CFZ Cowboys are one Eagles loss from controlling their destiny

[Calvin2Tony2Emmitt2Julius]

So you think we’ll finish 5-4 our last 9 games?

No way in hades. but it does kinda show just how good a team we really have.

 

[Calvin2Tony2Emmitt2Julius]

You are clueless lolol

How am I clueless I'm just reading

Conference tie-breaker rules:

• Division tie-breaker rules are applied to decide the highest-ranking club from each division.
• Head to head rule is applied to decide a playoff team.
• The team with the best won-loss-tied percentage in games played within the conference qualifies.

 

[JBS]

How am I clueless I'm just reading

Conference tie-breaker rules:

• Division tie-breaker rules are applied to decide the highest-ranking club from each division.
• Head to head rule is applied to decide a playoff team.
• The team with the best won-loss-tied percentage in games played within the conference qualifies.

first of all it’s not a conference tiebreaker. It’s a divisional tiebreaker. Secondly, nothing in there says anything about point differential. Won loss tied percentage in games played isn’t the same as point differential

 

[TheHerd]

How am I clueless I'm just reading

Conference tie-breaker rules:

• Division tie-breaker rules are applied to decide the highest-ranking club from each division.
• Head to head rule is applied to decide a playoff team.
• The team with the best won-loss-tied percentage in games played within the conference qualifies.

It’s never points against each other.

 

[Adiba1977]

We ain’t catching them.

 

[Calvin2Tony2Emmitt2Julius]

So what do they go by if Records are the same. I mean if they don't that's better for me i we lost to Tampa and Philly so if we Beat them and they have two loses us and the Giants we win so I'm just trying to figure it out . I'm not trying to convince anybody of anything.

We ain’t catching them.

Well an Eagles fan would believe that BUT we'll see

 

[JayFord]

we control our destiny now

6-2 is really good and even if the eagles win the division its no reason dallas shouldnt be a wild card no way unless they start touching themselves

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

I just checked the Head to head rule is in effect. If philly loses a game and then we beat them by 12 or more we win the highest seed

This is not true. The score beyond win or loss will have no bearing on the tie breaker

 

[nightrain]

The real dogs hit another gear after Thanksgiving, that's when the divisions are won. The NFCE is going to be an interesting finish. Even the Commanders are still within striking distance.

 

[mahoneybill]

The Cowboys laid an egg on offense in the first week. A lot of fans who questioned not playing starters during preseason were vindicated in that loss. The Offense clearly wasn't ready to go.

Since then, the Cowboys have lost only once...on the road...against the team with the best record in football who played in front of their hometown crowd...while the Cowboys were playing with their back-up QB who threw 3 interceptions...and it still took a late 4th quarter drive for the Eagles to put the Cowboys away.

Still, all it takes is one Eagles loss, and the Cowboys are back in the driver's seat. If the Eagles lose just one game against any other NFL team, and the Cowboys win out, they will own homefield advantage in the playoffs. The Giants lost today, and the Cowboys are back in 2nd place in the NFC East.

In the 2nd half of last game and the game today, the Cowboys have scored 70 points - an average of 11.7 points per quarter. The offense scored 63 of those points - an average of 10.5 points per quarter. It appears that the offense may have regained their form from last season, when they led the NFL in offensive production and scoring. With a suffocating pass rush and pass defense, teams are reduced to rushing against the Cowboys, and if they don't have an athlete playing QB (Daniel Graham, Jalen Hurts, Justin Fields) then they still have problems creating offense against this defense.

Obviously, the Cowboys still need to work on their rush defense, and if they do make the Super Bowl, they'll probably have to contend with either Mahomes or Allen at QB. So, this is a serious problem they need to solve to win a championship, but...

When the Eagles come to Dallas at the end of the year, All-World LT Tyron Smith will be back at LT. New Road grader LT Tyler Smith will kick inside to LG, and the Cowboys Oline will finally be healthy together. Dak, the guy who has owned the Eagles for years, will be back under center, and Rush will be on the sidelines. They will be playing in Dallas, not Philadelphia.

The Cowboys have a week to rest and get healthy. This team has the best chance to get to the Super Bowl of any team in Dallas since 2014. Buckle up your chin strap. Get the Popcorn ready. The 2nd half of the season promises to be quite the show.

Go Cowboys!!

that eagles loss could be to the bears.

they will control the clock snd just keep running with the birds losing their run stuffer D line high pick it could be the perfect storm
Brewing

 

[DripTooHard]

Calvin-----i am thinking we go 12-5 or 11-6 this year?...what do you think?...would love we get into playoffs like Cincinnnati did....no one expected anything and they almost won super bowl

Will you make this a double platinum guarantee?

 

[Cowboys1966]

So if the Eagles lose to the Texans next week and to us later on but wins the rest of their games, they win the division because of better Conference record

But if they lose to an NFC team then to us, it goes to the next tie breaker.

 

[Cowboys1966]

All I want to do is get in and do damage. but I would be lying through my teeth if I said I wouldn't want a first week bye a home field throughout the play offs. That is still very much within our reach. And anyone who says differently is

LYING THROUGH THEIR TEETH

We are two games behind the second best team in football. Maybe we beat them at home. Can we Play a game better than them over the other games? Should be fun… Hopefully December 24 is for the NFC

 

[beacamdim]

Yeah, no.


Even if Philly loses a game and we beat them in the rematch, the odds of us having the tiebreaker are extremely low. That’s why I don’t understand why everyone was so nonchalant when we lost against them the other week. That game was huge and has very big implications if we make the playoffs. At this point, we likely won’t win the division get the first round bye. We’ll need to focus on the wildcard and that’s just the way it is now.

This is so not how it works.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

This is so not how it works.

What did he say that was wrong?

 

[Londonboy]

NFL Tiebreaking Procedures

The following procedures will be used to break standings ties for postseason playoffs and to determine regular-season schedules.

NOTE: Tie games count as one-half win and one-half loss for both clubs.

To Break A Tie Within A Division
If, at the end of the regular season, two or more clubs in the same division finish with identical won-lost-tied percentages, the following steps will be taken until a champion is determined.

Two Clubs

1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory in all games.
6. Strength of schedule in all games
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
12. Coin toss

Three or More Clubs
(Note: If two clubs remain tied after one-or-more clubs are eliminated during any step, tiebreaker restarts at Step 1 of two-club format. If three clubs remain tied after a fourth club is eliminated during any step, tiebreaker restarts at Step 1 of three-club format.)

1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory in all games.
6. Strength of schedule in all games.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
12. Coin toss

To Break A Tie For The Wild-Card Team
If it is necessary to break ties to determine the three Wild-Card clubs from each conference, the following steps will be taken.

1. If the tied clubs are from the same division, apply division tiebreaker.
2. If the tied clubs are from different divisions, apply the following steps.

 

[Jipper]

at this point, lets just get 4 more wins and punch our ticket....a lot of football to go

 

[JoeKing]

The OP obviously doesn't know what controlling your own destiny means. The Cowboys still do control their own destiny!

 

[America's Cowboy]

The Cowboys laid an egg on offense in the first week. A lot of fans who questioned not playing starters during preseason were vindicated in that loss. The Offense clearly wasn't ready to go.

Since then, the Cowboys have lost only once...on the road...against the team with the best record in football who played in front of their hometown crowd...while the Cowboys were playing with their back-up QB who threw 3 interceptions...and it still took a late 4th quarter drive for the Eagles to put the Cowboys away.

Still, all it takes is one Eagles loss, and the Cowboys are back in the driver's seat. If the Eagles lose just one game against any other NFL team, and the Cowboys win out, they will own homefield advantage in the playoffs. The Giants lost today, and the Cowboys are back in 2nd place in the NFC East.

In the 2nd half of last game and the game today, the Cowboys have scored 70 points - an average of 11.7 points per quarter. The offense scored 63 of those points - an average of 10.5 points per quarter. It appears that the offense may have regained their form from last season, when they led the NFL in offensive production and scoring. With a suffocating pass rush and pass defense, teams are reduced to rushing against the Cowboys, and if they don't have an athlete playing QB (Daniel Graham, Jalen Hurts, Justin Fields) then they still have problems creating offense against this defense.

Obviously, the Cowboys still need to work on their rush defense, and if they do make the Super Bowl, they'll probably have to contend with either Mahomes or Allen at QB. So, this is a serious problem they need to solve to win a championship, but...

When the Eagles come to Dallas at the end of the year, All-World LT Tyron Smith will be back at LT. New Road grader LT Tyler Smith will kick inside to LG, and the Cowboys Oline will finally be healthy together. Dak, the guy who has owned the Eagles for years, will be back under center, and Rush will be on the sidelines. They will be playing in Dallas, not Philadelphia.

The Cowboys have a week to rest and get healthy. This team has the best chance to get to the Super Bowl of any team in Dallas since 2014. Buckle up your chin strap. Get the Popcorn ready. The 2nd half of the season promises to be quite the show.

Go Cowboys!!

Great write up, Jumbo!

 

[Hawkeye0202]

at this point, lets just get 4 more wins and punch our ticket....a lot of football to go

Exactly ........10 wins and then start thinking playoffs