cowboys record in week 1 games last 50 years

The Dallas Cowboys are 28-22 in Week 1 between October 26, 1976 and October 26, 2026.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Cowboys	9/18/1977	1-0	DAL	@	MIN	W 16-10	1.000	2	16	297	294
2	Cowboys	9/4/1978	1-0	DAL	vs	BAL	W 38-0	1.000	5	25	583	181
3	Cowboys	9/2/1979	1-0	DAL	@	STL	W 22-21	1.000	2	24	455	342
4	Cowboys	9/8/1980	1-0	DAL	@	WAS	W 17-3	1.000	2	18	284	239
5	Cowboys	9/6/1981	1-0	DAL	@	WAS	W 26-10	1.000	2	20	346	324
6	Cowboys	9/13/1982	0-1	DAL	vs	PIT	L 28-36	.000	4	28	436	388
7	Cowboys	9/5/1983	1-0	DAL	@	WAS	W 31-30	1.000	4	16	356	447
8	Cowboys	9/3/1984	1-0	DAL	@	RAM	W 20-13	1.000	2	26	436	204
9	Cowboys	9/9/1985	1-0	DAL	vs	WAS	W 44-14	1.000	5	19	319	369
10	Cowboys	9/8/1986	1-0	DAL	vs	NYG	W 31-28	1.000	4	22	378	377
11	Cowboys	9/13/1987	0-1	DAL	@	STL	L 13-24	.000	1	19	322	360
12	Cowboys	9/4/1988	0-1	DAL	@	PIT	L 21-24	.000	3	25	414	356
13	Cowboys	9/10/1989	0-1	DAL	@	NO	L 0-28	.000	0	10	174	344
14	Cowboys	9/9/1990	1-0	DAL	vs	SD	W 17-14	1.000	2	14	249	212
15	Cowboys	9/1/1991	1-0	DAL	@	CLE	W 26-14	1.000	2	25	395	275	53.3
16	Cowboys	9/7/1992	1-0	DAL	vs	WAS	W 23-10	1.000	3	23	391	260	42.9
17	Cowboys	9/6/1993	0-1	DAL	@	WAS	L 16-35	.000	2	16	345	332	38.5	0.0
18	Cowboys	9/4/1994	1-0	DAL	@	PIT	W 26-9	1.000	2	26	442	126	60.0	100.0
19	Cowboys	9/4/1995	1-0	DAL	@	NYG	W 35-0	1.000	5	26	461	211	28.6	100.0
20	Cowboys	9/2/1996	0-1	DAL	@	CHI	L 6-22	.000	0	18	256	304	30.8	100.0
21	Cowboys	8/31/1997	1-0	DAL	@	PIT	W 37-7	1.000	4	21	380	174	57.1
22	Cowboys	9/6/1998	1-0	DAL	vs	ARI	W 38-10	1.000	5	30	444	205	53.8
23	Cowboys	9/12/1999	1-0	DAL	@	WAS	W 41-35	1.000	6	30	541	504	52.9	50.0
24	Cowboys	9/3/2000	0-1	DAL	vs	PHI	L 14-41	.000	1	10	167	425	30.8
25	Cowboys	9/9/2001	0-1	DAL	vs	TB	L 6-10	.000	0	8	127	263	10.0	0.0
	Average							.560	2.7	20.8	361.9	314.4
	Total		28-22					.560	135	1,041	18,096	15,720

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More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,639

Prescott

RUSH

317

Williams

REC

577

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

25.2

9th

OPP PPG

26.5

25th

RUSH YDS/G

76.0

30th

PASS YDS/G

273.2

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 4

Final

Packers

4 - 2

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000