So it turns out that if there was ever a year for a Cowboy fan in New York City to travel to every single away game, 2019 is the year to pick. First of all, the Cowboys divisional opponents are all much closer to me than they are to, well, Dallas. Outside of the game in New Orleans, they don’t go farther west than Chicago or farther south than Washington. Here’s the complete schedule of away games, along with the distance from my home in Manhattan.
September 15, 2019: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins, 1pm EDT, FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland, 226 miles.
Things kick off this Sunday with a quick train ride down to my old stomping grounds in Maryland. Cowboys fans are always well represented there.
September 29, 2019: Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints, 7:20pm CDT, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1311 miles.
In 1992, I met my buddy Randy who is the biggest Saints fan you’ll ever come across. He’s had season tickets since 1995 and thanks to him I’ve been to more Cowboys games in the Superdome than in Dallas. They even won there one time when I was in attendance! Look for prolific posting that day as we eat and drink our way through the French Quarter and stumble into our seats that evening.
October 13, 2019: Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets, 4:25pm EDT, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. 11.6 miles
November 4, 2019: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 8:15pm EST, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. 11.6 miles.
A nice quirk in the schedule means I don’t have to leave the NYC area for seven straight weeks as the only away games are just across the river from me in the New Jersey swamp.
November 17, 2019: Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions, 1pm, EST, Ford Field, Detroit Michigan, 621 miles.
I get to spend the day before my birthday in Michigan, lucky me. But a Cowboys win over the Lions would make it palatable.
November 24, 2019: Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots, 4:25pm EST, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, 201 miles.
For the only time this season, I will be away from home for back to back weeks. Fortunately this team located outside of Boston isn’t any good, or so I’ve heard.
December 5, 2019: Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears, 7:20pm CST, Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, 795 miles.
Thursday night game in December in the Windy City. I’ll have to dress in layers in anticipation of cold temperatures and possibly having beer spilled on me.
December 22, 2019: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25pm EST, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 103 miles.
Another cold game against a good team in hostile territory. If anyone could recommend some good body armor I could wear, let me know…