The Dallas Cowboys’ 2026 schedule is out, and it comes with an international trip, a Thanksgiving rivalry game and plenty of national TV.
Dallas opens the season on the road for the fourth straight year, visiting the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football on Sept. 13. The Cowboys’ home opener comes one week later against the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium.
The early-season highlight comes in Week 3, when the Cowboys face the Baltimore Ravens in Rio de Janeiro. It will be the NFL’s first regular-season game in Rio and Dallas’ second international regular-season game. The Cowboys previously played Jacksonville in London in 2014.
After a Week 4 road game against the Houston Texans, the Cowboys hit a national-TV stretch. Dallas hosts Tampa Bay on Thursday Night Football, then plays back-to-back prime-time road games at Green Bay and Philadelphia. The Eagles also come to Arlington for the Cowboys’ annual Thanksgiving game on Nov. 26.
The schedule is also backloaded in a different way: Dallas does not get its bye until Week 14. The Cowboys return from the break with a road game against the Los Angeles Rams, then host Jacksonville on Sunday Night Football, host the Giants, and close the regular season at Washington.
Game times and TV assignments can still change during the season.
You can also hear all the games on 105.3 The Fan.
Full Dallas Cowboys 2026 schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, Sept. 13 | at New York Giants | 7:20 p.m. | NBC |
| 2 | Sunday, Sept. 20 | Washington Commanders | 3:25 p.m. | FOX |
| 3 | Sunday, Sept. 27 | Baltimore Ravens, Rio de Janeiro | 3:25 p.m. | CBS |
| 4 | Sunday, Oct. 4 | at Houston Texans | Noon | FOX |
| 5 | Thursday, Oct. 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7:15 p.m. | Prime Video |
| 6 | Sunday, Oct. 18 | at Green Bay Packers | 7:20 p.m. | NBC |
| 7 | Monday, Oct. 26 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 7:15 p.m. | ESPN/ABC |
| 8 | Sunday, Nov. 1 | Arizona Cardinals | Noon | FOX |
| 9 | Sunday, Nov. 8 | at Indianapolis Colts | Noon | FOX |
| 10 | Sunday, Nov. 15 | San Francisco 49ers | 3:25 p.m. | FOX |
| 11 | Sunday, Nov. 22 | Tennessee Titans | Noon | FOX |
| 12 | Thursday, Nov. 26 | Philadelphia Eagles, Thanksgiving | 3:30 p.m. | FOX |
| 13 | Monday, Dec. 7 | at Seattle Seahawks | 7:15 p.m. | ESPN/ABC |
| 14 | Sunday, Dec. 13 | Bye | — | — |
| 15 | Sunday, Dec. 20 | at Los Angeles Rams | 3:25 p.m. | CBS |
| 16 | Sunday, Dec. 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7:20 p.m. | NBC |
| 17 | Sunday, Jan. 3 | New York Giants | Noon | FOX |
| 18 | Jan. 9 or 10 | at Washington Commanders | TBD | TBD |
