The NFL’s Sunday night matchup in Week 5 features an inter-conference meeting between two famed franchises: the Cowboys and the Steelers.
Entering Week 5 with a 3-1 record behind Justin Fields, who’s remained the starting quarterback over Russell Wilson despite preseason controversy, Pittsburgh will host Dallas seeking to build on its early-season advantage in the AFC North. In a division where all four teams entered the season as playoff contenders, the Steelers have been on top so far — and they are also just four points away from being undefeated after a 27-24 loss to the Colts last week.
Fields, who was traded from the Bears in the offseason as they embarked on their Caleb Williams era, has silenced any doubters early in the 2024 season. So far, he’s thrown for 830 yards and three touchdowns with a 70.6-percent completion percentage, and on the ground, he has 145 rushing yards and three scores. With WR George Pickens and TE Pat Freiermuth as his top weapons in the air, the fourth-year quarterback is seeking to take advantage of a Cowboys roster currently dealing with some injuries.
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Heading into this matchup, star LB Micah Parsons has been dealing with an ankle injury, DE DeMarcus Lawrence was placed on IR with a foot injury, and WR Brandin Cooks has a knee injury. For Dallas, this Week 5 game will likely be about Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and the offense doing some heavy lifting, while defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer looks for different players to fill in for Parsons and Lawrence.
The Cowboys are 2-2 entering Sunday’s game, coming off a 20-15 win over the Giants. As the Commanders are beginning to look like a legitimate threat to snatch the NFC East crown this year, Dallas is seeking to overcome its current injuries and build momentum with a win over one of the AFC’s best squads thus far.
The Sporting News is tracking live updates and highlights from Sunday’s matchup between the Cowboys and Steelers. Follow along with the action below.
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Cowboys vs. Steelers score
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | F | |
| Cowboys | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Steelers | 3 | – | – | – | – |
Cowboys vs. Steelers live updates, highlights from ‘Sunday Night Football’
All times ET
10:10 p.m. — Prescott is called for intentional grounding on 3rd & 1, effectively ending Dallas’ next drive. The Cowboys punt the ball away.
Cowboys 3, Steelers 3
10:05 p.m. FIELD GOAL — Chris Boswell connects from 41 yards out to tie the game. Fields threw for 23 yards in the Steelers’ first series of plays, but Pittsburgh couldn’t convert on a 3rd & 8.
10:02 p.m. — Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland went down with an injury on the fourth play of the drive. Dallas is already thin on its defensive line without Micah Parsons or DeMarcus Lawrence tonight.
9:56 p.m. — The Steelers’ offense takes the field, and Justin Fields begins his night with an eight-yard designed run.
Cowboys 3, Steelers 0
9:51 p.m. FIELD GOAL — Brandon Aubrey knocks one through the uprights from 55 yards out, giving the Cowboys an early lead. Dallas’ offense picked up one first down on its opening drive.
55 yards? No problem for Brandon Aubrey 😌
📺: #DALvsPIT on NBC/Peacock
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/a4BcM3Bowf— NFL (@NFL) October 7, 2024
9:49 p.m. — Prescott starts his day with a three-yard completion to CeeDee Lamb and a 13-yard completion to Brevyn Spann-Ford.
9:46 p.m. — The Cowboys won the toss and will receive to begin the game.
9:40 p.m. — These two famed franchises are about to kick off after a delay that lasted over an hour. Pittsburgh is looking for its fourth win, while Dallas seeks its third.
Head coaches Mike Tomlin and Mike McCarthy ahead of kickoff.
📺 NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/zeD9bGPO9Q
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 7, 2024
9:28 p.m. — The players are headed to the field for warm ups. This game will finally be under way soon.
we back#DALvsPIT | #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/26OSFrBDFz
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) October 7, 2024
9:17 p.m. — After a long delay, “Sunday Night Football” is expected to kick off around 9:45 p.m.
Cowboys-Steelers now expected to kickoff at 9:45 pm ET.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 7, 2024
9:06 p.m. — The rain keeps coming down on Acrisure Stadium.
The Pittsburgh weather came to play. 🌧️ pic.twitter.com/hScGX9Mk5G
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 7, 2024
8:55 p.m. — NBC’s Melissa Stark gave some updates on what the players are up to as they wait for the weather to clear up in Pittsburgh.
Melissa Stark (@melissastark) with an update on the players as they wait for the game to start.
📺: NBC & Peacock pic.twitter.com/ro37kHjjJb
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 7, 2024
8:45 p.m. — There’s still lightning strikes in the area keeping this Sunday night matchup from getting started.
Another bright lightning flash just came over the stadium. Might be a minute before we get started here.
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) October 7, 2024
8:31 p.m. — Here’s a look at the current scene in Pittsburgh. There still hasn’t been a released timetable for kickoff between the Cowboys and Steelers.
Raining pretty hard now at Acrisure Stadium. And we just got some more lightning here. Probably gonna be a bit yet. pic.twitter.com/QvvKf05Vwq
— Alan Saunders (@ASaunders_PGH) October 7, 2024
8:17 p.m. — The official word on the weather delay in Pittsburgh:
pic.twitter.com/i5oTdYzFaY
— Acrisure Stadium (@AcrisureStadium) October 7, 2024
8:09 p.m. — Tonight’s matchup between the Steelers and Cowboys is in a weather delay due to lightning in the area, according to the NBC broadcast. There hasn’t yet been an official timeline on when play will begin.
Gonna be a late one, yinz. As highly speculated, Steelers-Cowboys game in official weather delay, per NBC broadcast. #Steelers #NFL pic.twitter.com/XKMrKQmecH
— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) October 7, 2024
8:00 p.m. — Dak Prescott is ready to go. The Cowboys quarterback has 1,072 passing yards so far this season.
SNF READY 👀 @dak
📺: #DALvsPIT – 8:20pm ET on NBC/Peacock
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/0c1RkMOajX— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2024
7:52 p.m. — Snoop Dogg is everywhere already. He spent some time on the “Sunday Night Football” pregame show as well.
QB Snoop!
📺: #DALvsPIT — 8:20pm ET on NBC/Peacock
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/9zRvPXXKsy— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2024
7:34 p.m. — Here’s a look at the Steelers’ inactives list tonight. No Jaylen Warren in Pittsburgh’s backfield, and Justin Fields is officially set to start over Russell Wilson again.
Inactives for #DALvsPIT ⤵️ @UPMCSportsMed
📝: https://t.co/3OuirX4qAQ pic.twitter.com/0jFYF0VXUk
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 6, 2024
7:12 p.m. — Snoop Dogg is in the house for this big-time matchup as well.
.@SnoopDogg’s gameday ready ‼️ pic.twitter.com/gfggp02sKs
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 6, 2024
7:08 p.m. — Here’s a look at the scene for Cowboys vs. Steelers in Pittsburgh:
Been waiting all day for Sunday night ✨ pic.twitter.com/wW9qK9dNWr
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 6, 2024
Cowboys vs. Steelers start time
- Date: Sunday, Oct. 6
- Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
Sunday’s game between the Cowboys and Steelers is set to kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET from Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
What channel is Cowboys vs. Steelers on today?
- TV channel (national): NBC (U.S) | TSN1, CTV (Canada)
- Live stream: Peacock, Fubo (U.S.) | DAZN (Canada)
Cowboys vs. Steelers will be broadcast nationally on NBC and can be streamed through Peacock or Fubo, which offers a free trial to new users.
Canadian viewers can watch on TSN1 or CTV or stream the game through DAZN.
Cowboys schedule 2024
Below is a look at the Cowboys’ next five weeks after their Sunday matchup against Pittsburgh.
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
| Oct. 13 | vs. Lions | 4:25 p.m. |
| Bye | – | – |
| Oct. 27 | at 49ers | 8:20 p.m. |
| Nov. 3 | at Falcons | 1 p.m. |
| Nov. 10 | vs. Eagles | 4:25 p.m. |
Steelers schedule 2024
After hosting Dallas this week, here’s a look at the next five weeks of action for the Steelers.
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
| Oct. 13 | at Raiders | 4:05 p.m. |
| Oct. 20 | vs. Jets | 8:20 p.m. |
| Oct. 28 | vs. Giants | 8:15 p.m. |
| Bye | – | – |
| Nov. 10 | at Commanders | 1 p.m. |
