New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The last time the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers met, it took a full quarter for the game to find its shape and a fourth-quarter drive to settle it. That was last November, a Monday Night Football matchup with playoff seeding implications for both teams. In 2026, the two franchises arrive at training camp as among the more credible NFC championship contenders, built on young quarterbacks who have answered the early questions and now face the harder ones.

Andy Dalton is the backup, insurance on a depth chart that does not need to be rebuilt. The Eagles' challenge in 2026 is not reconstruction; it is the maintenance problem that faces every team that has been good long enough to lose the advantage of surpri...