2025 NFL Thursday Night Football Week 1 Betting Lines
NFL season hosting a Thursday night game. And that’s why we’ll see the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Dallas Cowboys in a NFC East tussle in the 2025 opener. The last time we saw the Eagles in a meaningful contest was in February stomping Kansas City, 40-22, to win their second Super Bowl behind game MVP Jalen Hurts, who accounted for three touchdowns. After winning 14 games and steamrolling through the playoffs, the Eagles are poised to return to the Super Bowl for the third time in four years. While the game is played on Thursday night it actually falls under the Sunday Night Football umbrella meaning NBC has television rights. All other TNF games are on Amazon Prime.
During their championship run last year the Eagles dominated Dallas, winning both regular season games by a combined score of 75-13. Success within the division has helped the Eagles soar. They went 6-1 against their closest rivals last season, including over Washington in the NFC Championship, earning a payout in all their victories. And division games are a theme of the TNF schedule with 11 of the 17 matchups played between division foes.
Eagles vs. Cowboys TNF Week 1 Lines
Spread: Philadelphia -7
Total: 46
Money Line: Philadelphia -302 / Dallas +246
There never seems to be a shortage of drama surrounding the Cowboys. There will be off-field distractions for new coach Brian Schottenheimer to deal with, but that’s to be expected for such a high-profile job. With Micah Parsons wanting a new deal the Boys’ defense could be in peril if he doesn’t play. Then, of course, there’s the situation with Dak Prescott. He missed more than half of last season’s games and the club went 7-10 missing the playoff for the first time in four seasons.
Prescott has participated fully during training camp and is healthy, which is a good sign. But he didn’t take a snap during the preseason and has several new faces around him. The Cowboys have put together good seasons when Prescott is healthy going 12-5 in three consecutive seasons from 2021 to 2023. But, there are some things you just can’t replicate in practice.
It would be a bonus for new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus to have Parsons on the field in Week 1. The 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Year has recorded at least 12 sacks in each of his four seasons. And Travon Diggs will likely miss a few games as he continues to recover from an injury that shortened his 2024 campaign.
The Eagles had a good time securing their first season sweep of Dallas since 2011. Hurts threw a pair of TD passes and rushed for two more scores in a 34-6 triumph. Saquon Barkley ran for 167 yards and even without Hurts the Eagles won the second matchup 41-7. With Hurts and Barkley back in the fold, and a pair of standout receivers in A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, an offense that averaged more than 27 points last season will be strong.
There are some questions on the other side of the football, though. The Eagles had the No. 1 ranked total defense and allowed the second fewest points a season ago, and several key performers from that unit are no longer around. Opposing QBs will try to exploit a secondary that lost Darius Slay and C.J. Gardner-Johnson and they could have time in the pocket with edge rushers Brandon Graham and Josh Sweat no longer around. However, coordinator Vic Fangio has made a living constructing top defenses in the NFL and the Eagles have emerging talent to fill the voids.
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2025 Thursday Night Football Schedule
Although Thursday Night Football is usually an Amazon Prime Video production, the first Thursday night game of the year is annually on NBC, which has become a national celebration as the opening NFL game of the year. This year, the Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys in the renewal of one of the NFC East’s great rivalries.
The Eagles are the defending Super Bowl champions after blowing out the Kansas City Chiefs in one of the most dominant Super Bowl performances in history. After a strong draft orchestrated by the best organization in football, the Eagles figure to be even better in 2025.
For the Dallas Cowboys, the opposite is the case. Owner Jerry Jones is an NFL Hall of Famer, but his Gold Jacket was awarded for his business prowess. As the Cowboys' general manager since 1994, Jones has never produced a Super Bowl. Jones will turn age 83 on October 13 and is running out of time in his dream to win a Super Bowl without the influence of Jimmy Johnson, who masterminded the Dallas dynasty that produced three Super Bowl championships from 1992 through 1995.
Dallas was a popular pick to contend for the Super Bowl in 2024, but injuries wiped out their season. Now, expectations are low for the Cowboys, who disappointed fans by hiring Brian Schottenheimer as head coach after bigger brands turned Jones down because of his meddling and circus.
The first Amazon Prime Thursday night game is an attractive matchup from Lambeau Field, where the Green Bay Packers will host the Washington Commanders.
Green Bay is coming off two playoff seasons with Jordan Love as the starting quarterback. However, after ambushing the Dallas Cowboys to make the 2023 NFC divisional round, the Packers bowed out meekly in the 2024 wild card round. Thus, there are questions about Green Bay’s viability for a serious run in 2025. Head coach Matt LaFluer changed multiple defensive coaches, including the coordinator, despite improved metrics.
Washington was the surprise team of the NFC in 2024, making it all the way to the NFC championship game under first-year coach Dan Quinn and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. Gamblers are split on whether good times are ahead for the Commanders or if a painful market correction is coming in 2025. One thing is for certain: Washington has lost its surprise factor and won’t catch opponents off guard in 2025.
On Thanksgiving night in Week 13, the Thursday night game will be played on NBC when the Baltimore Ravens host the Cincinnati Bengals. This matchup is likely to be a key factor in the AFC North division race. Both teams are tabbed as almost certain AFC playoff teams. The quarterback showdown of Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson is first-rate.
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