"It was Week 16 of last season on Sunday Night Football when the Dallas Cowboys, hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, were eliminated from postseason contention from the earlier action that Sunday, but still played one of their most inspired games of the season and beat the Bucs 26-24. Here in Week 15 of the 2025 season, the Cowboys were again hosting SNF, this time with playoff hopes slim but in tact, but fell victim to a team in the same circumstance they were last season."
"That 30 point output for the Eagles at home against the Raiders defense made Las Vegas' defense one of just two this season to allow 30 points in seven games, but by the time Sunday night was over Matt Eberflus' Cowboys defense joined these ranks with the Raiders and Bengals by allowing 34 to J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings."
"This loss closes out a chapter that will define a 2025 Cowboys season destined to go nowhere in Brian Schottenheimer's debut now, as the Cowboys went 0-3-1 against the NFC North. Three times a defense led by a former head coach from this division lined up looking to make a statement, and three times they were shredded in a loss - the Bears scored 31, the Lions scored 44, and now the Vikings scored 34."
The Minnesota Vikings beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-26 on Sunday Night Football after being eliminated from playoff contention earlier that day. The Cowboys responded to a similar elimination last season with an inspired win, but this season they followed their first winning streak with back-to-back losses that likely leave only three games remaining. Dallas' playoff odds dropped below 1% as the Philadelphia Eagles won 31-0 elsewhere. The Cowboys' defense allowed 34 points to J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings, joining a short list of defenses surrendering 30-plus points seven times this season. McCarthy posted career highs against Dallas.
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