Give me an “E.”

Not only are the Philadelphia Eagles defending their NFL championship, but they begin doing it in the league’s first game of the 2025-26 season, at home, vs. possibly their most reviled rival, the Dallas Cowboys at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, on Channel 10.

The Cowboys are in their first season under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer and will be without potent linebacker Micah Parsons, who was traded to the Green Bay Packers last week.

Channel 10 gets the draw because its parent network, NBC, airs the season opener.

In general, and for the rest of this NFL season, “Thursday Night Football” airs on Prime Video.

The NBC announcing teams is led by Mike Tirico doing play-by-play, Cris Collinsworth as color analyst, and Melissa Stark on the sidelines.

The team represents decades

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