For much of this season, Jason Garrett found himself on the hot seat as the head coach of the New York Giants division rival Dallas Cowboys. He was in the final year of his contract, the same season that many fans continued to grow impatient of the organization’s stagnant ways. In his full-time head-coaching tenure up until 2019 (eight seasons), the team had only reached the playoffs three times and also finished 8-8 three times.
This year, it was much of the same. Dallas missed out on the postseason and finished with a .500 record. Many thought Garrett would be gone the day after their final game.