For the first time in 15 years, the Cowboys will play on Christmas Day when they travel to face the Washington Commanders on Dec. 25. That will be a Thursday game in the D.C. area, where the Cowboys were able to win last year in a dramatic fashion.
Playing on Christmas is not a usual occurrence for the Cowboys, who have played just four regular-season games on Dec. 25 in franchise history. But playing on Thanksgiving Day is obviously a regular event.
That game was also announced on Wednesday morning as the Cowboys are schedule to face Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs on Nov. 27 at AT&T Stadium. It'll be the first time Kansas City has come to Dallas for a Turkey Day game in 30 years.
Can history repeat itself? That last meeting between the Cowboys and Chiefs in 1995 not only resulted in a win for Dallas, but it was also the last time the franchise won a Super Bowl, finishing the year 12-4 and beating the Steelers 27-17.
Of the three games the NFL has already announced for the Cowboys, it features two road divisional games against the teams that met in the NFC Championship Game, including the Super Bowl champions, along with other Super Bowl participant (Chiefs).
Earlier this week, the NFL announced the Cowboys would play at Philadelphia on Sept. 4 on the Thursday Night Football matchup to open the entire NFL season. It's the first time the Cowboys have opened the year against the reigning Super Bowl champions since 2021, where they narrowly lost to Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The full 2025 NFL schedule release is taking place on Wednesday night at 7:00 P.M. CDT, where the Cowboys will find out how the other 14 games remaining on their schedule will shake out.
