The Dallas Cowboys may be eliminated from playoff contention, but that didn't stop them from showing up on their home turf Sunday night. Under the direction of the embattled Mike McCarthy, fill-in quarterback Cooper Rush turned in a solid performance while getting some help from an inspired Micah Parsons-led defense,

The Cowboys were eliminated from the NFC playoff race earlier in the day, but a spirited effort on 'SNF' knocked the Buccaneers out of first place in the NFC South.

Eliminated from postseason contention earlier in the day, the Dallas Cowboys held off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-24 Sunday, notching a fourth victory in the past five games, prompting owner and general manager Jerry Jones to say "I'm real proud of them.