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Cowboys have #11 toughest 2009 schedule

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Team Win Loss Tie Pct. 1. Miami Dolphins 152 104 0 .594 2. Carolina Panthers 151 104 1 .592 3. New England Patriots 151 105 0 .590 4. Atlanta Falcons 150 105 1 .588 5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 148 107 1 .580 6. Buffalo Bills 146 110 0 .570 7. New York Jets 145 110 1 .568 8. New Orleans Saints 142 113 1 .557 9. Philadelphia Eagles 137 119 0 .535 10. New York Giants 134 120 2 .527 11. Dallas Cowboys 131 123 2 .516 (...) http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4009856 For those surprised that the Cowboys, who open their palatial new stadium this season, are not featured in a night game in Week 1, well, baseball got in the way. So Dallas, the NFL's biggest TV draw, which is moving to Arlington, Texas, near the Rangers' ballpark -- the Rangers are home that weekend -- will have to wait until the second week, when the Cowboys are expected to host the Sunday nighter. "We have the chance to get on the national game the second weekend with not being able to get on the first weekend," Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said Monday at the owners meetings. "We're having to work with the league on some things." The Cowboys and Lions get to keep their traditional Thanksgiving hosting slots. The Lions go back to meeting the Packers that day, a matchup that occurred every year from 1951 to '63 and will happen for the 19th time. The Raiders will be at the Cowboys following that, and the NFL Network night game will feature the New York Giants at Denver.