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NFL Kickoff Game - Cowboys vs Eagles

Nielsen average audience: 28,300,000 viewers (final), per Sports Media Watch.

Aired
2025-09-04 Thursday
Networks
NBC · Peacock
Teams
Dallas Cowboys · Philadelphia Eagles
Score
Eagles 24, Cowboys 20
28,300,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
provider-confirmed · 3 sources · final
figures last changed 2025-09-08

Published figures

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Nielsen2 figures
via pressaverage audienceLead figure
full telecast · final
press-attributed · Sports Media Watch
28,300,000
Thursday's Cowboys-Eagles NFL Kickoff Game averaged 28.3 million viewers Sports Media Watch, verbatim
via pressaverage audience
full telecast · preliminary
press-attributed · The TV Ratings Guide
22,230,000
8 PM NFL: Cowboys v. Eagles 5.71 57 22.23 NBC The TV Ratings Guide, verbatim
blend1 figure
average audience
combined / full telecast / TV + streaming · final
confirmed · NBC Sports
28,300,000
Including the game's late-night conclusion, which had no scoring after the delay, the Eagles' 24-20 victory averaged 28.3 million viewers NBC Sports, verbatim
1 provider figure · 2 press attributions · provider-confirmed
combined counts all networks and streams · confirmed = published by the provider · press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

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