The Dallas Cowboys’ schedule for the 2022 season has now been officially released. The 14 opponents spread across 17 games and 18 weeks are now set in stone. Hopefully for Cowboys fans the first half of the season starts the same way 2021 did but with much better results in the last half and into the playoffs.
The opponents have been known for a while. As a first-place finisher Dallas has a slew of matchups against other first-place teams but it makes for an interesting schedule. Intra-divisionally, six matchups against the NFC East are expected to give Dallas a soft landing spot, as are matchups against the NFC North and AFC South. Of course, strength of schedule only matters when the year begins, and for the second year in a row, the Cowboys journey begins with a matchup against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Here’s a look at each matchup, with notes on the ebb and flow of the season schedule.
13 Major Schedule Highlights
Opening the schedule with Tom Brady and the Bucs. Brady is 6-0 against the Cowboys.
Opponent winning percentages by month:
September: .529
October : .441
November: .490
December: .435
January: .412
Five primetime games but also five noon kickoffs. For the media covering the club, this is a compromise of epic proportions.
Cowboys are nobody’s home opener. Last year Dallas started out with two road games, being the home opener for both the Bucs and the Los Angeles Chargers. However in 2022 Dallas won’t get the super-riled up fan frenzy for any franchise. That will be manufactured solely based on facing the Cowboys.
Starting off the season against participants in the last two Super Bowls is tough, but Cincinnati is on the heels of the Bucs. The good news is that both matchups are at home.
No back-to-back Thursday games for the first time since 2015.
While Dallas avoids the dreaded 4 games in 19 days gauntlet, they now have two different short weeks, though at least they play Saturday before the…
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