Mike McCarthy is on the hot seat in Dallas after a slow start to the 2024 season. This is a fine line for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. On one hand, McCarthy led Dallas to three straight 12-5 seasons heading into 2024, but the Cowboys have not advanced past the NFC divisional playoffs.
Last year's 48-32 loss to Green Bay in the NFC wild-card road amplified the heat on McCarthy. Back-to-back home losses to the Saints and Ravens have turned that up a few notches. The speculation about the next Dallas coach is one of the hottest topics in the NFL, and most of that talk is about former Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
Jones, 81, started his tenure as the Cowboys' owner by firing Tom Landry. Will he bring that full circle by firing McCarthy and hiring Belichick in an effort to get back to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1995? MORE: Will Cowboys fire Mike McCarthy? What is Mike McCarthy's record in Dallas? Mike McCarthy is 43-26 as the Cowboys head coach. Dallas finished 6-10 in his first season, but they have finished 12-5 each of the past three seasons.
That led to NFC East titles in 2021 and 2023. Dallas is 1-3 in the postseason under McCarthy. The Cowboys lost to the 49ers 23-17 in the 2021-22 NFC wild-card round.
They beat Tampa Bay 31-14 in the NFC wild-card round the following season before losing 19-12 to San Francisco. Green Bay — where McCarthy won a Super Bowl in 2011 — beat the Cowboys 48-32 last season. SN's NFL HQ: Live NFL scores | Updated NFL standings | Full.
