Closing out Week 15 with the Dolphins and the Steelers.

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It was Week 16 of last season on Sunday Night Football when the Dallas Cowboys, hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, were eliminated from postseason contention from the earlier action that Sunday, but still played one of their most inspired games of the season and beat the Bucs 26-24. Here in Week 15 of the 2025 season, the Cowboys were again hosting SNF, this time with playoff hopes slim but in tact, but fell victim to a team in the same circumstance they were last season. Losing 34-26 to a Minnesota Vikings team that was eliminated from playoff contention by the...

Playoffs? Playoffs?! After the Dallas Cowboys lost at home to the Minnesota Vikings, they aren’t eliminated from the postseason. However, their chances are very bleak. The Cowboys squandered opportunities to build a lead and control the game, and the same problems that have plagued them all season once again resurfaced in a game they had to win. It’s a somber feeling around Dallas today. Here’s why the Cowboys fell short on Sunday night.

Not equipped to handle the pressure

This could have a double meaning. The Cowboys had their backs against the wall, and losing would be detrimental to...

If you watched football yesterday, you probably heard the news about multiple players getting hurt and unfortunately ending their season, and maybe the start of the 2026 season.

It started with Patrick Mahomes in the early window late in the 4th quarter.

Mahomes suffered the injury during the final drive of Sunday’s game. After trying to extend a play to his right, he threw the ball away just before his left leg was twisted awkwardly as he planted his foot and Chargers defensive lineman Da’Shawn Hand brought him down.

This kinda reminds me of the time that Tom Brady suffered...

Well, that was not fun. In a game where we expected the Dallas Cowboys to keep their playoff hopes alive, the team just wasn’t up to the task as they fell to the Minnesota Vikings 34-26. At first, things looked promising, but it didn’t take long for us to realize what was about to happen. This Cowboys team just didn’t have it in them to show that they belong in the playoff hunt. Here are ten thoughts on this very unsatisfying Sunday night loss to the Vikings.

1. A fast start

Brian Schottenheimer stated he wanted the team to...

With the 34-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15, we can basically close the book on the Dallas Cowboys 2025 NFL season. Although there is still a mathematical chance the Cowboys can sneak into in the playoffs, the disappointing loss to Minnesota makes hoping for it feel futile.

This Week 15 matchup with the Vikings was definitely chocked full of more negatives than positives, although things looked like they may go Dallas’ way early on. With way this game played out there wasn’t much good to comment on, but there was definitely plenty of bad and ugly which...

Jerry Jones was the first one to talk to the media after the embarrassing loss to the Minnesota Vikings last night.

The biggest issue with this football team is needing to score 35 points every single week to even have a chance to win games, and one of the first questions Jerry was asked was about the defense and the status of Matt Eberflus.

“I’d like to play better defense, and at the end of the day, that’s what he does,” Jones said when asked about Eberflus.

Will Wait For Changes

Jones was asked if he still thinks Eberflus...

It may be hard to drum up interest in the Dallas Cowboys Week 16 game against the Los Angeles Chargers at AT&T Stadium. After the Cowboys faceplanted against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15, the team’s playoff hopes became microscopic. Barring some kind of Christmas miracle, the Cowboys will be sitting at home once the NFL tournament begins at the end of the season.

If that Christmas miracle were to happen, beating the Chargers next Sunday would certainly be a part of it. Even if you know in your heart that the Cowboys’ season is a done deal, you can...

There are technically three weeks left in the regular season, and the math says they’re still alive, but the Dallas Cowboys’ season effectively ended on Sunday night in front of a national audience.

After the loss in Detroit snapped a three-game losing streak, it was easy to say the Cowboys simply ran out of steam. Playing three games in 12 days – with two coming against last year’s Super Bowl teams – will do that to you. But they needed to prove that narrative by beating the Vikings, who had been eliminated from the playoffs earlier in the day, at...

Let’s start with the obvious: this mock draft would never happen in real life.

Not because the trade is reckless, or the value is questionable, and definitely not because Philadelphia suddenly grew a conscience.

It wouldn’t happen because the Eagles would rather eat a bad contract than accidentally help the Cowboys do something that resembles competency.

And honestly? I respect the hate.

The Trade That Triggers the Eagles’ Emergency Button

In this mock scenario, Dallas trades Pick No. 15 to Philly and receives:

• Round 1, Pick 21
• Round 2, Pick 53
• Round 3, Pick 99...

Game Recap: Cowboys lose to Vikings, 34-26- Kurt Daniels, DallasCowboys.com

Dallas drops their second straight, getting upset by the Vikings.

Second Quarter

Getting the lead back didn’t take much time as Dallas was already on the Minnesota 1-yard line when the second quarter got underway. Prescott got things going with a 19-yard pass to Ryan Flournoy and a 30-yard connection to Lamb, but it was Malik Davis who picked up the final 12 yards. He did so on three carries, the last of which saw him bully his way up the middle and into the end...

After the dust settled on Sunday’s games, the Dallas Cowboys are left with just one path to the playoffs.

Win the NFC East.

Anything less won’t get it done. Dallas cannot catch any of the teams currently in the three wildcard slots.

At best, they could tie Green Bay, currently in the final wildcard slot, at 9-7-1. But the Packers will have the tie-breaker over the Cowboys by virtue of the better record against NFC opponents.

If either Detroit or Carolina slip by Green Bay, they would have to have 10 wins, and that too eliminates any chance of the...