Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy speaks with press after their loss to the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones speaks with the press after their loss to the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Arlington.

The Dallas Cowboys hosted the Washington Commanders in their Week 18 season finale on Sunday from AT&T stadium. Despite a close effort, the Cowboys fell short to their NFC East rival 23-19 and concluded the 2024 season with a 7-10 record.

The season is officially over for the Dallas Cowboys and at long last we are free from the way that 2024 trapped this team and the fanbase. All eyes are now fixated on the 2025 season for us, and there is a lot of work that this team has to do before they get there in September.

Dan Quinn downplayed Jayden Daniels’ leg soreness that led the Washington Commanders coach to take the rookie quarterback out at halftime of the regular-season finale against Dallas, brushing off any worry about the injury lingering into the playoffs.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels was pulled from Sunday's win over the Cowboys for "mild leg soreness" -- but coach Dan Quinn said that won't affect how he plays in the first round of the playoffs.