It’s going to be hard to beat Thursday night’s season opener. None of the rest of the 272 games might live up to what the Cowboys and Eagles delivered.

It had everything, including an ejection before the first offensive snap, an hour-long weather delay and plenty of chippiness from the NFC East rivals.

The Eagles, after raising their Super Bowl LIX banner, outlasted the Cowboys 24-20.

The game got off to an ominous beginning for the Eagles. They lost fullback Ben VanSumeren to a knee injury on the opening kickoff and saw defensive lineman Jalen Carter ejected during the injury timeout for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. The Cowboys then marched 53 yards in six plays and 3:11 to take a 7-0 lead.

The teams traded punches, with points coming on eight consecutive poss

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