Blogging The Boys
The first Dallas Cowboys game of the season is in the books, with a gut-wrenching loss to the Philadelphia Eagles that kicked off the 2025 season with the NFC East in the spotlight. This will be a familiar place for a division the Cowboys hope to get back to contending in this season, and so too will be a number of “open Sundays” for Cowboys fans.
We are well aware that many Cowboys fans have their own traditions and rituals that make a Cowboys Sunday special, myself and colleagues included, but every now and then there is something uniquely enjoyable about being open to watch more of the action around the NFL, and do so a bit more stress free compared to when watching America’s Team.
These Sundays are most noticeable when the Cowboys play on either a Thursday or Monday, which they will do five more times this season including on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but also when the Cowboys play a Sunday night game leaving the early and late afternoon kickoffs open for Dallas fans “waiting all day for Sunday night”. This adds two more games to the total this season, with the Cowboys hosting the Packers on SNF in week four and the Vikings in week 15.
So, what are some things that might peak the interest of Cowboys fans watching on the couch right out of the gate this season on its first Sunday? Here are a couple of games of note.
This is an obvious place to start for so many reasons. By the end of week one, the entire NFC East will have seen how they fared against one of their closest rivals. The Cowboys came up four points short against the Eagles, and now the team the Eagles hosted in last year’s conference championship will start the season at home against the Giants.
Some Cowboys fans may be watching this game with more of an interest in what the Commanders will look like in year two under Dan Quinn and with Jayden Daniels at quarterback, as well as a player that’s been a thorn in their side in the past, Deebo Samuel. The road team is next week’s opponent coming to AT&T Stadium, and if the Cowboys are going to continue their dominance against the Giants, they’ll have to do it against a new quarterback.
Russell Wilson will be making his debut for the Giants in this early kickoff game. Wilson wasn’t exactly the answer for the Pittsburgh Steelers last year (who the Cowboys did not face when they beat the Steelers either), but he adds a level of viability at the most important position in the game the Giants haven’t had in some time. Mobility also isn’t his strong suit anymore, but given the Cowboys’ defensive struggles against Jalen Hurts scrambling in the opening loss, it will be something to keep an eye on just a little bit.
The Commanders swept the Giants last...
