{"id":15860,"date":"2024-12-30T08:19:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T08:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=15860"},"modified":"2024-12-30T08:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T08:19:24","slug":"breaking-cowboys-mike-mccarthy-drops-defiant-take-on-losing-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=15860","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Cowboys&#8217; Mike McCarthy drops defiant take on losing season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Cowboys gets hammered by Eagles again, but head coach Mike McCarthy remains resolute in his team&#8217;s direction<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-drops-defiant-take-on-losing-season.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys have endured a losing season\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys have endured\u00a0a disastrous 2024 season, and they are assured of having a losing record after getting routed by the NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles 41-7 in Week 17. Much of the focus has fallen on head coach\u00a0Mike McCarthy\u00a0once again because expectations for the Cowboys are always high at the start of the season. However, the team has never had postseason success in McCarthy&#8217;s previous four seasons and now they have struggled badly in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy was not interested in talking about the team ending up with a losing record this season: \u201cI\u2019m here to finish the race. That\u2019s my mindset and that the team\u2019s mindset.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j2U5NicLkW\">pic.twitter.com\/j2U5NicLkW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Machota (@jonmachota) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmachota\/status\/1873478912828928178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McCarthy remains a defiant figure in his position as the head coach under the leadership of owner\u00a0Jerry Jones. Instead of reflecting on his team&#8217;s losing record this season or the game against the Eagles, McCarthy told media members that he wants to finish the season in a professional manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here to finish the race. That\u2019s my mindset and that the team\u2019s mindset,\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys could finish with a 10-loss season if they can&#8217;t beat the Washington Commanders in the season finale at home next week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>McCarthy is in his 18th year as an NFL head coach. He spent the first 13 years leading the Green Bay Packers, and while he led his team to a Super Bowl title in his fifth year following the 2010 regular season, his teams have fallen short every year since then.<\/p>\n<p>He was fired by the Packers during the 2018 season and sat out in 2019 before Jones came calling and hired him in 2020. Cowboys supporters have regularly called for his dismissal following playoff failures, but Jones has been steady in his support of the head coach.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col gap-4 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] px-4 pt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<h2><strong>Cowboys have had injuries but McCarthy has not made excuses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3187205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3187205\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3187205\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-and-the-Cowboys-have-endured-a-disappointing-season.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-and-the-Cowboys-have-endured-a-disappointing-season.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-and-the-Cowboys-have-endured-a-disappointing-season.jpg?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-and-the-Cowboys-have-endured-a-disappointing-season.jpg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-and-the-Cowboys-have-endured-a-disappointing-season.jpg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mike-McCarthy-and-the-Cowboys-have-endured-a-disappointing-season.jpg?resize=150,75 150w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy during the second half against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3187205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Cowboys have been hit with a slew of injuries this year and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was shut down for the season earlier this week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-5\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dallas has been forced to go with Cooper Rush at quarterback when\u00a0Dak Prescott went down\u00a0with an ankle injury and had subsequent surgery. He is likely to be ready for offseason workouts in April but his season ended shortly before the halfway point in a 27-21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in early November.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-6\"><\/div>\n<p>In addition to the injuries, the Cowboys have performed poorly at home and have struggled on defense. They lost their first five home games of the season and didn&#8217;t win a game at AT&amp;T Stadium until they defeated the New York Giants 27-20 in Week 13. They are just 2-6 at home in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Cowboys rank 30th in points allowed as they are giving up\u00a026.9 points per game. Opponents have pushed the Cowboys around all season and they are giving up 359.6 yards per game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cowboys gets hammered by Eagles again, but head coach Mike McCarthy remains resolute in his team&#8217;s direction The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys have endured\u00a0a disastrous 2024 season, and they are&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Cowboys&#039; Mike McCarthy drops defiant take on losing season - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=15860\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Cowboys&#039; 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