"After two consecutive losses to the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, a 34-26 defeat Sunday at AT&T Stadium, the cold reality is the Cowboys' season will end without a playoff appearance for the second straight year -- barring a miracle. At 6-7-1 with three games to play, the Cowboys have a 1% chance of making the playoffs and the only path to the postseason is by winning the NFC East."
"When the Cowboys diagnose what happened against the Vikings, they can point to recurring problems on offense -- converting just 2-of-5 red zone opportunities -- and a new issue: They were just 2-of-12 on third down, a season-worst performance. On defense, they failed to sack quarterback J.J. McCarthy and after a first-quarter interception were unable to force him into another mistake. On the Vikings' go-ahead drive in the third quarter, McCarthy completed a 29-yard pass, converted a fourth down with a 23-yard completion and set up a goal-to-go situation with a 10-yard pass."
The Cowboys sit at 6-7-1 with three games remaining and face only a 1% chance to reach the playoffs, needing to win out while the Philadelphia Eagles lose all three. Offensive issues included converting only 2-of-5 red-zone opportunities and a season-worst 2-of-12 on third down. The defense failed to sack quarterback J.J. McCarthy after an early interception and could not force additional mistakes. On Minnesota's go-ahead drive McCarthy completed a 29-yard pass, converted a fourth down with a 23-yard completion and set up goal-to-go with a 10-yard pass. Dak Prescott was held without a touchdown for just the third time this season.
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