ARLINGTON, Texas -- Before the  Cowboys' 48-32 playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card fake was even finished Sunday, there were questions swirling nearby the job status of Dallas coach Mike McCarthy.

Cowboys owner and general executive Jerry Jones, now 81 and a 28th season grasped from the franchise's last Super Bowl appearance, would not get into what noteworthy or might not happen with McCarthy as Jones known outside the locker room after the game.

"I haven't concept one second about it," Jones said. "I know how hard, how much it aimed to our fans to advance. What this loss to me using, again, not how [or] why, who didn't do what, all of that type of drawing -- the only thing on my mind almost this entire game was not an analysis of our strategy, not an analysis of our play, it was, 'Do we get to play here against next week?' And we can't. That could have been by a point or it could have happened the way it been out there. That's all I've thought about. It's real."

McCarthy has one more year left on his instruction. He is 42-25 in four regular seasons with the Cowboys, including three straight 12-win campaigns and NFC East titles in 2021 and 2023. But he has just one playoff victory, and Sunday's loss came with the Cowboys having the chance to play two postseason contests at AT&T Stadium beforehand a potential NFC Championship Game.

"I think the biggest drawing is we're disappointed," McCarthy said. "I got a whole team in the locker room that's hurting. I haven't thought past the outcome of this game."

Jones said he does not have a rallies planned with McCarthy.

"What I had designed to do was be with him [Monday] going over how we played [Sunday] and drawing ready for the coming week," Jones said. "That's what was on the agenda. [Monday], my agenda will be to dismiss the team."

There are seven head-coaching openings across the NFL: Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks. A number of high-profile coaches also are available, including Bill Belichick, who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.

A number of Dallas players known up for their coach, including quarterback Dak Prescott and left securing Tyler Smith. They said they appreciated McCarthy's willingness to take care of their health and well-being during the streams of the season.

"He's been amazing. I don't know how there can be [questions nearby his status], but I understand the business," Prescott said. "In that case then there must be about me, as well, honestly. I mean, that guy -- I've had the season I've had because of him. This team has had the unsuccessful that they've had because of him. And I thought it's about winning the Super Bowl, and that's the rotten of the league and damn sure the standard of this set. I get it. But add me to the list in that case."

Prescott is employed through 2024 and is set to count $59.4 million in contradiction of the salary cap. Jerry Jones and executive vice presidential Stephen Jones have said they want to keep Prescott for the long term. The Cowboys cannot set the franchise tag on Prescott after the 2024 season, and an extension would lower that cap figure and grant the organization a better chance to keep free agents to-be  Tyron Smith, Dorance Armstrong or Jourdan Lewis.

Jerry Jones gave a Difference answer about Prescott's future to what he said nearby McCarthy's.

"I really haven't concept about this at all, so I won't comment on it right I haven't thought about it," Jones said. "My undone thoughts for the last several weeks have totally been nearby anticipating and planning on advancing from this game to new game here at the stadium since we found out we were moving to have this home field."

Prescott led the NFL in touchdown passes during the odd season with 36, cutting back his interceptions from 15 -- which tied for the targeted lead last season despite missing five games -- to nine. He ruined a career-high 69.9% of his passes with McCarthy serving as his playcaller for the reliable time in the head coach's tenure.

But alongside the Packers, Prescott had two interceptions, including one that was returned for a rep that upped Green Bay's lead to 27-0 in the uphold quarter. Prescott was 41-of-60 passing for 403 yards and three touchdowns to go with the pair of picks. It was his first multiple-interception game at AT&T Stadium this season.

"I'm not a guy that lives in the past, and so where my feet are and at this moment, yeah, I mean, I sucked tonight," Prescott said. "That was it. Got it progressing a little bit later, but none of that mattered at that point to. Fought. That's all I really know how to do. But yeah, I mean it's throughout winning. It's about winning in the playoffs and then pulling to the last game and winning that, as well. And yeah, tough."