Jalen Hurts rushed for two touchdowns for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, who lost their hot-tempered star defender for spitting on Dak Prescott, then withstood a rare weather delay to beat the Dallas Cowboys 24-20 early Friday in a wild start to the NFL season.

Jerry Jones said the reason he traded Micah Parsons was because the Cowboys “needed to stop the run” The Eagles averaged over 4.5 yards per carry, recorded three carries of 15 yards or more and scored 3 rushing TDs in a win over Dallas Mission accomplished… pic.twitter.com/aI3aWNw1ku

After high school, Williams attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his only Football Bowl Subdivision offer. In three seasons for the Tar Heels, he rushed for over 2,300 yards and ran for 29 touchdowns, while earning Second-team All-American and Second-team All-ACC honors in 2020.

The Dallas Cowboys had a great opportunity to upset the Philadelphia Eagles, but their Week 1 promises fell short thanks to CeeDee Lamb.

The Cowboys scored a touchdown on the first drive. A 32-yard catch from wide receiver CeeDee Lamb moved Dallas to Philadelphia’s 1-yard line. Two plays later, Cowboys running back Javonte Williams crossed the end zone.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys were in a heated NFC East clash on Thursday night when lightning arrived within six miles of the stadium in Philly. That caused a delay of the game starting at approximately 10:27 p.m. ET. The delay has to last at least 30 minutes from the last detected lightning strike.

Former BC edge Donovan Ezeiruaku, the reigning ACC Defensive Player of the Year and second-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys, was heavily featured on TNF.

The SportsLine projection model has revealed its Dallas vs. Philadelphia picks for the 2025 NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday