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Rob Phillips joined by Nate Newton, David Hellman, Brian Broadest, Kent Garrison producing

next door. Cowboys officially eliminated from playoff contention on Christmas Eve, 2112

loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Hope everybody in spite of that had a great holiday. We're back at

the star breaking it down, guys, And it's always, it's rare,

actually, in the last several years that the Cowboys have a game left to play and we know what

their fate is. So this is going to be a little bit of a different show. We're going to break down

the game and we can also we can also go big picture here. What's next for this team as well?

Although we have plenty of time to talk about that. Yeah. Like nine whole months, really. Yeah. At least a few. A little ways to go. That's a good. I hadn't

thought about that. That's two years in a row that we head into week 17 without a whole lot of,

you know, in the way of drama, at least. Last year was obviously good. This year, not so much. I mean, if you go back to 2015, 4 and 12, not a good season.

2010, when Jason Garrett took over his interim coach, you knew you were out of it.

But other than that, just about every year, you go into Week 17 thinking there's something to play for still.

And they found out by losing, Nate, it's over.

Yeah, it's definitely over, man.

When I looked at this game, man, and me and brought us talk, you know, we talked during the

little shows that we do together.

And I'm saying, and I never doubted KJ. Wright and Bobby Wagner being back, I never doubted that. I never doubted Bennett.J. Wright and Bobby Wagner being back.

I never doubted that.

I never doubted Bennett.

But I did know their mental makeup was not right.

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