{"id":462839,"date":"2025-12-21T20:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T20:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/462839\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T20:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T20:06:08","slug":"dallas-cowboys-vs-los-angeles-chargers-week-16-2025-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/462839\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Chargers, Week 16 2025 Live Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Follow along for live updates of the Cowboys final home game of 2025 as they host the LA Chargers.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the final home game thread for the Dallas Cowboys&#8217; 2025 season. After being eliminated from the playoff chase by virtue of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia-eagles\/354\" data-autotag=\"c1b3a094-e294-4a77-b1b2-dbdbd5bfa2c5\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>&#8216; win on Saturday, the 6-7-1 Cowboys are now focused on finishing the season strong to propel them into next season.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Brian Schottenheimer will look to finish the season with a winning record against the NFC as they try once again to pull to .500 in his first year.<\/p>\n<p>Follow all of the action here, chronologically, as the team tries to put a complete game together for the first time in a few weeks. The Los Angeles Chargers, winners of three in a row and sitting in second place in the AFC West, are seeking their 11th win on the season.<\/p>\n<p>Second play of the second half, Herbert to Johnston for 50.<\/p>\n<p>That play led to a Chargers&#8217; field goal to increase their lead to 7.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys and Chargers traded punts, then the Cowboys drove but failed on 4th-and-1 to keep their drive alive.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cowboys have 1st-and-10 at the LAC 11 to start the quarter, continuing their previous drive.<\/li>\n<li>Holding penalty on LT Smith negates a TD pass to Flournoy.<\/li>\n<li>Aubrey nails a 33-yard FG<\/li>\n<li>Chargers get the lead back as Ladd McConkey gets behind Trevon Diggs on a wheel route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Cowboys answered right back after a 13-yard completion to Flournoy plus a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.<\/li>\n<li>Prescott sends a beautiful dime down the left sideline to Pickens for a 38-yard score.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Chargers are now 3-for-3 with touchdown drives, as Herbert plows it into the end zone at the end of an 8-minute drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cowboys are starting Tyler Smith at left tackle. <a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cowboys\/2025\/12\/21\/cowboys-tyler-smith-at-lt-in-week-16\/87872649007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More details here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Chargers win the toss and defer, Cowboys get the opening possession.<\/li>\n<li>Cooper Beebe was poked in the eye and replaced at center by Brock Hoffman.<\/li>\n<li>With completions to George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb early, Dak Prescott finds Ryan Flournoy from six yards out for the score, his fourth receiving TD on the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chargers start at their own 35 after the kickoff. Bad coverage as usual by Dallas&#8217; special teams.<\/li>\n<li>LA marches down the field and Herbert places a perfect pass to Quentin Johnston for the one-handed TD grab over Shavon Revel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cowboys start at their own 29 on their second drive.<\/li>\n<li>Cooper Beebe (eye) has returned to the lineup.<\/li>\n<li>The final play of the quarter is Prescott to Lamb on third down to move the chains and give Lamb 1,000 receiving yards for the fifth year in a row.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CB Trevon Diggs will see his first action since Week 6, as the team moved CB Daron Bland to IR this week. Diggs was added to the 53-man roster Saturday, the final day of his 21-day practice window. One step forward, two steps back though as the defense will be without Quinnen Williams, who suffered a concussion during the team&#8217;s loss to Minnesota in Week 15. Perrion Winfrey, who signed with the club over the summer after an outstanding spring league season, will get his first action of the year.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cowboys<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DT Quinnen Williams (concussion)<\/li>\n<li>WR Jalen Tolbert<\/li>\n<li>CB Caelen Carson<\/li>\n<li>RB Jaydon Blue<\/li>\n<li>DT Jay Toia<\/li>\n<li>OT Tyler Guyton (ankle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chargers<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WR Derius Davis<\/li>\n<li>S RJ Mickens<\/li>\n<li>CB Nikko Reed<\/li>\n<li>OLB Bud Dupree<\/li>\n<li>G Branson Taylor<\/li>\n<li>OL Trey Pipkins II<\/li>\n<li>TE Tyler Conklin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A look at how the Cowboys arrived to AT&amp;T Stadium today.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-Game Reads<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Failures: Jerry Jones fingerprints again all over bad Cowboys season (<a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cowboys\/2025\/12\/21\/cowboys-jones-choices-at-hc-dc-with-parsons-diggs-caused-all-this\/87792900007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>What TV channel is Cowboys v. Chargers? Time, NFL Week 16 viewing maps (<a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cowboys\/2025\/12\/21\/where-to-watch-cowboys-vs-chargers-today-tv-channel-live-stream\/87864502007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Is CeeDee Lamb playing today? (<a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cowboys\/2025\/12\/21\/is-ceedee-lamb-playing-today-injury-news-update-cowboys-week-16\/87864754007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Cowboys have one hope to beating the Chargers in Week 16 (<a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cowboys\/2025\/12\/20\/cowboys-one-hope-la-chargers-week-16\/87862535007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Eagles victory officially eliminates Dallas Cowboys from playoff chase (<a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cowboys\/2025\/12\/20\/eagles-victory-officially-eliminates-dallas-cowboys-from-playoff-chase\/87866219007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Cowboys 54-man roster for Week 16 includes Diggs in, Bland out (<a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cowboys\/2025\/12\/20\/cowboys-54-man-roster-vikings-week-16-diggs-bland-ballentine\/87862980007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Potent dual threat among 3 things Cowboys should hate about Chargers (<a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cowboys\/2025\/12\/20\/cowboys-chargers-preview-things-to-hate-week-16\/87844685007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Week 16 Matt Eberflus Replacement Rankings (<a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cowboys\/2025\/12\/19\/wk-16-eberflus-replacement-rankings-cowboys-defensive-coordinator\/87845671007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Matt Eberflus to call plays from coaching booth, Whitecotton in charge on sidelines (<a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cowboys\/2025\/12\/18\/cowboys-dc-matt-eberflus-coaches-booth\/87829779007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow along for live updates of the Cowboys final home game of 2025 as they host the 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