"Abandon all hope, ye who enter, for this is a discussion about the 2025 Dallas Cowboys. 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."
"The SNF broadcast gave us a pretty clear indication of one place to look in placing blame. If I recall correctly, the stat they gave was that this year's Cowboys were poised to become only the fourth team in league history to average scoring 29 points or more a game and miss the playoffs. Earlier I saw they might average giving up an average of 29 points a game as well, which makes sense in light of how they have hovered around .500 all year."
"To further your point, the Cowboys beat the Saints 13-10 back in the 2018 season, snapping a pretty significant win streak for New Orleans. Since then, Dallas is 0-29 in games where they score less than 20 points. The defense is obviously the reason this season isn't going well, and after defending him somewhat for most of the season, I can't think of a reason to keep Matt Eberflus into next year. But Eberflus also wasn't around for all 29 of those losses;"
The Cowboys' loss to the Vikings on Sunday Night Football left them virtually eliminated: they must win every remaining game while the Eagles lose all theirs to reach the playoffs. Dak Prescott appeared to concede playoff hopes were effectively over. The offense has been prolific, poised to average 29 points per game, but the defense has repeatedly failed, often allowing around 29 points and holding opponents under 23 only three times. Since beating the Saints in 2018, Dallas is 0-29 when scoring under 20 points. Defensive shortcomings have prompted calls to replace Matt Eberflus, though he was not present for all recent low-scoring losses.
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