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2025 NFL schedule release: Top 10 prime-time games - NFL.com
10) EAGLES vs. COWBOYS — Week 1: Thursday, Sept. 4 at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. The 2025 NFL Kickoff Game’s placement on this list is perfunctory, as it will capture our attention throughout the summer. When we’re in the dog days, waiting on training camp arrivals in July, we can look to this NFC East opener as what could be, and what will be, if only we wait a few more months. The matchup is one we’ve seen before — many times in prime time — but not as frequently in this form as one might think. Jalen Hurts and Dak Prescott have only faced off thrice in their careers (the Cowboys QB is 2-1 in those matchups); one of the two QBs has missed seven of 10 potential meetings with injury or rest. The timing of this Week 1 clash ensures, barring unfortunate circumstances, that two of the league’s best will be available for an early-season litmus test between division rivals. [...] 7) EAGLES at PACKERS: Week 10: Monday, Nov. 10 at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC. Will Philly run the Tush Push on every play? This midseason rematch of the NFC Wild Card Game is more than just a clash of conference blue bloods and perennial playoff teams. After losing to the Eagles in the 2024 postseason, Green Bay was the team to propose a ban this offseason on the near-unstoppable play synonymous with Philly’s offense. As of publication, the rule proposal has been tabled and is set to be taken up again at next week’s Spring League Meeting. Matt LaFleur and Nick Sirianni each have their camps, lobbying for and against a ban of the Eagles’ lethal scrum, respectively. Whether or not a ban is ultimately instituted, there will likely be underlying bad blood seeping into this Monday night matchup, making it must-watch TV. [...] 2) EAGLES vs. LIONS: Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 16 at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. The NFC Championship Game that should’ve been. No offense to backers of the Washington franchise, but NFL fans were cheated out of a matchup between the conference’s two most dynamic offenses last January when the Commanders took out the Lions’ kneecaps in the Divisional Round. We’ll finally get our Detroit-Philadelphia matchup in 2025, albeit without both of the Lions’ coordinators and a number of Eagles stars who departed in the offseason. Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley remain, however, to face off against Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery in a showdown of smashmouth outfits. This long-lost matchup — the franchises’ first since 2022 (a 73-point barnburner between two unrecognizable sides) — could have easily been the NFL’s Kickoff Game if the league had not opted for the allure of Brian Schottenheimer. But we’ll take it in Week 11. Hell, we’ll take it right now.
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