And Jones put forth an intriguing twist on the saga by going out of his way to praise McCarthy after the Cowboys’ win over the Buccaneers on Sunday night, hours after they were officially eliminated from playoff contention.

The Dallas Cowboys have been officially eliminated from the playoffs after the Commanders won in Week 16. After starting the season with Super Bowl aspirations, the Cowboys are left with nothing to play for in the last two weeks of the season.

Despite earning a victory on Sunday over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Dallas Cowboys learned before their matchup that it was mathematically impossible for them to return to the postseason. The grim news was confirmed to the team not long before kickoff,

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Don't tell the Cowboys they're eliminated from playoff contention; they've been playing solid football even though the season was written off months ago. The defense has made some