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THE Dallas Cowboys suffered back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 2002 after a 34-17 collapse to the New York Giants on Sunday.
Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott was removed from the game at halftime and defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku was ejected from the game after ripping off a Giants player’s helmet between downs in the third quarter.
The game and Prescott’s season ended after a first half in which he fumbled and passed for just 70 yards. He left the game leading the league in passing yards for the season.
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Kavontae Turpin of the Dallas Cowboys is tackled by Raheem Layne #43 of the New York Giants during the game on January 4, 2026 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
In Prescott’s absence, the Cowboys were outscored 18-7 in the second half and the team found itself in a costly brawl with the Giants’ opponents, resulting in penalties and ejection. Ezeiruaku’s ejection occurred after the Giants scored a touchdown to go up 22-10, and a scuffle ensued with pushing, shoving and an intentional facemask grab.
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Dallas defensive tackle Quinnen Williams was also assessed an unnecessary roughness penalty, which put the Giants on the one-yard line for the point after the try, as New York scored two, going up 24-10.
Dallas never recovered, as backup quarterback Joe Milton threw a late interception en route to a 17-point loss to end the season.
It was a fitting end to a failed season for the Cowboys, who officially extended their Super Bowl drought at 30 years old.
Dallas went all-in at the trade deadline this year to try to boost its playoff chances, trade a first-round pick for 2027 and a 2026 second-round pick to the New York Jets for defensive tackle Quinnen Williams. But it won’t pay off in the short term for the Cowboys after their 2025 failure. Williams is under contract until 2027.
Questions about whether the Cowboys would be competitive in 2025 were raised after the team traded star linebacker Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers before the season. The Cowboys defense is 29th in the NFL this year without Parsons.
Dallas gave its fans some hope with a three-game winning streak in November, rebounding from 3-5-1 to 6-5-1 and within striking distance of the NFC’s seventh seed. But a 44-30 loss in prime time The win over the Detroit Lions on Dec. 4 took all the air out of the air and reduced Dallas’ playoff chances to just 8 percent. They went 1-3 in their last four games after the Lions lost to fall to a losing record.
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Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys fumbles the ball during the first quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on January 4, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the Giants improved to 4-13 on the season for their third straight losing season. The Giants had a chance to secure either the second or first pick in the NFL Draft with a loss Sunday, but could potentially fall as low as the seventh pick with the win.
The Giants also beat the Cowboys and Eagles in the same season for the first time since 2020.
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