Dallas Cowboys Schedule 2026: ET Kickoff Times and TV Networks

The official 2026 schedule shows 16 regular-season games with announced dates, kickoff times, and networks, plus a Week 14 bye. Week 18 is listed as a matchup at Washington, but its date, kickoff time, and network remain TBD. [1][2]

The Cowboys schedule presents times in Dallas local time. The table below converts each announced kickoff to Eastern Time in America/New_York.

Week	Date	Matchup	Kickoff (ET)	Network
1	September 13	at New York Giants	8:20 p.m.	NBC
2	September 20	Washington Commanders	4:25 p.m.	FOX
3	September 27	Baltimore Ravens — Rio de Janeiro	4:25 p.m.	CBS
4	October 4	at Houston Texans	1:00 p.m.	FOX
5	October 8	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	8:15 p.m.	Amazon Prime Video
6	October 18	at Green Bay Packers	8:20 p.m.	NBC
7	October 26	at Philadelphia Eagles	8:15 p.m.	ESPN
8	November 1	Arizona Cardinals	1:00 p.m.	FOX
9	November 8	at Indianapolis Colts	1:00 p.m.	FOX
10	November 15	San Francisco 49ers	4:25 p.m.	FOX
11	November 22	Tennessee Titans	1:00 p.m.	FOX
12	November 26	Philadelphia Eagles	4:30 p.m.	FOX
13	December 7	at Seattle Seahawks	8:15 p.m.	ESPN
14	—	Bye	—	—
15	December 20	at Los Angeles Rams	4:25 p.m.	CBS
16	December 27	Jacksonville Jaguars	8:20 p.m.	NBC
17	January 3, 2027	New York Giants	1:00 p.m.	FOX
18	TBD	at Washington Commanders	TBD	TBD

Why Week 18 is still marked TBD

Week 18 is not simply missing from the schedule. The NFL’s flexible-scheduling procedures assign Week 18 games after Week 17, when the league can account for the late-season playoff picture. [3]

That distinction matters when making plans: the Washington matchup is confirmed, but a fixed date, kickoff time, and viewing network are not. Treating a possible time as final would turn an official TBD into an unsupported assumption.

What the network column means for watching

There is no single Cowboys channel for the entire season. The announced games are distributed across FOX, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and Amazon Prime Video. The network assignment should therefore be checked game by game rather than inferred from the opponent or kickoff time. [1]

The Cowboys’ official Ways to Watch page is the appropriate companion to the schedule when checking available viewing options. Start with the opponent and date, read the network in the schedule, then verify the current option on that official page. [4]

The useful details hidden in the schedule

Two details change how the list should be read. First, the Ravens game is listed for Rio de Janeiro, so it should not automatically be treated as a standard Dallas home game. Second, the Week 14 bye comes before the final announced run of Weeks 15–17, followed by the unscheduled Washington game in Week 18. [1]

The practical takeaway is simple: use the schedule as a per-game reference, keep all listed times in Eastern Time when planning from New York or elsewhere on the East Coast, and leave Week 18 open until the NFL publishes its final assignment.