The Cowboys and Eagles are playing an entertaining game in the NFL’s season opener, but the end will have to wait.

Just before 10:30 p.m. ET, the league office called for the game to be suspended with 4:44 remaining in the third quarter after the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning. The Eagles lead 24-20.

Lightning, strong winds and rain is expected at Lincoln Financial Field.

The delay is estimated to be just under an hour.

The Eagles opened the second half with a 10-play, 32-yard drive that ended with a 58-yard Jake Elliott field goal. It was the eighth consecutive drive in the game with a score.

The Cowboys, though, didn’t score on their fifth possession despite going 61 yards to the Philadelphia 11. Miles Sanders, who had a 49-yard run before Zack Baun sa

See Full Page