Watch: Jimmy Johnson gives strong 'halftime speech' to Cowboys

“Every single one of you, you know how hard we work. I don’t need to have people pointing the fingers, one thing or another. You get your rear end in there and you play the way you know how to play," Johnson said. "We can win the game! We’re going to open it up, we’re going to go fast tempo. Defense, get after Jordan Love! You can’t give him that much time. You do what you’re supposed to do and we’ll win this game.”

The Cowboys obviously weren’t watching, but it’s difficult to imagine that they did not receive a similar message from their coaches in the locker room.

This season saw Johnson’s induction into the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor after a lengthy conflict with owner Jerry Jones. He would presumably love to see the team make a playoff run, especially with the talent they have, so some of that anger and frustration was definitely real.