"The Cowboys will start their season with back-to-back divisional games at the New York Giants and home for the Washington Commanders. Both the Giants and Commanders will be looking to have their say in beginning a new streak of NFC East winners, after the Eagles claimed back-to-back division titles for any East team since 2001-04. It's the Cowboys that carry the higher expectations to break up this run by the Eagles though, as the only other team besides Philadelphia to win the division since 2020."
"The Cowboys won't see the Eagles in 2026 until week seven in primetime, and then again on Thanksgiving at Jerryworld. This marks the second season in a row the Cowboys will know how they stack up against each of their rivals with at least one matchup against them by week seven. Last season, they lost in week one at the Eagles, beat the Giants in overtime in week two, as well as the Commanders at home in week seven."
"When it comes to the burning questions about how Dallas will look compared to the 7-9-1 team from '25 though, these opening two games against New York and Washington are only part of the equation. If question number one is undeniably whether or not the defense can give this team a chance to be more competitive in more games compared to last year's astronomically bad defense, the second complementary question is whether or not the offense can still be as potent."
Dallas begins the 2026 season with consecutive divisional games at the New York Giants and at home versus the Washington Commanders. Both opponents aim to start a new NFC East winning streak after the Eagles won back-to-back division titles for the first time for any East team since 2001-04. Dallas carries higher expectations to stop that run, being the only other team besides Philadelphia to win the division since 2020. The Cowboys do not play the Eagles until Week 7 in primetime, then again on Thanksgiving at Jerryworld. The schedule also frames two key concerns: whether the defense can be more competitive than the 2025 team’s historically poor defense, and whether the offense can remain highly productive.
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