The defending Super Bowl champion gets to host the opening game of the season each year, and the Eagles get that distinction in 2025.
DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys season will be here before you know it, and that means we’re getting a look at the 2025 schedule soon.
While the full schedule gets released Wednesday, May 14, the NFL typically announces featured games in the lead-up to the full release. And if Cowboys fans tried to forget the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl, they got a reminder Monday morning: The NFL announced that the Cowboys will play at the Eagles on opening night, Sept. 4, on NBC at 7:20 p.m.
The defending Super Bowl champion gets to host the opening game of the season each year, and the Eagles get that distinction in 2025.
For the Cowboys, it will be an early test for new coach Brian Schottenheimer, who will try to lead Dallas to a bounce-back season after a disappointing 7-10 campaign. They’ll have a revamped offense against the Eagles after drafting offensive guard Tyler Booker and running back Jaydon Blue and trading for Steelers receiver George Pickens. Pickens is expected to be a solid No. 2 receiving option to All-Pro CeeDee Lamb. Also, quarterback Dak Prescott is healthy again after having to undergo season-ending hamstring surgery in 2024.
The Cowboys have been in this position before, facing a Super Bowl champion on opening night. In 2021, they played at Tampa Bay, which was coming off a Tom Brady-led title the year before. The Cowboys narrowly lost to the Buccaneers that night.