TNF: Cowboys vs Eagles Predictions

[SBR Andy]

The 2025 NFL regular season kick off Thursday, September 5th with the Dallas Cowboys taking on the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at 8:20 PM ET.

Can the Cowboys keep this one close or will the Eagles pull away and win comfortably?

Post your picks and predictions below.

[SBR Andy]

SBR's Gary Pearson shares his early Cowboys vs Eagles prediction:

Eagles -7.5 (-105 Caesars)

"While the Eagles struggled as the betting favorite in covering significant spreads last season (3-4 with spreads of 5.5 points or more), the headwind against the Cowboys resembles a hurricane.

The Parsons situation was the perfect embodiment of a train wreck. It's not just the fact that they lost their All-Pro edge rusher to the Green Bay Packers, which shook up NFL futures betting markets, but it was the way in which he departed the Lone Star State.

No matter how resilient and upbeat, team morale must be as low, if not lower, as it was when Dak Prescott injured his hamstring last season.

They now face the daunting prospect of facing one of the Super Bowl odds favorites on the road with first-time head coach Brian Schottenheimer at the helm.

Prescott will be under center for the first time in a competitive game since last year's Week 9 season-ending injury. It might take some time to readjust, which could present a nightmare situation against an Eagles team that had the best defensive DVOA last season.

And while nobody is quite sure how the new-look Eagles secondary will perform, Vic Fangio will take solace knowing his defense is facing a team that should be predictable to scheme against.

Dallas will be over-reliant on the passing game, as Javonte Williams, who had just 513 yards for Denver last season, spearheads what is expected to be a lackluster ground attack."

[Hawkeye94]

Taking the under 47.5. Both QBs took 0 snaps in preseason. That is favorable to the under, rusty.
Don't know if morale will be as low as people think.