2013 Cowboys Opponents
Photos of the Cowboys' 2013 schedule & opponents.
For the first time in 15 years, the Cowboys will open and close the regular season at home.
Week 1 - The Cowboys will open the season against the New York Giants at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX.
Week 2 - The Cowboys will travel to Kansas City to play the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Cowboys and Chiefs last met in 2009 at Kansas City.
Week 3 - The Cowboys play the St. Louis Rams at home in Arlington, TX.
Week 4 - The Cowboys meet the Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA.
The Cowboys and Chargers last played in the 2012 preseason. Their last regular season match-up was in 2009.
The Cowboys won't play a 2012 playoff team until October, when they face Denver and Washington in consecutive weeks at home.
Week 5 - The Cowboys face the Denver Broncos at home. Peyton Manning has never played at Cowboys Stadium and only played in Texas Stadium once before.
Week 6 - With Robert Griffin III rehabbing a knee injury, there has been plenty of speculation regarding his return. The Cowboys will face Washington for the first time at home on Oct. 13
Week 7 - The Cowboys face the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA
The Cowboys last played the Eagles in Philadelphia in Week 13 of 2012.
Week 8 - The Cowboys play the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, MI
The Cowboys and Lions last met at Cowboys Stadium in Week 4 of the 2011 season.
Week 9 - The Vikings return to Cowboys Stadium for the first time since 2007, the rookie season for Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown.
The Cowboys and Vikings last played in the 2010 regular season, although they also met up for the 2011 preseason.
Week 10 - In the last week before the bye, the Cowboys meet the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA on SNF.
The Cowboys last played the Saints week 16 of the 2012 regular season at Cowboys Stadium.
Week 12 - After the bye, the Cowboys meet the New York Giants at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ
This is the latest the Cowboys have had a bye week since 1990 (Dec. 9).
Week 13 - The Cowboys will play Oakland on Thanksgiving Day for the second time in four years.
The Raiders played the first Turkey Day game at Cowboys Stadium back in 2009, with Dallas handling their West Coast rivals with ease, 24-7.
Week 14 - The Cowboys will play at Chicago for the first time since 2007, which was a Sunday night game.
This time they play the Bears on Monday night. This will be the first road Monday night game for the Cowboys in six years, when they beat Buffalo 25-24 in one of the biggest comebacks in franchise history.
Week 15 the Cowboys play the Green Bay Packers at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX.
Week 16 - The Cowboys meet the Washington Redskins at FedExField in Landover, MD
The Cowboys closed out the 2012 season against the Redskins at FedExField.
Week 17 - The Cowboys also finish the regular season at home against the Eagles for the first time since 2009.
That year, Dallas also faced Philly in a game for the NFC East title.
The Cowboys will kick off the preseason Aug. 4 on NBC against the Miami Dolphins in the Hall of Fame Game.
The Cowboys last played the Dolphins at home in the 2012 preseason.
After returning to training camp, the Cowboys face two preseason road games. The first will be a trip to play the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum.
The Cowboys last played the Raiders in the preseason last year and will face them at home during the 2013 regular season.
The following week, the Cowboys will travel to Phoenix to play the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ.
The Cowboys last met the Cardinals during the 2011 season.
With camp scheduled to break Aug. 17, the Cowboys return to Dallas for a pair of home games.
Their first of two home season games is against the Cincinnati Bengals, who they played last year in Cincinnati.
And the final preseason game will be against the Houston Texans. The Cowboys and Texans last met during the preseason and regular season in 2010.
