The phrase "NFL schedule today" is trending because October 26, 2026 is a Monday, and only one NFL game is being played that day. That game is Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, a Monday Night Football matchup in Week 7 of the 2026 season, per exa.ai and FanDuel. People search the phrase on a day like this to find the kickoff time, the TV channel and which teams are playing. With a single game on the slate, there is no clutter to sort through, which makes the search especially direct.
Kickoff is set for Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. In Coordinated Universal Time, that start falls on Tuesday, October 27 at 12:15 a.m., which matters for viewers outside the United States. The game is listed on ESPN and ABC, according to wccpress.com and Paramount Plus. Anyone outside the United States should confirm the local broadcast rights, because the listed channels apply to the American market.
Dallas and Philadelphia both carry a 2-4 record into this game, according to wccpress.com and Paramount Plus. That puts each team two games below .500 only six weeks into the 2026 season. For an NFC East rivalry, the shared record makes the game unusually consequential for both clubs. A win does not fix the season, but it stops the slide for whichever team gets it.
Philadelphia is starting backup quarterback Tanner McKee, with Jalen Hurts on injured reserve. In his October 18 game against Carolina, McKee threw for 215 passing yards and one touchdown pass, per the research summary. Starting a backup changes how an offense is built: the play calling tends to lean on shorter, safer throws and more help from the running game. It also puts more pressure on the defense to keep the score low.
Jalen Hurts is on injured reserve, and reports say he is expected to miss the rest of the season with blood clots. That report comes from CBS Sports, as cited in the transcript, and it has not been confirmed by the team in the material available here. Blood clots are a serious medical condition, and recovery timelines vary by individual and are set by medical professionals rather than by public reports. Fantasy players and bettors should treat his status as a season-long absence until an official update says otherwise.
Philadelphia's backfield is thin heading into this game. Saquon Barkley has a hamstring injury, and Will Shipley and Tank Bigsby are also hurt, though Barkley has a chance to return. Hamstring injuries are graded by severity, and a player can be limited even when active, so his workload may be smaller than usual if he plays. If Barkley is unavailable or limited, the Eagles lose their most established rushing option on a night when a backup quarterback is starting.
The betting market lists the Cowboys as roughly 4.5-point favorites, with a total of about 43.5 points, according to agatha.gg and the ESPN schedule page cited in the transcript. The moneyline is listed as -218 for one side and +180 for the other on agatha.gg, though that source shows an internal inconsistency: its own prediction write-up describes the line as Cowboys by 4.5 while its odds display uses a different sign convention. A spread is the number of points added to or subtracted from a team's final score for betting purposes, and a total is the combined score of both teams. These numbers move as news arrives, so they should be treated as a snapshot rather than a fixed figure.
Tickets for the game have been listed starting at about $108, according to the ESPN schedule page cited in the transcript. That figure is a starting price and does not describe every seat in the stadium; prices vary by location, section and how close it is to kickoff. Resale markets can move quickly in the final hours before a primetime game. Anyone planning to attend should verify the current price and any fees at the point of purchase.
Agatha.gg predicts a 25-21 Eagles win, with roughly a 62% probability attached to that outcome. That is a model estimate, not a guarantee, and it sits alongside a betting market that favors Dallas by about 4.5 points. When a model and a market disagree, it usually means the model weighs recent form differently from the people setting the line. Either way, a single NFL game has enough variance that a prediction near 60% is far from certain.
Dallas has averaged about 25.2 points per game, which leads the comparison, while Philadelphia's scoring average is lower. On defense, the Eagles allow about 22.8 points per game and the Cowboys allow about 26.5, according to the research summary. Read together, those numbers suggest Dallas has moved the ball better while Philadelphia has defended better. The gap matters most on a night when one team is starting a backup quarterback.
The Cowboys won the most recent meeting between the two clubs 24-21 at home on November 23, 2025, according to the research summary. That result is nearly a year old and came with different personnel and different circumstances, so it says little about what will happen on October 26, 2026. Rivalry history is useful for context, not for forecasting. The 2026 versions of both teams are what matter here.
Dallas lost its previous game 23-13 at Green Bay on October 18, 2026, per the research summary. A ten-point road loss keeps a team at 2-4 and adds pressure to the next outing. For the Cowboys, a Monday night game against a division rival is a chance to stop the losing pattern before it defines the season. Philadelphia, meanwhile, is trying to avoid a fifth straight defeat.
The Eagles have lost four straight games, which CBS Sports notes is their first such streak since 2020. Losing streaks in the NFL often trace back to injuries and turnover problems rather than a single weak area, and Philadelphia's situation fits that pattern given the quarterback change and the banged-up backfield. A primetime divisional game at home is one of the more favorable settings to end a streak. It is also one of the more visible places to extend one.
Week 7 Sunday results included Minnesota 16, Indianapolis 10, with the Vikings moving to 6-0, plus Giants 27, Texans 21 in overtime, Browns 27, Titans 24, Lions 20, Packers 17, and Rams 35, Raiders 21, according to ESPN. Those results shape the playoff picture that the Monday game will feed into. Minnesota's unbeaten start is the standout line from the weekend. The rest of the conference is still tightly packed six weeks in.
Four teams were on a bye in Week 7: Buffalo, Jacksonville, the Los Angeles Chargers and Washington, according to CBS Sports. A bye means a team does not play that week, giving players time to recover from injuries and coaches time to prepare for the next opponent. It also means those teams do not appear in the week's schedule, which can confuse fans searching for a full list of games. Their next opponents come from the following week's slate.
Sunday Night Football featured Kansas City at Seattle, and as of the feeds cited in the transcript, that game was still in progress with Seattle leading. Reports differed on whether the lead was 10-0 or 13-0 in the third quarter, which is a reminder that live scores from different outlets can disagree while a game is being played. Anyone checking scores during a broadcast should refresh the source rather than trust a single snapshot. Final results are the only numbers worth relying on after the fact.
Live scores and TV listings shifted between the feeds cited in the transcript, and the note attached to that material advises treating in-progress numbers as provisional. The same applies to betting lines, which move as money comes in and as injury news develops. When a single search returns several versions of the same fact, the safest approach is to check the league's own schedule page or the broadcaster's listing. That is also why the phrase "NFL schedule today" trends at all: the answer changes by the hour.
A schedule listing usually gives four things: the date, the kickoff time with a time zone, the venue and the broadcast channel. Week numbers matter because byes and primetime slots are assigned by week, so a game's context depends on where it sits in the season. Time zone labels matter more than people expect, since an 8:15 p.m. Eastern start is already the next day in UTC and much later in Europe. Checking all four fields prevents most confusion about when and where a game is played.
The central question is how Philadelphia's offense functions with Tanner McKee at quarterback and a depleted backfield. If the Eagles lean on short passes and a committee at running back, the game may stay low-scoring, which fits a total near 43.5 points. If Dallas's defense, which allows about 26.5 points per game, struggles early, the Eagles could take control at home. The Cowboys' stronger scoring average suggests they can move the ball, but the spread of about 4.5 points means the market expects this to be close.
There is one NFL game on October 26, 2026: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, kicking off at 8:15 p.m. Eastern at Lincoln Financial Field and carried on ESPN and ABC. Both teams are 2-4, Philadelphia is starting backup quarterback Tanner McKee with Jalen Hurts on injured reserve, and the Cowboys are favored by about 4.5 points with a total near 43.5. Everything here reflects reporting as of the sources gathered for this summary, and scores, lines and broadcast details can change. For a final answer, check NFL.com, ESPN or the broadcaster directly.
