2019s model, Payton ends up as QB3 for the Eagles in a best-case scenario. And that\u2019s only if the Eagles make a long-awaited trade and deal McKee.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Eagles were thoroughly tantalized by (Payton\u2019s) size, athleticism and upside, enough to use a fifth-round pick and overcrowd a quarterbacks room that already contains\u00a0Jalen Hurts<\/a>,\u00a0Andy Dalton<\/a>, and\u00a0Tanner McKee<\/a>,\u201d Kay wrote. \u201cThe latter could be on the move soon, however, as McKee has drawn interest around the league as a potential starter. Because of the talent in that group, general manager Howie Roseman has revealed he may opt to keep four quarterbacks on the active roster in 2026 if McKee sticks around. That\u2019s a nod to Payton\u2019s potential, but he\u2019s not going to be anything more than a QB4 as a rookie with those other players blocking his path up the depth chart.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTony Adame<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. 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\nWhat: Preseason Game 1
\nWhere: M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Maryland)
\nWhen: Saturday, August 15, 7 p.m. EST
\nTV: ESPN Unlimited
\nOdds: PHI -3.5, Over\/Under 35.5<\/p>\n