The NFL season kicks off Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia as the defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles host their rivals in the Dallas Cowboys to open up the regular season.
Eagles vs Cowboys: Game info
Date: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025
Game Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia PA
How to watch: NBC, Peacock
Predicted kickoff weather: 78 degrees, mostly clear, 11 mph winds
Sports Betting Lines: Spread, Eagles -8.5, Over/Under 47.5
Head-to-head facts
One of the best rivalries in the NFL renews for its first installment of the 2025 season as the teams continue to battle in the NFC East for over five decades with the first meeting taking place on September 30, 1960, when the Eagles won 27-25.
-This is the 129th regular season meeting between the two rivals with Dallas leading the head-to-head matchup 71-57.
-The Eagles beat the Cowboys in both of their regular season matchups last year with the Dallas playing without Dak Prescott (season-ending hamstring injury) outscoring them 75-13.
-Philadelphia has won four of the last six games.
-Since 2019, the Eagles are 5-1 at home against the Cowboys.
Injuries
Cowboys: DT Perion Winfrey (back) OUT
Eagles: QB Tanner McKee, (Right thumb) OUT
Banner unveiling
The Eagles will be dropping the banner before kickoff Thursday night to commemorate their Super Bowl LIX victory. Fans are being asked to be in their seats by 7:45 p.m. for the festivities. Nick Sirianni said Tuesday that the team will not be out on the field during the banner dropping.
Jalen Hurts vs. Dak Prescott
The two quarterbacks had polar opposite seasons in 2024. Hurts, went on to lead the Eagles to their second Super Bowl victory all while winning Super Bowl MVP. Meanwhile, Prescott, fresh off a huge $240-million extension suffered a season-ending hamstring injury after eight games. Both quarterbacks will look to lead what should be two of the higher scoring offenses in the NFC this season with Thursday night marking the first time since 2023 the two QBs will face off against one another.
First look at a Micah Parson-less Cowboys defense
Jerry Jones loves to ensure that he and his beloved Cowboys are in the national headlines whether it's good, bad or indifferent. That did not change last week when the longtime owner went from trying to negotiate with star pass rusher Micah Parsons to open to listening to offers to trading the All-Pro shortly after it was publicly reported they were entertaining teams.
Jones sent Parsons to Green Bay in exchange for a pair of first round picks and run stopping defensive tackle Frank Clark. The Cowboys who were atrocious stopping the run last season, will rely on Clark to clog up the middle against the Eagles offensive line and the Cowboys.
However, the Eagles faced off against Clark when he was anchoring the defensive line for Green Bay last year in the season opener in Brazil and Saquon Barkley ran for 109 yards and two scores while averaging 4.5 yards per carry in the 34-29 win.
https://twitter.com/Darts2Leek/status/1832228962912637047
