The embarrassment continues for the Dallas Cowboys. They moved to 3-7 on the season after Monday night’s 34-10 loss to the Houston Texans and are performing like one of the worst teams in the league right now. With the way the schedule plays out the next few weeks, we can probably expect the losses to continue to pile up.

Sadly, there’s not a lot to look forward to the rest the season for the Cowboys. The poor play continues throughout the roster, but there are a few individual players worth keeping track of the rest the season. While it’s probably difficult to look on the bright side of things right now, there was some good mixed in with the bad and ugly from this Week 11 loss.

THE GOOD – 2025 NFL Draft positioning

The 34-10 loss to the Texans was the Cowboys fifth consecutive losing effort. While that normally would be viewed as a negative, as far as draft positioning is concerned it’s actually a good thing. If the season were to end today, Dallas would hold the ninth overall pick in the first round in the 2025 NFL Draft. This would be the first time since 2016 they had a pick in the Top 10. With the way things are going it wouldn’t be at all surprising if their draft positioning continues to improve as long as they continue losing.

THE BAD – Injuries continue to pile up

Injuries continued to pile up for the Cowboys in the losing effort against the Texans Monday night. Jake Ferguson, Tyler Guyton, Tyler Smith, Zack Martin, and Markquese Bell all exited the game early and didn’t return leaving their availability for next week’s game up in the air right now. This is simply a beat up team right now and one that is running out of bodies to insert into the starting lineup each week. With the brutal schedule ahead and the short turnaround each week, the health of this team is a major concern.

THE UGLY – Cooper Rush playing over Trey Lance

Cooper Rush completed 32 of 55 passes for 354 yards and one touchdown on Monday Night Football in the losing effort against the Texans. While it was good to see him spread the ball around and see some success in the passing game, the question remains why he continues to get the nod as the starter over Trey Lance. With nothing left to play for the rest of the season this is a perfect opportunity to see what the young QB can do and whether or not he’s worth trying to keep around as Dak Prescott’s backup for next season.