Week 1 · 2026–27 season
Cowboys
L 20-28 at Giants · Sep 13, 2026
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
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
u/TheGoober6008▲ 1.2kschadenfreude
▶ 0:10“Don’t sleep on the Dallas Cowboys this season” All of us:
@NFLMemes♥ 18ksarcasm
▶ 0:19The Dallas Cowboys that showed up week 1
@NFLHateMemes♥ 17ksarcasm

The Dallas Cowboys Defense:
@Wipz♥ 13ktrolling
▶ 0:09⚡ swingDallas Cowboys defense
@VikingoArtico♥ 8.5kschadenfreude
▶ 0:40⚡ swingCowboys defense trying to stop the Giants offense
@NFLMemes♥ 5.6ktrolling
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