Kick the tires and light the fires.

It's long been known who the Dallas Cowboys would face during the 2019 season, by virtue of their taking of the NFC East crown along with a useful NFL algorithm that helps to set the slate, but the club didn't know who they'd suit up against in Week 1 — or any of the other 15 regular season contests — for that matter. With the NFL set to release full scheduling on Wednesday, April 17 at 8pm EST, all the world awaits for the final word while pieces of it leak onto the internet from a myriad of sources. What is known for the Cowboys thus far is who they'll open up the 2019 season against, and it's unfortunately more of the same.

According to Ryan Dunleavy of NJ.com, they'll face the familiar New York Giants to start the month of September.

It will be an afternoon game, with the exact date and time yet to be announced.

This marks the sixth time in the last eight seasons in which the NFC East foes will do battle to begin the season, making for an anti-climactic start to 2019. If the NFL was going for a headline ratings grab by way of the Cowboys, they've dropped the ball in a big way. Aside from the Carolina Panthers in 2018 and San Francisco 49ers in 2014, the Cowboys have faced no one other than the Giants in Week 1 for nearly a decade, as mentioned, and the constant rerun of sorts has long worn thin on fans of both teams. That obvious point aside, it does put both teams in position to begin the year with a divisional win that also puts their rival in an early hole in the chase for the East crown — meaning the matchup most certainly burns hot for each organization and the players therein.

The Giants swept the Cowboys in 2016, two of only three regular season blemishes on the otherwise stellar rookie record of Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott. That didn't put a dent in overall record though, with the Cowboys owning the Giants on a regular basis, winning five straight before the aforementioned sweep. They went on to break out the brooms yet again against the Giants in 2018, including a late-game thriller that was put to bed by a now-legendary catch and throw between Prescott and Cole Beasley. With Beasley now gone to the Buffalo Bills and the Giants having traded away Odell Beckham, Jr. to the Cleveland Browns, two of the usual game-changing suspects are no longer in the picture.

That will make things interesting, along with running back Saquon Barkley looking to prove his rookie season was no fluke, but still tethered to questionable offensive line and another year with an aging Eli Manning.

The Cowboys are looking for their fourth NFC East crown in six seasons. The Giants are looking for their first winning season since 2016.

Let the games begin.