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Todd Archer
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys‘ 2024 schedule was launched together with the remainder of the NFL slate Wednesday.
A quick begin is a key for each crew, however particularly for a crew with a brand new head coach, just like the Cowboys with Brian Schottenheimer. Opening with consecutive division video games in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants may go a great distance in telling the story of the Cowboys’ season.
Quarterback Dak Prescott, who’s getting back from proper hamstring avulsion surgical procedure, is 9-4 all-time in opposition to the Eagles and he has 13-game private successful streak in opposition to the Giants. In order that’s a assist to Schottenheimer.
The bye week comes at a very good time for the Cowboys in Week 10 as a result of they shut the season with six of eight video games in opposition to groups that made the playoffs in 2024.
This is what’s in retailer for the Cowboys:
Cowboys 2025 regular-season schedule
Week 1: Sept. 4 at Philadelphia Eagles (NBC)
Week 2: Sept. 14 vs. New York Giants
Week 3: Sept. 21 at Chicago Bears
Week 4: Sept. 28 vs. Inexperienced Bay Packers (NBC)
Week 5: Oct. 5 at New York Jets
Week 6: Oct. 12 at Carolina Panthers
Week 7: Oct. 19 vs. Washington Commanders
Week 8: Oct. 26 at Denver Broncos
Week 9: Nov. 3 vs. Arizona Cardinals (MNF)
Week 10: BYE
Week 11: Nov. 17 at Las Vegas Raiders (MNF)
Week 12: Nov. 23 vs. Eagles
Week 13: Nov. 27 vs. Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
Week 14: Dec. 4 at Detroit Lions (Prime Video)
Week 15: Dec. 14 vs. Minnesota Vikings (NBC)*
Week 16: Dec. 21 vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Week 17: Dec. 25 at Commanders (Netflix)
Week 18: Jan. 3/4 at Giants*
*Date for Weeks 15 and 18 are to be decided
Energy of schedule: The Cowboys are tied for the fifth hardest schedule within the league (opponents had a 0.557 successful proportion in 2024).
Over/Underneath: 7.5 wins
Greatest takeaway
The Cowboys play 4 Thursday video games, opening the season in opposition to the defending Tremendous Bowl champion Eagles on Sept. 4. On Thanksgiving, they welcome Patrick Mahomes to AT&T Stadium for his first begin there with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, adopted per week later with a Thursday nighter on the Detroit Lions. The ultimate sport comes on Christmas at Washington. For a first-year head coach, Schottenheimer will likely be examined in how he retains his crew contemporary, particularly late within the season when three of the Thursday night time video games are available a five-week span.
Circle this date
Perhaps it may have been Oct. 26 at Denver, for the reason that Cowboys have misplaced seven straight to the Broncos. Perhaps it is the Sept. 28 rematch of the 2023 wild-card sport in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers. And even the primary regular-season sport on the Las Vegas Raiders. However let’s go to Week 3 at Chicago. Defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus won’t have to attend lengthy to see his former crew. He went 14-32 in two-plus seasons because the Bears head coach from 2022 to 2024. He’ll downplay the return, however he can even desire a good displaying from his new protection in opposition to quarterback Caleb Williams & Co.
Key stretch
The second half of the schedule appears to be tough, and it contains three of the 4 Thursday video games. All six video games come in opposition to groups that made the playoffs in 2024, together with the Tremendous Bowl participant Eagles and Chiefs. then comes Mahomes’ first professional begin at AT&T Stadium on Thanksgiving and the Thursday journey to Detroit. These groups had been a mixed 44-7 final season. Ten days later, the Cowboys host the Vikings. They shut the stretch with a Christmas Day journey to Washington and are 1-3 all-time on the vacation. The Cowboys will likely be examined bodily and mentally.
Daring prediction
The Cowboys will finish Kyler Murray‘s dominance at AT&T Stadium. The Cardinals’ quarterback has not misplaced in Arlington, Texas, sporting an 8-0 report as a beginning quarterback. Solely two of these video games have come within the NFL. He gained 5 video games whereas at Allen (Texas) Excessive Faculty, gained a Massive 12 championship sport for Oklahoma and is 2-0 because the Cardinals’ starter. Solely Prescott and Tony Romo have extra wins at AT&T Stadium than Murray.
How do the Cowboys restore homefield benefit?
The Cowboys entered final season with a 16-game regular-season successful streak at AT&T Stadium, then went 2-7 at dwelling in 2024. This season, they are going to host 5 groups that made the playoffs in 2024. The Chiefs are available Week 13. Jordan Love will return with the Packers for the primary time since dominating Dallas within the 2023 wild-card spherical. The Eagles and Washington performed within the NFC Championship Recreation in January and gained at AT&T Stadium final season. The Vikings made the postseason with Sam Darnold underneath middle. After which there may be Murray’s success at AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys haven’t crushed the Los Angeles Chargers at dwelling since 1990. At the least Dallas has an eight-game successful streak at dwelling in opposition to the Giants.
