When a team like the Dallas Cowboys has a season like this one, it can be easy to pile on. Everything from the run of 12-win seasons to the playoff catastrophe against the Green Bay Packers in January to the all-in comments to the offseason approach and missing the playoffs altogether are ammunition for fans,

The Dallas Cowboys' defense might have given up 24 points on Sunday night to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but if you watched the game you know Mike Zimmer's unit played out of its mind. Jourdan Lewis and DaRon Bland helped Dallas clinch the win with incredible interceptions and strip-fumbles,

One of the more interesting aspects of the 2024 debacle was the fallout of losing Dan Quinn as defensive coordinator. Quinn had been sought after since pretty much the moment he was hired in Dallas as

Mike McCarthy's job security with the Cowboys has been a key talking point throughout the campaign, and it will not

The Dallas Cowboys have won four of their past five games — and it should have been five in a row if not for a special team's mistake in Week 14. During that stretch, the defense has been doing the heavy-lifting,

Could they retain their defensive coordinator if the team says goodbye to Mike McCarthy after the season? One of the more interesting aspects of the 2024 debacle was the fallout of losing Dan Quinn as defensive coordinator.

DaRon Bland aside, the Dallas Cowboys had a pretty healthy bunch on defense, with Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, Trevon Diggs, Eric Kendricks, DeMarvion Overshown all healthy and active. On the first four drives, the Saints scored four touchdowns, all 70-plus-yard drives.

Signed to a one-year deal over the offseason, 2024 has been a prove-it season of sorts for Mike Zimmer. With a lifetime of experience and plenty of skins on the wall in Dallas, Zimmer didn’t need to prove his value to the Cowboys organization,

That was due in part to injuries and learning coordianator Mike Zimmer's scheme. With players like Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, Trevon Diggs, DaRon Bland, and Co. all missing significant time, "Zim" didn't have much to work with.

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.