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NFL season opens with defending champ Eagles edging Cowboys in game with hour-long lightning-related delay
Philadelphia — Jalen Hurts rushed for two touchdowns for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, who lost their hot-tempered star defender for spitting on Dak Prescott, then withstood a rare weather delay and needed a late stop to beat the Dallas Cowboys 24-20 early Friday in a wild start to the NFL season.
With one last chance at a comeback, Prescott threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-3 with 1:54 left to send what was left of a thinned out Eagles crowd into a frenzy.
The game ended at 12:18 a.m.
It was delayed 65 minutes because of lightning in the area. The Eagles led 24-20 with 4:44 left in the third quarter when the gamn was stopped – and that’s the way it ended.
Hurts wore out a defense without Micah Parsons on TD runs of 4 and 8 yards – no legal tush push needed. Saquon Barkley also ran for a 10-yard score, even if his final rushing total of 60 yards was minuscule compared to the last season, when he topped 2,000 yards.
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Hurts punctuated one score by chucking the ball into the stands and shrugging his shoulders much like his friend and mentor, Michael Jordan, who received a nice ovation when he was shown on the big screen.
“I think our discipline wasn’t in it early in the game,” Hurts said. “Great job by our defense being able to battle and respond. Guys stepped in and filled those roles. We came into this game talking about discipline and focus, and we’ll leave it saying the same things.”
Hurts, Barkley and the rest of the Eagles spent a pregame ceremony where the team raised their 2024 championship banner inside the locker room, per the wishes of coach Nick Sirianni.
“It’s a new team. It’s a new journey. We got tested tonight,” Hurts said. “We know how they are when Dak is back and they’ve got their crew all together. We’ve played better football, but it’s always good to say that and find a way to win.”
Jalen Carter headed right back inside only moments after the banner was raised.
Prescott and Carter exchanged words after the opening kickoff, and Carter spit on Prescott’s jersey before backing away. Prescott quickly motioned to a nearby official who threw the flag and sent Carter packing. Fans booed as Carter walked off slowly, the standout defensive tackle holding his helmet in his hands behind his back.
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Carter could be headed toward a hefty financial penalty, if not worse, in the first major test of the NFL’s increased emphasis this season on sportsmanship.
The ejection was the quickest in a game since 2005, when former Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Sr. was ejected from the game for a pregame altercation prior to Philadelphia’s season opener, notes CBSSports.com’s Garrett Podell and Jeff Kerr.
Still one of the NFL’s nastiest division rivalries, the game was full of skirmishes and a near-costly unnecessary roughness penalty late in the third against the Eagles that put the Cowboys in position to take the lead.
Dallas running back Miles Sanders, though, fumbled the ball at the 10 and the Super Bowl champions recovered. Prescott made a touchdown-saving diving tackle on cornerback Quinyon Mitchell on the play.
It would be a while until the Eagles got the ball back, thanks to the delay.
The scores by Hurts and Barkley made the Eagles the first defending Super Bowl champions to score touchdown on the first three drives of the season since Green Bay in 2011. Jake Elliott put the finishing touches on the scoring with a 58-yard field goal.
Javonte Williams had a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs – the first on the opening driving after Carter was ejected – and Brandon Aubrey kicked field goals of 41 and 53 yards.
Eagles offensive lineman Landon Dickerson left with a back injury.
Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer lost his head coaching debut. He was promoted him from offensive coordinator to be the 10th coach in the storied franchise’s history.
Dallas plays its home opener against the Giants.
Did someone say Super Bowl rematch? The Eagles head to Kansas City seven months after a 40-22 romp in New Orleans.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon’s social media posts are drawing attention in the wake of his passing.
Concern is growing among fans as the last clips on his Instagram take on a new meaning, with many noting their unsettling tone.
Among other reels, the actor, best known for his role as Xander Harris on the hit television series, posted the last video on February 1, 2025 with the caption that read, “Candle time with Nicky. Posting my live video from tonight.”
Shortly after Brendon’s passing, his admirers revisited his profile and one commented, “I knew he was not well and in pain with these last videos, wished I lived close so I could check on him, seemed so sad [sad emoji].”
Another worried fan added, “What happened to him? He’s unrecognizable.”
“U aged like 20x anyone from show. So sad,” a third wrote.
A fourth expressed, “RIP Nicholas, thankyou for being part of the Buffy gang, you will sadly be missed [red heart and sad emoji].”
For the unversed, Brendon breathed his last on March 20, at the age of 54. His family confirmed that he passed away in his sleep of natural causes in San Francisco.
Meghan Markle received a special honour after she publicly apologised for her mistake.
On January 19, the Duchess of Sussex returned to the spotlight with her surprise appearance at the Alliance for Children’s Rights 34th Annual Champions for Children event in Beverly Hills.
She stepped out to support her friend Kelly McKee Zajfen, who is the co-founder of Alliance of Moms. At the event, her philanthropic work was recognised with an award presented to her by the Duchess.
Dressed in a stunning strapless floor-length gown, Meghan was beaming with joy during her unexpected outing.
Not only that, she dropped a video on her official Instagram handle, featuring special moments from a memorable night.
Archie and Lilibet’s mother penned a note, “Proud to honour my forever friend @_heartmom_ for her outstanding work for @allianceforchildrensrights and @allianceofmoms. Kelly, you are one of one.”
Also, Meghan, who videobombed two girls’ TikTok video at the same event, said “sorry” to them for “crashing” their bathroom party.
In response, the women shared a few delightful photos with the Duchess on social media, with an emoji of a crown.
Meghan received the title of Queen for her kind gesture.
It’s not all red carpet and applause for Barry Keoghan – and he’s not pretending otherwise.
The 33-year-old actor got candid during a recent chat on SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up, revealing that the internet’s darker corners are starting to take a real toll.
“I think I removed myself from online, but I’m still a curious human being that wants to go on and, if I attend an event or if I go somewhere, you want to see how it was received. And it’s not nice,” Barry said in a clip shared by Elite Daily.
“There’s a lot of hate online. It’s a lot of abuse of how I look.”
And it’s not just a passing annoyance – it’s changing how he lives.
“And I say this being absolute pure and honest to you. It’s becoming a problem,” he admitted.
“So yeah, I don’t have to hide away because I am hiding away. I don’t have to go to places because I actually don’t go to places because of these things. But when that starts leaking into your art, it becomes a problem because then you don’t even want to be on screen anymore.”
That last part hits hard – because when an actor starts avoiding the screen, we all lose.
But the most gut-punch moment? It’s not even about him.
“It is disappointing for the fans, but it’s also disappointing that my little boy has to read all of this stuff when he gets older,” Barry shared.
Nicholas Brendon’s posts before death leaves fans concerned
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