Eagles opening 2025 NFL season against new-look Cowboys

Eagles opening 2025 NFL season against new-look Cowboys

The Eagles’ Super Bowl defense will start against a familiar foe.

Philadelphia will open the 2025 NFL season against the NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, Sept. 4, ESPN.com reported.

The Eagles defeated the Chiefs, 40-22, in Super Bowl LIX, and the defending champs traditionally open up the following season.

When the Eagles last won a Super Bowl in 2017, they opened the following season with an 18-12 win over the Falcons.

Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles running with the football against the Dallas Cowboys during a game at Lincoln Financial Field
Saquon Barkley and the Eagles will open the 2025 season against the Cowboys. Getty Images

Philadelphia dominated in both its games against Dallas last season, outscoring them 75-13 combined in the matchups.

The Cowboys are coming off a dismal 7-10 season that led to head coach Mike McCarthy and the franchise parting ways afterwards.

Offensive coordinator Brian ScH๏τtenheimer was named McCarthy’s replacement and will make his head-coaching debut in the game.

Dallas will presumably have quarterback Dak Prescott back healthy after he missed the final nine games last season with a severe hamstring injury.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott
Dak Prescott and the Cowboys will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2024 season. AP

The Cowboys also made a splash last week by acquiring star receiver George Pickens in a trade to pair with CeeDee Lamb.

Monday’s Eagles-Cowboys announcement is part of a week-long rollout of games for the NFL schedule, culminating in a full schedule release on Wednesday night.

The second game of the season is reportedly going to be a Chargers-Chiefs matchup in Brazil on Friday, Sept. 5.

Last season started in thrilling fashion with the Chiefs beating the Ravens, 27-20, and the game coming down to a near Ravens touchdown in the final seconds that was called back when it was ruled Isaiah Likely’s foot came down out of bounds.

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