"With their hopes for the playoffs far in the Dallas Cowboys' rear view mirror, the team and a few players have some personal marks to play for on Sunday. The New York Giants have little hope at reclaiming the No. 1 draft pick in April even with a loss. Most of the roster is probably playing for their jobs next year as well. The two top goals for Dallas will be ending the season on a two-game winning streak and finishing the season at .500. An 8-8-1 record would help the team avoid its first back-to-back losing seasons since the Dave Campo nightmare 2000-2002 seasons. They will match the first back-to-back non-playoff seasons last accomplished in 2019-2020. In this century, the Cowboys have missed the playoffs in three-straight years (2000-2002) and four straight (2010-2013). The two longest playoff droughts in franchise history came in the first six seasons, 1960-1965, and five years, 1986-1990. Tom Landry was the head coach for the first three seasons while Jimmy Johnson had the last two as he rebuilt the team."
"Dak Prescott has one last career passing mark to take away from Tony Romo. The Cowboys' all-time leader in completions, attempts, and yards needs five touchdowns to tie Romo for the franchise lead at 248. With 65 more rushing yards, Prescott would pass Ron Springs for 15 th. Prescott begins play on Sunday with 2,116 yards. With just one more passing yard on Sunday, Prescott would slip past Romo (4,093 yards in 2012) for the most passing yards in a single season for a Cowboys' quarterback. The Top 8 seasons by yardage is currently split evenly between Romo and Prescott at four each."
Cowboys playoff hopes are effectively gone, and the team seeks to finish the season on a two-game winning streak and at .500. An 8-8-1 finish would prevent consecutive losing seasons for the first time since 2019-2020 and avoid matching the 2000-2002 losing stretch. The franchise's longest playoff droughts occurred 1960-1965 and 1986-1990. Many roster players face job uncertainty for next season. Dak Prescott needs five touchdown passes to tie Tony Romo's franchise total and one passing yard to claim the Cowboys single-season passing mark. Javonte Williams sits at 1,201 rushing yards with opportunities to climb season rankings.
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