With a key weapon like Micah Parsons back in the lineup, Mike McCarthy’s Cowboys have posted some impressive outings as the regular season winds down. The Cowboys have won four of their last five games and are hoping a strong finish could carry over into a better 2025.

Shortly after the Dallas Cowboys responded to being eliminated from the playoffs by earning an upset 26-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-7) on Sunday night, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones insisted he was "proud" of how head coach Mike McCarthy had his team ready to battle Tampa Bay with nothing but pride on the line for the hosts.

The Cowboys found out they were eliminated from postseason contention and that they would miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season when the Washington Commanders reached their 10th win of the season with their 36-33 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday afternoon.