Back when the schedule was announced and everyone saw the Cowboys and 49ers on Sunday Night Football in Week 15, it made sense. San Francisco was coming off a loss in the Super Bowl, while Dallas had high expectations for Mike McCarthy’s first year back in the NFL.
But Week 15 is here, and the game has been flexed out of the primetime slot. That’s because the Cowboys (4-9) and 49ers (5-8) have rarely made for good football this season, largely because both have been ravaged by injuries. Both teams lost their quarterbacks, tight ends, and a variety of other impact players throughout the year, casting a dark cloud on their season.