2019 NFL National Television Schedule

[observer]

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** 2 asterisks to the left of the -6-
Cowboys 2019 games that are on the
national TV schedule:

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September

Week 1: New York Giants @ Cowboys
Sun, Sep 8th, 3:25p

Week 2: Cowboys @ Washington Redskins
Sun, Sep 15th, 12:00p

Week 3: Miami Dolphins @ Cowboys
Sun, Sep 22nd, 12:00p

Week 4: Cowboys @ New Orleans Saints
Sunday Night Football
** Sep, 29th, 7:20p

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October

Week 5: Green Bay Packers @ Cowboys
Sun, Oct 6th, 3:25p

Week 6: Cowboys @ New York Jets
Sun, Oct 13th, 3:25p

Week 7: Philadelphia Eagles @ Cowboys
** Sun, Oct 20th, 7:20p

Week 8: Bye

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November

Week 9: Cowboys @ New York Giants
Monday Night Football
** Mon, Nov 4th, 7:15p

Week 10: Minnesota Vikings @ Cowboys
** Sun, Nov 10th, 7:20p

Week 11: Cowboys @ Detroit Lions
Sun, Nov 17th, 12:00p

Week 12: Cowboys @ New England Patriots
Sun, Nov 24th, 3:25p

Week 13: Buffalo Bills @ Cowboys
Thanksgiving Day
** Thu, Nov 28th, 3:30p

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December

Week 14: Cowboys @ Chicago Bears
Thursday Night Football
** Thu, Dec 5th, 7:20p

Week 15: Los Angeles Rams @ Cowboys
Sun, Dec 15th, 3:25p

Week 16: Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles
Sun, Dec 22nd, 3:25p

Week 17: Washington Redskins @ Cowboys
Sun, Dec 29th, 12:00p

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[dls...@gmail.com]

Why does the NFL always spot the Cowboys a layup week 1 and seems it's always the Giants!!

[observer]

On Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 12:12:54 PM UTC-5,

dls...@gmail.com wrote:

> Why does the NFL always spot the Cowboys
> a layup week 1 and seems it's always the Giants!!

Oddly enough, 2019 marks the 5th time in
the last 6 years that the Cowboys have
opened week 1 @ home vs the Giants.
7 years ago they opened @ the Giants.
8 years ago they opened @ the Jets.

I have no idea why the NFL has done that
Giants @ Dallas week 1 opener 5 of the
last 6 seasons & have fixated on New York
teams vs the Cowboys in the week 1 opener
7 of the last 9 years (6 vs the Giants,
1 vs the Jets).

Hearken back to the first game ever at
the new Jerryville (now called AT&T sta-
dium), versus the Giants, the Cowboys
losing that one 31-33 in the 2nd game
of the 2009 season.

Hearken back to the Giants Super Bowl
season (2011) when the Cowboys played
the Jets in the week 1 opener, so perhaps
Giants fans might support opening ver-
sus a non-Cowboys team or having the
Cowboys open versus the Jets might help
the Giants win a Super Bowl again. (-:

Aside from the apparent recent NFL fas-
cination with the Cowboys opener being
in Dallas versus the Giants 5 of the
last 6 seasons, your comment prompts
me to investigate Cowboys week 1 games
2010 to 2019 and tally up what's hap-
pened:

5 home week 1 openers in Dallas, 3-1
with 2019 opener we'll soon see who wins.

5 away week 1 openers, 1-4 with the
Cowboys only road win being vs the Giants.

Cowboys 4-5 record in week 1 openers
2010 to 2018.

2018 week 1 opponent @ Carolina Panthers,
Cowboys lost 8-16 & 2018 Panthers were 7-9,
tied for 17th-best NFL W-L record in 2018.

2017 week 1 opponent in Dallas, New York Giants,
Cowboys won 19-3 & 2017 Giants were 3-13,
3rd-worst NFL W-L record in 2017.

2016 week 1 opponent in Dallas, New York Giants,
Cowboys lost 19-20 & 2016 Giants were 11-5,
5th-best NFL W-L record in 2016, wild card rep
that lost in the 1st round of the playoffs.

2015 week 1 opponent in Dallas, New York Giants,
Cowboys won 27-26 & 2015 Giants were 6-10, tied
for 8th-worst NFL W-L record in 2015.

2014 week 1 opponent @ San Francisco 49ers,
lost 17-28 & 2014 49ers were 8-8, tied for
17th-best NFL W-L record in 2014.

2013 week 1 opponent in Dallas, New York Giants,
won 36-31 & 2013 Giants were 7-9, tied for
19th-best NFL W-L record in 2013.

2012 week 1 opponent @ New York Giants,
Cowboys won 24-17 & 2012 Giants were 9-7,
14th-best NFL W-L record in 2012.

2011 week 1 opponent @ New York Jets,
Cowboys lost 24-27 & 2011 Jets were 8-8,
13th-best NFL W-L record in 2011.

2010 week 1 opponent @ Washington Redskins,
Cowboys lost 7-13 & 2010 Redskins were
6-10, 7th-worst NFL W-L record in 2010.

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[dls...@gmail.com]

Your data seems to show whoever Dallas open up against (Giants) they seem to have a terrible season..

[dls...@gmail.com]

I hate week 1 rival division games.

[observer]

Terrible seasons? In seasons when the Cowboys
opened week 1 versus the Giants, 5 seasons,
the Cowboys have finished in the top half
of NFL W-L records in 4 of those 5 seasons:
2017 11th-best, 2016 2nd-best, 2013 14th-best,
2012 15th-best.

1 of those, the Cowboys had their worst sea-
son of the 2010-2018 range, a 4-12 record in
2015.

The data reported on the Cowboys' opponents
in week 1 NFL W-L records 2010 to 2018, but
with your statement, what the hey, I'll report
on how the Cowboys played in every season
they opened week 1 versus the Giants, all 5
of them, from 2010 to 2018, and what the hey, ...

... while I'm at it I'll add how the played in
every season that they didn't open week 1 versus
the Giants:

Overall record 2010-2018: 79 wins, 65 losses,
5 playoff appearances with 2 wins, 3 losses.

. 2018 week 1 opponent @ Carolina Panthers,

. Cowboys lost 8-16 & 2018 Panthers were 7-9,
. tied for 17th-best NFL W-L record in 2018.

Cowboys at 11-5 tied for 8th-best NFL W-L
record in 2018, NFC East champ, 1-1 W-L
in playoffs.

. 2017 week 1 opponent in Dallas, New York Giants,

. Cowboys won 19-3 & 2017 Giants were 3-13,
. 3rd-worst NFL W-L record in 2017.

Cowboys at 9-7 tied for 11th-best NFL W-L
record in 2017, didn't make it to the playoffs.

. 2016 week 1 opponent in Dallas, New York Giants,

. Cowboys lost 19-20 & 2016 Giants were 11-5,
. 5th-best NFL W-L record in 2016, wild card rep
. that lost in the 1st round of the playoffs.

Cowboys at 13-3 had the 2nd-best NFL W-L
record in 2016, NFC East Champ, but lost their
sole playoff game.

. 2015 week 1 opponent in Dallas, New York Giants,

. Cowboys won 27-26 & 2015 Giants were 6-10, tied
. for 8th-worst NFL W-L record in 2015.

Cowboys at 4-12 tied for the 3rd-worst NFL
W-L record in 2015.

. 2014 week 1 opponent @ San Francisco 49ers,

. lost 17-28 & 2014 49ers were 8-8, tied for
. 17th-best NFL W-L record in 2014.

Cowboys at 12-4 tied for the best NFL W-L
record in 2014, NFC East champ, 1-1 in the
playoffs, season ending on a controversial
call reversing a Dez Bryant catch that was
initially ruled down at the half yard line.

That call should *not* have been overturned,
per the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtcjUE8_QV0

However, unknown how that game would've
played out & had the Cowboys won, they
still would have to beat the Seahawks in
Seattle (they beat them there earlier in
2014) and the Patriots in the Super Bowl.

. 2013 week 1 opponent in Dallas, New York Giants,

. won 36-31 & 2013 Giants were 7-9, tied for
. 19th-best NFL W-L record in 2013.

Cowboys at 8-8 tied for 14th-best NFL
W-L record in 2013.

. 2012 week 1 opponent @ New York Giants,

. Cowboys won 24-17 & 2012 Giants were 9-7,
. 14th-best NFL W-L record in 2012.

Cowboys at 8-8 tied for 15th-best NFL

W-L record in 2012.

. 2011 week 1 opponent @ New York Jets,

. Cowboys lost 24-27 & 2011 Jets were 8-8,
. 13th-best NFL W-L record in 2011.

Cowboys at 8-8 tied for 13th-best NFL

W-L record in 2011.

. 2010 week 1 opponent @ Washington Redskins,

. Cowboys lost 7-13 & 2010 Redskins were
. 6-10, 7th-worst NFL W-L record in 2010.

Cowboys at 6-10 tied for 7th-word NFL

[dls...@gmail.com]

I said the "teams" that the Cowboys play in the 1st game ..

[observer]

On Monday, September 2, 2019 at 4:17:39 PM UTC-5,

dls...@gmail.com wrote:

> I said the "teams" that the Cowboys play in the 1st game ..

Your wording was unclear as you said

"Your data seems to show whoever Dallas open up against (Giants) they seem to have a terrible season."

Pardons for misunderstanding what you meant.

In any case,

The opponents the Cowboys played in week 1
2010 to 2018 had overall records of 65 wins,
79 losses, average of 7.22 wins & 8.78 losses
per season, 1 playoff appearance with 1 loss.

The Cowboys overall record 2010-2018: 79 wins,
65 losses, average of 8.78 wins & 7.22 losses
per season, 5 playoff appearances with 2 wins,
3 losses.

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[dls...@gmail.com]

If I remember
Carolina ended up 7-9
Jets 8-8
Giants 3-13
"" 11-5
And so on not good records.

Don't play the Boys week 1..