The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will host the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL's 2025 season-opener on Thursday, Sept. 4. But Detroit Lions cornerback Terrior Arnold suggested Monday that fans perhaps would have preferred a different matchup for the champs:

The Philadelphia Eagles will start defending their championship at home on Sept. 4 against the division rival Dallas Cowboys. The matchup for the annual regular-season kickoff game was revealed on Monday by the NFL, the first in a series of announcements of notable games coming this week ahead of the full schedule release on Wednesday night.

Following Adam Schefter's report that the Eagles and Cowboys will kick off the 2025 NFL season on September 4, betting lines for that game are now available.