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Philadelphia Eagles to open 2024 NFL regular season in Brazil
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia Eagles will open the 2024 regular season in São Paulo, Brazil, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Monday night.
The game will be played on Friday, Sept. 6, and will be the first NFL game played in South America as the league continues to expand its footprint around the globe.
It will also be the first time the NFL has played a game on Friday night of their opening weekend in 50 years.
The Eagles will be the “home” team in the game, but their opponent is unclear at this time. The game will be played at the Corinthians Arena.
“The Eagles organization is honored to have been selected to play in the first-ever National Football League game in South America,” Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. “With the global growth of our sport being a top priority to our league, we embrace the opportunity to grow our fanbase around the world and bring Eagles football to the 38 million sports fans in Brazil. One of the world’s most culturally diverse nations, Brazil is an international melting pot, and we look forward to experiencing its warm, vibrant and welcoming environment later this year.”
Who are the Eagles 2024 home opponents?
The Eagles will be the “home” team in Brazil, but we still don’t know who they will play on opening weekend. NFL.com wrote the team will be announced when the schedule is released in the spring.
But, we do know it will be one of these nine opponents:
- Dallas Cowboys
- New York Giants
- Washington Commanders
- Cleveland Browns
- Atlanta Falcons
- Carolina Panthers
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Green Bay Packers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Have the Eagles ever played an international game?
The Eagles have played one international game during their franchise history, and the Birds came away with a win.
Former franchise quarterback Carson Wentz tossed three passing touchdowns in a 24-18 win over the Jags during the 2018 season in London at Wembley Stadium.
Other NFL teams playing international games in 2024
The Eagles join several other organizations across the league as designated teams for the 2024 International Games. The Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Jaguars and Panthers will all be the home team in international games in the 2024 regular season.
The Bears, Vikings and Jaguars are designated teams for the London Games, while the Panthers are the designated team for Munich.
NFL international games
The first NFL game played outside the United States happened in 2007 when the Giants faced the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in London.
Since then, the NFL began to play games in other countries like Mexico and Germany, in addition to England.
In the 2023 regular season, the NFL had two games played in Germany and three in London.
NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked in New York City on Friday night, authorities said.
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on Second Avenue near East 96th Street on the Upper East Side, according to the New York City Police Department.
Police said officers were sent to the scene after an assault was reported. When officers arrived, police say they found a 20-year-old man suffering from facial injuries and a 70-year-old man who had head pain. Both victims were taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the former governor said the two were attacked while “taking a walk around the block near their home by some individuals that had a previous interaction with his stepson.”
The spokesperson said that they were injured “but were able to fight off their attackers.”
Both were taken to Cornell Hospital “as a precaution,” he added.
Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
The 70-year-old Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor from 2008 to 2010, stepping into the post after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer following his prostitution scandal. He made history at the time as the state’s first-ever Black and legally blind governor.
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A 17-year-old boy was critically injured and a person is in custody after a gunman opened fire on a SEPTA bus in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police said.
At around 6:15 p.m., Philadelphia police were notified about a shooting on a SEPTA bus traveling on Allegheny Avenue near 3rd and 4th streets in North Philadelphia, Inspector D F Pace told CBS News Philadelphia.
There were an estimated 30 people on the bus at the time of the shooting, Pace said, but only the 17-year-old boy was believed to have been shot. Investigators said they believe it was a targeted attack on the teenager and that he was shot in the back of the bus at close range.
According to Pace, the SEPTA bus driver alerted a control center about the shooting, which then relayed the message to Philadelphia police, who responded to the scene shortly.
Officers arrived at the scene and found at least one spent shell casing and blood on the bus, but no shooting victim, Pace said. Investigators later discovered the 17-year-old had been taken to Temple University Hospital where he is said to be in critical condition, according to police.
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Through their preliminary investigation, police learned those involved in the SEPTA shooting may have fled in a silver-colored Kia.
Authorities then found a car matching the description of the Kia speeding in the area and a pursuit began, Pace said. Police got help from a PPD helicopter as they followed the Kia, which ended up crashing at 5th and Greenwood streets in East Mount Airy. Pace said the Kia crashed into a parked car.
The driver of the crashed car ran away but police were still able to take them into custody, Pace said.
Investigators believe there was a second person involved in the shooting who ran from the car before it crashed. Police said they believe this person escaped near Allegheny Avenue and 4th Street, leaving a coat behind.
According to Pace, police also found a gun and a group of spent shell casings believed to be involved in the shooting in the same area.
“It’s very possible that there may have been a shooting inside the bus and also shots fired from outside of the bus toward the bus,” Pace said, “We’re still trying to piece all that together at this time.”
This is an active investigation and police are reviewing surveillance footage from the SEPTA bus.