Cowboys find out who they will play on Thanksgiving

The Dallas Cowboys found out on Monday morning that they’ll take on the New York Giants in their season opener on Sunday Night Football. Now, they know who they’ll play on Thanksgiving at AT&T Stadium. It’s another NFC East opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles.

Dallas has played Philadelphia twice on Thanksgiving in the past, it hasn’t gone in their favor. The Eagles beat the Cowboys 27-0 in 1989 in the infamous “Bounty Bowl” during Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson’s first season as head coach in Dallas. Their last matchup on Turkey Day came in 2014 when the Eagles won 33-14.

This decade, the Cowboys and Eagles have split their 12 meetings. They’ve split the season series four times over those six years, and each team has swept the other once. With this game landing on Thanksgiving, it’s likely that NFC East and playoff implications will be heavily involved. The Cowboys and Eagles should be the favorites to win the division heading into the 2026 season.