2026 Dallas Cowboys Strength of Schedule
How tough the Cowboys’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 12–16
- Wk 12PHI#18
- Wk 13@ SEA#2
- Wk 15@ LAR#10
- Wk 16JAX#7
Average opponent rank 9.3
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 0-1
- 4 left · 2 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 1-2
- 3 left · 1 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 1-1
- 4 left · 2 on road
NFC East division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Giants3-2-1 | 32 | 24.3 | tied for 5 | 14.8 |
 Cowboys2-4 | 25 | 18.3 | 22 | 17.2 |
 Commanders1-4-1 | 8 | 14.5 | 24 | 17.5 |
 Eagles2-4 | tied for 21 | 17.5 | 26 | 17.8 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank