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The Dallas Cowboys will look to snap a two-game losing streak when they welcome the Los Angeles Chargers to AT&T Stadium for Week 16 of the NFL season.
The Detroit Lions are right back in the thick of things in the NFC playoff picture, and the Dallas Cowboys are hanging on by a thread. Jahmyr Gibbs scored three touchdowns, Jared Goff threw for 309 yards and a touchdown, and the Detroit defense forced three turnovers in a crucial 44-30 win.
The Cowboys played their way out of the NFC Wild Card with the loss on Sunday night. A best case scenario would be tying with the Packers (who would have to lose out) at 9-7-1, but then the Packers would hold the tiebreaker by having a better record within the conference.
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Cowboys Headlines: Dallas navigates injuries; Jerry Jones honored
Cowboys headlines ahead of the Charges game focuses on the roster as a handful of players are ready to return as others nurse injures ahead of L.A.
Dak Prescott is in the midst of a big year with the Dallas Cowboys. Despite their star quarterback’s strong play, the Cowboys are set to miss the playoffs for the second straight year.
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Cowboys point/counterpoint: Assessing blame for seemingly lost season
The latest loss, coming on Sunday Night Football to the Vikings, has brought us as close to the Cowboys being eliminated from postseason contention as we can get without it actually happening. In order to make the playoffs now, the Cowboys have to win out and the Eagles have to lose out.
After 14 games, it's clear the Cowboys knew what they were doing. Williams has racked up 1,113 yards rushing and 128 receiving yards with 12 total touchdowns. He's been the biggest surprise of the year, and arguably the steal of free agency.
Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams missed practice before their Week 16 game vs. the Chargers.