Dak Prescott

On Thanksgiving Day, the Cowboys' playoff hopes were alive and well.

On Thanksgiving Day, the Cowboys' playoff hopes were alive and well.

Yet another defeat has the Cowboys on the brink of elimination from playoff contention, and star quarterback Dak Prescott doesn't have easy answers.

Ferguson played through a calf ailment that had him enter the weekend listed as questionable, ultimately unable to return usable counting stats on a night quarterback Dak Prescott failed to throw for a score for the third time this season. He has not failed to return a solid fantasy score in all five games since the team's Week 10 bye, with his performance in the first week of fantasy playoffs hurting the most. His next chance to return TE1 production comes in a difficult matchup against the Chargers in Week 16.

Prescott and the Cowboys cashed in on their first two trips to the red zone, each time via a rushing score from one yard out. They would fail to find paint on their subsequent three red zone trips, each time resulting in a short Brandon Aubrey field goal. Two missed field goals from 50+ yards from Aubrey changed the tide of the game, as did the relentless and confusing pressure thrown at Prescott by Minnesota defensive coordinator Brian Flores. It also didn't help to have a seemingly disinterested George Pickens, who was seen going through the motions on multiple occasions throughout the game. The loss all but ends the Cowboys' chances at a postseason berth, now requiring three consecutive wins and three losses by the Eagles to make the playoffs.