The outcome didn't fall in his favor, but Brian Schottenheimer still had quite the debut as head coach of the Cowboys. Despite losing, 24-20, to the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas gave the defending champions all they could handle.
In one of the craziest starts to a game you'll ever see, the best player on Philadelphia's defense, Jalen Carter, was ejected before an offensive play was ever run. While the Eagles' Ben VanSumeren was being attended to by trainers following an apparent knee injury on the opening kickoff, Carter stepped toward the Cowboys' huddle to have a few words with Dak Prescott. Philadelphia's star defensive tackle then spit on the Dallas quarterback and was immediately ejected from the game.
Talk about an unexpected turn of events.
And the Eagles' loss was indeed the Cowb