FRISCO - Despite their struggles last season, the Dallas Cowboys were still must-watch for most fans, even as then-coach Mike McCarthy's team came undone en route to a 7-10 season.
And that will be the case again this year ... even in the preseason.
Under new coach Brian Schottenheimer, the Cowboys have gone about their offseason business in a manner we haven't seen for years. Positive coaching changes, coupled with a clear direction in free agency and an A+ draft. Then we add in the trade for George Pickens, one could say Dallas has had quite the offseason.
And so, as the NFL schedule is freshly released ... Dallas is "must-see" TV in 2025.
First, to the schedule in the regular season ...
Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles (Thursday, Sept. 4)
Week 2: vs. New York Giants
Week 3: at Chicago Bears
Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 5: at New York Jets
Week 6: at Carolina Panthers
Week 7: vs. Washington Commanders
Week 8: at Denver Broncos
Week 9: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week 10: Bye
Week 11: at Las Vegas Raiders
Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Thursday, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving)
Week 14: at Detroit Lions
Week 15: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Week 17: at Washington Commanders (Thurday, Dec. 25 Christmas)
Week 18: at New York Giants
Is there a 10-7 record to be had somewhere in there?
It all starts with the preseason, of course, which the NFL has recently and wisely chopped down to three games.
Those three, for Dallas ...
Preseason Week 1: Sat. 8/9, 6:00 P.M. CT, @ Los Angeles Rams - CBS 11
Preseason Week 2: Sat. 8/16, 6:00 P.M. CT, vs. Baltimore Ravens - CBS 11
Preseason Week 3: Fri. 8/22, 7:00 P.M. CT, Atlanta Falcons - CBS 11
And here is what is sort of cool for Cowboys fans in this preseason: Cowboys vs. Rams? That's an annual thing, a result of Dallas training in Oxnard.
But Dallas vs. the Ravens and the Falcons? They are not normally in the rotation, so AT&T Stadium plays host to an Atlanta team that thinks its a contender led by local favorite Bijan Robinson from the University of Texas, and gets to see Lamar Jackson's AFC powerhouse Ravens as well.
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