The NFL is back.

Week 1 kicks off Thursday night with the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Dallas Cowboys (8:20 ET, NBC).

To mark the occasion, here are 10 bold predictions for the 2025 season.

1. New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart will start before the halfway point of the season | Giants head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen might not survive another dismal season, which helps explain why the fourth-year head coach elected to start veteran Russell Wilson in Week 1.

However, that plan will backfire thanks to a daunting early schedule — six of the first eight opponents made the playoffs last season — prompting a quarterback change before the calendar hits November. The Giants have the hardest schedule in the league (.574 winning pe

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