{"id":48606,"date":"2025-05-16T03:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T03:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48606"},"modified":"2025-05-16T03:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T03:04:41","slug":"new-details-emerge-on-why-nfl-fox-made-stunning-change-to-dallas-cowboys-2025-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48606","title":{"rendered":"New Details Emerge On Why NFL & Fox Made Stunning Change To Dallas Cowboys 2025 Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fans of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Team\u201d may have noticed a drastic change on the 2025\u00a0Da<\/a>llas Cowboys\u00a0schedule.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday evening, the\u00a0NFL\u00a0finally released the complete regular-season schedule for 2025. Several games were announced ahead of time leading up to the full release, including the Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles Kickoff Game on Sept. 4.<\/p>\n

After it was released, some fans may have noticed an interesting change on the Dallas Cowboys schedule this year: A considerable decrease in games on the 4:25 p.m. EST time slot on Fox.<\/p>\n

Dallas \u201conly\u201d has three games scheduled in that marquee spot: Week 3 at the Chicago Bears, Week 7 vs. the Washington Commanders and Week 12 vs. the Philadelphia Eagles. They also play at 4:25 p.m. EST on the road against the Denver Broncos in Week 8 on CBS.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to Richard Deitsch of The Athletic, Fox Sports President of Insights and Analytics Mike Mulvihill explained why his network is carrying fewer Dallas Cowboys games in the premium 4:25 p.m. EST slot this year, citing the wish to have \u201cmore diversity\u201d there:<\/p>\n

\u201cOf our 4:25 p.m. games, only three of them are Cowboys games. In other years, we\u2019ve gone looking for five or six Dallas games at 4:25. What we wanted for this year was more AFC, more Philly, but also more Detroit and a little more Washington to try to capitalize on the Jayden Daniels story.<\/p>\n

I think we have a better mix of teams than we\u2019ve had in the past. Sometimes we\u2019ve heard exasperation from fans that the Fox 4:25 game is always the Cowboys. It\u2019s still gonna be the Cowboys sometimes this year, but you\u2019ll see a little bit more variety in terms of top teams in our 4:25 window.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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