The Dallas Cowboys are all but certain to miss the playoffs.Huge wins at home to the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs — the two teams that contested the Super Bowl last time around — sparked talk in November of an unlikely run to the postseason.Prescott and the Cowboys are all but eliminated from playoff contention after Week 15GettyBut as the Cowboys made their way off the field after returning to at AT&T Stadium for a Sunday Night Football match up, that dream had been shattered.Dallas lost 34-26 to J.J. McCarthy’s Minnesota Vikings, and now have a less than 1% chance to make the NFL playoffs.With a 6-7-1 record, this has not been the kind of season fans, or players, were hoping for — especially after they missed the cut last time around.Dak Prescott addresses Cowboys playoff failureAccording to the stats, ‘America’s Team’ had the best offense in the league through 14 weeks, in terms of total yards (5,557), yards per game (396.9), total passing yards (3,866), and passing yards per game (276.1).Dak Prescott, who is ranked by talkSPORT as one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks, can hardly do much more.He’s been putting up MVP numbers all season long, but the Cowboys will miss the cut for the postseason, and that stings.“Unfortunately, I’m sure the playoffs are out of the out of the picture,” Prescott said, taking questions after the loss to the Vikings.“But it’s about taking pride in who you are as a man, and not only that, and your job and everything that’s gotten you to this point.”When pressed on the emotions of the last few days, and going from the highs of beating the Eagles and Chiefs, to falling below .500 with losses against the Detroit Lions and Vikings, Prescott offered a brutal verdict.“It’s s****, at this point,” he said.Prescott knows the Cowboys will miss the playoffs, and offered a damning verdict of the seasonGettytalkSPORT reacts... Cowboys playoff hopes shatteredI have to say, I thought the Dallas Cowboys' playoff dream would be dead by Thanksgiving dinner.But America’s Team made a statement with two huge wins against the Eagles and Chiefs… they just couldn’t back it up when it mattered most.Dak Prescott should be an MVP candidate, given the numbers he has been putting up. Any chance he had at that honor, though, will disappear as he’ll be watching the postseason unfold from home.The Cowboys have shown flashes this season and are still, in my view, one of the most exciting teams to watch. But a dangerous offense has been hamstrung by a defense that has been inconsistent and at times, far too easy to beat.Would that have been the case if Micah Parsons never left? Having him on the D-line for the past 15 weeks certainly wouldn’t have hurt. Instead, the Cowboys will come up short again, and plenty within the organization will need to look in the mirror when they officially miss the playoff cut for the second-straight year. Oliver Browning, US Sports Writer.“It’s hard to go back to those highs. Beat the two Super Bowl teams here, then go on the road and play a really good team.“Come into this game, couldn’t get an answer for cover zero and couldn’t score in the redzone. Put those two things together and you’re going to lose by eight (points).“It’s unfortunate, it sucks, but it’s the reality of the NFL. S*** is hard.”Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, meanwhile, admitted he did not expect the season to be all but over at this point.America’s Team needs ‘miracle’ to make playoffs“We certainly didn’t think we’d be in this kind of shape with three games to go and be behind the eight ball the way we are,” the owner of the $13 billion franchise said.“It’s very disappointing. I’m really, obviously, very disappointed for our fans. I’m disappointed for these players.Jones has admitted that dropping the last two games has been disappointingGetty“I didn’t expect that. I thought we could come out here and on both sides of the ball make a better accounting of ourselves.”Jones was then asked if it would take a ‘miracle’ to get to the postseason.“I don’t know how to describe a miracle,” he responded.“I know it would take a very tight circumstance to get us in. We expected that.NFL's Greatest......Ranking the top 10......Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and moreTight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?“We thought we’d have to win out to have a little room, but not a lot. Now, of course, I know how to count.“We didn’t expect this, I really thought we’d come out of here with a win, so I’m very disappointed.“I thought we’d play better against Detroit, too. Really, when I look back at both games, it’s a letdown. I know it is for our fans.”Letdown, perhaps, is the best word to describe the Cowboys in 2025.Playoff elimination won’t be official for another week, but the only way Dallas can reach the postseason is by leap-frogging the Eagles (9-5) and winning the NFC East.It’s a highly unlikely scenario, and one that Prescott has perhaps already ruled out, even if it does leave a ‘s***’ taste in his mouth.Stay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our dedicated talkSPORT USA Facebook page and subscribe to our talkSPORT USA YouTube channel for all the news, exclusives, interviews and more.