(Editor’s Note: The 2017 Cowboys finished with a winning record, but they fell out of the playoffs in a disappointing follow-up to a 13-3 season. As the team seeks to find a way back to the postseason, the writers of DallasCowboys.com will look back at last year, picking a positive and a negative from all 16 games that might be something to either build on or correct as we head into the 2018 season.)
Game 11: Chargers 28, Cowboys 6
A third straight game without running back Ezekiel Elliott and linebacker Sean Lee ended in a third straight blowout loss, this time on Thanksgiving Day before a nationally-televised audience.