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Eagles kick off season against the Cowboys Sept. 4 (0:33)
The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will open the regular season against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 4. (0:33)
May 12, 2025, 09:03 AM ET
The reigning Super Bowl champion [Philadelphia Eagles](/nfl/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-eagles) will host the [Dallas Cowboys](/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys) on Sept. 4 in the NFL's 2025 regular-season opener.
The game, which will be televised on NBC, marks the first Week 1 meeting between the NFC East rivals since 2000, when the Andy Reid-coached Eagles rolled to a 41-14 victory at Texas Stadium.
None of the 19 players drafted by either the Eagles or Cowboys last month were alive when that previous Week 1 matchup was played on Sept. 3, 2000, according to ESPN Research.
The Eagles won both games against the Cowboys last season.