Week 1 · 2026–27 season

Cowboys

L 20-28 at Giants · Sep 13, 2026

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Misery Index · Despair

Cowboys fans already checking out in Week 1, mourning a lost decade after dropping one to Jaxon Dart.

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse. ● biggest swings

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What happened

Losing to a rookie in his first meaningful action is one thing; watching J.Dart carve up the DAL secondary on throws to M.Nabers and I.Likely — the latter for a 15-yard touchdown — is another. The S.Revel fumble recovery briefly hinted at a pulse before D.Prescott's deep interception to J.Holland snuffed it out. Week 1 and the defense already looks like a multi-year problem, which is a bleak thing to know in September.

What fans said

  • “I can’t find the words to express how embarrassing it is for the *Giants* of all teams to beat us lol”

    u/Bazz27▲ 127frustration

  • “I'm getting sick and tired of watching Turpin run straight at defenders then get pissed like he was just about to break one. #CowboysNation”

    @ThomasShann65♥ 3.6kfrustration

  • “What the fuck was that?”

    u/HutOwner▲ 99frustration

  • “Have not been invested since that loss tbh. What a sad state they are in and have been in”

    u/StrugglingDoormat12▲ 95despair

  • “The last time the Cowboys lost to the Giants week 1 they went on to go 13-3 😂👀”

    @BigKason92♥ 1.7ksarcasm

  • “I am SO damn tired of our offense needing to be perfect in order to win games.”

    u/Kdog_79▲ 85frustration

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What fans posted

The memes and clips Cowboys fans shared on X and Reddit. ⚡ means it was posted during a big swing.

  • Wooooooof

    Wooooooof

    u/TheGoober6008▲ 1.2kschadenfreude

  • “Don’t sleep on the Dallas Cowboys this season”

All of us:▶ 0:10

    “Don’t sleep on the Dallas Cowboys this season” All of us:

    @NFLMemes♥ 18ksarcasm

  • The Dallas Cowboys that showed up week 1▶ 0:19

    The Dallas Cowboys that showed up week 1

    @NFLHateMemes♥ 17ksarcasm

  • The Dallas Cowboys Defense:

    The Dallas Cowboys Defense:

    @Wipz♥ 13ktrolling

  • Dallas Cowboys defense▶ 0:09⚡ swing

    Dallas Cowboys defense

    @VikingoArtico♥ 8.5kschadenfreude

  • Cowboys defense trying to stop the Giants offense▶ 0:40⚡ swing

    Cowboys defense trying to stop the Giants offense

    @NFLMemes♥ 5.6ktrolling

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