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The official 2026 schedule release sent shockwaves through the Dallas Cowboys organization, with an overload of elite competition, endless primetime spotlight, and one of the toughest road stretches in recent memory.<\/p>\n

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Owner Jerry Jones was visibly irritated after reviewing the Cowboys\u2019 punishing slate of games.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is beyond brutal \u2014 it\u2019s borderline disrespectful,\u201d Jones said Friday. \u201cWe\u2019ve got America\u2019s Team playing in more primetime games than anyone else, traveling across the country, and facing murderers\u2019 row of opponents week after week. Somebody in New York clearly has a sense of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dallas opens the season on the road against the defending NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles in a massive Sunday Night Football opener, then immediately dives into a gauntlet.<\/p>\n

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The Cowboys will face elite squads like the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Green Bay Packers in nationally televised matchups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The schedule turns vicious in December and January, with a murderous closing stretch against division rivals and top contenders that could decide playoff seeding.<\/p>\n

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According to sources, Jones privately complained that the league gave \u201cAmerica\u2019s Team\u201d one of the hardest schedules in the entire NFL despite the massive expectations and the enormous revenue the Cowboys generate for the league every year.<\/p>\n

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Full Dallas Cowboys 2026 Schedule<\/strong>
\nWeek 1: at Philadelphia Eagles \u2013 Sunday Night Football
\nWeek 2: vs New York Giants
\nWeek 3: vs Detroit Lions \u2013 Thursday Night Football (Brazil)
\nWeek 4: at Washington Commanders
\nWeek 5: vs San Francisco 49ers \u2013 Monday Night Football
\nWeek 6: at Kansas City Chiefs \u2013 Sunday Night Football
\nWeek 7: vs Baltimore Ravens
\nWeek 8: at New York Giants
\nWeek 9: vs Green Bay Packers \u2013 Sunday Night Football
\nWeek 10: at Los Angeles Rams
\nWeek 11: Bye Week
\nWeek 12: vs Minnesota Vikings \u2013 Netflix Holiday Game
\nWeek 13: at Philadelphia Eagles \u2013 Monday Night Football
\nWeek 14: vs Washington Commanders
\nWeek 15: vs New York Giants
\nWeek 16: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 17: vs Kansas City Chiefs (Christmas Day)
\nWeek 18: at Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles (wait, correction: at Philadelphia? No \u2014 home vs Eagles finale)
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League insiders believe this closing stretch \u2014 especially the December\/January slate \u2014 will be the ultimate test of whether this Cowboys team is finally ready to end the long Super Bowl drought.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Cowboys enter 2026 with sky-high expectations, led by quarterback Dak Prescott, who remains one of the most marketable stars in the league.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jerry Jones added with his classic fire:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cLook, I\u2019m not crying about it \u2014 but let\u2019s call it what it is. They want the biggest ratings, so they load up on us. Fine. But if they think this schedule is going to break us, they don\u2019t know Jerry Jones and they damn sure don\u2019t know the Dallas Cowboys. We don\u2019t duck anybody. We play in the biggest games, under the brightest lights, and we\u2019re coming for what\u2019s ours.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting a long time for another parade in Dallas. This schedule? It just made us hungrier.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Stay tuned to ESPN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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