For the second consecutive year and fourth time in the last seven seasons, the Dallas Cowboys are not going to the playoffs.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ 29-18 win over the Washington Commanders on Saturday officially eliminated the 6-7-1 Cowboys from playoff contention. Dallas has three games remaining: Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers and then consecutive NFC East road trips to Washington and New York.

“We get judged on winning and losing, and we haven’t won enough games,” Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said this week. “Doesn’t mean there aren’t going to be things when we look back that we’re like, ‘Hey, we’ve built this, and this is great. We really upgraded this position, or we’ve done that.’ But I’m gonna stay in the moment. I’m going to be all about the Chargers. After we go and play the Chargers, and hopefully win, I’m going to be all about the Commanders and then the Giants and see what happens.”

Schottenheimer’s first season as head coach got off to a rough start as the Cowboys went 3-5-1 entering their bye week. Trading All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons a week before the season started did the new coaching staff no favors. However, the team appeared to turn the corner after its bye, getting a boost from adding All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams at the trade deadline. Dallas stayed in playoff contention with three consecutive wins that included two over the teams that played in last season’s Super Bowl — the Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.

Despite having one of the NFL’s best offenses, the Cowboys’ defensive issues that had been a problem throughout the first half of the season came back in consecutive losses to the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.

Owner and general manager Jerry Jones spoke Friday about the blame he takes for this season’s failures.

“There’s no question, there’s no manning-up or anything to know,” he said on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “I know exactly who is ultimately responsible, in my mind, for how we are doing. I’ve always had that because I’ve always had the responsibility. I’ve known from the get-go when I got involved, if the Cowboys failed. … I’ve always known that stops right there. It’s critical to me to have the support of our fans. It’s critical to me to basically be everything we can possibly be on the football field. I got involved not to own and have an investment. I got involved to spend my life trying to figure out how to beat a pretty competitive bunch called the rest of the NFL. I take it real serious.”

With the playoffs no longer a possibility, there’s an assumption that the Cowboys will begin to rest key players, which could also ultimately lead to a better draft position. Jones and Schottenheimer have said that will not be the case. The plan is to try to win their remaining games and build some positive momentum heading into the offseason.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who expects to play in the final three games, is on board with that goal.

“A thousand percent,” he said. “Most definitely. It’s all momentum at the end of the day. You got guys that are coming back. Obviously, there’s a lot of changes that have to happen or whatever it is with the roster. Some things got to be addressed, I guess you could say. But you know a good bit of these guys will be back, so it’s about finishing with a good taste in your mouth, something to look forward to next year.”