Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The NFL finally got sick of putting Cowboys games against the Giants in primetime. The Dallas Cowboys, America’s Team, have six primetime games on their 2025 schedule. That total ranks second among all NFL teams, just behind the Kansas City Chiefs. The Eagles win a Super Bowl, yet they are given just five primetime matchups (it just felt necessary to put that there). One matchup missing from all the optimal time slots for Dallas this year is against the New York Giants. Conor Orr of Sports Illustrated was the first to highlight this point in his NFL schedule column. I’m taking a victory lap for my 2021 column on the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants no longer being premium television. Flex notwithstanding, this is the first time I can remember (research pending) this game not having even one premium time slot. That sounded like an open invitation to do some digging. Even if Monday night, Thursday night, and Sunday night are considered the “primetime slots,” any game that appears during the 4:25 pm ET window will have less competition for games or be on America’s Game of the Week. Therefore, it should be considered a ‘prime viewing’ window for any matchup. With that criteria in mind, it will be the first time since 2005 that the Cowboys and Giants will not have a matchup in a prime viewing window (Week 18 is currently TBD). It’s not like the NFL has tried to make this change slowly. They have decided to cut cold turkey. Dak Prescott hasn’t lost to the Giants since his rookie year in 2016. pic.twitter.com/zV2NqOreWu — NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) September 27, 2024 Last year, Dallas and New York played two Thursday night matchups, one being on Thanksgiving. The Cowboys 27-20 win over the Giants “averaged 38.8 million viewers, the fourth most-watched Thanksgiving Day game on record and fifth most-watched NFL regular season game on record (records date back to 1988).” Even with drawing in record-setting numbers, let’s be honest—it’s been a painfully one-sided matchup for years, especially in recent history. Week 1 (2023) — Cowboys 40 Giants 0 Week 10 (2023) — Cowboys 49 Giants 17 Week 4 (2024) — Cowboys 20 Giants 15 Week 13 (2024) — Cowboys 27 Giants 20 *was 27-10 heading into the 4th quarter* Dallas against New York has been a marquee matchup for the NFL, having them face off in Week 1 seven times since 2012, three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017. However, the league had to pull the plug on prime scheduling for this game with New York fading into the distance among NFC teams. There’s a chance that Week 18 could mean something if the game is put in the 4:25 pm ET window, but history will favor the fact that it probably won’t happen. You can get a discount on tickets for games from Vivid Seats ($30 off your first Vivid Seats order of $300 or more ) by using our special BTB discount code: SBN30COWBOYS

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images We have a variety of Dallas Cowboys schedule wallpapers available in both mobile and desktop versions. The 2025 Dallas Cowboys schedule was released on Thursday and now we can finally plan for the best time of the year. There is a lot of fun to be had relative to the schedule and it means different things to different people. Given how football runs our lives, something we like to do regarding the schedule is to keep it handy. For the last few years we have been making wallpapers with the schedule on it for four time zones: ET, CT, PST and GMT. We understand that there are people who live in other parts of the world and want to appease everyone, but this covers the United States and also establishes a solid reference point for anyone else. Below you will find several different options for both mobile and desktop wallpaper options. There is a basic mobile one with no player on it, but then there are a few others with different choices. We also have player-specific wallpapers for desktop. If you have a specific request drop it in the comments and we will do our best to take care of everyone. We hope you enjoy. General Mobile Micah Parsons Mobile Micah Parsons Desktop Dak Prescott Mobile Dak Prescott Desktop CeeDee Lamb Mobile CeeDee Lamb Desktop DeMarvion Overshown Mobile DeMarvion Overshown Desktop Trevon Diggs Mobile Trevon Diggs Desktop Osa Odighizuwa Mobile Osa Odighizuwa Desktop Tyler Booker Mobile Tyler Booker Desktop

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images The Cowboys have a unique twist to their 2025 schedule. There’s no more speculation about when and where the Dallas Cowboys will play their 2025 opponents. On Wednesday, their full schedule was released. Dallas begins the season with two games in the NFC East, allowing them to establish themselves early within their division. They will have one of the toughest stretches to end the season as six of their last eight games are against playoff teams from 2024. However, the Cowboys will play four of those games at home. There is one unique aspect of the Cowboys’ upcoming schedule. No, it’s not the fact that they’ll play six primetime games with multiple Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football matchups. It’s the fact that Dallas will be the first team to play four Thursday night games in one season. The Cowboys are the first team to have four Thursday games, according to ESPN Research. Week 1 at Philly, Week 13 vs. KC, Week 14 at Detroit, Week 17 at Washington. — Todd Archer (@toddarcher) May 15, 2025 It begins with their season-opener against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Nothing would be sweeter for the Cowboys than to get a victory on the road against the Eagles on the night that they raise the banner on their second championship. History says they’ll have a great chance to do that with Dak Prescott on the field. He’s 9-4 for his career as a starter against the Eagles, including three wins in Philadelphia. The second Thursday night game for Dallas is when they host the three-time defending AFC champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, in Week 13 on Thanksgiving. This will undoubtedly be one of the highest-rated games of the season with Patrick Mahomes, a Texas native, making his first appearance inside AT&T Stadium. When these teams last met in 2021 at Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs won 19-9. Hopefully, the Cowboys will be in playoff contention when this game takes place, which will make the matchup even bigger. Things don’t get any easier for the Cowboys a week later. They will travel to the Motor City to take on the Detroit Lions, marking the third consecutive season the two teams will meet. In 2023, the Cowboys won a 20-19 thriller at home that came down to the final moments. Last season, the Lions steamrolled the Cowboys 47-9. This will be one of the games that says a lot about who Dallas is as a team in 2025. The Cowboys’ last game on Thursday will be in Week 17 when they travel to play the Washington Commanders. When talking about old NFC East football, the rivalry with Dallas and Washington laid the groundwork. Despite Prescott not playing in either game against Washington in 2024, the Cowboys were able to split the season series. With how tight the division has the potential to be, this matchup could make or break either team’s playoff chances. You can get a discount on tickets for games from Vivid Seats ($30 off your first Vivid Seats order of $300 or more ) by using our special BTB discount code: SBN30COWBOYS

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The Cowboys caught quite the break with potential weather and conditions relative to their schedule. The Dallas Cowboys schedule dropped on Wednesday and now we officially know a lot of things. There is a sector of people who believe finding out the schedule is rather inconsequential as we knew who Dallas would play in 2025 the moment that last regular season ended. Ultimately the truth is that the schedule definitely matters as playing teams with rest advantages or things of that nature can prove to sometimes be the difference. As far as this season’s schedule is concerned, the Cowboys seem to have caught some mighty favor in one particular department. It is fair to be upset that the team is playing on both Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, but we can hold our thoughts there for a moment. This team got very lucky as far as one particular element is concerned. Weather will not be a factor for the Cowboys over the second half of the season You can see that the Cowboys are going to be visiting the Denver Broncos in Week 8. To be specific, this game is taking place in the final week of October. It is certainly starting to get a bit chilly around then in colder parts of the United States, but that is hardly frigid. Take a look at the road on from that point. Across the next two months (until Christmas Day exactly) the Cowboys have two road games and they are against the Las Vegas Raiders and Detroit Lions, teams who both play in domed stadiums. It is fair to wonder whether or not the Week 18 game on the road against the New York Giants will even hold legitimate consequences for Dallas, that game both has and hasn’t in the past, and even if it does that is a team who the Cowboys have dominated in recent history. Consider that since 2017 the Cowboys are 15-1 against the G-Men. Yes, really. So this means that outside of that game, the Cowboys will only travel to an outdoor climate a single time and it will be when they visit Washington on Christmas Day. It will certainly be cold, but even then the game is at 1pm ET! It will have the most sun possible. What a break. Time will tell what the team looks like under Brian Schottenheimer, but the Cowboys have had a habit in recent memory of not exactly playing well when tasked with combat in the cold. It was one of the reasons we were so excited about them securing the second seed in the conference two years ago (that didn’t work out, obviously). Don’t worry about packing a parka. This Cowboys team will remain at room temperature for most of the second half of the season. You can get a discount on tickets for games from Vivid Seats ($30 off your first Vivid Seats order of $300 or more ) by using our special BTB discount code: SBN30COWBOYS

Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys will play on Christmas Day for a sixth time in franchise history in 2025. The Dallas Cowboys schedule is officially here and one of the most notable things about it is that the team will be playing on Christmas Day. Given that Dallas plays on Thanksgiving Day annually, this is going to be an interesting season for families of Cowboys fans to say the least. Playing on Christmas Day is a bit of a unique thing. This season will mark only the sixth time in franchise history that Dallas is playing on Christmas Day itself and the first time in 15 years. Dallas Cowboys history of playing on Christmas Day 1971 (Divisional Round Playoff Game): at Minnesota Vikings…… won 1995: at Arizona Cardinals………………. won 2000: at Tennessee Titans………………. loss 2006: Philadelphia Eagles……………….. loss 2010: at Arizona Cardinals………………. loss Interestingly the very first time that Dallas played on Christmas Day was a playoff game when they beat the Vikings on their way to their first Super Bowl title. Good times. The Cowboys actually won a Super Bowl after their first two wins on Christmas as they beat the Cardinals on their way to their most recent title and NFC Championship Game appearance during the 1995 season. Coincidentally, Dallas beat the Cardinals at Sun Devil Stadium and beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the same building for the title a few weeks later. Ever since then it has been a bit of coal in the proverbial stocking, though. The 2000 season was a part of a very dark overall time for the franchise and the Cowboys were blown out by Tennessee (the final score was 31-0). There is only one instance of Dallas hosting a Christmas Day game that came in 2006 (yours truly was in attendance) and the Jeff Garcia-led Eagles managed to spoil Dallas’ day, a win that helped put Philadelphia in position to eventually take the NFC East title from the Cowboys. When the Cowboys visited the Cardinals in 2010 they were sputtering to the finish line on an incredibly lost season. For perspective, Stephen McGee had to replace Jon Kitna at quarterback that day for Dallas. One of my very vivid memories of it is a flag thrown by a referee landing in his facemask, it was that kind of day even though the Cowboys lost by one (27-26). Ultimately the Cowboys are in need of a good time on Christmas Day. Hopefully they can get it this year.

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Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The Cowboys are heavy underdogs in their season opener. The Dallas Cowboys have had a solid offseason. They approached free agency with a little more urgency than before and signed a higher number of players than usual, although most were bargain-bin purchases. They stuck to their board in the draft and came away with quality players, a draft class that has been praised by the media. They also dipped into the trade pool, most notably acquiring George Pickens. It might not be quite ‘all-in’, but it does fit the definition of ‘selectively aggressive’. Overall, Cowboys fans should be pleased with the efforts made so far to rebound from the dire 7-10 season of last year. They also made the switch to Brian Schottenheimer, who might have been somewhat of a fallback candidate, but he has recruited a strong coaching staff and is trying to instill a new culture. All of that has bred some optimism among the Cowboys fanbase. But that only goes so far, because when the oddsmakers take a look at the Cowboys, they are unconvinced at this point, and rightfully so. The Cowboys are facing the World Champion Eagles in the first game of the 2025 season on the road in Philadelphia. At this moment in time, our friends at Fan Duel have the Cowboys as 6.5-point underdogs. What’s your call BTB? Vote in the poll and hit the comments.

Graphic by Visual Capitalist via Getty Images It appears the schedule makers gave the Cowboys a break when arranging their opponents. The 2025 NFL season will be one of change for the Dallas Cowboys. We mentioned last week that this season will mark the first time that the team will have a new head coach and new offensive and defensive coordinators since 2007. The new staff features first time head coach Brian Schottenheimer, first-time offensive coordinator, and former Cowboys coach Matt Eberflus, who returns to the defensive coordinator position after a head coaching stint with the Chicago Bears. The new Cowboys will also feature a lot of new players. Between free agency, the draft, and trades, there will be a lot of new faces in new places. This is what we should expect entering the new season: a new starting running back, Javonte Williams a new starting wide receiver, George Pickens a new starting right guard, Tyler Booker a new edge rusher, Dante Fowler a new linebacker group featuring Kenneth Murray and Jack Sanborn a new starting cornerback, TBD The new-look Cowboys have the potential of having seven new starters. With all these changes, it could mean a rocky transition for the 2025 Cowboys. With new personnel, new schemes, and several players developing chemistry with their new teammates, it’s reasonable to expect things to be bumpy early on. Additionally, the Cowboys have been notorious for not playing many of their key starters in the preseason, leading to some “rust” during the first month of the season. All of these factors could point to a rough beginning for the Cowboys. Thankfully, the schedule makers decided to go easy on Dallas early on with a handful of “weaker” opponents on the docket in the first part of the season. Things do pick up after the first ten games, but by then, the Cowboys should have their act together. Now, what that ultimately equates to remains to be seen, but at least things won’t be so difficult early on. Here is how the schedule breaks down between the two parts, with their opponents’ projected win totals shown to the left. The Eagles are the only team over the first ten games that has a win total projection over 10, whereas in the final seven games of the season, they’ll have a three-game stretch against teams that all have win total projections over 10. Obviously, we don’t know how good each of the Cowboys’ opponents will be, but it is nice to see that, at least on paper, there are some easier matches early on when the team is still trying to figure some things out. If the Cowboys struggle in the first couple of months of the season, it won’t look good for the boys in blue, as that should only mean even more struggles down the stretch. Conversely, if they play well enough to string together some wins while they are gradually ramping up, this could make things interesting when late November rolls around. It’s never easy when a team undergoes big changes, and the Cowboys will have their share of challenges, but having a team-friendly schedule doesn’t hurt. The season hasn’t even begun yet, but things are already off to a good start.

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The George Pickens trade is one of the most aggressive moves from Dallas in years. In March, Dallas Cowboys COO and co-owner Stephen Jones said the team needed to upgrade the wide receiver position behind CeeDee Lamb. Jones said, “We’re still open to looking at an explosive number two that could upgrade us.” After feeling the NFL draft did not provide the opportunity to solve that problem, the team circled back on trade talks after the draft and acquired George Pickens. The trade came on a Wednesday, and there was little buzz around the rest of the NFL, so Dallas acquiring Pickens was in almost every headline for a few days. Albert Breer talked with Jones Friday morning about the deal and what it meant for the team’s plans in 2025 and beyond. Stephen Jones feels that just because his father, Jerry Jones, said Dallas was “all-in” last season, it doesn’t mean this year would have been any different. Selectively aggressive seemed to be the team’s more accurate moniker after being more active than usual in free agency. “I don’t buy into all that. Name one person that isn’t all in,” Jones said. “I’d hate the fans to hear their owner say that people aren’t all in, when you’re competing in the NFL … I mean, it’s kind of a joke. Every year we line up, we’re moving our chips in.” The Cowboys played the long game at receiver and wanted to make sure they let the chips fall as they may as to who would become their best option behind Lamb. They would not force their hand, no matter how glaring the need. Instead, they set themselves up for multiple opportunities just in case something did not work out, like Tetairoa McMillan going to the Carolina Panthers. “We had a nice list of guys that we were looking at, comparing that to what was available in the draft, and giving up the pick versus picking one,” Jones said. “And as you know, when you pick a receiver in the draft, you get him for a good number for four years, so obviously that was one of the routes we were looking at hard.” The important thing, as Jones explained it, was not to go into the draft pressing needs in the first couple of rounds, or predetermining that a position had to be filled high: “I don’t think you draft well doing that … that’s not how we draft.” The team felt that keeping their first three picks was important, considering the capital being handed out to their stars like Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Osa Odighizuwa, and Trevon Diggs. Dallas’ draft class was among the best in the league, largely because of their first three selections: Tyler Booker, Donovan Ezeiruaku, and Shavon Revel Jr. Once the draft came and went, the team zeroed back in on getting a top-notch wide receiver, which brought Pickens’ name back up for discussion. The receiver’s past haunts his public perception, something Breer points out the Cowboys knew would have to be discussed. Not only would he have to fit into the culture being built, but as Breer says, “the prospect does exist where Pickens is on the move again in 2026, with Dallas protected to a degree in that the Cowboys would get a comp pick back if he leaves via free agency.” “He’s just a dynamic receiver,” Jones said. “Everybody says we’re looking for a [number] two. I mean, George can be a one. He’s got that type of talent. He’s got unbelievable ball-tracking ability. He’s got plenty of juice and he’s a fiery competitor. And we love that, he plays with an edge, and we think he’d be a good fit for our team.” On Monday, during an interview on Mad Dog Radio with Adam Schein, Jones said the team sees similar qualities in Pickens as they had in Dez Bryant back in the day. Later, Bryant confirmed on Twitter that he and Jones shared text messages back and forth about how exciting the trade was. In the end, Breer points out that the move for Pickens was “not made in a vacuum”; instead, “it’s part of a larger picture” the Cowboys are trying to build for first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer. The front office drafted the offensive lineman to protect Prescott in the pocket and help establish the run game. They also traded for a top-flight receiver to boost their passing attack, not to mention the players added to the defensive side of the ball. Dallas has fortified itself on all fronts, leaving nearly no gaps on the roster heading into offseason workouts. Jerry Jones was praised for the move when the Pickens news emerged on May 7. However, Nick Harris states that while Jerry is the final decision maker, “Stephen Jones has taken on a bigger role this offseason,” which could be why the team has been more aggressive this offseason compared to their previous seasons. I see some fans giving Jerry Jones a lot of credit for how the Cowboys attacked the offseason. While he is the head honcho at the end of the day, Stephen Jones has taken on a bigger role this offseason and it’s been reflected in the team’s moves. https://t.co/QqRZ3yY396 — Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) May 7, 2025

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Dak Prescott seems ready to work with George Pickens. It has been a week since the Dallas Cowboys traded for wide receiver George Pickens and it feels fair to say that excitement is the prevailing emotion encircling the fanbase. Imagining what Pickens will look like in this offense is a lot of fun. He will serve as a rising tide to lift the boats of other offensive skill players like CeeDee Lamb, Jake Ferguson and all of the rest, but it goes without saying that quarterback Dak Prescott may benefit the most. There is an argument to be made that the current day duo of Lamb and Pickens is the most lethal that Prescott will have ever had to work with. Obviously Dak oversaw an offense that included Lamb alongside Amari Cooper, but that was before Lamb had fully evolved into the player we know him to be. He was more Charmeleon then and is Charizard now, so to speak. Prescott spoke on 1310 The Ticket on Wednesday morning which marked his first public comments since Pickens became his teammate. He is clearly excited. As transcribed by ESPN’s Todd Archer: “You put the football anywhere in his vicinity, very strong hands. More than a 50-50 catcher. He thinks it’s his ball when it’s in the air. I’m excited for him. I know that we need some help at that position.” … “I know CeeDee needs some help, and I think when you have a guy like that, I heard George say it, it’s hard to double-team two guys,” Prescott said. “Then when you got other guys, whether it be [tight end Jake Ferguson], Jalen Tolbert, [Jonathan] Mingo, guys who have had reps and know how to get open in the league, I think we’re putting together a nice group of weapons.” The Cowboys clearly have some doubts on whether receivers Jalen Tolbert and/or Jonathan Mingo can carry the load of WR2 which is why they traded for Pickens in the first place. But to Dak’s and the point at large, Pickens helps Tolbert and Mingo be better at their new roles relative to the new expectations. It will still be a bit before we see Prescott and Pickens linking up on an actual football field, especially against some level of serious competition. But it is exciting nonetheless to look forward to it all.