Despite all the optimism entering this season, the Dallas Cowboys have fallen to 3-6, seen Dak Prescott decline with a season-ending injury, and heard calls to fire Mike McCarthy and replace him with names like Deion Sanders, in the hope he could replicate his success with Colorado Football in the pros. But for now, the Cowboys are trudging along against the Houston Texans in Week 11, when Peyton Manning criticized receiver CeeDee Lamb on Manningcast for his first-quarter blunder.

The foul came on a Cooper Rush interception, off a pass intended for Lamb, although Manning broke off the play and pointed out that Lamb had caused the foul.

You can watch the replay here and watch the reactions from Peyton and Eli Manning, along with former Patriots coach Bill Belichick, as shared by Awful Announcing on X, formerly Twitter.

Then watch Peyton break up Rush’s interception on Manningcast, where he puts the foul on Lamb.

Week 11: Cowboys vs. Texans

While the Cowboys’ problems run deeper than CeeDee Lamb’s mistake against the Texans in Week 11, despite Peyton Manning’s criticism, they will need Lamb to play at his level if they want to slow their skid and perhaps their season want to save.

After all, Lamb signed a $136 million extension this offseason, and he needs to play to his value, especially since their other highest-paid player, Prescott, doesn’t return until 2025.

However, reaching the play-offs is becoming more unlikely by the day. If they want to make the postseason, the math says they would have to win six of their last eight games to have an 11% chance of qualifying, according to Patrick Walker for DallasCowboys.com.

Currently, the so-called American team only has a 3% chance of making the playoffs, but if they somehow beat the Texans on MNF, their chances double to a whopping 6%.

But if they beat the Texans and win seven of their last eight, their record will improve to 10-7, increasing their odds to 66%. Furthermore, if they somehow win, their record will increase to 11-6 and their odds will reach 99%.

However, all of this is well and good if the Cowboys were the only team in the NFL. They would also need other teams in their division, such as the Eagles and Commanders, to stumble in December.

As of Week 11, the Eagles are 8-2 and the Commanders are 7-4, meaning Cowboys fans may want to brace themselves for another lost season.