PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles started their 2025 season with a 24-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys. But it was far from pretty.
See how it all unfolded below, and stay tuned for updates from the Eagles’ locker room on PennLive tonight and throughout the weekend.
FOURTH QUARTER
1:27 — Eagles 24, Cowboys 20
Game over. A third-and-3 scramble from Jalen Hurts picks up the first down and allows the Eagles to kneel this one out.
1:54 — Eagles 24, Cowboys 20
The Eagles got some help from CeeDee Lamb. One of the best receivers in the league decided to drop a couple passes on Dallas’ comeback attempt, including one on fourth-and-3. Philly will take it. Turnover on downs.
3:02 — Eagles 24, Cowboys 20
The Eagles had a chance to ice the game … and they went three-and-out. It’s up to the defense.
4:43 — Eagles 24, Cowboys 20
Nick Sirianni often talks about the importance of a four-minute offense. The Eagles have the ball at their own 24-yard line with a chance to ice the game. Will Saquon Barkley and the run game do their job like they did all last year? Will Jalen Hurts finally target A.J. Brown? We’ll find out.
A second spitter
We haven’t had any scoring since the game resumed from a lightning delay. But we do have more context around Jalen Carter’s ejection for spitting on Dak Prescott.
NBC showed footage of Prescott spitting in Carter’s direction — not on him — and smiling at the Eagles’ defensive tackle before Carter spat on the Cowboys quarterback. It doesn’t excuse Carter’s actions. But it does give some semblance of a reason why he would do what he did.
We also got an explanation from the NFL referee, Shawn Smith, on why he ejected Carter.
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