Prescott, Cowboys vs. Hurts, Eagles Set as Season Opener of 2025 NFL Schedule

The Philadelphia Eagles' title defense in 2025 begins with a rivalry showdown on Thursday, Sept. 4.

During Monday's episode of Today, the NFL revealed the season-opening game for the 2025 campaign will pit the reigning champions against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field.

The NFL traditionally starts its new season with the reigning champion hosting a game, and the Philadelphia fans will surely be ready to celebrate when the hated Cowboys come to town for the 8:20 p.m. ET game that will air on NBC and Peacock.

If recent history is any indication, the home team should win:

While Eagles and Cowboys fans can start making plans for the season opener, the rest of the NFL won't have to wait long to find out how their 2025 slate will unfold.

The full 2025 schedule will be released Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET during live shows on NFL Network and ESPN2. Monday's announcement on Today was the first of a handful of select reveals that will happen leading up to the full schedule release:

For now, though, Philadelphia and Dallas are under the spotlight.

It is one of the NFL's most fierce rivalries, but the Eagles had little trouble with their NFC East counterparts last season. In fact, they swept their two head-to-head matchups by a combined score of 75-13, with the Cowboys managing just one touchdown across the eight quarters.

However, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott didn't play in either matchup because of the hamstring injury that limited him to eight games and largely undercut the team's playoff chances on the way to a 7-10 record.

He will also have more firepower when he returns in 2025 outside of CeeDee Lamb, as the Cowboys traded for wide receiver George Pickens last week.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts also didn't play in the Week 17 matchup because he was in concussion protocol. That didn't stop the Eagles from winning 41-7 behind 167 rushing yards from Saquon Barkley and two touchdowns from DeVonta Smith.

The NFL will surely hope for a more competitive game that features both starting quarterbacks this time around. The Cowboys also have a golden opportunity to immediately announce their presence in a division that belonged to the Eagles and Washington Commanders last season.

While Dallas missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 campaign, Washington and Philadelphia faced each other in the NFC Championship Game.

Sept. 4 is a chance for America's Team to start closing that gap.