Mike McCarthy had a huge supporter speaking on his behalf as the Dallas Cowboys knocked off the Giants on Thanksgiving Day.

From a health standpoint, this season has pushed the Cowboys to the brink. It’s a franchise that’s lost four defensive ends, a starting play-caller, both starting corners, its No. 2 receiver, a starting linebacker along with starters at left tackle and guards to injuries.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has been part of a roller coaster season that has featured more downs than ups through 12 weeks. With his team sitting at 4-7 in the final season of his five-year contract, the assumption has been that the team will move on from his services in the offseason.

The Dallas Cowboys are not having the season that anyone expected that has been around the franchise. Week 1 started with a win over the Cleveland Browns, as the front office celebrated locking down CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott with life-changing money contracts.

The losing at home started when the Green Bay Packers beat them in the wild-card round of the playoffs, but before then, they had won 16 straight games. Coming into their game against the Giants, they had lost six home games in a row and set an NFL record by trailing by at least 20 points in all of those games.

John Wooden once said, “It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.” To me, that applies wholeheartedly to the Dallas Cowboys. They are on a nice 4-game winning streak,

Mike McCarthy was asked by reporters if the Dallas Cowboys are already thinking that an improbable playoff run could be in sight. There's hope for America's Team. Mike McCarthy is under a lot of pressure in the final year of his contract with the Dallas Cowboys trying to save a season full of problems.