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2024 Dallas Cowboys schedule, season prediction, early breakdown

Updated May. 15, 2024 9:47 p.m. ET

The Dallas Cowboys' schedule for the 2024 NFL season has been revealed.

Here's the full look, with strength of schedule, plus predicted record and an early breakdown from Ralph Vacchiano.

Schedule

Week 1: Sept. 8 at Cleveland
Week 2: Sept. 15 vs. New Orleans
Week 3: Sept. 22 vs. Baltimore
Week 4: Sept. 26 at NY Giants
Week 5: Oct. 6 at Pittsburgh
Week 6: Oct. 13 vs. Detroit
Week 7: Oct. 20 BYE
Week 8: Oct. 27 at San Francisco
Week 9: Nov. 3 at Atlanta
Week 10: Nov. 10 vs. Philadelphia
Week 11: Nov. 18 vs. Houston
Week 12: Nov. 24 at Washington
Week 13: Nov. 28 vs. NY Giants
Week 14: Dec. 9 vs. Cincinnati
Week 15: Dec. 15 at Carolina
Week 16: Dec. 22 vs. Tampa Bay
Week 17: Dec. 29 at Philadelphia
Week 18: Jan 4 or 5 vs. Washington

Strength of Schedule: .505 (12th toughest)

Final record prediction: 10-7

Breakdown: If you're looking for a test to see if the Dallas Cowboys are the Super Bowl contenders Jerry Jones thinks they are, look for their midseason stretch in October and November. From Oct. 6 through Nov. 18, the road is perilous. They play at Pittsburgh, home against Detroit. Then, after a bye, they travel to San Francisco. The one soft spot is a trip to Atlanta, but the reward for surviving that is back-to-back home games against Philadelphia and Houston. If the Cowboys get through that, they have a chance to coast down the stretch and be battle-tested for the playoffs. That's a big if, though.

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