9-7 now wins the division for us no matter what

[Jake]

You guys know there are tools online to work out these scenarios, right?

Eagles go 4-0
Cowboys go 3-1 (only loss to Eagles)
Both finish 9-7, Eagles win the division

http://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/machine

 

[Techsass]

Here are the common opponents, ignoring the division (assume both are 5-1 and split the series)

Falcons (Cowboys)
Lions (Cowboys)
Packers (Eagles)
Jets (Eagles - ug this one kills me)
Vikings (neither)
Bills (Eagles)
Bears (TBD)
Patriots (neither)
Dolphins (Cowboys)

So yes, if the Cowboys beat the Bears then they only need one more game to get in.

After today why would we assume that they will beat Washington & NY 2x?

 

[Noclaf]

Dallas beat the Seahawks last year, in the playoffs. There's no reason to believe that they couldn't do it again.

Oh yes there is, have you seen this team play? ROFL they are so much worse then last year its not even funny

 

[zekecowboy]

If we win the next two, we clinch the division if Philly loses again. Even if they win the next two then beat us in that scenario, all we have to do is beat Washington to win the division.

Dallas is not going to beat the Rams. Bears game is a toss up.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Just beat the Eagles and win one more game. That’s the easiest path.

 

[CB61]

Man you're talking about us wining three out of the next four against who we are playing in the past I would be confident of that now?

 

[CB61]

Just beat the Eagles and win one more game. That’s the easiest path.

Very possible 8 -8 will win the division

 

[Direwolf63]

Dallas beat the Seahawks last year, in the playoffs. There's no reason to believe that they couldn't do it again.

Yeah.. ok. You keep believing that

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Very possible 8 -8 will win the division

That clinches the division as long as we beat the eagles.

 

[Noclaf]

Yeah.. ok. You keep believing that

Dude this team is awful down right awful. they are 3-6 in the last 9 games. Im sorry but this team right now sucks everything that needs sucking

 

[Starforever]

Oh yes there is, have you seen this team play? ROFL they are so much worse then last year its not even funny

Stranger things have... Even I can't finish that statement. I will put it this way, Warren Buffet, gifting me a billion dollars, may be more likely.

 

[Starforever]

Yeah.. ok. You keep believing that

Hope is eternal, my friend. The Cowboys will show up, before the season is over.

 

[Michael88Irvin]

ESPN's playoff machine disagrees with you.

That is true

 

[mmohican29]

Here are the common opponents, ignoring the division (assume both are 5-1 and split the series)

Falcons (Cowboys)
Lions (Cowboys)
Packers (Eagles)
Jets (Eagles - ug this one kills me)
Vikings (neither)
Bills (Eagles)
Bears (TBD)
Patriots (neither)
Dolphins (Cowboys)

So yes, if the Cowboys beat the Bears then they only need one more game to get in.

We don't play Atlanta

 

[InTheZone]

wouldn't be surprised if we make the playoffs at 7-9...

 

[Fmart322]

With the Eagles loss today, the best they can hope for is to win out and go 9-7. However, even if they do that by beating us, if we also finish 9-7 by winning our other 3 we would win the common opponents tiebreaker. If we beat them and both finish 8-8 we win by virtue of sweeping the season series. There is no scenario where Dallas goes 9-7 and doesn’t win the division now. We MUST finish 8-8 or worse and, even then, would win the division if we beat Philly unless we lose out otherwise.

In other words, the Eagles now have no say at all in who wins the division. Even if they beat us, they have to win out and us lose another game.

I shared your post elsewhere.
That's fantastic news.

 

[CB61]

That clinches the division as long as we beat the eagles.

I was thinking more how sad that is when I made that statement LOL I read a story today where they said our players are not that good and a lot of them are overrated I'm not ready to believe that just yet I tend to think it falls a lot on the coaching staff not having them motivated prepared and running vanilla offense and defense

 

[CB61]

I was thinking more how sad that is when I made that statement LOL I read a story today where they said our players are not that good and a lot of them are overrated I'm not ready to believe that just yet I tend to think it falls a lot on the coaching staff not having them motivated prepared and running vanilla offense and defense

There are a few that are overrated in my opinion or went to crap

 

[CWR]

Here are the common opponents, ignoring the division (assume both are 5-1 and split the series)

Falcons (Cowboys)
Lions (Cowboys)
Packers (Eagles)
Jets (Eagles - ug this one kills me)
Vikings (neither)
Bills (Eagles)
Bears (TBD)
Patriots (neither)
Dolphins (Cowboys)

So yes, if the Cowboys beat the Bears then they only need one more game to get in.

Falcons?

 

[CWR]

You guys know there are tools online to work out these scenarios, right?

Eagles go 4-0
Cowboys go 3-1 (only loss to Eagles)
Both finish 9-7, Eagles win the division

http://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/machine

Thanks, that what I thought. No way we are ahead on common opponents now.