NFL: New Season Underway

The brand new NFL season is finally underway, with the Philadelphia Eagles beating the Dallas Cowboys in the opening game.

There was plenty of excitement among fans in the build-up to the latest NFL season, and it is now officially underway. The opening game saw the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys go head to head at the 67,594 capacity Lincoln Financial Field.

The Eagles, who previously won Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome on Sunday, 9th February 2025 against the Kansas City Chiefs, entered the current season as champions. In that Super Bowl, the Eagles secured a 40–22 victory for their second title, their first having been in 2017.

Following their recent Super Bowl triumph, the Eagles opened the new season with a hard-fought and enthralling contest against the Cowboys. At the conclusion of the match, the Eagles managed to start their campaign strongly, defeating Dallas 24–20.

Jalen Hurts was one of the standout players in the opening game, scoring two touchdowns, which were crucial contributions to this triumph for the quarterback. He also completed the most passes of the entire team with 19 of his 23 passes finding their intended target for an exceptional completion rate of 82.6%.

Hurts also stood out when it came to rushing for the Eagles with 62 yards from 14 carries; this was more yards than any of his teammates. Saquon Barkley stood out in rushing as well and was just behind Hurts on 60 yards, which is still impressive, and far more than the next best in the team, which was Will Shipley on 26 yards.

Significantly, the Eagles have an excellent record when Jalen Hurts is in the team, with them having won 15 games in a row where he has started and finished the game.

There are a number of games still to take place across the opening round of the new NFL season (UK Time):

– Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers (Corinthians Arena – Sao Paulo, Brazil), Saturday 6^th September – 1am KO.

– Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Atlanta Falcons (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), Sunday 7^th September – 6pm KO.

– Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Browns (Huntington Bank Field), Sunday 7^th September – 6pm KO.

– Miami Dolphins @ Indianapolis Colts (Lucas Oil Stadium), Sunday 7^th September – 6pm KO.

– Carolina Panthers @ Jacksonville Jaguars (Everbank Stadium), Sunday 7^th September – 6pm KO.

– Las Vegas Raiders @ New England Patriots (Gillette Stadium), Sunday 7^th September – 6pm KO.

– Arizona Cardinals @ New Orleans Saints (Caesars Superdome), Sunday 7^th September – 6pm KO.

– Pittsburgh Steelers @ New York Jets (Metlife Stadium), Sunday 7^th September – 6pm KO.

– New York Giants @ Washington Commanders (Northwest Stadium), Sunday 7^th September – 6pm KO.

– Tennessee Titans @ Denver Broncos (Empower Field at Mile High), Sunday 7^th September – 9:05pm KO.

– San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks (Lumen Field), Sunday 7^th September – 9:05pm KO.

– Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers (Lambeau Field), Sunday 7^th September – 9:25pm KO.

– Houston Texans @ Los Angeles Chargers (Sofi Stadium), Sunday 7^th September – 9:25pm KO.

– Baltimore Ravens @ Buffalo Bills (Highmark Stadium), Monday 8^th September – 1:20am KO.

– Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears (Soldier Field), Tuesday 9^th September – 1:15am KO.

This season will also see some of the NFL teams head to London once again for more regular season matches in the English Capital.

Firstly, the Minnesota Vikings and the Cleveland Browns will compete for victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, 5th October. This will be followed by another game at this iconic stadium, with the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets going toe to toe on Sunday 12^th October for what would be a crucial win for their respective seasons.

Finally, the third NFL Regular Season game to be taking place in London this year is at the historic Wembley Stadium, with the Los Angeles Rams and the Jacksonville Jaguars competing for victory under that famous arch on Sunday, 19th October.

There is plenty of action to come in this latest NFL season, and fans across the world have a lot to look forward to over the coming months.

Excitement and anticipation are building for not only the remainder of the campaign, but also for when as many as six teams travel to London to take part in three Regular Season NFL matches at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and at Wembley in October 2025.