Cowboys opening day record

[jazzcat22]

Why have the Cowboys opened the season on the road four straight years and 6 out of the last seven?

Same for closing the season. They rarely get a home game, and never 2 home games.
But finish with 2 road games often. Many times finish 3 or 4 on the road.

Last year it was better. But this year finish 3 games of five on the road.
But 2 of those road games, have a bye week in between. 2 home games, then a road game to finish at Washington.
So no so bad.

 

[Pipelayer72]

Just win baby! Go Cowboys!!!

 

[DoctorChicken]

Why have the Cowboys opened the season on the road four straight years and 6 out of the last seven?

It’s unfair for the other teams for this juggernaut of a franchise to open at home.

 

[tomokawan]

Same for closing the season. They rarely get a home game, and never 2 home games.
But finish with 2 road games often. Many times finish 3 or 4 on the road.

Last year it was better. But this year finish 3 games of five on the road.
But 2 of those road games, have a bye week in between. 2 home games, then a road game to finish at Washington.
So no so bad.

Yea, but why cant the NFL even out the opening game of the season for all teams. On the road every other year?

 

[jazzcat22]

Yea, but why cant the NFL even out the opening game of the season for all teams. On the road every other year?

They can. They just don’t want to.

 

[HeavyBarrel]

Not gonna whine about the schedule but god forbid Dallas open at home at noon against a non NFCE opponent lol

 

[Ironicalicon]

While reminiscing about how Tom Landry absolutely owned opening weekend of the NFL vs his competition, I was kinda shocked when I saw the numbers.
There are stats and then there are trends.

●All Time Record:
The Dallas Cowboys hold an all-time opening day record of 41-24-1 (.629 winning percentage), which ranks among the best in the NFL.

●Record Win Streak:
The franchise won 17 consecutive season openers from 1965 to 1981, which stands as an NFL record.

●Tom Landry Era:
Legendary head coach Tom Landry went 22-6-1 in season openers.

Here's the part that really blew me away.

●The Dallas Cowboys have absolutely dominated the New York Giants on opening day, holding an 11-1 all-time record in their 12 season-opening meetings.

●The Lone Loss:
The Giants' only opening-day victory against Dallas came on September 11, 2016, in a tight 20-19 win. That game also marked the NFL debut of Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott.

●Primetime Perfection:
The rivals have opened the season against each other in primetime five times since 2012, and the Cowboys have won all five.

●Historic Shutout:
Their last opening-week meeting occurred to start the 2023 season, when Dallas delivered a 40-0 blowout at MetLife Stadium. It stands as the largest shutout victory in Cowboys history and the worst home shutout loss in Giants history.

 

[Cowboy89]

They still lost to the expansion Texans. Will never forgive Jerral for that.

That was about as embarassing as it gets.