ARLINGTON, Texas — With the Philadelphia Eagles clinching the 2025 NFC East crown with a Saturday night win over the Washington Commanders, the Dallas Cowboys’ postseason chances officially went up in smoke, dropping to zero percent before kickoff of their Week 16 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.That result means the Cowboys’ Super Bowl drought has officially reached 30 years, with Dallas’ last Vince Lombardi Trophy coming in the 1995 season — the bookend to the franchise’s 1990s dynasty that produced three championships in four seasons. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones has presided over both the glory years and the prolonged dry spell that followed.Dallas is now the only NFC team that hasn’t reached a conference championship game in the past 30 years. Every other NFC franchise has appeared in a conference title game at least once since 2010. That’s why Jones took accountability following the Cowboys’ 34-17 loss to the now 11-4 Chargers on Sunday afternoon, which dropped Dallas to 6-8-1.”I’ll admit that the Cowboys management has played a big role (in the 30-year Super Bowl drought),” Jones said postgame. “But seriously, I’m very disappointed that the way we’re structured, and my role, puts us here tonight. I’m tremendously disappointed.”
Despite that frustration, Jones said he remains confident he can reverse course at age 83, citing Dallas’ draft capital — including two first-round picks in 2026 — and an offense that has flourished in the first season under head coach Brian Schottenheimer, who also serves as the team’s primary offensive play caller.The Cowboys are averaging 28.3 points per game, with quarterback Dak Prescott throwing for 4,175 yards, running back Javonte Williams rushing for 1,147 yards and wide receivers George Pickens (1,342) and CeeDee Lamb (1,027) both eclipsing 1,000 receiving yards.”Really, I don’t want to be trite, but the same way that I might have looked at the 30 years before I bought the Cowboys. That was then. This is now,” Jones said. “I’ve never looked at something because I haven’t done it in the past as something that’s not possible for us to do. We’re qualified, and we’ve got as good a place to be as you’d probably like to have with where we are with our draft picks.
“I like the job Schottenheimer’s done this year. I think he’s been outstanding. He’s a first-year coach, and he’s covered a lot of ground –…
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