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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 will discuss below.
If we are being completely honest with ourselves, then there was nothing really good about the way the Dallas Cowboys played Sunday night against the Minnesota Vikings. The only real positive we can take away from this game is that the Cowboys can now start focusing on more of the future now that their playoff hopes have effectively ended. They’ll of course attempt to finish the season out strong, but the more they lose in the final three games, the better their draft pick will be. For all of us who enjoy the draft season, it’s something to keep in mind the next few weeks.
In a game where there was a lot of bad, the one thing that stood out the most was how poorly the Cowboys defense played. They made J.J. McCarthy look like one of the top quarterbacks in the league, allowing him to throw for 250 yards and two touchdowns with a quarterback rating of 116.67. Dallas’ defense continues to give up too many big plays, something that has plagued them all year. This bad performance once again puts into question whether or not Matt Eberflus will keep his job after the season, or if the Cowboys look for a new defensive coordinator.
The usually reliable Brandon Aubrey unfortunately didn’t have his best game Sunday night against the Vikings. He attempted a total of six field goals, but missed two of them. It’s hard to tell exactly what kind of impact those missed FGs may or may not have on the outcome of the game, but regardless, it was unexpected and disappointing to see Aubrey do anything but split the uprights. We can just chalk this up to him having a bad game, because we all know the caliber of kicker he usually is in the trust the Cowboys have in him.
