Cowboys path to the unpromised land?

[Xeven]

- Primary (most realistic) path: Win the NFC East
- Cowboys must win all 4 remaining games (finish 10-6-1).
- Eagles must lose at least 2 of their remaining 4 games (finish no better than 10-7).
- Dallas holds tiebreakers (e.g., better division/conference record in most cases).

- Unlikely alternative: Wild-card spot
- Cowboys win all 4 remaining games (10-6-1).
- Eagles win the division (or finish ahead).
- Multiple teams currently ahead (e.g., Bears, Lions, Panthers, 49ers, Packers) lose several games to drop to 9 wins or fewer.
- Dallas wins necessary tiebreakers (currently unfavorable against many).

- If Cowboys lose one game (e.g., to Chargers)
- Finish at best 9-7-1.
- Eagles must lose 3+ games for division path.
- Wild-card path becomes nearly impossible (requires even more chaos).
- Playoff odds drop to near zero.

 

[stuckindc]

Have JJ and SJ hire a GM and real football people then go sit in their owners box like Kraft

 

[thunderpimp91]

Thanks for sharing....only thing I would add to is that the only tie breaker that would matter for the Cowboys is against GB since we have the tie on our record. GB is 7-2-1 against the NFC so that tie breaker is pretty much a lock to go against us as well. Any other team unless they have a tie game these last four weeks wont come down to a tie breaker.

 

[Rayman70]

Jj McCarthy will slice and dice us tonight. Guaranteed. They will run on us. It will come down to Daks last drive to win it. I really have flip flopped on the outcome. They do a lot well on defense. On offense they are good when the QB is hot. Let's hope he's off tonight.

 

[Chasing6]

- Primary (most realistic) path: Win the NFC East
- Cowboys must win all 4 remaining games (finish 10-6-1).
- Eagles must lose at least 2 of their remaining 4 games (finish no better than 10-7).
- Dallas holds tiebreakers (e.g., better division/conference record in most cases).

- Unlikely alternative: Wild-card spot
- Cowboys win all 4 remaining games (10-6-1).
- Eagles win the division (or finish ahead).
- Multiple teams currently ahead (e.g., Bears, Lions, Panthers, 49ers, Packers) lose several games to drop to 9 wins or fewer.
- Dallas wins necessary tiebreakers (currently unfavorable against many).

- If Cowboys lose one game (e.g., to Chargers)
- Finish at best 9-7-1.
- Eagles must lose 3+ games for division path.
- Wild-card path becomes nearly impossible (requires even more chaos).
- Playoff odds drop to near zero.

There will be no tie breakers, since we have a tie already - unless we tie with GB.

 

[Rayman70]

I think the saints win today. I think we will have a couple scenarios go our way today. Eagles could lose but not likely today. The rest of their games are not so easy. I think we finish 9-7-1. Unfortunately. At this point we need Philly to go 9-8. But we can't rule out one of those wildcard teams ahead of us to nosedive. It happens each year without fail. A team goes cold . It's up to Dallas to tcb. Worry about what we control.

 

[john van brocklin]

- Primary (most realistic) path: Win the NFC East
- Cowboys must win all 4 remaining games (finish 10-6-1).
- Eagles must lose at least 2 of their remaining 4 games (finish no better than 10-7).
- Dallas holds tiebreakers (e.g., better division/conference record in most cases).

- Unlikely alternative: Wild-card spot
- Cowboys win all 4 remaining games (10-6-1).
- Eagles win the division (or finish ahead).
- Multiple teams currently ahead (e.g., Bears, Lions, Panthers, 49ers, Packers) lose several games to drop to 9 wins or fewer.
- Dallas wins necessary tiebreakers (currently unfavorable against many).

- If Cowboys lose one game (e.g., to Chargers)
- Finish at best 9-7-1.
- Eagles must lose 3+ games for division path.
- Wild-card path becomes nearly impossible (requires even more chaos).
- Playoff odds drop to near zero.

Playoffs are a pipe dream

 

[Rayman70]

Playoffs are a pipe dream

Yes, but winning, no matter how, matters. It cures a lot.

 

[Rayman70]

Minnesota will come in loaded for bear. They got nothing to play for honestly. We better have an up tempo plan for them. Lots of quick two step drops and timing routes. Quick slants, bubble screens, draws. Use their own aggression against them.

 

[lukemartin79]

Have JJ and SJ hire a GM and real football people then go sit in their owners box like Kraft

That is the one and only thing that we really need and have needed. Nothing else.
But unfortunately, out of the 32 teams - we have the only owner who won't just go sit in his owners box and enjoy being a rich guy and watch the games and let others do the work.
It makes no sense, its like being your own lawyer in court - never turns out well.

 

[CowboysLakerBamaFan]

Have JJ and SJ hire a GM and real football people then go sit in their owners box like Kraft

Wake up and stop dreaming. It's 10:33 and you're still sleeping? GO TO BED EARLIER!!!

 

[jazzcat22]

Playoffs are a pipe dream

OK Mr. Doom and Gloom. I guess you should be done for the season then. See you in March when you will be saying FA period will suck.

They are still mathematically alive though, so still possible.

 

[Rayman70]

If we make it to the 9 win mark, anything can happen. Remember that.

 

[jazzcat22]

If we make it to the 9 win mark, anything can happen. Remember that.

I honestly believe some fans do not want them to even get to 7 or 8 wins.
So they can say they were right. Some are already disappointed they got to 6 wins.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

- Primary (most realistic) path: Win the NFC East
- Cowboys must win all 4 remaining games (finish 10-6-1).
- Eagles must lose at least 2 of their remaining 4 games (finish no better than 10-7).
- Dallas holds tiebreakers (e.g., better division/conference record in most cases).

- Unlikely alternative: Wild-card spot
- Cowboys win all 4 remaining games (10-6-1).
- Eagles win the division (or finish ahead).
- Multiple teams currently ahead (e.g., Bears, Lions, Panthers, 49ers, Packers) lose several games to drop to 9 wins or fewer.
- Dallas wins necessary tiebreakers (currently unfavorable against many).

- If Cowboys lose one game (e.g., to Chargers)
- Finish at best 9-7-1.
- Eagles must lose 3+ games for division path.
- Wild-card path becomes nearly impossible (requires even more chaos).
- Playoff odds drop to near zero.

The wins don’t matter. You just need less losses than everyone else except GB who also has a tie. Highly unlikely still.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

If we make it to the 9 win mark, anything can happen. Remember that.

Yeah I’ve been saying for weeks people just don’t know. It’s about to get clearer but still a mystery.

 

[JustChip]

The wins don’t matter. You just need less losses than everyone else except GB who also has a tie. Highly unlikely still.

Two sides to the same coin. Either have to have 1 more win or 1 fewer loss than the other non-tie teams. They’re the same outcome.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

If we don't play way better than we did against Detroit, none of these scenarios matter... because 1) we won't win out, and 2) we'd get destroyed in the first round anyway.

 

[rambo2]

Playoffs are a pipe dream

Anything can happen.

 

[Flamma]

Thanks for sharing....only thing I would add to is that the only tie breaker that would matter for the Cowboys is against GB since we have the tie on our record. GB is 7-2-1 against the NFC so that tie breaker is pretty much a lock to go against us as well. Any other team unless they have a tie game these last four weeks wont come down to a tie breaker.

I'm pretty sure the first tie breaker we face against GB is common opponents, not conference record.