It isn’t often that I agree with ANYTHING Roy Williams says, but he summed up this debacle perfectly.

“We didn’t even show up on the field, point blank,” Williams said. “We showed up physically, but mentally and everything else, we weren’t there.”

The Dallas Cowboys, who had nothing to play for Sunday, got steamrolled 27-6 by the Washington Redskins, who DID have something to play for, in front of a wet and fired-up FedEx Field crowd.

By winning the game, the Redskins qualified for the final playoff spot in the NFC. Quite honestly, this was the most uninspired game the Cowboys have played since they sleepwalked through the 2005 season finale against the Rams, before which the Cowboys had discovered that their slim playoff hopes had disintegrated.

That game too was “meaningless.”

Yes the starters only played a half and a series, but there was no excuse for this garbage.  The rain caused problems for Tony Romo in his limited playing time, as he couldn’t throw the wet ball well with grip gloves.

Romo finished with 86 yards on 7-16 passing with one INT and no TDs.

Brad Johnson got off his rocker and played the majority of the second half, finishing with 79 yards on 7-11 passing with no TDs and no INTs.

The running game was NULL AND VOID. How many yards on the ground? Try ONE.

ONE YARD ON THE GROUND. 

Granted, there was no Terrell Owens, no Terrence Newman, no Andre Gurode, and no Jay Ratliff. Owens and Newman are two of the five most important players on the team. So to say that the Cowboys didn’t have their full complement of players is stating the obvious.

The Cowboys offense without T.O is COMPLETELY different than when he's in there.

For the fourth week in a row, the O looked sluggish, gaining a season-low 146 yards. They were 0-11 on third downs and managed just two Nick Folk field goals.

That said, one can’t judge this team on this performance, as this was an offense with no adrenaline facing a Redskins defense that was out for blood.

Todd Collins continued his hot play for the Redskins, finishing with 244 yards on 22-31 passing with one TD and no INTs.  The Dallas defense’s 19-game streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher ended, as Clinton Portis finished with 104 yards and two TDs on 25 carries.

The Redskins dominated the game from beginning to end. even with the limited Dallas starters in the game.

I know that there are those who will say that this is an overreaction—and I pray to God that they're right.

Many have said to enjoy a great season and not to worry over the next two weeks as the Cowboys are still considered the team to beat in the NFC. I'll be the happiest person alive if I’m wrong about this.

Yes, the Cowboys finished the regular season at 13-3 and have home field throughout the NFC playoffs, which is beyond what any rational fan could have possibly dreamed of.  The Redskins played like a team in the playoffs, which is what this game was to them. They had to win. The Cowboys didn’t.

But this game chilled me as I watched the Cowboys come out with NO PASSION and NO EMOTION. This raises some serious questions—not just about the Cowboys offense, which has gone in the tank in December, but about the team itself.

Again, it must be emphasized that there was nothing to gain for the Cowboys here, but to throw out such a listless, gutless performance is troubling—especially against your most hated rival and divisional opponent.

The Cowboys as a team are playing their worst football at the most important time, a common theme for this team the last few years. Their offense has managed just 32 points in their last three games. They were lucky to beat Detroit earlier in the month, mailed in performances against the Eagles and Redskins, and barely escaped against a bad Carolina team.

With their first playoff game set for Sunday January 13th at Texas Stadium, this team has a lot of soul-searching to do over the next two weeks—and must not come out with this kind of shameful, embarrassing effort.

If they do, it will be another quick playoff exit for a franchise that hasn't won a playoff game in 11 seasons.

Then again, maybe I’m just being paranoid over a meaningless regular season game. It wouldn’t be the first time—and it sure as hell won’t be the last time.