Cowboys 2021 Opponents - Ranks by 2020 Records & Top 5 QBs & Top 5

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(corrected re-post, link to top 5 defenses fixed)

*10 Nationally Televised Games in Regular Season,
5 in prime time, 5 late Sunday afternoon games that
may be nationally televised but in areas having other
teams playing at that time, those teams' games will be
televised.

QB# - Top 5 QBs of opponents based on subjective
opinion of John Williams in following article:
https://insidethestar.com/top-5-quarterbacks-the-dallas-cowboys-will-face-in-2021/

Defense# - Top 5 defenses of opponents based on
subjective opinion of John Williams in following article:
https://insidethestar.com/top-5-defenses-the-dallas-cowboys-will-face-in-2021/

In order from best to worst 2020 record of all
opponents (home & away games, road game
opponents ranked as more difficult than home
games for NFC East opponents):

Disclaimer: In 2019-2020, only 47% of teams
had similar records (within 2 games of 2019
wins in 2020), 8 teams (25%) improved by 3
or more Wins in 2020, & 9 teams (28%) de-
clined by 3 or more Wins in 2020, so diffi-
culty rankings probably only ~50% right, ...

... in addition to fact that injuries sometimes
cause significant reduction in wins.

1. @ Kansas City Chiefs (14-2) WEEK 11 · Sun 11/21 · 3:25 PM CST FOX*
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=16
7-4-0 (Cowboys won last game)
QB1 Patrick Mahomes

2. @ New Orleans Saints (12-4) WEEK 13 · Thu 12/02 · 7:20 PM CST FOX* • NFL NETWORK* • AMAZON*
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=20
17-13-0 (Cowboys lost last game)
Defense3

3. @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5) WEEK 1 · Thu 09/09 · 7:20 PM CDT NBC*
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=30
15-4-0 (Cowboys won last 2 games & 7 of last 8)
QB2 Tom Brady, Defense2

4. Las Vegas Raiders (8-8) WEEK 12 · Thu 11/25 · 3:30 PM CST FOX*
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=23
6-6 (Cowboys won last 3 games)

4. Arizona Cardinals (8-8) WEEK 17 · Sun 01/02 · 12:00 PM CST FOX
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=1
56-33-1 (Cowboys lost last game)

6. @ Washington Football Team (7-9) WEEK 14 · Sun 12/12 · 12:00 PM CST FOX
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=32
73-47-2 (Cowboys lost last 2 games)
Defense1

7. Washington Football Team (7-9) WEEK 16 · Sun 12/26 · 7:20 PM CST NBC*
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=32
73-47-2 (Cowboys lost last 2 games)
Defense1

7. @ Los Angeles Chargers (7-9) WEEK 2 · Sun 09/19 · 3:25 PM CDT CBS*
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=26
6-5-0 (Cowboys lost last 3 games)
QB3 Justin Herbert

7. @ New England Patriots (7-9) WEEK 6 · Sun 10/17 · 3:25 PM CDT CBS*
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=19
7-6-0 (Cowboys lost last 6 games but won all 7 games played before that)
Defense5

7. @ Minnesota Vikings (7-9) WEEK 8 · Sun 10/31 · 7:20 PM CDT NBC*
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=18
17-15-0 (Cowboys won last game)
QB5 Kirk Cousins

11. @ New York Giants (6-10) WEEK 15 · Sun 12/19 · 12:00 PM CST FOX
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=21
69-47-2 (Cowboys lost last game but won 7 in a row before that)
Defense4

12. New York Giants (6-10) WEEK 5 · Sun 10/10 · 3:25 PM CDT FOX*
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=21
69-47-2 (Cowboys lost last game but won 7 in a row before that)
Defense4

13. Carolina Panthers (5-11) WEEK 4 · Sun 10/03 · 12:00 PM CDT FOX
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=5
9-5-0 (Cowboys lost last 2 games but won 5 in a row before that)

13. Denver Broncos (5-11) WEEK 9 · Sun 11/07 · 12:00 PM CST NBC
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=10
5-8-0 (Cowboys lost last 6 games)

15. Philadelphia Eagles (4-11-1) WEEK 3 · Mon 09/27 · 7:15 PM CDT ESPN*
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=24
70-54-0 (Cowboys won last game but lost 2 in a row before that)

16. @ Philadelphia Eagles (4-11-1) WEEK 18 · Sun 01/09 · 12:00 PM CST FOX
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=24
70-54-0 (Cowboys won last game but lost 2 in a row before that)

17. Atlanta Falcons (4-12) WEEK 10 · Sun 11/14 · 12:00 PM CST FOX
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/dallas-cowboys/teamvsteam?opp=2
18-11-0 (Cowboys won last 2 games but lost 3 in a row before that)
QB4 Matt Ryan

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