People are very, very interested in watching the Philadelphia Eagles open their title-defending season against their hated rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, to start the 2025 NFL campaign.

The Eagles were expected to host the NFL's Kickoff Game after winning Super Bowl 59. Here's why the league chose the Cowboys as their opponent.

The Philadelphia Eagles will start defending their championship at home on Sept. 4 against the division rival Dallas Cowboys.

The season openers between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens-Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers are among the most intriguing matchups to launch the 2025 NFL campaign.

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

The Philadelphia Eagles, who were Super Bowl winners at the start of the year, will host NFC East rivals the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL's 2025 season opener.

Tickets are on sale now for the Thursday Night Football matchup between the Super Bowl champion Eagles and their NFC East rivals the Cowboys.

Philadelphia was immediately installed as a consensus touchdown favorite when it was revealed Monday that the Eagles will open their Super Bowl title defense at home against Dallas on Thursday, Sept.

It was 25 years ago that the Dallas Cowboys opened the season against the Philadelphia Eagles with a new head coach, new receiver and a catastrophic defeat.