Eagles squeeze past Cowboys as Carter ejected for spitting on Prescott six seconds into season
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Philadelphia DT thrown out after confrontation
The defending Super Bowl champions got their title defence off to a winning start as they beat the Dallas Cowboys 24-20 in the NFL season opener on Thursday night.
But the game may well be remembered for an incident before a play had even been made from scrimmage. Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected after just six seconds after spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.