The Dallas Cowboys have unveiled their full 2026 NFL schedule, as Jerry Jones’ franchise looks to improve its dismal 2025 outing. Their season will start in high gear with a road game against their divisional rivals, the also-rebuilding New York Giants, at MetLife Stadium.
Here’s the full list of games for America’s season this upcoming season.
Dallas Cowboys Full 2026 NFL schedule
| Week | Opponent | Date | Time (ET) | TV Network | Location |
| Pre 1 | @ Seattle Seahawks | Aug 13–17 | TBD | TBD | Lumen Field |
| Pre 2 | @ Arizona Cardinals | Aug 20–24 | TBD | TBD | State Farm Stadium |
| Pre 3 | New Orleans Saints | Aug 27–31 | TBD | TBD | AT&T Stadium |
| Week 1 | @ New York Giants | Sun, Sep 13 | 7:20 PM | NBC | MetLife Stadium |
| Week 2 | Washington Commanders | Sun, Sep 20 | 3:25 PM | FOX | AT&T Stadium |
| Week 3 | Baltimore Ravens | Sun, Sep 27 | 3:25 PM | CBS | Estádio do Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
| Week 4 | @ Houston Texans | Sun, Oct 4 | 12 PM | FOX | NRG Stadium |
| Week 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Thur, Oct 8 | 7:15 PM | Amazon Prime | AT&T Stadium |
| Week 6 | @ Green Bay Packers | Sun, Oct 18 | 7:20 PM | NBC | Lambeau Field |
| Week 7 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | Mon, Oct 26 | 7:15 PM | ESPN | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Week 8 | Arizona Cardinals | Sun, Nov 1 | 12 PM | FOX | AT&T Stadium |
| Week 9 | @ Indianapolis Colts | Sun, Nov 8 | 12 PM | FOX | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Week 10 | San Francisco 49ers | Sun, Nov 15 | 3:15 PM | FOX | AT&T Stadium |
| Week 11 | Tennessee Titans | Sun, Nov 22 | 12 PM | FOX | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Week 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | Thu, Nov 26 | 3:25 PM | FOX | AT&T Stadium |
| Week 13 | @ Seattle Seahawks | Mon, Dec 7 | 7:15 PM | ESPN | Lumen Field |
| Week 14 | BYE WEEK | BYE WEEK | BYE WEEK | BYE WEEK | BYE WEEK |
| Week 15 | @ Los Angeles Rams | Sun, Dec 20 | 3:25 PM | CBS | SoFi Stadium |
| Week 16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Sun, Dec 27 | 7:20 PM | NBC | EverBank Stadium |
| Week 17 | New York Giants | Sun, Jan 3 | 12 PM | FOX | AT&T Stadium |
| Week 18 | @ Washington Commanders | TBD | TBD | TBD | Northwest Stadium |
All games are on Dallas’s time.
Brian Schottenheimer expects to experiment with who will wear the green dot in 2026
The Cowboys hope their defense can vastly improve its performance compared to last year. With that in mind, they brought several new defensive players through the NFL Draft last month. Now the question is, will one of these players or a veteran get to wear the green dot, signifying they can have an audible connection to the coaching staff?
Coach Brian Schottenheimer doesn’t have an answer yet, and he will purposely experiment with the vacancy during the preseason. According to what he said during the first week of May, it could be any one player:
“The biggest thing I would say about that is we’re going to train so many people in the green dot that we’re going to find out who’s comfortable doing it,” Schottenheimer said.
“It might be [Overshown], it might be Jalen Thompson, it might be Dee Winters, it might be whoever,” Schottenheimer added. “At the end of the day, communication comes down to not just the green dot, but the entire defense. If we were playing a game this week, I could not tell you who is going to be the green dot, but we’re not playing a game for a while, so we’ve got time.”
He did admit that he has a clear favorite to win the job, but in the end, it remains to be seen:
“At the end of the day, I have my favorite… who I think will be our green dot, but I’m not going to share it with you,” he said, which drew laughter from the media.
Time will tell, as we are still several months away from the start of the season.
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