For a fan base that spent an offseason buying into the hype that things could get better, Sunday night felt like getting hit in the face with an ocean of ice water.
NEW YORK — Michael Irvin had picked the Dallas Cowboys to beat the New York Giants and to finish 13-4. The morning after a 28-20 loss at MetLife Stadium, in studio on ESPN’s First Take, he put the problem on the offense rather than the defense.
2025 was supposed to be the end of the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive freefall. In that season under defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, the 7-9-1 Cowboys ranked dead last in the NFL in points allowed (30.1 per game), dead last in DVOA (+22.5%), and dead last in EPA per play allowed (+0.13).
Ouch. The Dallas Cowboys fell 28-20 to the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football. There’s enough bad Cowboys content in that game to write Pulitzer Prize-winning novels about, but simply put, there’s not enough time for it.
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Michael Irvin has loved the Dallas Cowboys since he was a kid watching football with his father. So even when his team lost Week 1 in a 28-20 beatdown at the hands of the New York Giants, his faith wouldn’t waver.
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Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Cowboys S Malik Hooker suffered a fractured a bone in his forearm and is now visiting with a hand specialist to
The Dallas Cowboys got off to a brutal start to the 2026 NFL season with an ugly 28-20 loss to the New York Giants on the road on Sunday evening. Neither side of the ball played particularly well for the Cowboys, who entered this season with legit Super Bowl expectations from some after seemingly revamping their defense this offseason.
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The Dallas Cowboys entered Week 1 hoping their revamped defense and explosive offense would establish them as legitimate contenders. Instead, many of their biggest offseason concerns surfaced during Sunday night’s 28-20 loss to the New York Giants.
The Dallas Cowboys’ highly anticipated season opener turned into a defensive nightmare against the New York Giants. Cowboys Nation now realizes that all the talk about a revamped defense may have been nothing more than hype.
The Dallas Cowboys’ season opener last night against the New York Giants did not go according to plan. The Cowboys fell on the road 28-20 to their NFC East foe.
The opening game of the season didn't go how the Cowboys imagined.
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The Dallas defense was smoked in a 28-20 road loss to the 1-0 New York Giants on "Sunday Night Football."
Dart enjoyed a stellar evening as he helped the Giants earn an impressive 28-20 Week 1 win over the rival Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.
Cris Collinsworth was not impressed by what he saw from the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday evening. The Cowboys fell to the Giants, 28-20, in a Week 1 Sunday Night Football season opener.
All in all, the Giants put together 394 yards of offense, including a whopping 165 on the ground.
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Prescott's interception proved costly in a disappointing Week 1 win for the Cowboys.
Following an offseason spent discussing Super Bowl aspirations, the Cowboys were dealt a season-opening loss by the division rival Giants.
The New York Giants set the tone on their opening drive of the game and never looked back in a statement 28-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football." Here are some takeaways from the NFC East battle.
New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh was probably not thrilled to see running back Cam Skattebo attempting (and botching) backflips during the offseason while he was recovering from a season-ending ankle injury.
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson said he wants to set NFL scoring records this season.
The Dallas Cowboys are coming up on a new season and a fresh start. They weren't bad last season, boasting a 7-9 record. But they need to be better to get to the playoffs, and the team got hit with some bad injury news on Friday during practice.
Jones won't rule out potentially making another big move, provided it makes sense.
Whether or not wide receiver Pickens will remain with the Dallas Cowboys beyond the 2026 season is bound to be a major storyline that hovers over the club through at least January 2027. On Friday morning, the Cowboys confirmed that they had locked a different receiver down.
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