Football is back, and the 2025 season kicks off with a classic NFC East rivalry: Cowboys v. Eagles on Thursday Night Football. This preview doesn't need hype—the rivalry sells itself.

Philadelphia begins the year fresh off another Super Bowl victory and boasting one of the most talented rosters in all of football. Dallas stumbles into the season opener under a cloud of drama after trading Micah Parsons to another NFC rival, the Green Bay Packers.

Dallas isn't favored in this game—in fact, they're the biggest underdog in Week 1—and they shouldn't be. The Eagles have the advantage in the trenches on both sides of the ball. They can pound the rock with the NFL's best player—RB Saquon Barkley. And they've got A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith to terrorize an injured and overmatched secondary.

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