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Dallas Cowboys Schedule 2025: Dates, Times, TV Channels & Matchup Breakdown

Football season has a way of reshaping your entire calendar. If you are a Cowboys fan, you already know the feeling — checking your phone in May just waiting for the NFL to drop the full schedule. When that time comes, your Sundays (as well as a few Thursday nights) become Dallas’s.

This guide gives you everything: every game date, every kickoff time, every broadcast channel, and honest breakdowns of what each stretch of the season actually means. No fluff. Just football.

Full 2025 Dallas Cowboys Schedule

Week-by-Week Season Breakdown

September: Setting the Tone

The Cowboys open at home against Cleveland in a Sunday Night Football matchup — exactly the kind of prime-time stage this team is built for. A Week 2 home game against the Giants offers an early divisional statement, but the schedule quickly gets serious. Baltimore in Week 3 is a genuine road test against one of the AFC’s most physical defenses, and heading into Philly in Week 4 is always a gauntlet. By the time the Steelers arrive for a Week 5 Amazon Prime night game, you will have a very clear read on what this Cowboys team actually is.

Critical early games: at Baltimore (Wk 3) and at Philadelphia (Wk 4)

October: The Bye Week Arrives at the Perfect Time

After a grinding opening stretch, Dallas gets its bye in Week 6. The timing matters — five demanding games including two road contests before a full week of rest and preparation. Coming out of the bye against Detroit on the road is a trap game worth watching closely. The Lions are a legitimate NFC contender, and a slow start in Week 7 could sting.

Watch for: Post-bye bounce vs. Detroit (Wk 7)

November: The Division Decides Everything

Four of six November games are NFC East matchups. The Eagles return to Arlington in Week 10 for what could be a pivotal divisional swing. The Giants visit MetLife in Week 11. Washington comes home to AT&T Stadium in Week 12. Then Dallas closes the month with a tough Sunday night trip to Tampa Bay.

This is where the season is genuinely won or lost. Every divisional game is essentially worth two in the standings — a win for you and a loss for them. Teams that go 3-1 in this November stretch are usually in excellent playoff position heading into December.

Must-win stretch: Eagles (Wk 10), Giants (Wk 11), Commanders (Wk 12)

December and January: Seeding for the Playoffs at Risk

December opens with Cincinnati at home — a winnable game — before a road trip to Carolina and then back-to-back prime-time games against Washington and Tampa Bay. The Christmas Day home matchup against the Buccaneers on Netflix is a standalone event. And then the season closes in dramatic fashion: Philadelphia at AT&T Stadium on Sunday Night Football in Week 18.

If that final game matters for seeding — or worse,