The Dallas Cowboys are getting into Week 18 of the common season with full management of their postseason seeding. If the Cowboys beat the Washington Commanders on Sunday, not solely will they win the NFC East, however they will even safe the quantity two seed within the playoffs. Securing the 2 seed may repay huge for Dallas, as they’d be assured not less than two house video games to start out the playoffs (assuming they win within the wild card spherical). The Cowboys at present have the longest house successful streak within the NFL at 16 video games. Having the benefit of enjoying at AT&T stadium would put QB Dak Prescott in the perfect place to guide his group to victory.
Whereas the Cowboys obtained assist from the Arizona Cardinals in Week 17 once they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cowboys are on this place due to their consistency within the common season. That is one thing followers have had the luxurious of rising accustomed to beneath head coach Mike McCarthy. If the Cowboys win on Sunday, they are going to end the season 12-5. It could be their third straight season ending with this file. Mike McCarthy has the chance to enhance to a 36-15 file all through the final three common seasons in Dallas.
Dallas Head Coach Mike McCarthy has stacked upwins since he arrived in Dallas in 2020, as his41 victories with Dallas are probably the most amongst any#Cowboys head coach in his first 4 seasons. pic.twitter.com/CqeNgwbOvC
— Newy Scruggs (@newyscruggs) January 3, 2024
Since transferring on from their earlier head coach in Jason Garrett, the Cowboys have benefited tremendously within the common season beneath McCarthy. Sadly, the result hasn’t improved within the playoffs. McCarthy is simply 1-2 within the postseason since he started teaching the Cowboys in 2020. Factoring this in with the quantity of expertise the Cowboys have this 12 months, the stress McCarthy faces to achieve the playoffs this 12 months can’t be overstated.
If the Cowboys are unable to make it previous the divisional spherical, can a case be made for the entrance workplace to maneuver on from McCarthy? It’s laborious to argue together with his consistency within the common season; together with his means to place the Cowboys ready to contend in January. Nevertheless, followers in Dallas are rising stressed as they’ve failed to succeed in the convention championship recreation since 1996. The one 4 groups who’ve suffered longer droughts embrace the Miami Dolphins (1993), Washington Commanders (1992), Detroit Lions (1992), and the Cleveland Browns (1990). If the Cowboys are unable to succeed in the NFC title recreation regardless of doubtlessly holding home-field benefit within the first two rounds, McCarthy’s future in Dallas would be the topic of debate within the offseason.
