For the 26th year in a row, the Dallas Cowboys will be watching the NFC Championship game from home, if they’re watching at all. The organization is among an embarrassing group of three teams in the conference that haven’t made it to the championship game in that time span. By sheer luck alone a team should fall into the title game at least once in 25 years. That lucky bounce hasn’t found the Cowboys since winning the Super Bowl during the 1995 season.
However, just because Jerry Jones’ team isn’t playing this weekend, doesn’t mean the season was a total failure. Dallas had a solid year that included winning the NFC East, sweeping through their divisional rivals, and humiliating each of them.
The goal wasn’t to just win the division or make the playoffs though, that has never been the case for America’s Team. The aim was to reach, and ultimately, win the Super Bowl. The season ended in disappointing fashion, but Dallas did have some good things happen. After a horrendous first year for Mike McCarthy, the Cowboys turned things around in Year 2.
Here’s what went right and what went wrong for the Cowboys during the 2021 season.