The NFL sets up Cowboys for a brutal start to the year
Between Weeks 3 and 5, the Cowboys’ 2026 schedule features a three-game run in a 12-day stretch. That’s never much fun and this time, it includes a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that should take about 24 hours there and back.
Following that trip, the Cowboys will hit the road to Houston for a noon game against the stingy and physical Texans defense. Usually, the league tries to get teams a bye or a long week after a trip abroad. Dallas doesn’t even get an afternoon game here.
And to pile things on, the Cowboys get a short week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the following week. How is the team going to handle it? Dak Prescott is betting on experience.
Dak Prescott says this is nothing new for the Cowboys
Speaking at the annual Reliant Home Run Derby, Prescott confidently claimed the Cowboys can handle the travel burden for a simple reason. They do it every year.
“The travel will be tough but it’s part of growing this game,” Prescott admitted via Jon Machota (The Athletic). “We’ll manage, we’ll figure out the best way to take care of our bodies. We’ve been a part of three games in 11 days every year pretty much with our Thanksgiving Day games. Nothing new, just having to do it earlier [in the season].”