It's a scheduling quirk that the NFL tried to avoid for 2025, according to NFL VP of broadcasting Onnie Bose.

In the final third of the season, the Cowboys' toughest tests await, where they will make NFL history in the process. "Someone in the NFL scheduling department must have wanted to see the Cowboys suffer this season, because they got handed a brutal stretch that will go on for SIX WEEKS," CBS Sports contributor John Breech wrote.

What are the toughest four-game stretches for any teams in the 2025 NFL schedule? We rank 10 of them, including an insane month for Dallas.

The Dallas Cowboys‘ offense was stuck in neutral last season, particularly after quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending injury, largely torpedoing the franchise’s chances at challenging the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East.

However, the Dallas Cowboys' 2024 campaign (7-10) was essentially dead in the water the moment three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott came up limping against the Atlanta Falcons.  Shortly thereafter,

The jersey number for new Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens has been revealed. Per Jon Machota of The Athletic, Pickens will wear No. 13 for the 2025 season.