Cowboys Playoff formula

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Cowboys' playoff formula
The Cowboys must win Sunday night to make the playoffs. But winning doesn't guarantee them a wild-card berth. The final-week scenarios that will determine if the Cowboys are in or out of an NFC wild-card spot.


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W L W L W In ** NY/TB NY or Dal/TB**
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W L L L W In Dal/TB* Dal/TB*

*Dallas currently has the edge in the strength-of-victory tiebreaker (.467 to .447) over Tampa Bay.

**With Dallas, Tampa and New York tied for the two wild-cards spots, the Cowboys need the Giants to beat Tampa Bay in the strength-of-victory tiebreaker for the fifth seed. Dallas would then get the sixth seed because it has the strength-of-victory tiebreaker over Tampa Bay. The Giants and Buccaneers currently are tied with a strength-of-victory rating of .447.