If the Cowboys win out

[dallasdave]

sorry

Playoffs

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Something is wrong with my simulator. I picked Seattle and it dropped our playoff hopes to 3%.

3%

3%.
So ... There IS a chance!

 

[waving monkey]

What have people seen this season to make them think we have more than the slimmest chance of winning out? Someone walk me through it.

the slimmest chance of winning out
everybody is healthy and Cooper and Collins have settled in to their positions
as they say "if you've don it once you can do it again

 

[morasp]

I like our chances if we can win our next two games and go into the Seahawks and Eagles games at full strength with no significant injuries. The secondary is improving and Sean Lee should help a lot this week and next.

 

[Fletch]

What have people seen this season to make them think we have more than the slimmest chance of winning out? Someone walk me through it.

Sit back, and enjoy the ride.

 

[Fletch]

Sure buddy.



We will lose @ Oakland

Coming from your Magic 8 ball? Keep shaking it.

 

[CWR]

Anyone calculate the odds of us actually winning out? Didn't think so.


A .500 team who hasn't beaten a winning team all year still has to play 2 winning teams. And is still missing their best offensive weapon for 2 more games.

Lol, everybody knows the reality of the situation, but yeah lets just abandon hope because its not likely. Sounds fun.

 

[Kevinicus]

What have people seen this season to make them think we have more than the slimmest chance of winning out? Someone walk me through it.

5-1 with Zeke and Lee.

The other 2 games are the Giants and Raiders.

 

[pacy]

Giants WIN
Raiders LOSS
Seahawks WIN
Eagles LOSS (because we will be eliminated and Eagles play for first round bye)

 

[ScipioCowboy]

And they have won like one game since.

That’s how badly the Cowboys beat them

 

[DejectedFan1996]

Going to be a lot of upset people when the Giants beat us Sunday

 

[bsbellomy]

Not really. If we win out, our odds are pretty good just based on the fact that teams in competition with us have to play each other.

But generally speaking, go Jags, go Vikes this week.

No "go Saints"?

 

[Rockport]

Well you said the players did over the flag issue.

So a yes. Figured.

 

[Rockport]

Going to be a lot of upset people when the Giants beat us Sunday

And apparently a lot of happy ones.

 

[Risen Star]

This is better than the ESPN version.

Not really. Give them 4 losses to go 6-10 and it gives them a 4% chance to still get in.

Waste of time.

 

[links18]

Not really. Give them 4 losses to go 6-10 and it gives them a 4% chance to still get in.

Waste of time.

So, what you are saying is there is a chance?

 

[phildadon86]

And they have won like one game since.

That's really not the point. He said we didn't beat a team with a winning record. We curb stomped KC and they were considered a superbowl contender when we beat them.

 

[links18]

That's really not the point. He said we didn't beat a team with a winning record. We curb stomped KC and they were considered a superbowl contender when we beat them.

The point is that the conventional wisdom about KC was obviously quite wrong.

 

[phildadon86]

The point is that the conventional wisdom about KC was obviously quite wrong.

As it usually is after 2 games lol

 

[CowboyRoy]

We make the playoffs 79% of the time. Our odds improved slightly by 1% over the last week where is was at 78%.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...ak-dal-15=loss&dal-sea-16=win&phi-dal-17=loss

If we lose to the Seachickens it drops to 43% of outcomes.

The site is a welcome alternative to the whining and doomsaying that is all the rage around here lately for those of us who want to develop an informed opinion.

It's a further useful tool as it points out via color coding which matchups are most important and how we want them to turn out to get into the playoffs. Green is good.

What if the Cowboys lose the next 5 games? Sounds dumb doesnt it?