The Dallas Cowboys’ trip to Rio de Janeiro comes with a little visual comfort for anyone tuning in Sunday night. In the first NFL game ever played in the city, the Cowboys will be dressed in their primary white uniforms as the designated home team, while the Baltimore Ravens will counter in their traditional purple. It’s a classic look for a landmark setting at Maracanã Stadium, officially known as Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho.
Dallas arrived in Brazil on Friday morning ahead of the Week 3 matchup, and the setting is historic even before the ball is kicked off. The game will be the NFL’s first in Rio de Janeiro, giving Maracanã a new stage for an old-school uniform pairing.
The Cowboys’ white-on-white look is part of the team’s 2026 uniform schedule, and Baltimore’s purple jerseys set up a familiar contrast for Sunday evening’s neutral-site meeting. The matchup may be new for the city, but the visual won’t be.
On the field, though, the numbers lean Baltimore’s way. The Cowboys are 1-7 all-time against the Ravens, and the last Dallas win in the series came in the 2016 season.
In that game, Prescott threw for 301 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. Dallas will be hoping that result can give it another rare win in the matchup.
Both teams enter at 1-1, but the Ravens are listed as 3.5-point favorites in the neutral-site game.
Kickoff is set for 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS, with Jim Nantz on play-by-play, T.J. Watt as analyst, and Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sideline.
After the game, the Cowboys are scheduled to head back to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and land on Monday. They’ll then have a day off before turning their attention to a Week 4 road game against the Houston Texans.
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