It’s more like “long time gone” in the Cowboys’ case. The NFC team with the second longest NFC title game drought is Chicago at 14 years. That was during the Jason Garrett Era for Dallas but you have to plow back through Wade Phillips, Bill Parcells, Dave Campo and Chan Gailey’s hires to find any memorable playoff success under Jones.

Expectations for the Cowboys are actually pretty modest this year — at least outside of the building. Following a 7-10 season that saw Dallas finish third in the NFC East, the team has since moved on from head coach Mike McCarthy and inserted Brian Schottenheimer.