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CowboysGiants Set for Week 1 Sunday Night Football on Sept. 13

The pick spotlights the NFL’s TV strategy ahead of Thursday’s full schedule reveal.

Overview

  • The NFL announced Monday that Dallas will visit New York on Sunday Night Football on Sept. 13 at MetLife Stadium, airing on NBC.
  • The game will be John Harbaugh’s Giants debut and the rivalry’s eighth Week 1 meeting in 15 years, with Dallas having won 11 of the 12 previous season openers against New York.
  • Sportsbooks posted opening lines after the reveal, with DraftKings listing Dallas at about -1.5 and setting the total at 47.5.
  • The league’s staged rollout also includes international games, with Rams–49ers in Melbourne on Sept. 11 local time and Cowboys–Ravens in Rio on Sept. 27.
  • The full 2026 schedule arrives May 14, and the Seahawks’ Sept. 9 kickoff opponent in Seattle is still unannounced, with media reports describing possible foes as unconfirmed.