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The Eagles’ Super Bowl defense will start against a familiar foe.
Philadelphia will open the season against the NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, Sept. 4, ESPN.com reported.
The Eagles defeated the Chiefs, 40-22, in Super Bowl LIX, and the defending champs traditionally open up the following season.
When the Eagles last won a Super Bowl in 2017, they opened the following season with an 18-12 win over the Falcons.
Philadelphia dominated in both its games against Dallas last season, outscoring them 75-13 combined in the matchups.
The Cowboys are coming off a dismal 7-10 season that led to head coach Mike McCarthy and the franchise parting ways afterwards.
Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer was named McCarthy’s replacement and will make his head-coaching debut in the game.
Dallas will presumably have quarterback Dak Prescott back healthy after he missed the final nine games last season with a severe hamstring injury.
The Cowboys also made a splash last week by acquiring star receiver George Pickens in a trade to pair with CeeDee Lamb.
The Eagles-Cowboys announcement on Monday is just one piece of the NFL schedule release for the week, leading up to the full schedule reveal on Wednesday night.
The second game of the season is reportedly going to be a Chargers-Chiefs matchup in Brazil on Friday night.
The previous season kicked off dramatically with the Chiefs securing a 27-20 victory over the Ravens. The game’s tension escalated as the Ravens almost scored a touchdown in the closing moments, only for it to be nullified due to Isaiah Likely stepping out of bounds.