Any given Sunday Fallacy

[KingCorcoran]

Philly and the 49ers have not had 1 win like the 3 that the Cowboys have.

The Eagles’ opponents thus far have won 44% of their games, the Cowboys’ opponents thus far have won 27% of their games. Philly has played two teams that won their division last season. Their struggles have likely convinced them every team in the league is capable of beating them. I’m sure they’ll extend that regard to Arizona when they play them later this season.

 

[TexasHillbilly]

Normally, the Eagles win today would have EATEN ME UP and ruined my day....however, our showing last Sunday solidified my belief that we aren't taking things seriously again this year....and that we still have the wrong HC and QB to go "next level"....Philly or SF would have taken care of business last week and put AZ out of their misery by halftime. We will 100% be a Wildcard, and that is where the season will end...sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

You don't have to tell us your sorry.

 

[Motorola]

And after we beat SF Sunday night, what will the reasons be that SF lost the game and we did not win it?

Most Everyone saying SF will kill us. What if they win by 1 point. We will have the moral victory posts, or if we lose by 14, we will have the gloating posts as some want us to lose, so they can be right and post about it.

But if we win, will the SF lovers on here finally give Dallas credit?

Jazzcat22 --- far, far, far less SF lovers here in the CowboysZone than PHL trolls.

 

[BrassCowboy]

Like I said. Any team can beat another team. Just not on any Sunday. The two teams could play again 100 times and the Cowboys might win 100 times. Just based on probabilities.

If every team had equal chances, you would not see much if any disparity in team records. You also would not see statistical evidence pointing to teams with higher seeding winning the bulk of championships. Hence the fallacy. Saying a team has a chance at winning a given game sounds like saying they have equal chance-they d

But saying a team cannot win is a fallacy too

Everyone who says any given Sunday are simply saying teams are not a bunch of idiots and things could go their way (just like the cardinals game where everything went the cards way while the cowboys played like a sub college team).
Yeah it’s understood that it’s a likely probability that they (The weak team) won’t win, but not impossible considering it assumes the strong doesn’t overlook them and plays to what is expect of them . P

For example, if they (cowboys) were to play like they did against the cards, any given Sunday would be said every single Sunday for anyone that played the cowboys. So not necessarily a fallacy, just unlikely

 

[JoeKing]

Any given Sunday is real. But that's more about when lesser teams beat greater teams. That has nothing to do with the Cowboys vs. the 49ers. These are two legit good teams where anything can happen and that's what we should be preparing to see. I'm expecting a slugfest between two high-scoring teams. Our defense can give us a good chance to win by limiting the 49ers to less than 20 points. Keep the pressure on Purdy for four quarters and I will expect him to be far less effective. We aren't built to play from behind so our offense has to keep up. This may come down to an overtime FG.