Legendary Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson believes the team will win just enough to give their fans false hopes for a a playoff push.

The Cowboys know any rally to playoff contention is improbable, but they remain optimistic after beating the Giants on Thursday.

Jimmy Johnson was on Fox NFL Sunday and said the Dallas Cowboys should temper their expectations for the rest of the season.

Cooper Rush threw a TD pass, and Dowdle finished with 112 yards Thursday as the Cowboys (5-7) ended a six-game home losing streak going back to a wild-card loss to the Packers last season.

DeMarvion Overshown returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown, Rico Dowdle ran for a score in his first career 100-yard game and the Dallas Cowboys held on for a 27-20 Thanksgiving Day victory

Thanksgiving Day was a fun one for the Dallas Cowboys as they picked up their second win in five overall days and in the process got rid of a lot of bad statistics that were hovering around them. Thursday marked the first win at home of the season,

The New York Giants have lost 20 of their last 24 meetings with the Dallas Cowboys, and the result did not change despite their third quarterback of the season.

For the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, they sparked their second winning streak of the 2024 season by beating the New York Giants 27-20. In the spirit of the holiday season, the headline here doesn’t need to be that the Cowboys won both games against the Giants this year,