After a long, football-less summer, the defending Super Bowl champs are finally returning to our weekly routines with the Eagles hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL season opener on Thursday night .

If you're still riding the high from this winter's Broad Street celebrations, bars and restaurants all over the Philly area will be spreading the love for the Birds with watch parties and deals. MORE: Saquon Barkley teams up with Wawa to design new hoagie

Couldn't snag a ticket to the Linc? H ere's how to turn Thursday into a daylong bar crawl — with food and drink specials, live music and plenty of chanting guaranteed.

Pre-pregame party

Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 W. Girard Ave., West Philadelphia Is there a better place to practice your "Go Birds!" chants hours before kickoff

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