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Dallas Cowboys make NFL history with unprecedented schedule stretch

One part of the Dallas Cowboys' schedule is so difficult that no other team in NFL history has had to do it before.

Matt Galatzan

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott celebrates a touchdown
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott celebrates a touchdown / Tim Heitman-Imagn Images
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The Dallas Cowboys find out their official schedule for the 2025 season on Wednesday, and it is one that has everyone talking.

Dallas already knew its opponents heading into the schedule release this week, but didn't know the times or dates for the majority of the games.

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Now, they dd. And as a result, on particular part of that slate is making NFL history.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Cowboys' six-game stretch from Weeks 12-17 will be the first time in NFL history that a team has had to face six-straight games against teams that had 11 or more wins the season before.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws a pass as Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws a pass as Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark / Denny Medley-Imagn Images

"From Weeks 12-17, the Cowboys play the Eagles, Chiefs, Lions, Vikings, Chargers and Commanders — all teams that won at least 11 games last season," Schefter said. "Per (Evan Kaplan) and Elias, the Cowboys will be the first team in NFL history to play six straight games against teams that all won 11+ games the previous season."

As Schefter states, those teams are the Eagles, Chiefs, Lions, Vikings, Chargers and Commanders. Two of those teams - the Eagles and Chiefs - have won the last three Super Bowls, while the Commanders and Lions have both been in the NFC Title game over the last two years.

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Dallas, of course, was already well aware that it's schedule would be a difficult one, ranking fifth in the league in terms of strength of schedule ranking. That said, even with that knowledge, no one could have predicted a stretch as difficult as this one.

So for the Cowboys sake, they better hope to have a strong first half of the season, before the November and December gauntlet begins.

Dallas Cowboys mascot Rowdy during training camp at Marriott Residence Inn-River Ridge Playing Fields.
Dallas Cowboys mascot Rowdy during training camp at Marriott Residence Inn-River Ridge Playing Fields. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writers’ Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014, covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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