The Philadelphia Eagles are the defending Super Bowl champions and play a first-place schedule by winning the NFC East, but have a much easier schedule than anticipated for 2018.

Philadelphia's combined opponents have a 126-130 record, which is tied for the 19th-hardest schedule in the NFL (14th easiest), per CBS Sports. While the Eagles are in the middle of the pack, that's a easier road than their 2017 strength of schedule last February, as the combined record of Eagles opponents was 134-118-4 (based on 2016 records), tied for 10th-hardest in the league.

The Eagles actually combined record of opponents in 2017 ended up being 118-139, a .459 winning percentage.

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Philadelphia will play the NFC South in its intraconference schedule (the NFC division the NFC East rotates playing once every three years) and the AFC South in its interconference schedule (the AFC division the NFC East rotates playing once every four years). The Eagles last played all four NFC South opponents in 2015 and all four AFC South opponents in 2014.

Since the Eagles finished first in the NFC East, they will travel to the NFC West champion (Los Angeles Rams) and host the NFC North champion (Minnesota Vikings). Being the Super Bowl champions, Philadelphia hosts the NFL Kickoff Game on September 6, but an opponent has yet to be determined.

Philadelphia will also travel to London for the first time in 2018, facing the Jacksonville Jaguars (the Eagles are the road team for that game).

Here is the Eagles 2018 opponents and the record of each team:

Home: New York Giants (3-13), Washington Redskins (7-9), Dallas Cowboys (9-7), Minnesota Vikings (13-3), Carolina Panthers (11-5), Atlanta Falcons (10-6), Houston Texans (4-12), Indianapolis Colts (4-12).

Away: New York Giants (3-13), Washington Redskins (7-9), Dallas Cowboys (9-7), Los Angeles Rams (11-5), New Orleans Saints (11-5), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-11), Tennessee Titans (9-7), Jacksonville Jaguars (10-6)...at London, England.

The Eagles have the easiest schedule in the NFC East heading into 2018, despite winning the division. The New York Giants have the eighth-hardest schedule in the NFL (133-123), while the Washington Redskins are 14th (129-127). The Dallas Cowboys are tied for the 15th-hardest schedule (128-128).

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