After 23 long days, the Dallas Cowboys were welcomed back into AT&T Stadium by the Minnesota Vikings. Both teams made sure to keep football fans on the edge of their seats, but the Cowboys eventually fell to the Vikings 28-24. The Power Ranking polls for Week 11 could be summed up into one word: bittersweet.
Despite the loss, the Cowboys moved up a spot to 10th on ESPN.com's list. For Week 11, ESPN.com highlighted each teams' "Most important game left" and circled Dec. 22nd against the Philadelphia Eagles for Dallas.
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NFL sums up the loss to a lapse in judgment and failures in execution, dropping Dallas one place to No. 8 on the poll.
![NFL 11-12](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_mobile/t_lazy/f_png/cowboys/hdrolybkc4e4zbcpmutw.png)
CBS Sports' Power Rankings list drags Dallas down six spots to No. 13.
![CBS 11-12](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_mobile/t_lazy/f_png/cowboys/v15eubcqdrelklzih1x4.png)
Communication has been proven yet again to be a very key part of the game, especially during the Tavon Austin fair catch play where they missed a key opportunity for a shift in momentum.
![YAHOO 11-12](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_editorial_landscape_mobile/t_lazy/f_png/cowboys/lv7trhsdquxqtyvbfqfn.png)