Editing Mike McCarthy (section)

==== 2022 ====
Before the 2022 season, McCarthy was fined $100,000 by the NFL for violating offseason practice rules.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2022 |title=Mike McCarthy fined $100,000, Dallas Cowboys docked 2023 OTA for violating practice rules |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34103916/mike-mccarthy-fined-100000-dallas-cowboys-docked-2023-ota-violating-practice-rules |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> McCarthy canceled a preseason practice instead holding a team bonding golf event.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barash |first=Lauren |date=June 16, 2022 |title=Mike McCarthy cancels camp and sends Cowboys golfing for team bonding |url=https://thelandryhat.com/2022/06/16/cowboys-mike-mccarthy-cancels-camp-golfing-bonding/ |access-date=March 23, 2023 |work=The Landry Hat}}</ref>

For the [[2022 Dallas Cowboys season|2022 season]], McCarthy led the Cowboys to a 12–5 record, tying the 2021 season record and placing second in the NFC East.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys 2022 Games and Schedule |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2022/gamelog/ |access-date=March 16, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys Division Standings - NFL |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys-team-standings |access-date=March 16, 2023 |work=FOX Sports}}</ref> During the 19–3 season-opening loss to the [[2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], quarterback [[Dak Prescott]] suffered a thumb fracture that required surgery and absence from the team until Week 7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cowboys lean on defense in Prescott's return, top Lions 24-6 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401437795 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite magazine |last=Coleman |first=Madeline |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Cowboys' Mike McCarthy Provides Update on Dak Prescott's Progress |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/10/12/cowboys-mike-mccarthy-provides-update-on-dak-prescott-progress |access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref> McCarthy replaced him with backup quarterback [[Cooper Rush]] who went 4–1 over the next five games.<ref name=":16" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cowboys move to 4-1 with Cooper Rush as defense suffocates Rams on road |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-move-to-4-1-with-cooper-rush-as-defense-suffocates-rams-on-road-233205090.html |access-date=March 16, 2023 |work=Yahoo Sports |date=October 9, 2022}}</ref> McCarthy dealt with other injuries from key players including safety Jayron Kearse and left tackle Tyron Smith.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2022 |title=Is hot seat fair to Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy as key injuries continue to mount? |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas-cowboys/post/_/id/4775443/is-hot-seat-fair-to-dallas-cowboys-coach-mike-mccarthy-as-key-injuries-continue-to-mount |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Before a Week 9 game against the Packers, McCarthy got emotional about a return to Green Bay. He also said he was looking forward to seeing Aaron Rodgers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike McCarthy laughs, wells up about return to Green Bay: 'This is bulls***' |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mike-mc-carthy-dallas-cowboys-coach-return-to-green-bay-packers-001210225.html |access-date=March 23, 2023 |work=Yahoo Sports |date=November 8, 2022}}</ref> 

McCarthy led the Cowboys to a 31–14 road victory in the Wild Card Round against the Buccaneers, which was [[Tom Brady]]'s last game of his career and the club's first road playoff victory in over 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2023 |title=Mike McCarthy dancing with victory chain is must-see for Cowboys fans |url=https://thelandryhat.com/2023/01/17/mike-mccarthy-dancing-victory-chain-must-see-cowboys-fans-video/ |access-date=March 16, 2023 |work=The Landry Hat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Emily |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Tom Brady announces retirement -- again |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/tom-brady-announces-retirement/story?id=96815178 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |work=ABC News}}</ref> Playing against the [[2022 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] on the road, the Cowboys lost for the second year in a row to their longtime rival by a score of 19–12 and extended the franchise's streak to seven straight defeats in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Felt |first=Hunter |date=January 23, 2023 |title=The Dallas Cowboys keep rewriting the book of playoff incompetence |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/23/dallas-cowboys-playoff-loss-san-francisco-49ers-nfl-football |access-date=March 16, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>