The Dallas Cowboys were thoroughly outmatched on Sunday night against the Minnesota Vikings, a team that found out just hours before kickoff that their 2025 season was over for all intents and purposes after being eliminated from the playoffs.

There were some bright spots for the Dallas Cowboys despite an ugly defeat to the Minnesota Vikings, with five players standing above the rest with their PFF ratings.

EAGAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings will finish their sixth straight season without winning a playoff game, eight years removed from their last NFC championship game appearance and almost a half-century since they last made the Super Bowl. Their head start on roster planning for 2026 is going rather well, at least.

Greenard originally suffered the unspecified injury in Week 10. He missed two games and has played the Vikings' past three games on a part-time basis, but he aggravated the injury during Sunday night's 34-26 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

Vikings legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter has not held back his skepticism around J.J. McCarthy at times this season. And even after the best game of the young quarterback's career on Sunday night, Carter still doesn't sound like a believer.

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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy irked his head coach Kevin O'Connell as he danced his way into the end zone in the second quarter.

Former Minnesota Vikings wideout Cris Carter had a message for quarterback J.J. McCarthy and it focused on his connection with Justin Jefferson.