Dallas Cowboys 2026 Travel Schedule
The Dallas Cowboys travel 28,000 round-trip miles in 2026, 4th most of the 32 teams, with 3 short weeks, 0 kickoffs before 11 a.m. on the body clock, and a bye in Week 14. Week 18's kickoff time is not set yet, so its rest and body-clock cells read TBD.
Dallas Cowboys travel miles 2026 by week
Home: AT&T Stadium, Arlington. Miles are round trips from home. Body clock is the kickoff in Cowboys home time.
| Week | Opponent | Venue | Rest days | Miles | Time zones | Body clock | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | @ NYG | East Rutherford | — | 2,780 | 1 | 7:20 PM | |
| W2 | vs WAS | Arlington | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3:25 PM | |
| W3 | vs BAL | Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | 7 | 10,460 | 2 | 3:25 PM | Intl |
| W4 | @ HOU | Houston | 7 | 460 | 0 | 12:00 PM | |
| W5 | vs TB | Arlington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:15 PM | Short |
| W6 | @ GB | Green Bay | 10 | 1,900 | 0 | 7:20 PM | Long rest |
| W7 | @ PHI | Philadelphia | 8 | 2,620 | 1 | 7:15 PM | Long rest · B2B road |
| W8 | vs ARI | Arlington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 PM | Short |
| W9 | @ IND | Indianapolis | 7 | 1,560 | 1 | 12:00 PM | |
| W10 | vs SF | Arlington | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3:25 PM | |
| W11 | vs TEN | Arlington | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 PM | |
| W12 | vs PHI | Arlington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3:30 PM | Short |
| W13 | @ SEA | Seattle | 11 | 3,340 | 2 | 7:15 PM | Long rest |
| W14 | BYE | ||||||
| W15 | @ LAR | Inglewood | 13 | 2,460 | 2 | 3:25 PM | Long rest · B2B road |
| W16 | vs JAX | Arlington | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7:20 PM | |
| W17 | vs NYG | Arlington | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 PM | |
| W18 | @ WAS | Landover | TBD | 2,420 | 1 | TBD |
- Miles (round trip):
- 28,000
- Short weeks (under 7 days rest):
- 3
- Early kickoffs (before 11 a.m. body clock):
- 0
- Longest road trip (games):
- 2
- Longest home gap (days):
- 31
- Time zones crossed:
- 10
- International games:
- 1
Dallas Cowboys short weeks 2026
- Week 5, vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4 days after the previous game.
- Week 8, vs Arizona Cardinals: 6 days after the previous game.
- Week 12, vs Philadelphia Eagles: 4 days after the previous game.
How MockSlate counts travel miles
Every game is a round trip from AT&T Stadium to the game venue, as the crow flies, rounded to ten miles. A home game counts zero; a neutral or international site counts from home even when the Cowboys are the designated home team. Rest days are the days since the previous game, a short week is fewer than seven, and the body clock is the kickoff in Cowboys home time. Back-to-back road games are flagged rather than modeled as one trip. All 32 teams ranked →
Dallas Cowboys rest advantage 2026 by week
Since 2002, home teams win 56% of games with even rest. With a rest edge of three days or more that rises to 58%. On the short side of three days or more it drops to 53%.
| Week | Opponent | Own rest | Opp rest | Edge | Situation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | @ NYG | — | — | ||
| W2 | vs WAS | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W3 | vs BAL | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W4 | @ HOU | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W5 | vs TB | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| W6 | @ GB | 10 | 7 | +3 | |
| W7 | @ PHI | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| W8 | vs ARI | 6 | 7 | -1 | |
| W9 | @ IND | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W10 | vs SF | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W11 | vs TEN | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W12 | vs PHI | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| W13 | @ SEA | 11 | 8 | +3 | |
| W14 | BYE | ||||
| W15 | @ LAR | 13 | 7 | +6 | Off bye |
| W16 | vs JAX | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W17 | vs NYG | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| W18 | @ WAS | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Edge is the Cowboys’ rest days minus the opponent’s. Green is an edge, red a deficit, white even. Week 1 has no edge. Thursday games usually show 0: both teams are on a short week, so the edge cancels out.
Cowboys’ season rest edge is +12, 3rd in the league, through the scheduled weeks.
Dallas Cowboys games off a bye 2026
- Week 15, at Los Angeles Rams: 13 days of rest against the opponent’s 7, an edge of +6.
NFL win rate by rest advantage since 2002
Every regular-season game from 2002 to 2025 after Week 1, bucketed by the home team’s rest edge over the visitor. The win rate is the home team’s, so the Even row is the plain home-field baseline to read the others against.
| Home rest edge | Games | Home record | Home win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| −3 or worse | 650 | 345-303-2 | 53.2% |
| −2 to −1 | 469 | 269-198-2 | 57.6% |
| Even | 3,790 | 2131-1653-6 | 56.3% |
| +1 to +2 | 364 | 199-165 | 54.7% |
| +3 or more | 565 | 326-237-2 | 57.9% |
5,838 games bucketed: 6,223 in the file minus 383 Week 1 games and 2 later games where a team had no earlier game that season. Ties count as half a win.
Dallas Cowboys hardest stretch of the 2026 schedule
The Cowboys’ hardest three-game stretch is Weeks 12 to 15: PHI, @SEA, @LAR, at an average model win chance of 42.7%, 17th hardest three-game run in the league, with the bye inside it. Difficulty is 100 minus each game’s win chance, so home field and rest are already counted.
Hardest 3-game stretch: Weeks 12 to 15, PHI, @SEA, @LAR. Average win chance 42.7%, includes bye.
Easiest 3-game stretch: Weeks 8 to 10, ARI, @IND, SF. Average win chance 63.3%.
These are MockSlate model numbers, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams ranked by hardest stretch →
Other teams: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ · BAL · CIN · CLE · PIT · HOU · IND · JAX · TEN · DEN · KC · LAC · LV · NYG · PHI · WAS · CHI · DET · GB · MIN · ATL · CAR · NO · TB · ARI · LAR · SEA · SF
Updated: September 6, 2026