However, the Cowboys collapsed yet again in the playoffs, and, despite having one of the best-ranked offenses and defenses of the league, were defeated 48–32 by their rival, seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round, at one point trailing 48–16 during the fourth quarter.

[9] This was the first season since 2015 without running back Ezekiel Elliott on the roster, as he was released on March 15[10] and signed with the New England Patriots on August 14.

The Cowboys started the season by traveling to MetLife Stadium to face one of their longtime NFC East rivals: the New York Giants.

In rain-soaked conditions, they demolished the Giants 40–0, on the back of a stellar defensive performance and two touchdowns from Tony Pollard.

The Cowboys benefitted from the Jets having to start Zach Wilson because of Aaron Rodgers injuring his Achilles' tendon the week before.

Dallas scored the only points of the first quarter, with Dak Prescott hitting Jake Ferguson with a 4-yard touchdown pass to put the Cowboys up, 7–0.

But the Cowboys wouldn't go away, as Dak Prescott hit Luke Schoonmaker with a 1-yard touchdown pass with the two-point conversion to put Dallas up by 11.

With 4 seconds until halftime, the Jets scored their final points, with Austin Seibert booting a 34-yard field goal to bring New York within eight.

Dak Prescott tied a career worst by throwing three interceptions, and the defense allowed 421 total yards.

The Cowboys traveled to SoFi Stadium to take on Justin Herbert and the Kellen Moore-led Chargers.

The Cowboys responded by kicking a field goal to make the game 20–17, which proved to be the final score.

The Cowboys traveled to Philadelphia to face the league-leading Eagles in a crucial NFC East showdown.

Dallas got a second chance after forcing a three-and-out, and this time cashed in with a Jalen Tolbert touchdown reception.

On the game's final play, CeeDee Lamb was stopped short of the goal line as time expired and fumbled, sealing the Cowboys' fate.

In a historical moment, DaRon Bland became the first NFL player to make his fifth pick six, which was the most in a single season.

[citation needed] In addition, Brandon Aubrey became the first NFL kicker to make two field goals from 59+ yards in the same game.

This marks the sixth time in their past ten, that Dallas went one-and-done in the playoffs as well as their first home game loss since Week 1 of the previous season.