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Thursday Night Football, Week 1. The 2025 NFL season kicks off tonight as the Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys in an NFC East showdown. The Eagles look to get off to a fast start defending their Super Bowl championship, while the Cowboys look to turn the page on a disappointing 7-10 campaign last season.
The Philadelphia Eagles have a deep, talented team that finished in the top eight in the NFL last season both on offense and on defense. The Eagles offense features a formidable offensive line, a top dual threat quarterback in Jalen Hurts, the reigning NFL rushing champion in Saquon Barkley, and a couple of top wide receivers in A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. This loaded offense can beat you on the ground and through the air. The Cowboys will have their hands full trying to stop this multi-pronged attack.
The Dallas Cowboys feature a bottom five defense from last season and they just traded away their best defensive player, Micah Parsons. On paper the Cowboys defense looks completely overmatched against the Eagles offense. Their best hope for pulling off an upset to open the season rests with the Cowboys offense. After losing quarterback Dak Prescott to injury for the majority of last season, the Cowboys have a healthy Prescott looking to make up for lost time this year. The Cowboys added the talented wide receiver George Pickens to be the running mate to perennial Pro Bowl receiver CeeDee Lamb. The trio of Prescott, Pickens and Lamb should make for a dangerous air attack in Dallas. Perhaps that will be enough to keep this game in reach against the Eagles.
It’s the Eagles and the Cowboys tonight on Thursday Night Football to open the 2025 NFL season. Enjoy the game everybody.
