PMS 2.0 1401 - NFL KICKOFF THURSDAY, Cowboys vs. Eagles Preview, Adam Schefter, Peter Schrager, Mike McCarthy, & AJ Hawk

The Pat McAfee Show

ESPN

Football, Sports

4.9 • 18.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 142 minutes

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On today's show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys preview tonight’s NFL kickoff game between the Cowboys and Eagles, which currently sits at Eagles -8.5, and break down everything about the game before making their picks against the spread. Joining the show to chat about all the last items that need to be covered before the start of the season including Nik Bonitto signing a massive extension with the Broncos, other extensions, his thoughts on tonight’s game, how the Eagles were another suitor for Micah Parsons, the Giants selling 10% to the Koch brothers for $1 billion, and more. Next, ESPN NFL analyst/insider/host, and host of the new podcast The Schrager Hour, Peter Schrager joins the show to give a few predictions for the season. Lastly, Super Bowl Champion, former Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers and most recently the Dallas Cowboys, Mike McCarthy joins the progrum to discuss tonight’s game, what he likes about Dallas’ roster this year, his perspective on the Micah Parsons situation, and to announce that he’ll be joining the progrum every Thursday this year. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we’ll see tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello beautiful people and welcome to our humble abode the Thunderdome on this NFL kickoff Thursday, September 4, 2025.
0:10.0	This program begins now.
0:13.0	Football!
0:15.0	It is happening tonight for the NFL.
0:18.0	It has been 207 days since the Super Bowl where we saw the Philadelphia Eagles become
0:23.0	world champions in a dominating fashion over the Kansas City Chiefs. Now tonight they will have
0:28.3	their banner celebration as they host the Dallas Cowboys in an eight and a half point spread
0:34.3	kick off to an NFL season that is going to be the greatest in the history of
0:39.1	the National Football League. Dak Prescott and the boys head into the city, a brotherly love
0:43.9	to take on Jalen Hertz, an offensive line that has been touted as the greatest of all time,
0:48.6	and Sequin Barkley with Coach Siriani locked in for the future. Are the Philadelphia Eagles
0:54.0	in the middle of building a dynasty?
0:55.5	We shall see if they kick off in a great way tonight.
0:58.7	So many storylines, so many things to talk about, so many things to be excited about
1:02.3	because tomorrow, Chiefs and Chargers down in Brazil.
1:05.8	We get Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, Travis Kelsey, Taylor Swiss, future husband.
1:10.9	That's right.
1:11.8	And Jim Harbaugh, all on television for something that matters.
1:15.8	And then Saturday is going to be a packed day of college football greatness.
1:19.0	And then Sunday we have a full slate.
1:21.0	And we have Scott Hanson in the Red Zone channel all the way back.
1:26.4	Now, we made some news yesterday. We had Scott Hansen on the show. Got a chance to see the setup that he has behind the scenes, the green screen, the podium that he stands at. Turns out there was no bottle or catheter in there. That's right. Look like there was a tube down at the bottom. Something weird. That he may be peed into, but he promised that it was just for electrical purposes to keep maybe a light on
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