Schedule On May 12, the
NFL announced that the Cowboys would go on the road to face the defending
Super Bowl LIX champion and
division rival Philadelphia Eagles in the
NFL Kickoff Game on September 4.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in
bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles NFL Kickoff Game The Cowboys traveled to Philadelphia to face the Eagles in the
NFL Kickoff Game. Immediately following the opening kickoff, Eagles defensive tackle
Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on
Dak Prescott. The Cowboys took advantage of the subsequent 15-yard penalty and powered their way to a 7–0 opening drive lead on a
Javonte Williams touchdown run. The Eagles quickly answered with a touchdown of their own as quarterback
Jalen Hurts scored on a 4-yard run to tie the game at 7. Williams would score his second touchdown on the Cowboys' second drive to put Dallas back on top 14–7, but the defense again failed to slow the Eagles down, and Hurts scored another touchdown to tie the game at 14. The Cowboys' third drive stalled at the Eagles' 23, and they settled for a
Brandon Aubrey field goal to reclaim a three-point lead. Less than two minutes later, however,
Saquon Barkley scored Philadelphia's third touchdown on the ensuing Eagles drive to put the Eagles ahead 21–17. Dallas would pull within one point before halftime on a 53-yard field goal by Aubrey, but would never get any closer. In the second half, the Cowboys defense held Philadelphia to a field goal on the opening drive, then the offense drove into the red zone, powered by a 49-yard run by former Eagle
Miles Sanders. However, Sanders would fumble at the 10 yard line, giving the Eagles the ball back. The game was suspended immediately afterwards due to a thunderstorm in the area. After a weather delay of over an hour, the game resumed. From there, the teams' defenses stymied each other. Cowboys wide receiver
CeeDee Lamb would have three crucial dropped passes after the weather delay, the last occurring on a fourth down with less than two minutes in the fourth quarter, effectively sealing the game for Philadelphia. With the 24–20 road loss, the Cowboys began the season 0–1, and suffered their sixth road loss in their past seven visits to Philadelphia.
Week 2: vs. New York Giants In a back-and-forth game that featured six lead changes, tying an NFL record, Giants quarterback
Russell Wilson threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Malik Nabers to give the Giants the lead with 25 seconds remaining. Dak Prescott led the Cowboys to the New York 46-yard line, and kicker Brandon Aubrey made a 64-yard field goal to send the game into overtime. In overtime, after both teams combined for five consecutive go-ahead touchdowns, Prescott led the Cowboys down the field again, and Aubrey kicked the game-winning 46-yard field goal as time expired, securing a 40–37 victory for Dallas. With the win, the Cowboys extended their winning streak against the Giants to nine games, the longest active streak among division opponents in the NFL.
Week 3: at Chicago Bears With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 1–2 and 0–1 against the NFC North.
Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers This was the Cowboys' first tie game since a 24–24 result against the San Francisco 49ers on in the
1969 season, and consequently their first tie game to be played with overtime rules. With the tie, the Cowboys improved to 1–2–1 while snapping their 5 game losing streak to Green Bay. Despite this, the Cowboys are now 0–5–1 against the Packers at
AT&T Stadium since it opened in 2009.
Week 5: at New York Jets With the win, the Cowboys improved to 2–2–1, and their record improved to .500. Dallas defeated New York on the road for the first time since
2003. Week 6: at Carolina Panthers The Cowboys were severely outgained on the ground, 216–31, with Panthers running back
Rico Dowdle, who played for Dallas from 2020 to 2024, rushing for 183 yards and totaling 239 yards from scrimmage. With their first loss to Carolina since
2018, the Cowboys fell to 2–3–1.
Week 7: vs. Washington Commanders In a rematch of last year's Week 18 game, the Cowboys destroyed the Commanders in a 44–22 blowout win, which resulted in them improving to 3–3–1.
Week 8: at Denver Broncos In a reversal of the previous week in the win over the Commanders, Cowboys went to Denver to take on the Broncos, a team whom Dallas has not beaten since
1995. Following a field goal on their opening drive following an interception thrown by Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, the Cowboys were dominated by the Broncos after that, which the Broncos scored 40+ points for the first time this season. With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 3–4–1, and fell to 0–8 in their last eight games against the Broncos, including the last three games by a combined score of 116–57.
Week 9: vs. Arizona Cardinals The Cowboys had an extremely disappointing game against the Jacoby Brissett-led Arizona Cardinals, as they were defeated 27–17. With their fourth consecutive loss to the Cardinals since
2020, and their seventh out of eight since
2008, the Cowboys dropped to 3–5–1 entering their bye week.
Sam Williams propelled the Cowboys to block a punt, which was recovered by
Marshawn Kneeland who would score the team’s first points of the game. Tragedy later struck when defensive end
Marshawn Kneeland died on November 6 as the result of an apparent suicide.
Week 11: at Las Vegas Raiders Both teams paid tribute to
Marshawn Kneeland, who died by apparent suicide on November 6. Coach Brian Schottenheimer and players wore t-shirts in his honor, and everyone bowed their heads during a moment of silence prior to kickoff. Despite an ugly first drive for the Cowboys, which led to Prescott throwing an interception, the Cowboys would control much of the game. They defeated the Raiders and improved to 4–5–1.
Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles After trailing 21–0 by the second quarter, the Cowboys marched back with 24 unanswered points to defeat the Eagles. The 21-point comeback tied a Cowboys franchise record for their largest comeback, matching a 21-point rally against the
St. Louis Rams in the
2014 season.
Dak Prescott threw for 354 yards to become the Cowboys’ all-time leading passer, surpassing
Tony Romo’s career total of 34,183 yards. Prescott also broke a tie with Romo by recording his 25th game-winning drive when tied or trailing in the fourth quarter or overtime.
Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Thanksgiving Day games The Cowboys defeated the
Kansas City Chiefs in a close game by a score of 31–28.
Dak Prescott led his team to a critical victory to improve the Cowboys record to 6–5–1, their first winning record since the 2023 season. With this victory, the Cowboys became the first team in NFL history to beat the previous year's Super Bowl teams in the same week. This game was watched by 57.2 million viewers, becoming the most watched NFL regular season game ever, shattering the previous record by more than 15 million.
Week 14: at Detroit Lions With their second straight loss to the Lions, the Cowboys fell to 6–6–1 and 0–2–1 against the NFC North. Ceedee Lamb was also concussed in the third quarter and out the rest of the game.
Week 15: vs. Minnesota Vikings With their first loss to Minnesota since
2019, the Cowboys fell to 6–7–1 and finished 0–3–1 against the NFC North, marking the first time they failed to defeat a single NFC North opponent since
2001 when it was called the NFC Central division. Dallas also failed to reach the 10-win mark for the second year in a row, their first time posting consecutive seasons with 9 or fewer wins since following up the aforementioned 2019 season's 8–8 record with a 6–10 record in
2020.
Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Chargers Following the
Eagles’ win over the
Commanders from the previous day, the Cowboys were eliminated from playoff contention. Despite a solid start, the Cowboys could not keep pace with the Chargers, and lost 34–17. It marked the Cowboys' first loss to the Chargers since
2017, and marked the Cowboys' third straight loss. They finished 2–2 against the AFC West (3–2 against the AFC) and 4–3–1 at home.
Week 17: at Washington Commanders Christmas Day games With the win, the Cowboys improved to 7–8–1 and 4–1 against the NFC East. This was the third time since
2021, the Cowboys had swept the Commanders.
Week 18: at New York Giants With their first loss to the Giants since 2020, the Cowboys finished their season at 7–9–1, 4–2 against the NFC East, and 3–6 on the road. The Cowboys allowed 511 points (30.1 per game) on the season, which was both a team-worst and an NFL-worst.
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