The Minnesota Vikings, led by quarterback J.J. McCarthy, face the Dallas Cowboys, led by quarterback Dak Prescott, on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

The Dallas Cowboys are barely clinging on to life in their hunt to make the NFC playoffs. The club, sitting with a 6-6-1 record entering Week 15, have sat bak and watched the full slate of games unfold before they hit the field for Sunday Night Football against the Minnesota Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings severely damaged the Dallas Cowboys playoff hopes with a 34-26 win in Arlington on "Sunday Night Football." J.J. McCarthy now has back-to-back games with three total touchdowns,

After seeing Stephen Jones, many wondered what he was doing with the walkie-talkie. According to Jon Machota of The Athletic, Jones uses the walkie-talkie to get injury updates from the sideline. “To clarify: The walkie-talkie is for injury updates from the sideline,” Machota wrote.

The Vikings will be officially eliminated from playoff contention if defeated, and for a Cowboys squad that now has just an 11.9% chance to reach the postseason according to CBS' SportsLine model, Dallas is essentially in the same place as their opponent.

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