In the last three seasons, the Dallas Cowboys finished with a 12-5 record. Things took a turn for the worse in 2024 as the Cowboys will end the season with a losing record.
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Defensive star Micah Parsons–who experienced his first losing season with the organization– shared his thoughts on how the team will bounce back next season.
“One, we’re gonna have to get healthy,” Parsons told reporters. “I mean, we got 3 or 4 starters who aren’t coming back until mid next season. We got to plan for that. We got to get healthy. We got to keep coming together.”
Dallas experienced a slew of injuries this season, the most notable being to $60 million man Dak Prescott. But the nightmarish season hit a low point on Sunday as the Philadelphia Eagles routed the Cowboys 41-7. The Eagles started the game with a huge pick-six, setting the tone for the remainder of the divisional matchup.
“We didn’t start as good as we did those last couple of games…” Parsons said postgame, via the team transcript. “When you lose that turnover battle against the top team in the NFL, that’s kind of like the outcome. We didn’t play our brand of football today.”
A Cowboys defense that had been solid in generating pressures and turnovers in the past few weeks, looked nothing like that in Week 16. The Philadelphia offense, led by backup quarterback Kenny Pickett and later third-stringer Tanner McKee, recorded 376 yards.
“Big plays, when you look at their play, they had two big runs, and three good deep shots. Other than that, we made them earn it…” Parsons said. “If you take away the scoreboard, it was about five plays that decide this game.”
As the Cowboys look to regroup next season, the NFC East is only going to get tougher. The Eagles, who clinched the NFC East title with their triumph today, and the Washington Commanders have both found their quarterbacks of the future. The New York Giants have a chance to do the same in the upcoming NFL draft.
Parsons admitted it would be a challenge to overcome the rest of the division in the coming years.
“It’s going to be a very difficult next couple of years,” Parsons said.
The key to reclaiming the NFC East is the return of key playmakers such as Trevon Diggs and DeMarvion Overshown. However, both players are expected to miss the start of the 2025 season.
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