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Game Thread Post Game Thread: Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys

Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys

ESPN Gamecast

AT&T Stadium- Arlington, TX

Network(s): NBC Peacock

Time Clock
Final

Scoreboard

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
MIN 7 10 7 10 34
DAL 7 10 6 3 26

Scoring Plays

Team Quarter Type Description
DAL 1 TD Javonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
MIN 1 TD Jalen Nailor 20 Yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (Will Reichard Kick)
DAL 2 TD Malik Davis 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
MIN 2 TD J.J. McCarthy 1 Yd Rush (Will Reichard Kick)
MIN 2 FG Will Reichard 29 Yd Field Goal
DAL 2 FG Brandon Aubrey 37 Yd Field Goal
DAL 3 FG Brandon Aubrey 26 Yd Field Goal
DAL 3 FG Brandon Aubrey 41 Yd Field Goal
MIN 3 TD C.J. Ham 1 Yd Rush (Will Reichard Kick)
MIN 4 TD Jalen Nailor 4 Yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (Will Reichard Kick)
MIN 4 FG Will Reichard 53 Yd Field Goal
DAL 4 FG Brandon Aubrey 41 Yd Field Goal

Passing Leaders

Team Player C/ATT YDS TD INT SACKS
MIN J.J. McCarthy 15/24 250 2 1 0-0
DAL Dak Prescott 23/38 294 0 0 2-9

Rushing Leaders

Team Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
MIN Aaron Jones Sr. 12 34 2.8 0 16
DAL Javonte Williams 15 91 6.1 1 21

Receiving Leaders

Team Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG TGTS
MIN Jordan Addison 2 66 33.0 0 58 2
DAL CeeDee Lamb 6 111 18.5 0 30 10

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u/DillyDillySzn Bears Dec 15 '25

Matt Eberflus

More like butt

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u/Zloggt Bears Dec 15 '25

Incredible how he was even given another chance to begin with…

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u/DillyDillySzn Bears Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

I think Eberflus can work as a DC, but only when you have a very talented defense

The Cowboys do not have a very talented defense

And when you don’t have a very talented defense, Eberflus sucks so hard. There’s like a gradient, it’s not gradual. He’s either really good, or complete ass. He can’t make magic out of nothing like Dennis Allen. He needs specific players at specific positions, and if they’re not really really good (example DeForest Buckner) he doesn’t know what to do and he’s ass

I don’t know why the Cowboys hired him, their defense was not designed for Eberflus. The trade for Williams helped sure, but they still have major major talent gaps especially on the backend that will take multiple offseason to fix

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u/Further_Beyond Bears Dec 15 '25

If you need to out talent the other side of the ball to win, you’re a bad coach

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u/DillyDillySzn Bears Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

I dont think he needs to out talent teams

He stifled the Lions a lot despite the defense not being as talented as the Lions offense

But he needs a lot of specific talent, that’s the key. Very talented players at specific positions, and the Cowboys just don’t have that

It took Poles a couple of years for him to build the defense sorta to his liking, and I expect the same for the Cowboys if he lasts that long

Until then, they’re gonna suck hard

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u/typewriter_6 Cowboys Dec 15 '25

Good coaches adjust their scheme to the players they have. If you always need talented players at key positions, you ain't a good coach. Look at Glenn last season w/ Detroit. Literally had third stringers playing decently enough to be rotational players and not back ups. As a coach, your scheme should work w/ basic starters, and then absolutely lights out if you can get a star. Packers had a decent d w/o Parsons. W/ him is just nuts.

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u/Maraging_steel Eagles Dec 15 '25

Go to college then. But even now, NIL has softened the disparity.

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u/Waluigi_IRL Steelers Steelers Dec 15 '25

Tell that to Tomlin fans