NFL Power Rankings, Week 15: 49ers win thriller over Saints, Chiefs stake claim

17. Dallas Cowboys (15)

If the Dallas Cowboys didn’t think they were facing heavy pressure before to win the NFC East, one can only imagine how this team is feeling after another embarrassing loss on the road to the Chicago Bears.

After starting the game off on a hot note with a touchdown in the first quarter, everything seemed to go downhill for the Cowboys, whether it was the offense struggling to put up more points or the defense having zero answers for Mitch Trubisky.

With all due respect to Trubisky since the Bears quarterback deserves plenty of credit, but after the Cowboys allowed the quarterback to finish with four touchdowns (one rushing), football fans would have thought he was a future Hall of Famer.

Whatever the reasons behind the issues in Dallas since the team can’t figure out a way to defeat competitive teams, it’s safe to assume that if the Cowboys fail to win the NFC East, Jason Garrett is going to be out of a job in a few weeks.

Since Garrett is fortunate enough to have plenty of great talent to work with on both sides of the football, it’s tough to defend a head coach in his position when the Cowboys as a team have lost four of their last five games.