In September, the Cowboys were off to a 3-0 start and their fans were dreaming big, which is a common annoying trait for Cowboys fans.
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Three months later, those same fans are just torturing themselves watching their team each week.
The Cowboys have gone 3-7 since that hot start and lost their third straight game Thursday night, falling to the Bears 31-24 in a game that wasn't nearly as close as that score would indicate.
Still, because they play in the lowly NFC East - the four teams have a combined record of 16-33 - they will win the division if they find a way to beat 3-9 Washington and 5-7 Philadelphia.