Cowboys 2023 schedule will test a talented Dallas roster

The Dallas Cowboys have made the playoffs in back-to-back years and are hoping to take things to another level in 2023. This team has suffered losses to the San Francisco 49ers in the postseason in each of the last two seasons, and the hope in Dallas is that the team can finally break through and make an extended playoff run. This is, however, a team with a difficult schedule in 2023. 

Dallas Cowboys betting odds

(odds from DraftKings as of May 11, 4:00 p.m. PT)

Season Win Total Odds: 9.5 (-130/+110)
Super Bowl Odds: +1400
NFC Champion: +600
NFC East Champion: +175

Last season: 12-5, 2nd in NFC East

Key additions: WR Brandin Cooks, CB Stephen Gilmore, LB DeMarvion Overshown*, DT Mazi Smith*, TE Luke Schoonmaker*

Key losses: OL Connor McGovern, TE Dalton Schultz, RB Ezekiel Elliott

* – drafted

2023 Dallas Cowboys schedule

• Week 1: @ New York Giants (DAL -2, Total: 47) 
• Week 2: vs. New York Jets (DAL -1) 
• Week 3: @ Arizona Cardinals (DAL -6.5) 
• Week 4: vs. New England Patriots (DAL -3.5) 
• Week 5: @ San Francisco 49ers (SF -2) 
• Week 6: @ Los Angeles Chargers (LAC -1) 
• Week 7: BYE WEEK
• Week 8: vs. Los Angeles Rams (DAL -6) 
• Week 9: @ Philadelphia Eagles (PHI -3) 
• Week 10: vs. New York Giants (DAL -4.5) 
• Week 11: @ Carolina Panthers (DAL -3.5) 
• Week 12: vs. Washington Commanders (DAL -5.5) 
• Week 13: vs. Seattle Seahawks (DAL -3.5) 
• Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles (DAL -1) 
• Week 15: @ Buffalo Bills (BUF -4) 
• Week 16: @ Miami Dolphins (MIA-1.5) 
• Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions (DAL -2.5) 
• Week 18: @ Washington Commanders (DAL -3) 

(odds from DraftKings Sportsbook)

Dallas Cowboys schedule this year

Dallas’ schedule is rather tough this season. The Cowboys have to play the AFC East, which got a heck of a lot tougher when the Jets traded for Aaron Rodgers. The NFC East is also set to be a gauntlet again this season. The one positive for Dallas is that the team gets to face the NFC West. Between the Cardinals and Rams, the Cowboys will feel good about winning at least two games against that division — and Dallas really should beat Seattle at home. A Week 5 meeting with San Francisco is one of the highlights of Dallas’ schedule. That’s one of the sport’s best rivalries and it should make for a dramatic primetime showdown. 

Dallas Cowboys schedule analysis

For more on the Cowboys schedule, here’s what Matt Youmans and Wes Reynolds had to say on VSiN Tonight following the NFL’s official release: