Commanders-Cowboys delivers 27.3 million in late Sunday window
A whole lot of people heard Tom Brady say "oh shit" and "piss missile" on Sunday afternoon.
The late Sunday window telecast of the Commanders-Cowboys NFL game on the second Sunday of the 2026 season drew 27.4 million viewers, according to Fox's broadcast. The Sunday afternoon matchup was the most-watched NFL telecast of the season up to that point. The commanding presence of the Dallas Cowboys played a significant role in the high viewership.
Dallas defeated the Commanders by a considerable margin of 37-20, thanks to the absence of the Commanders' starting quarterback, Jayden Daniels, who was lost at the end of the first half. CBS will capitalize on the Cowboys' popularity on Sunday when they broadcast the Week 3 game against the Ravens from Brazil in the late-afternoon window.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys' Week 4 game against the Texans finds an unusual time slot of 1:00 p.m. ET on Fox. In Week 5, Dallas faces the Buccaneers on Thursday night, and in Week 6, the Cowboys take on the Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday night. The Cowboys then travel to Philadelphia on Monday night to conclude Week 7.
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