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Lessons from six disappointing NFL teams: Barnwell on what went wrong and what's next

On Sunday's day of reckoning in the NFC East, the Cowboys were the ones found wanting. Their 17-9 loss to the Eagles dropped Jerry Jones' team out of first place in the East. The Eagles can clinch the division with a win over the Giants or a Cowboys loss against Washington in Week 17. ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) gives Dallas a 27% chance of rising from the dead and sneaking its way back into the postseason.

Even if the 7-8 Cowboys somehow manage to overcome the odds and win the division in Week 17, it's fair to mark down their 2019 regular season as a colossal disappointment.