COWBOYS
Why won’t the Cowboys play against the Packers in the 2024 regular season?
The NFL schedule is a complicated beast, but there’s a method behind the madness, and it doesn’t always allow rivals to meet every year.
The NFL schedule is a carefully designed house of matchups, rotations, and strategic planning. While fans eagerly anticipate classic rivalries, not all teams play against each other every season. The NFL follows a predetermined formula for matchups.
Each team plays six games against divisional opponents and just four games from teams from a division within its conference, with the latter teams rotating every three years. This year, the Packers and Cowboys do not line up in the rotation (as much as Dallas would love to have their chance at revenge). They could, of course, meet again in the postseason, in which case the Cowboys would be happy to have their shot at redemption.
The league occasionally schedules international games to promote football globally. In 2024, the Eagles kick off their season against the Packers in Brazil. This exciting matchup takes precedence over a regular-season clash.
What is the list of all Dallas Cowboys games for the 2024 season?
(All times listed in Central)
- Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns – Sunday, Sept. 8 at 3:25 p.m. on FOX
- Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – Sunday, Sept. 15 at noon on FOX
- Week 3: Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys – Sunday, Sept. 22 at 3:25 p.m. on FOX
- Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants - Sunday, Sept. 26 at 7:15 p.m. on Prime Video
- Week 5: Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers – Sunday, Oct. 6 at 7:25 p.m. on NBC
- Week 6: Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions – Sunday, Oct. 13 at 3:25 p.m. on FOX
- Week 7: BYE
- Week 8: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – Sunday, Oct. 27 at 7:20 p.m. on NBC
- Week 9: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – Sunday, Nov. 3 @ noon on FOX
- Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Sunday, Nov. 10 at 3:25 p.m. on CBS
- Week 11: Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys – Monday, Nov. 18 at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN
- Week 12: Dallas Cowboys at Washingon Commanders – Thursday, Nov. 24 at noon on FOX
- Week 13: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Thursday, Nov. 28 at 3:30 p.m. on FOX
- Week 14: Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys – Dec. 9 at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN
- Week 15: Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers – Sunday, Dec. 15 at noon on FOX
- Week 16: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys - Sunday, Dec. 22 @ 7:20 p.m. on NBC
- Week 17: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – Sunday, Dec. 29 at 3:25 p.m. on FOX
- Week 18: Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys – (TBD)