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The Cowboys are finally back in the win column.<\/p>\n

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For the first time in ages, the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys finally won a game.\u00a0They defeated the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium on Sunday afternoon by a 34-26 final, improving their dismal record to 4-7.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Cooper Rush finished 24-of-37 for 247 yards and two touchdowns, while Rico Dowdle racked up 86 yards on 19 carries.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0victory was a long time coming\u00a0for the Cowboys, who hadn’t triumphed since their win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 6. And for head coach\u00a0Mike McCarthy, it felt good via The Fort-Worth Star Telegram.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcellent team win,\u201d he said. \u201cThese are the way these division games are supposed to go. But you know, it is just great to see our guys rewarded for just staying the course, you know, just grinding it out. So, the messaging has been great.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing up into it, no one\u2019s really blinking just with everything going around us, so it feels good to win. It\u2019s been a minute.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he had a special shoutout for quarterback Cooper Rush, who picked up his first win of the season since replacing the injured Dak Prescott under center.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought Cooper did a great job managing the game,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought the run game teed up some completions for him. I thought he was very decisive and was clean with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had some plays taken off us in the passing game because of penalties, but I thought he did a great job managing the game, and I think it was his best one so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cowboys won’t have long to enjoy this victory before they reconvene to face the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium on Thanksgiving Day.<\/p>\n

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The Cowboys head coach is without a contract for next season, though team owner and general manager Jerry Jones has all but officially dismissed any notion that he would replace McCarthy with time left in the year,\u00a0stating his regret at making in-season changes in the past, via CBS Sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve made a change early and on a coach with Chan Gailey [when he went 18-14 in 1998 and 1999 combined], and I’ve always regretted that. I’ve made a change during the season [firing Wade Phillips in 2010 after he went 1-7], and I’ve regretted that,\u201d Jones said postgame. \u201cThat’s the music I’m listening to.\u201d<\/p>\n

It will certainly be something to pay attention to over the offseason for the direction the Cowboys choose to go in in terms of McCarthy’s future.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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