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Week 7, Mon, Oct 26, 8:15 PM local

Dallas Cowboysat Philadelphia Eagles

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia. Fly into PHL.

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Kickoff slot

Primetime

Plan the ride back before kickoff.

Lots open

3:00 PM

Local time on game day.

Where to stay

In the city

Tailgate from 3:00 PM, then the game.

The matchup

Form, ESPN's model and the stat leaders
Form

The Cowboys are 1-2 after 3 games, 3rd in the NFC East.

They are 0-1 on the road.

The Eagles are 2-1 after 3 games, 1st in the NFC East.

They are 1-0 at home.

What we know about Lincoln Financial Field

Where visiting fans stay

Checked at the source
  • Center City. 20 min. SEPTA Metro Broad Street Line (B) to NRG station, then a ~10 minute walk. This is the point of the Linc. You stay in the good part of the city and ride down. The Broad Street Line runs from Center City to NRG station, the southern end of the line at Broad and Pattison. The express trip from City Hall to the Sports Complex takes about eight minutes, for $2.90. Stay a few blocks off Broad Street and you get Philadelphia's restaurants, bars and museums, plus a door-to-turnstile run under 15 minutes.
  • South Philadelphia / Sports Complex. 8 min by walk. Live. Casino & Hotel is 0.3 miles from the stadium. The Courtyard at the Navy Yard is 0.4 miles. You can walk from either. Worth it only if you want to be inside the tailgate scene from early morning and don't care about the city. The area is parking lots, arenas and the casino. Nightlife is Xfinity Live! and not much else.

Around the stadium

From a specialist guide
South Philadelphia Sports Complex / Xfinity Live!. There's a real cluster here, but it's built for game day, not a neighborhood. For beds: Live. Casino & Hotel (0.3 mi), the Courtyard at the Navy Yard (0.4 mi), and the Penrose Hotel (1.2 mi). For pre-game drinking: Xfinity Live! on Pattison Avenue, a bar complex with Chickie's and Pete's and Geno's Steaks inside it. Chickie's and Pete's original location runs a free shuttle to the Sports Complex during Linc events. Good for game day, thin for a full weekend.

Getting in from the airport

Checked at the source
PHL, Philadelphia International. 25 minutes via SEPTA Regional Rail Airport Line to Center City. $8.75 with SEPTA Key or contactless, $11.00 if bought on board.

Getting to the stadium

Checked at the source
SEPTA Metro Broad Street Line (B) to NRG station, about 8 min. NRG is the southern end of the line, at Broad and Pattison. Plan on a 10-minute walk across a few parking lots to the stadium. Broad Street Line 'Sports Express' (B2). NRG (Pattison) station, about a 10 minute walk. SEPTA Regional Rail Airport Line, about 25 min. Transfer in Center City. There is no direct airport-to-stadium train.

Tailgating

From a specialist guide
You need a car for the real Philadelphia tailgate. It happens in the Sports Complex lots around private vehicles. Parking runs $50 for a car, $100 for oversized vehicles, across 21,000 spaces. There's no walk-up tailgate village and no public tailgate ticket. Philadelphia has closed streets in past seasons to stop overflow tailgating near the stadium. Without a car, go to Xfinity Live! on Pattison Avenue instead, a bar and restaurant complex inside the Sports Complex that needs no game ticket. Chickie's and Pete's runs a free shuttle from its original location. The Philadium tavern on Packer Avenue, west of Broad, is another option. Xfinity Live! is a bar complex, good for fans without a tailgate. Free to enter, no ticket needed. You pay for food and drink. It opens hours before kickoff on Eagles game days. Exact opening time is not published. Chickie's and Pete's original location runs a free game-day shuttle. The shuttle is free. Food and drink cost extra. It opens and runs during Lincoln Financial Field events.

Getting in

Checked at the source
  • Bag policy: Bags must be clear plastic, vinyl or PVC, max 12" x 6" x 12" (30.5 x 15.2 x 30.5 cm). A one-gallon clear freezer bag also works. Small clutches up to 4.5" x 6.5" are allowed, even alongside a clear bag. Bags with buckles, grommets or other hardware that hides contents are not allowed. Banned: purses bigger than a clutch, coolers, briefcases, backpacks, book bags, fanny packs, cinch bags, luggage, seat cushions, computer bags, camera bags, binocular cases.
  • Re-entry: Re-entry is not allowed. You can't exit and come back in on the same ticket. Emergency re-entry needs Gate Chief approval and a full re-screening.
  • Prohibited items: Banned: outside food, drinks and liquids including alcohol, umbrellas, strollers, infant car seats and carriers, seat cushions, cameras with lenses over 5 inches (still cameras only, no video recorders), aerosol cans, balloons, noisemakers, drones.

Touring the stadium

From a specialist guide
Self-guided weekend tours run as the event schedule allows, so the Saturday before a Sunday home game is possible but not guaranteed. Guided tours run Fridays, staff-led, about 90 minutes, max 40 people, 10 tickets per booking. Private group tours (minimum 20 people) run Tuesday to Thursday. Tickets are sold through TickPick; price isn't listed on the Eagles' tour page. Tour guests get 15% off at the Pro Shop.

After the final whistle

From a specialist guide
30 to 60 minutes. Getting out by rail is the stadium's strongest asset. SEPTA stages trains at NRG ready to load right after the final whistle. After the game, trains stand by for local and express service back to Fern Rock. The Broad Street Line has moved 14,000 to 17,000 fans out of the Sports Complex in about an hour. Budget the 10-minute walk plus a line at NRG. Driving out of the Sports Complex lots is the slow way.

One thing to avoid

From a specialist guide
Don't book by the stadium to save the commute. The commute is eight minutes on an express train, and Center City is a far better place to spend the other 20 hours. Don't expect to walk up to a lot and join a tailgate. Philadelphia's tailgate culture is private and car-based, and in some seasons the city has closed streets to stop overflow tailgating.

Bars near the stadium

Checked at the source

  • Stateside Live! (formerly Xfinity Live!)

    1100 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148

    Note the name change. This was Xfinity Live!

    Away fans: mixed crowd. A ticketed, commercially run complex.

  • Chickie's & Pete's

    1526 Packer Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145

    Peter and Henrietta Ciarrocchi bought a taproom on Robbins Avenue in Mayfair in 1977. What started as a corner bar is now a Philadelphia institution, the official sports bar of the Philadelphia Eagles.

    Away fans: mostly home fans. This is the club's official sports bar.

  • South Philadelphia Tap Room

    1509 Mifflin St, Philadelphia, PA 19145 (Newbold)

    The Tap Room is where you send people who want the neighborhood, not the sports complex. It is a South Philly corner gastropub with 14 rotating draft lines and around 70 bottles.

    Away fans: mixed crowd. A neighborhood gastropub with a local South Philly feel.

  • Sports & Social Philly

    900 Packer Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148 (inside Live! Casino & Hotel)

    Sports and Social sits inside Live. Casino and Hotel Philadelphia, on the north edge of the complex.

    Away fans: mixed, neutral crowd. A casino sports bar.

Sidequests in Philadelphia

In the order they happen. Each one earns points.

  1. Eat65 points

    Cheesesteak at Pat's King of Steaks

    South Philly cheesesteak counter open 24 hours, on the corner where the sandwich was invented in 1930. Order before or after a late night out.

    $. The day before

  2. Landmark65 points

    Run the 72 steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

    Stone staircase at the museum's east entrance, 72 steps, looking straight down Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Free, open any hour.

    Free. 5 hours before kickoff

  3. Photo25 points

    Rocky statue photo

    Bronze statue made for Rocky III in 1982, standing near the museum steps. Free to visit, lines run shortest early morning.

    Free. 4 hours 45 minutes before kickoff

  4. Drink25 points

    Crabfries at Chickie's & Pete's on Packer

    Sports bar about a mile north of the stadium, known for Crabfries. The Eagles tour page lists it as the nearby eat.

    $$. 4 hours before kickoff

  5. Eat65 points

    Breakfast inside Reading Terminal Market

    Indoor public market at 12th and Arch with stall after stall of food. Opens 9am Sunday, so hit it before heading south on the subway.

    $. 3 hours 30 minutes before kickoff

  6. Drink25 points

    Watch other games at NBC Sports Arena, Xfinity Live!

    Indoor bar inside the Xfinity Live! complex with a 32-foot screen, where home and visiting fans both catch the early games. Opens noon Sundays.

    $$. 2 hours 30 minutes before kickoff

  7. Tailgate65 points

    Xfinity Live! outdoor plaza before kickoff

    Walk-up pregame plaza in the sports complex with a 24-foot outdoor LED wall. Walk straight in from NRG Station, no car or parking pass needed.

    $$. 2 hours before kickoff

  8. Ritual25 points

    Ride the Broad Street Line to NRG Station

    SEPTA adds extra Sports Express subway trips to the stadium on Eagles game days, about every 10 minutes pregame. Express and local trains run after the game too.

    $. 1 hour 40 minutes before kickoff

  9. Outing40 points

    Pro Shop and plaza picnic tables at the Northeast Gate

    The Eagles Pro Shop sits in the Headhouse Lobby inside the Northeast Gate. The outdoor plaza nearby has picnic tables for groups to sit and eat.

    Free. 1 hour 15 minutes before kickoff

  10. Tour100 points

    Lincoln Financial Field guided stadium tour

    Guided tour hits the field, Eagles locker room, team tunnel and interview room. Runs Fridays only, as the schedule allows, never on game day.

    $. Bookable

Seats and views

Where each part of Lincoln Financial Field sits, and what you see from it.

100 Level, end zone100 Level, corner, home side100 Level, home sideline100 Level, corner, home side100 Level, end zone100 Level, corner, visitor side100 Level, visitor sideline100 Level, corner, visitor sideClub Level, end zoneClub Level, corner, home sideClub Level, home sidelineClub Level, corner, home sideClub Level, end zoneClub Level, corner, visitor sideClub Level, visitor sidelineClub Level, corner, visitor side200 Level, end zone200 Level, corner, home side200 Level, home sideline, covered200 Level, corner, home side200 Level, end zone200 Level, corner, visitor side200 Level, visitor sideline, covered200 Level, corner, visitor sideHomeVisitors
100 Level101 to 138Club LevelC1 to C40200 Level201 to 244CoveredTap any part of the stadium to see its view.