The Dallas Cowboys have reached the fork in the road of their 2025 season. Following their loss in Week 9, the club finds themselves two games under .500 with a 3-5-1 record and a minute chance of making the playoffs. With a gauntlet stretch starting in Week 12, they simply must leave Las Vegas with a victory or else all attention turns to the 2026 NFL draft.
While onlookers see the Cowboys as underachievers and the Raiders as meeting downtrodden expectations, the truth is the teams are deservedly in the same spot, eyeballing top-10 picks. The first step in the Cowboys becoming the team some thought they were will be earning their next victory. Will it happen on Sunday?
Do the Dallas Cowboys play today?
There are two teams having their bye week this week. The 8-2 Indianapolis Colts are taking a breather as are the 2-8 New Orleans Saints. The New England Patriots (9-2) took down the New York Jets (2-8) on Thursday night.
That’s six teams which won’t suit up on Sunday, in addition to the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders, who won’t take the field until Monday night.
Cowboys 2025 schedule
Week 1: Thursday, Sept. 4: Eagles 24, Cowboys 20
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 14: Cowboys 40, Giants 37 OT
Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 21: Bears 31, Cowboys 14
Week 4: Sunday, Sept. 28: Cowboys 40, Packers 40
Week 5: Sunday, October 4: Cowboys 37, Jets 22
Week 6: Sunday, October 11: Panthers 30, Cowboys 27
Week 7: Sunday, October 19: Cowboys 44, Commanders 22
Week 8: Sunday, October 26: Broncos 44, Cowboys 24
Week 9: Monday, November 3: Cardinals 27, Cowboys 17
Week 10: BYE
Week 11: Monday, November 17, at Las Vegas Raiders, 7:15 p.m. CT, ESPN
Week 12: Sunday, November 23, vs Philadelphia Eagles, 3:25 p.m. CT, FOX
Week 13: Thursday, November 27, vs Kansas City Chiefs (Thanksgiving) 3:30 pm CT, CBS
Week 14: Thursday, December 4, at Detroit Lions, 7:20 p.m. CT, Amazon Prime
Week 15: Sunday, December 14, vs Minnesota Vikings, 7:20 p.m. CT, NBC
Week 16: Sunday, December 21, vs Los Angeles Chargers, Noon, FOX
Week 17: Thursday, Dec. 25, at Washington Commanders (Christmas) Noon, Netflix
Week 18: Sunday, Jan. 4, at New York Giants, TBD, TBD
