This morning the NFL announced that the Dallas Cowboys would be taking on the Philadelphia Eagles in the first game of the regular season. This is not the first time that the Dallas Cowboys have had to go against the Super Bowl Champion in week one.

Scroll Through to Check Out the History of the NFL Kickoff Game

Since 2002, the NFL has started the regular season a few days early with the Super Bowl Champion playing in the game. With the exception of 2019 where the NFL decided to give one of the oldest rivalries in the league (Green Bay/Chicago) a game to salute the league's 100th season. Typically the game is played on Thursday, but it has moved due to scheduling issues throughout the years. Also scheduling issues has prevented the Super Bowl Champions from hosting the game in year's past as well.

The full NFL schedule will release Wednesday, but this morning we got a little teaser for the upcoming season. The Cowboys will travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles on September 4th. The Eagles will raise their second Super Bowl banner that night and it will not be the first time the Cowboys are the opponent on NFL Kickoff Day.

September 5, 2012 Dallas Cowboys VS New York Giants

The first time the Dallas Cowboys played in the NFL Kickoff Game was when the New York Giants celebrated their 21-17 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots the season before. However, the Giants would start this season off with a loss on their big banner night. Losing to Dallas 24-17.

September 9, 2021 Dallas Cowboys VS Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Cowboys only other Kickoff Game was after the 2020 Covid season. The previous year the Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history to not only host a Super Bowl in their home stadium, but also win the game. The Buccaneers got the victory on their banner night thanks to a last minute field goal putting them on top 31-29. Cowboys kicker Greg Zuerlein missed a field goal and also an extra point in the game that ended up being big misses as the game came to a close.

Only the Fourth Time the Cowboys/Eagles Have Played Week 1

The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles have a very heated rivalry throughout the years, but it's very rare the two teams kickoff the season against each other. The last time was in 2000 when the Eagles came to the old Texas Stadium and won 41-14. The other two times were in 1970 and 1972. The Cowboys would win both of those opening games in the 1970's.