Eagles are given their second scheduling demotion of the NFL regular season

Some thought the Philadelphia Eagles had a shot at being 6-0 to begin the NFL's regular season. We sure as heck did. Alas, tough losses to two NFC South teams are partially responsible for Philly's 4-2 win-loss tally. Curse those Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

But, we'll take it. Wins are hard to come by in a parity-driven NFL. This is a talented and loaded roster. If they can catch fire, watch out.

Speaking of 'watching', we thought we'd be viewing the Eagles' Week 9 clash with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday Night Football. It appears, however, that there has been a change of plans.

The Eagles vs. Jaguars game has been flexed out of its original primetime slot.

Originally scheduled for a November 3rd Sunday Night Football matchup on NBC, Philly's fourth home game of the season (we'll go ahead and count that trip to Brazil) has earned a scheduling demotion. Games are being rescheduled left and right.

The Birds were set to be featured on CBS in the late window of the Week 8 lineup. Recently, it was announced that Philly and the Cincinnati Bengals will now lock horns at 1 pm EST (12 pm CST).

Ahead of Week 8's game, it has now been announced that the league is moving Week 9's Eagles vs. Jacksonville Jaguars clash out of the primetime window. That game has been moved from 8:20 pm EST to 4:05 pm EST. LeSean McCoy will still be inducted into the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame as planned.

National interest in the Philadelphia Eagles might be waning in light of a tough season. No, we doubt it. Somehow we find that hard to believe. This is one of the league's most popular teams, one that is home to a loyal fan base, so we blame the opponents.

Despite a win in Week 7 over the Cleveland Browns, the Cincinnati Bengals haven't been as impressive as most thought they would be. Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars aren't very exciting. Most of the viewing public would vote against seeing them in primetime, but Philly has always been a national draw in pro football.

Since we're on the subject, why isn't everyone dumping on Trevor Lawrence and Joe Burrow harder? Maybe we criticize Jalen Hurts too harshly?

That's another story for another day we suppose. You can trust and believe, however, that we will circle back around to that topic.

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