Brian Schottenheimer’s first six postgame news conferences this season averaged almost 13 minutes each. His availability Monday night after a 38-21 victory over the Eagles lasted barely 4 minutes.

When asked about his brevity, Schottenheimer answered, “I’m great. Excited for our guys.”

That may have been Schottenheimer’s response to criticism he drew last week when — in separate interviews — he said, “I know what a great coach I am,” and he called himself an “elite play caller.”

“Definitely a hungry, pissed off version of Shotty,” Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said, via Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com. “It’s not like he’s naive. It’s not like he hadn’t heard some noise about him, and whether it’s calling the games or whatever doubt that’s been out there. But we’ve got his back. He knows that. He’s a guy that takes a lot of pride in his job, a lot of pride in his team.

“Everybody handles everything different, so I don’t blame him to an extent. We’ve got his back. More importantly, it’s just about us going out there and executing on Sundays.”

The Cowboys saved their season, moving to 3-4, but they are only 10-13-1 since Schottenheimer became the team’s head coach in 2025. The Cowboys were 1-7-1 in primetime games under Schottenheimer before Monday night.

They had their best performance of the year against the Eagles, though, gaining 416 yards and getting six defensive stops, including a takeaway.

Schottenheimer disputed that Monday was a “must-win,” but he did allow that the victory “gets us right back into the hunt in the NFC East.”