The 2026 NFL regular season schedule release date is still days away, but we now know where the Dallas Cowboys will be kicking off the new league year.

For the ninth time in the past 20 years, Dallas will start the season against the division rival New York Giants . And, because the Cowboys are still one of the biggest brands in football despite missing the playoffs for two consecutive years, the game will be in primetime.

Dallas will start the year on the road by traveling to MetLife Stadium for Sunday Night Football, which is the same venue where last season came to an end.…