After a surprise win in Minnesota reignited playoff talk, Thursday’s debacle has basically closed that window for the Cowboys.
It will take a few more weeks for it to become official.
The Cowboys might even tease their fans with an unexpected victory in these next five-and-a-half weeks, no matter how unfathomable that seems in the aftermath of what took place on Thanksgiving.
But make no mistake. The Cowboys lost the division and their only chance to make the playoffs with Thursday’s 41-16 loss at AT&T Stadium.
Any pretense that Dallas can win the NFC East is now gone.