Eagles’ win Saturday night eliminates Cowboys from playoff contention

The Dallas Cowboys won’t have reached the Tremendous Bowl for 30 years in a row after being eradicated from the playoffs on Saturday evening when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders 29-18.

The Eagles’ victory over Washington gave Philadelphia’s second straight NFC East title, turning into the division’s first repeat champion because the 2004 Eagles.

The Cowboys bought an out of doors alternative to compete for the division title on Saturday evening. They need to have gained their final three video games and the Eagles ought to have misplaced their final three video games.

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Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones interacts with followers throughout warmups earlier than the Cowboys tackle the Detroit Lions at AT&T Stadium on October 23, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Photos)

Because of the Eagles’ win, Dallas will now take the sphere in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday with nothing to play for.

It additionally marks the primary time since 2020 that the Cowboys have missed the playoffs for 2 consecutive seasons.

Dallas went all-in at this yr’s commerce deadline in an effort to spice up its playoff possibilities, buying and selling a 2027 first-round decide and a 2026 second-round decide to the New York Jets for defensive deal with Quinnen Williams. However it will not repay for the Cowboys within the quick time period after their failure in 2025. Williams is underneath contract till 2027.

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Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer in the course of the second half in opposition to the New York Jets, October 5, 2025, in East Rutherford, NJ (AP Photograph/Seth Wenig)

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Questions on whether or not the Cowboys can be aggressive in 2025 arose after the workforce traded star linebacker Micah Parsons to the Inexperienced Bay Packers previous to the season. The Cowboys’ protection ranks twenty ninth within the NFL this yr with out Parsons.

Dallas gave its followers some hope with a three-game profitable streak in November, rebounding from 3-5-1 to 6-5-1 and inside putting distance of the seventh seed within the NFC. However a 44-30 primetime loss to the Detroit Lions on December 4 took all of the air out of it and lowered Dallas’ playoff possibilities to only 8%.

They misplaced their subsequent recreation at house to JJ McCarthy’s Minnesota Vikings, who’re additionally not going to the playoffs.

The Eagles look to defend their Tremendous Bowl championship and proper the ship after their win over Washington.

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Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones at coaching camp on the River Ridge Fields, July 26, 2025 (Kirby Lee/Imagn Photos)

The Eagles misplaced three straight video games, together with blowing a 21-point lead in opposition to the Cowboys, earlier than breaking the shedding streak with a lopsided win over the Raiders final week.

Philadelphia closes its season subsequent week in opposition to the Buffalo Payments and a rematch at house in opposition to Washington in Week 18.

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