Atlanta Falcons to open 2021 season at home versus Philadelphia Eagles

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The NFL schedule is set to be released Wednesday night, but we got a preview of each team's schedule on Wednesday morning as the Week 1 games have been released.

It is official, the Falcons will open the Arthur Smith era against the Eagles at home.

The Eagles, who finished the 2020 season with a record of 4-11-1 and finished dead last in the NFC East, will also be breaking in a new head coach as Nick Sirianni takes over after the firing of Doug Pederson.

The Falcons, who finished the 2020 season at 4-12 will be looking to get of to a strong start in 2021 against the Eagles.

The full schedules for all 30 NFL teams will be released tonight with specials airing on ESPN2, Fox Sports 1, and NFL Network starting at 8 p.m.

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