The 2025 NFL season starts this week with the Philadelphia Eagles raising their Super Bowl banner, Aaron Rodgers embarking on a new chapter with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the first of a record seven games scheduled outside the U.S.

The Eagles, who denied the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat in February with a 40-22 rout, kick off the regular season on Thursday at home against a Dallas Cowboys team seeking its first Vince Lombardi Trophy since the 1995 season.

The bad news for the rest of the league is that the Eagles are bringing back the bulk of their championship core, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, running back Saquon Barkley and elite receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.