CHARLOTTE -- By the time coach Mike McCarthy got onto the Dallas Cowboys' American Airlines charter flight back to Dallas early Sunday evening, he was no longer thinking about the 33-10 win against the Carolina Panthers.
The coach's mind was on the Cowboys' next opponent for a Thursday showdown on Thanksgiving, the Washington Commanders.
"A lot of good to come out of this and, frankly, we're not going to spend a whole lot of time [on it]," McCarthy said after the game. "We'll be watching Washington on the way home.