NFL announces 2025 season-opener with Super Bowl champion Eagles facing familiar foe

The NFL certainly knows how to hype up even the slowest parts of the offseason, and after revealing which team will face the defending Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1 that excitement level will certainly rise to another level.

Coming off of their thrashing of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, it was revealed Monday that the Eagles will take on NFC East rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, to kick off the season on Sept. 4 from Lincoln Financial Field.

We'll be waiting all summer for this INCREDIBLE NFL Kickoff showdown.

Cowboys. Eagles. Sept. 4. @NBC and @peacock. pic.twitter.com/LXjpEAfDHm
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) May 12, 2025

Not only does this give Eagles and Cowboys fans an opportunity to jaw about their ongoing hatred over the next few months, but it makes Week 1 an even higher stakes matchup than usual with its divisional implications.

Dallas certainly had a rough 2024 season with its on-field struggles, injury to Dak Prescott and other key players and also having to see the Eagles and Washington Commanders go deep in the playoffs.

A backstory to the Cowboys-Eagles regular-season opener: Since 2004, 20 defending Super Bowl champions have played in the first game to open the season. Those teams have gone 15-5 in those games, including the Chiefs’ 27-20 win over the Ravens in last season’s opener. pic.twitter.com/C3x0q7d6Dd
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 12, 2025

The Cowboys will also have the chance to debut their new star wide receiver George Pickens, who will line up on offense alongside the stellar CeeDee Lamb. After teasing a big move this offseason, owner Jerry Jones and Dallas finally came through on that promise.

However, as ESPN insider Adam Schefter pointed out defending Super Bowl champions have gone 15-5 in the last 20 opening night matchups, so that will certainly give Jalen Hurts and the Eagles an advantage heading into the matchup.

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