Dak Prescott on Cowboys' frustrating 2024 - 'Nobody plans to lose' - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — For the last two months, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has felt helpless.

Sidelined for the rest of the season because of a right hamstring avulsion suffered on Nov. 3 against the Atlanta Falcons that required surgery, Prescott has watched the Cowboys' season flitter away from the coaches' booth, including Sunday's 41-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.

Eliminated from the playoffs last week, the Cowboys (7-9) are guaranteed just their fourth losing record in the last 20 years with the defeat against the playoff-bound Eagles.

«Nobody plans to lose. Nobody plans to have a losing season, to be in this position,» Prescott said in a small hallway outside the Cowboys' locker room. «You expect the playoffs every year. You expect to win this division and then to be in this place or whether it's at home, playing against this team usually for the division. That's not the case. Yeah, it's frustrating.»

Sunday's loss to the Eagles was reminiscent of the some of the early season defeats with an offense that turned the ball over too many times (four against the Eagles) and a defense that could not come up with enough stops (Philadelphia scored on six straight possessions).

Now the best the Cowboys can finish is 8-9 with a Week 18 win against the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium.

The last time the Cowboys finished below .500 came in 2020, Mike McCarthy's first year as coach. The others in the last 20 years came in 2010 (6-10) and 2015 (4-12).

McCarthy's job status has been a focus for most of the season since he is in the final year of his contract. Next week could potentially be his final game with the Cowboys, but he was not wanting to talk about having just his fourth losing