Eagles to square off against Cowboys to begin 2025 NFL season

The Philadelphia Eagles are fresh off of winning Super Bowl LIX, and are bringing back All-Pro Zach Baun. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth ask if the Eagles are far and away the best team in the NFC.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ path to consecutive Super Bowl championships will begin on Sept. 4 when the team takes on the Dallas Cowboys to officially kick off the 2025 season.

The NFL announced the first game of the season on Monday. The game will be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The Eagles swept the season series against the Cowboys in 2024.

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The Philadelphia Eagles hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Jalen Hurts will be back under center for the Eagles with superstars Saquon Barkley, Devonta Smith and Dallas Goedert setting up the offense with him. Barkley led the Eagles as the Offensive Player of the Year as he ran for 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns, coming close to Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record.

The Eagles’ defense tormented Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, and they will return Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Nolan Smith Jr., Zack Baun, Jalyx Hunt, Reed Blankenship, Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean. The team was first in points allowed and second in yards allowed. Not to mention, the team added linebacker Jihaad Campbell in the draft.

Dallas will look to spoil the party.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, #1, reacts following the victory against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Nov. 24, 2024. (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn