Cowboys 20-24 Eagles, summary: score, stats, highlights | NFL Week 1

Eagles defeat Cowboys by 4 in thrilling season opener

It wasn't the blowout I (and many others) expected by any means. It was an exciting game that saw Dallas and Philly go back and forth for nearly its entirety. 

Cowboys rookie running back Javonte Williams showed promise early on with two touchdowns in the first half - a welcome change to Dallas' lack of a run game last season. CeeDee Lamb had some good plays, but they were overshadowed by three crucial drops in the second half. Dak Prescott looked more collected than usual and seems to be in much better shape than last season, even before the hamstring injury. 

Jalen Hurts looked as calm and collected as ever, rushing for 62 yards and two touchdowns. RB SaquonBarkley didn't have his typical monster game, but still finished with 60 rushing yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. 

Micah Parsons' absence was definitely felt on the Dallas defense as Hurts scrambled away with ease on nearly every play under pressure. New defensive tackle Kenny Clark, acquired in the Parsons trade, did decently with five tackles (two solo). 

An hour-long weather delay occurred in the second half, with 4:44 to go in the third quarter. It happened just after Philly made a critical turnover. Byron Young forced a fumble on Dallas RB Miles Sanders in the red zone. The delay visibly threw all the players off. On both teams' first possessions, they were forced to punt it away after being held to 4th down. 

In the end, the Cowboys put up a good fight against the Eagles, but missed a golden opportunity to beat the defending champions in the NFL opener. 

Cowboys start the season 0-1 and Eagles begin their journey to a repeat Super Bowl with their first win of the season. 

Hurts takes the knee to run out the clock and that'll be the game

Dallas takes final timeout

Hurts scrambles for 4 yards and the 1st down

Dallas takes second timeout

Hurts pass complete to Brown for 8 yards - 3rd and 3

Cowboys take first timeout

Barkley loses a yard, swallowed up by Williams - 2nd and 11

Prescott pass deep to Lamb is INCOMPLETE for his third incompletion of the second half.

Eagles take over at the Cowboys 45.

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

Cowboys let the clock wind down to the 2-minute warning

Cowboys going for it...

Prescott pass to Williams complete for 7 yards - 4th and 3

Prescott pass to Schoonmaker in double coverage, incomplete - 3rd and 10

Prescott throws a deep pass to Lamb and it bounces off his hands and into the air and it's again nearly picked off - incomplete, 2nd and 10

Prescott pass complete to Pickens for 15 yards - 1st down at the Cowboys 38

A botched snap caused Prescott to throw under pressure and it's nearly picked - just missed it, incomplete, 3rd and 5

Prescott pass complete to Ferguson for 5 yards - 2nd and 5

Mann punts to the Cowboys 18, out of bounds

Hurts pass to Dotson is caught but he's stopped after 4 yards by Bland - Eagles will punt at 4th and 3

Hurts scrambles for 3 yards - 3rd and 7

Barkley gets nowhere, stopped by Sanborn - 2nd and 10

Anger punts to the 24 - Dotson makes the fair catch

Prescott pass to Williams is complete but it's only good for 3 yards - Dallas will punt again

Prescott pass to Turpin is caught but he only gains 2, stopped by Mukuba - 3rd and 10 

Williams takes it but he's swallowed up by Hunt for a loss of 2 - 2nd and 12

Prescott pass to Lamb caught for 13 yards - 1st down

Mann punts to the Cowboys 11, out of bounds

Delay of Game on Eagles - 4th and 10

Hurts pass complete to Goedert for 10 yards - 4th and 4

Hurts under pressure, throws it away - 3rd and 14

Eagles take first timeout

Barkley takes it again, but Houston stops him for a loss of 4 - 2nd and 14

Hurts makes a pass under pressure and Barkley catches it with one hand, then stiff-arms the defense to make the 1st down

Hurts pass to Smith for 7 yards - 2nd and 3

Second tush push succeeds - Hurts makes the 1st down

Barkley takes it again and he's stopped again for no gain - 3rd and 1

Barkley gains 4 - 2nd and 1

Cowboys called for Defensive Too Many Men on Field - 5 yards, 1st and 5

Eagles tush push works for them yet again.

Hurts pushes forward and he gets the yard - 1st down

Barkley gets it, but Kneeland takes him down for a gain of just 1 - 3rd and 1

Hurts pass caught by Barkley for 8 yards - 2nd and 2

Anger punts to the Eagles 13 and Dotson makes the fair catch

Prescott was under pressure and tried to hit Lamb, but it was incomplete - 4th down and Dallas will punt it away now too

END THIRD QUARTER

And that'll take us to the end of the third quarter.

After over an hour delay due to severe thunderstorm warnings and lightning, the players were thrown off their rhythm. 

The Eagles had the ball on their own 16 after forcing a turnover, but they couldn't convert as Dallas put the pressure on Hurts. 

Now, Dallas has the ball at the 52 on 3rd and 10.

Prescott pass to Lamb is caught, but Davis forces him back for a loss of 3 - 3rd and 10

Williams takes it up 3 yards - 2nd and 7

Prescott pass complete to Lamb for 14 yards and the 1st down

Prescott to Ferguson complete for 5 yardds - 3rd and 1

Williams shoves forward for 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Mann punts to the Cowboys 26 and Turpin makes the fair catch

Hurts under pressure again, he's able to escape the sack again and scramble but it's only good for 8 yards so the Eagles will punt it back

Pressure on Hurts, he gets the ball away but throws it to the sideline - 3rd and 11

Eagles starting at their own 16 after the turnover. 

Hurts hands it off to Barkley and Clark pushes him for a loss of 1 - 2nd and 11 

After an hour and 5 minutes, we're FINALLY back in action in Philly!!

Crazy weather in Philly

EAGLES-COWBOYS set to RESUME

The game is set to resume in 15 minutes! The players are warming back up again as they prepare to hit the field and finish out the game.

There is 4:44 left in the third.

But then...

And this is where the game left off before the weather delay. Such a shame to stop this momentum!

It started off really nice...

Elliott makes 58-yarder

Elliott ain't too bad either!

Aubrey makes it look easy

As usual, Aubrey makes a 50+ field goal without a problem

Barkley doing what he does best

Barkley the Beast:

Hurts TD#2

Does Hurts' back hurt from carrying the team?

Williams TD #2

Rookie is on fire in his NFL debut

Williams at it again!

Here he goes...

Hurts answered Dallas TD

Evened up the game with one of his own.

Bet the Cowboys are really missing Parsons right about now.

Williams started the game with a TD

The Cowboys rookie has gotten off to a hot start in Dallas!

Jalen Carter SPIT on Prescott

Got himself ejected seconds into the game...

In the meantime...

how about some game highlights?

The game has been suspended - what does that mean?

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GAME SUSPENDED

There's been lightning in the sky, so the game is DELAYED.

A severe thunderstormwarning has been issued.

We've got 4:44 left in the 3rd quarter.

OOPS

I guess the Eagles don't miss him now...

Sanders had the ball and took it 3 yards but Young forced a FUMBLE.

Eagles' Mitchell RECOVERED it and ran it 6 yards

Eagles take over at their own 16

Prescott's pass was NEARLY caught in the end zone by Ferguson, but he was stopped by Blankenship

Blankenship given an Unnecessary Roughness penalty for the hit after the pass - 12 yards, automatic 1st for Dallas to the 11

Prescott pass incomplete to Williams - 3rd and 22

Prescott pass deep to Ferguson is broken up by Baun - incomplete - 2nd and 22

Sanders gets it again, takes it 3 yards

Personal Foul on Cowboys' Pickens - 15 yards, 1st and 22 at the Eagles 23

Sanders gets the ball and he escapes and takes off for 49 YARDS to the Eagles 11!

Eagles' Brown was injured during the play

Prescott pass to Spann-Ford was broken up by Campbell, incomplete - 2nd and 10

Prescott tosses it to Williams and he's able to get the down despite Baun and Hunt all over him

Williams gets it again and he gains 3 - 3rd and 1

Williams takes it up 6 yards - 2nd and 4

Eliott kicks it to the 9 and Tolbert takes it this time for 20 yards to the Cowboys 29

Elliott makes 58-yarder

Elliott made a huge 58-yard field goal for the Eagles to extend Philly's lead to 4 points with 8:30 to go in the 3rd quarter.

EAGLES FIELD GOAL!

Hurts gets the all away just before getting hit and it's caught by Dotson for 4 yards - 4th down

Hurts SACKED by Kneeland for a loss of 8 yards - 3rd and 18

It's Dillon again but this time he's stopped by Wilson for no gain - 2nd and 10at the Cowboys 36

Dillon takes it again and he gets the down 

Dillon pushes through for 9 yards just short of the down - 2nd and 1

Barkley takes off for 12 yards - 1st down to the Dallas 46

Hurts pass to Smith caught for 3 yards - 2nd and 7

Hurts pass to Goedert for 6 yards - 1st down

Hurts pass to Goedert for 5 yards - 2nd and 5

And we're back!

Eagles get the ball on offense to start the second half.

Aubrey kicks to the 8 and Metchie runs it up 20 yards to the Philly 28

END FIRST HALF

It's a lot of back and forth at Lincoln Financial Field as the Cowboys and Eagles keep it a close game. At halftime, it's a 1-point game with Philly in the lead (21-20).

Jalen Hurts has run in two touchdowns for the Eagles while Barkley ran in another. Meanwhile, Dallas' two touchdowns were scored by rookie Javontae Williams while Brandon Aubrey scored two field goals. 

Things are always heated between these two teams and in a kickoff game to start the season? Plenty of drama. The game started with Eagles DT Jalen Carter spitting on Prescott and getting himself ejected just 6 seconds into the game. There have been a few scuffles on the field throughout the game. There's been chants of "Dallas sucks" in the stands. It's definitely a Philly-Dallas game.

Aubrey makes 53-yard FG

The Cowboys make it a 1-point game to end the first half. Aubrey's 53-yard attempt was PERFECT through the goal posts.

It's a lot closer game than I expected, that's for sure!

COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!

Eagles take second timeout

Aubrey was about to go for the FG, but Philly called the timeout

Prescott pass to Lamb for the 1st down and they get the snap in time to stop the clock at 3 seconds!

Dallas takes final timeout

Prescott pass to Pickens caught for 9 yards - 1st down

Prescott pass complete to Tolbert but there's no gain - 3rd and 5

Dallas takes second timeout

Prescott pass complete to Ferguson for 5 yards - 2nd and 5

Prescott short pass to Ferguson for 5 yards

Roughing the Passer call on Smith - 15 yards and another automatic 1st down for Dallas at the 41

Prescott pass incomplete to Lamb

Eagles called for Pass Interference on Bennett - 9 yards, automatic 1st down Dallas

Eliott kicks to the 7 and Turpin MUFFS the catch but recovers it at the 3 and runs it to the 12 (9 yards)

Eagles BACK on top

Barkley took off for 10 yards into the end zone to give Philly the touchdown. Elliott's PAT is good and the Eagles take back the lead with just 51 seconds remaining in the first half.

Another scuffle down on the field after the TD

Hurts scrambles for 5 yards - 2nd and 5 at the Cowboys 10

Hurts pass caught by Barkley just in bounds for 3 yards and the 1st down and he gets out of bounds to stop the clock!

Hurts to Barkley and this time he gains 8 yards - 3rd and 2

Hurts pass to Barkley is dropped - 2nd and 10

Hurts pass DEEP to DotsonCAUGHT for 51 YARDS to the Cowboys 26

Hurts throws it away, chased by Williams - 3rd and 6

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

That'll take us to the 2-minute warning in the first half here in Philly. The Eagles trail by 3 but have the ball at their own 23 on 2nd down.

Barkley takes it up 4 yards, stopped by Williams - 2nd and 6

Aubrey kicks to the Eagles 5 and Shipley takes it up 14 yards. to the Eagles 19

Cowboys don't get the touchdown this drive, but Aubrey makes the 41-yard field goal attempt to put them back on top with 2:34 to go in the first half.

COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!

Prescott throws deep to Pickens in the end zone but he's covered by Mitchell and it's no good - 4th down and Cowboys will try for the field goal for 41 yards

Prescott pass to Lamb bounced off his hands and was nearly picked by Young!

3rd and 10

Prescott pass to Lamb is incomplete, hitting the ground before his hands - 2nd and 10

Williams takes it up 4 yards for the 1st down

Prescott hands it off to Turpin and he gains 5 - 3rd and 2

What do you know? Prescott actually ran the ball! He escaped a sack and scrambled for 3 yards - 2nd and 7

Sanders taken down by Smith for no gain, but he's called for Taunting - 15 yards, automatic 1st down for Dallas

Cowboys take first timeout

Prescott pass to Turpin and he runs it for 16yards - 1st down

Prescott to Ferguson for 3 yards - 2nd and 7

Elliott kick to the Cowboys 8 and Turpin takes it up 23 yards to the 31

Hurts scores second TD of the night

Jalen Hurts scrambled a few times to gain yards and then took in the ball to the end zone himself for an 8-yard TD. Elliott's PAT is good and the Eagles tie it back up with 6:46 to go in the first half. 

Barkley gains a yard - 2nd and goal at the 8

Hurts scrambles up for 15 yards to the Cowboys 9 - 1st and goal

Shipley gains a yard - 3rd and 5

Barkley takes it up 4 yards and Kneeland takes him down - 2nd and 6

Hurts escapes pressure, scrambles for 9 yards and the 1st down at the Cowboys 29

Hurts pass to Granson caught for a yard - 2nd and 9

Hurts pass caught by Goedert for 7 yards and the 1st down

Hurts to Goedert caught for 3 yards - 3rd and 3

Barkley escapes for 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Hurts pass caught by Smith for 6 yards and the 1st down

Barkley takes it up 6 - 2nd and 4

Aubrey kicks to the end zone, another touchback to Eagles 35

Cowboys take back the lead to start second quarter

Starting off the 2nd quarter, the Cowboys had the ball at the 1. Williams ran it in for the TD and Aubrey's PAT was good. Cowboys take back the lead over Philly 4 seconds into the second quarter.

END FIRST QUARTER

The Cowboys let the clock run out as they made it to the 1-yard line at 1st and goal.

Game is tied 7-7 at the end of the first quarter.

Prescott hands it off to Williams and he pushes through for 11yards - 1st and foal

Prescott pass to Tolbert is incomplete - 2nd and 10 at the Eagles 12

Prescott makes the deep pass to Pickens, but he doesn't catch it

Eagles called for Pass Interference on Mitchell and Dallas is given the automatic first

Prescott pass to Sanders again but Baun takes him back for a loss of 3 yards - 2nd and 23

Prescott pass to Sanders caught for 4 yards

Holding call on Smith puts them back another 10 instead

1st and 20 at the 43

Prescott bullet pass to Lamb caught and he takes it up for a gain of 26 yards to the Eagles 33

Williams gains 3 again - 2nd and 7

Prescott scrambles, pass complete to Lamb for 18 yards - 1st down at the 33

Cowboys all the way back to their own 15

Williams gains 3 - 2nd and 7

Elliott kicked it to the 35. As Turpin took the ball back, Liafau and DeJean got into a scuffle

Dallas gets TWO calls for Personal Foul - 12 yards for Unnecessary Roughness on Liafau, and another on Bell, declined

Eagles-Cowboys, always a FIGHT!

Uh oh, we've got a BIG scuffle on the field! 

Eagles tie it up

The Eagles tied it up as Hurts took the ball in himself, running it 4 yards for the touchdown. Elliott's PAT was good and we have an even game with 5:55 left in the first quarter.

Barkley takes it again but Thomas and Murray stop him for a loss of a yard - 3rd and goal

Barkley takes it up 3 yards - 2nd and goal

Hurts makes the short pass to Shipley and he runs it up 19yards to the Cowboys 6

Shipley pushes forward for 5 yards and the 1st down

Hurts pass complete to Goedert for 6 yards - 2nd and 4

Here comes Barkley! The man can't be stopped. He takes off for 16 yards - 1st down at the Cowboys 36

Hurts scrambles for 7 yards - 2nd and 3

Barkley takes it 3 yards - 1st down

Hurts pass to Goedert caught for 8 yards - 2nd and 2

Aubrey kicked it into the end zone for a touchback and the Eagles' Epps was given an Illegal Motion call - 5 yards

Ick...not good.

Cowboys take the lead!

Dallas takes an unexpected early lead. Eagles DT Jalen Carter was disqualified after spitting on Prescott, a big loss for Philly. With him out, the Cowboys ran the ball to get things going and helped things along with a 32-yard pass to Lamb. Williams ran it in 1 yard for the TD. Aubrey's PAT was good and the Cowboys are in the lead with 11:49 to go in the first quarter.

Pass Interference on Eagles' Jackson - automatic 1st down for Cowboys - 1st and goal

Prescott pass CAUGHT by Lamb at the 2-yard line for 32 yards!

Williams takes it up again for 5 yards - 3rd and 1

Prescott pass to Pickens is caught for 6 yards and he's taken down by Qinyon Mitchell, 2nd and 4

Turpin takes it up, playing as RB this time, for 4 yards and a 1st down

RB Javontae Williams takes it up 7 yards on the first play of the game for Dallas on offense - 2nd and 3

Jalen Carter EJECTED!

Eagles' Jalen Carter flagged for Unsportsmanlike Conduct after spitting on Cowboys QB Dak Prescott! 

Eagles given a 15-yard penalty and Carter is EJECTED!

Eagles' VanSumeren already down with an injury

He's now being carted off the field

GAME TIME!!!

The Eagles won the toss and elected to defer. Jake Elliott kicks off and Turpin takes it from the 5 to the 32!

Boyz II Men on the field!!

The Philly group is on the field to sing the National Anthem!

Cowboys take the field

And the boos can be heard throughout Philly!

Eagles' second Super Bowl banner officially unveiled!

Owner Jeffrey Lurie and two-time champion Brandon Graham came out to celebrate the Eagles' second Super Bowl victory and unveil the banner at Lincoln Financial Field.

The curse of being a Cowboys fan

You can't just stop, even when they do ridiculous things like trade away Micah Parsons. Even when he's your OWN SON.

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Counting down the minutes now!

The pre-game events are getting going! Starting with Laurin Talese performing "Lift Every Voice and Sing". 

Next up will be the Eagles' banner ceremony!

Full list of INACTIVES

EAGLES

OLB Azeez Ojulari 

QB Tanner McKee

OLB Ogbo Okoronkwo

C/G Drew Kendall 

T Cameron Williams

G Kenyon Green 

DT Ty Robinson 

COWBOYS

RB Jaydon Blue 

DT Shemar James 

DT Mazi Smith

T Ajani Cornelius 

T Hakeem Adeniji 

G Trevor Keegan 

DT Perrion Winfrey

Eagles Super Bowl banner ceremony

Ahead of the game, the Eagles will unveil their Super Bowl LIX banner, and while Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb said he'll be watching for "motivation", the Eagles have a completely different mindset.

QB Jalen Hurts says, “Nothing I’ve accomplished in the past will get me what I desire in the future,” as the Eagles prepare to defend their Super Bowl crown. Coach Nick Sirianni stressed that the team won’t be distracted by Thursday’s banner ceremony against Dallas, with leaders emphasizing process and daily improvement.

“We’re focused on our process and how we get better every single day. If your process is right, then it gives you the best chance to win,” Sirianni said this summer. “It doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to win, but it gives you the best chance to win. Our goal is just to focus and to focus on where we are at this particular moment, to put the work in, to overcome the adversity and the rest will take care of itself.”

NFL's changes in 2025...

There have been a few changes this season. Here's a look at the new Hawk-Eye system as well as a closer look at how the new kickoff rules could affect the game tonight.

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More Cowboys-Eagles news!

Cowboys vs Eagles INJURY REPORT

Eagles

Philly heads into the season opener mostly healthy. The only player who's been fully ruled out isbackup quarterback Tanner McKee as he deals with a right thumb injury. Listed on the final report are DL Jalen Carter (Shoulder), G Landon Dickerson (Back), G Joshua Uche (Groin), and DB Andrew Mukuba (Hamstring), but all were full participants and are expected to play against the Cowboys tonight.

Cowboys

The Cowboys have ruled out interior defender Perrion Winfrey, who suffered a back injury in Sunday’s practice. CB Trevon Diggs (Knee),  OT Tyler Guyton (Knee), and TE Brevin Spann-Ford (Ankle) were full participants in practice and should suit up vs the Eagles.

Odd choice, but okay, go off Dak

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Eagles vs Cowboys: What to expect

Oh, I fully expect a Cowboys beatdown by the Eagles. 

Let's look at some of the highlights of  each team's offseason before getting into the outlook.

Cowboys: 

- Hired Schotty as HC
- Traded to acquire WR George Pickens
- Signed free agents RB Javonte Williams, DT Dante Fowler, and OL Hakeem Adeniji
- Traded DE Micah Parsons to the Packers
- Drafted G Tyler Booker and DE Donovan Ezeiruaku 

Eagles:

- Extended Saquon Barkley, making him the highest-paid RB in league history
- Released DB James Bradbury and CB Darius Slay
- Traded S CJ  Gardner-Johnson for G Kenyon Green
- Drafted LB Jihaad Campbell and S Andrew Mukuba

Eagles vs Cowboys prediction

Earlier this week, I wrote about the Cowboys' banged-up secondary. Their CB depth is riddled with injuries. Thankfully, it looks like Trevon Diggs has been cleared to play, but he's sure to be rusty after coming back from an ACL injury. Against the Eagles offense led by QB Jalen Hurts and with WRs A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith, that's bad news for Dallas.

Dallas traded away their biggest weapon on defense (Parsons, obviously), but they did bring on DE Kenny Clark, which should help a little. Wagering it won't be enough to stop Barkley, who I fully expect to run circles around the Dallas D. As for Dallas' offense, they have two things they didn't have last year against the Eagles - a healthy Prescott and a new receiving weapon in Pickens. Unfortunately, they didn't improve the run game much, so that looks to still be a weak spot. 

Overall, Philly has kept the majority of players and the game plan that won them the Lombardi Trophy last season, while Dallas made a few decent moves and a lot of questionable ones. 

Philly takes this one, easy.

Let's recap...

It's been a while, and I'm sure none of you have forgotten how the Eagles' season ended. The Cowboys, on the other hand, had a forgettable season...or at least, one they'd like to forget. Here's a little refresher of what happened in the 2024 season.

The Eagles obviously won Super Bowl LIX, beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22. It was their first season with running back Saquon Barkley and he was the star of their offense with a 2,000-yard season. They finished the regular season 14-3, with two of those losses coming in the first four weeks of the season. 

The Eagles swept the Cowboys for the first time since 2011.

The Cowboys ended the regular season with a 7-10 record, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in Week 9, but even before that, he was on track for one of his worst career seasons. At the end of the season, Dallas parted ways with head coach Mike McCarthy and hired their offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to replace him. 

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Good evening and WELCOME to Diario AS USA's LIVE text feed of the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys Week 1 game!

It feels good to be back again as the NFL season kicks off this Thursday night, and it's getting started strong with an NFC East showdown. Kickoff from Lincoln Financial Field is at 8:20 p.m. ET and we will be here from an hour before until after the final whistle, bringing you all the latest updates, stats, highlights, and scores.

Here. We. Go!