Cowboys to open 2026 NFL season with 'Sunday Night Football' matchup vs. Giants
The Cowboys and Giants will square off in prime time.
Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season will begin in a familiar fashion: With the Dallas Cowboys in a prime-time game. The Cowboys will open the regular season with a “Sunday Night Football” matchup against the division-rival New York Giants. The game will take place on Sept.
13 on NBC and Peacock. First Sunday night game of the season, Sept. 13, will be the Cowboys at the Giants.
pic. twitter. com/YPZTYO6xYw — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 11, 2026 The game should draw massive interest from fans.
On the Cowboys’ end, the team remains one of the most popular in the sport. After a middling season, in which the team finished 7-9-1, the Cowboys picked up arguably the best player in the 2026 NFL Draft , trading up for safety Caleb Downs. For New York, it will mark the first game of the John Harbaugh era.