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 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.

The Dallas Cowboys are opening on the road, and the betting world isn't very supportive in their matchup against the Eagles.

The matchup is set for the first game of the upcoming NFL regular season with the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles hosting the Cowboys on Sept. 4.

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

The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles open the NFL season against their NFC East rival the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, Sept. 4 and tickets are available.

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

This will be the first time the Cowboys and Eagles have met to start a season since 2000 when the latter won 41-14. For Dallas, it's the third time they will open the season against the defending champs. They defeated the Giants in 2012 and lost to the Tampa Buccaneers in a thriller in 2021.

Netflix has set the two NFL games it will be livestreaming on Christmas Day 2025: The Dallas Cowboys vs. the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings. The Cowboys/Commanders game will air 1 p.