Troy Aikman stands as one of the personalities who shares utmost loyalty towards the Dallas Cowboys. He spent 12 seasons with the franchise as its quarterback and won three Super Bowls. As a result, when it comes to the Cowboys, Aikman speaks with authority when he feels the team is more focused on long-term goals than forthcoming challenges.

“You know, time will tell, just, you know, every year. And I think that that becomes a little bit tiring for me that you go into training camp,” Aikman said on the Dallas Dialogue with Dale Hansen podcast. “Let’s just talk about trying to do everything we can to win week one against the New York Giants, you know, on the road in an environment with a new head coach.

“It’s probably going to be a pretty tough game, even though the Giants have not been very good for a while, as opposed to talking about playoffs, Super Bowls. You know, I mean, it’s been 30 years. I don’t think Super Bowl should be coming outta their mouths right now.”

The Dallas Cowboys wrapped up the 2025 season with a losing record of 7-9-1, where their defensive unit severely faltered. They ranked 32nd (last) in points allowed with 511 total points (30.1 per game). However, on the contrary, the offensive unit had a better output, ranking 7th in scoring with 471 total points (27.7 per game).

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Heading into the 2026 season, Dallas knew they had to prioritize their defense. And they did. Edge rusher Von Miller, safety Jalen Thompson, and pass rusher Rashan Gary stand as some of the key additions the Cowboys made to their defensive unit.

Meanwhile, on the offensive side of things, QB Dak Prescott is likely to start with the same unit of Javonte Williams (RB), CeeDee Lamb (WR), George Pickens (WR), and Jake Ferguson as TE. Hence, Prescott appears quite confident about their upcoming season.

“[Manifesting] a lot of things, just personally, just the word [Super Bowl] seeing, get putting it up,” Prescott told Kay Adams. “You know, whether it’s the alarm clocks or just different times for myself… It says Super Bowl LXI at different times, different things. Just as much as you can, see as much as you can, remind yourself.”

For the Dallas Cowboys, with such a squad, the Super Bowl seems to be their top-most priority. After all, it has been 30 years since they won their last Lombardi in 1995, when Troy Aikman led the team as the quarterback. However, Dak Prescott is not alone among the Cowboys manifesting a Super Bowl in the upcoming season.

“I make no qualms that that’s the goal. The Super Bowl next year is Feb. 14th, 2027. We plan on being there,” Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer said. “I feel very, very confident and believe we’re going to find a way to be in that game and win it.”

As things stand, the preseason games are underway, where they defeated the reigning Super Bowl champs, Seattle Seahawks (17-7) on August 15, and are currently prepping to face the Arizona Cardinals on August 22.

However, the actual growth and improvement of their overhauled defense and stable offense will be determined when the Cowboys scrap against the New York Giants in their regular-season opener on September 13. Troy Aikman merely wants Dak Prescott & Co. to focus on upcoming games rather than Super Bowl LXI.