The NFL schedule will fully be released this week. A lot of people are wondering what the schedule is going to be like for the 2026 NFL season. There are a lot of Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants fans wondering who they will play in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.
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Jan 4, 2026; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants linebacker Brian Burns (0) greets New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) after the game against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Adam Schefter of espn.com reported, “First Sunday night game of the season, Sept. 13, will be the Cowboys at the Giants.” The game will be aired on NBC and Peacock. This is not a surprise that Dallas and New York will be playing each other in primetime in Week 1. These two franchises have played each other in Week 1 many, many, many times before. Both teams missed the playoffs last season. Dallas had a 7-9-1 record, and New York had a 4-13 record.
NFL Fans Get Mixed Reactions About the SNF Matchup Between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants
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Feb 5, 2026; San Francisco, CA, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and wife Sarah Jane Ramos pose on the NFL Honors Red Carpet before Super Bowl LX at Palace of Fine Arts. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
There are a lot of NFL fans who find this Week 1 matchup between the Cowboys and the Giants interesting. This is what some fans had to say about this on Twitter:
Cowboys and Giants right out the gate on Sunday Night Football. That rivalry always hits different. Who you got winning this one though? I need to hear it.
— Jeff (@Jef_Musab) May 11, 2026
Booo!!!
Owning the Giants to open the season is getting old pic.twitter.com/cPq4XwfOls
— Izzy (@EadyIOfficialX) May 11, 2026
The NFL remains the only entity capable of selling us the same Sunday in September a hundred times over.
— Efe Okor (@efeokor) May 11, 2026
Nostalgia over actual football , the NFL does it again
— Da Bears (@BearsCocks) May 11, 2026
First game of the season, big match
Could be one of the best start.
— Thapelo Phaks Mapkay (@JMapkay) May 11, 2026
Dak Prescott has owned the Giants over the years. Jaxson Dart will look to get New York off on the right path with new head coach John Harbaugh in Week 1.
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