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,

The Dallas Cowboys looked to stay in the NFC playoff picture when they met the Minnesota Vikings on "Sunday Night Football" but a loss crushed that.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy threw for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception in win against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Dallas Cowboys already entered their Sunday night NFL matchup against the Minnesota Vikings on the outside looking in to claim the NFC East and a spot in the playoffs. This meant that the Week 15 clash with Minnesota was always going to have huge implications for the slim playoff hopes that the Cowboys

Sure, the development of J.J. McCarthy over the final three weeks of the regular season is the most important thing for the Minnesota Vikings, but losing to secure a higher draft pick also wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

The first week of the fantasy playoffs were this week. If you had any Minnesota Vikings players in your rosters, let's see how they did.

The Minnesota Vikings are a National Football League team that plays in the NFC North division. The Vikings have yet to win a Super Bowl title over the course of their history.

The Vikings coach criticized his quarterback's touchdown celebration and said he would have preferred McCarthy sprint into the end zone.