Had we won, nothing is different

[Diehardblues]

When great teams play great teams, it only takes a little going in one team's favor to make a difference. Officiating is part of the game and it can affect the outcome. If Philly had not received the bad spot on the opening drive, who knows how the game would have turned out. It's not an excuse, it's an influence. We did not need the calls favoring Philly when we were playing a tough team on the road. It was too much to overcome.

I agree in part but If you feel it’s too much to overcome then I’d argue it’s more of an excuse when we had other opportunities.

Some fans struggle with the reality of losing swallowing the bitter pill for our own shortcomings much like making excuses for loved ones who come up short in competition never wanting to admit they didn’t do enough or weren’t enough.

We have to take advantage of the opportunities which present themselves. In the end we didn’t .

 

[Motorola]

Last season, the Cowboys were idle week 9 with a 6-2 record, while the Eagles won and were 8-0.
Week 10 - both teams lost - so PHL 8-1, DAL 6-3 heading into week 11.

This season, the Eagles are 8 -1 on their bye week 10, while the Cowboys are 5-3 heading into a matchup with the Giants.
DAL tcb...they will be 6-3 going into week 11...2 games behind 8-1 PHL.

Same situation as 2022.

 

[Blackspider214]

Lets just say we had no penalty from the 5 on that last drive. Dak drops back on the firts play and hits Ferguson for a TD and we win. The standings would be different, we would have a better shot at homefield, but besides those two things, nothing would be any different than it is today.

Games like this with 2 good teams often come down to a play here or there, a penalty here or there. So had we won, would that impact the next time we play? NOPE.

Would it impact a playoff game against the Lions, Eagles or Niners? Nope

We are good, but NOBODY is going to win every week. Every team in the league has laid an absolute stinker against a bad team.

So in the end, Im actually more encouraged. Dak absolutely showed he can dominate the Eagles. Im not sure why we doubted it, hes been doing it already.

Oh... its Jerry's fault. Im not sure what exactly is his fault, but I just needed to get that in.

Ummm a ton would be different. Standings matter. Home field is the goal. To have a bye in the wild card round is huge. All of that would be in play right now had we won.With this loss and getting blown out by SF, all of that is unlikely at this point. We will once again have to take the longest path to a Super Bowl appearance. All games on the road. Another year of hoping to get a crappy NFC South team opening round to have a shot at a playoff win.

We are now 0-2 in measuring stick games. Beating NYJ, Giants, Pats, Rams mean nothing. This team looks completely different on both sides of the ball against the top teams of the NFC.

 

[Blackspider214]

Last season, the Cowboys were idle week 9 with a 6-2 record, while the Eagles won and were 8-0.
Week 10 - both teams lost - so PHL 8-1, DAL 6-3 heading into week 11.

This season, the Eagles are 8 -1 on their bye week 10, while the Cowboys are 5-3 heading into a matchup with the Giants.
DAL tcb...they will be 6-3 going into week 11...2 games behind 8-1 PHL.

Same situation as 2022.

And we never made up that ground, even with beating the Eagles at the end of the season. That is a lot of ground to make up against a good team like Philly. Gives you really no room for error, either. While they get to have a few mulligans. And don't we finish the year with a lot of road games?

The game that really hurts the most is the Arizona loss. Inexcusable. Puts us even further behind the 8ball.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Lets just say we had no penalty from the 5 on that last drive. Dak drops back on the firts play and hits Ferguson for a TD and we win. The standings would be different, we would have a better shot at homefield, but besides those two things, nothing would be any different than it is today.

Games like this with 2 good teams often come down to a play here or there, a penalty here or there. So had we won, would that impact the next time we play? NOPE.

Would it impact a playoff game against the Lions, Eagles or Niners? Nope

We are good, but NOBODY is going to win every week. Every team in the league has laid an absolute stinker against a bad team.

So in the end, Im actually more encouraged. Dak absolutely showed he can dominate the Eagles. Im not sure why we doubted it, hes been doing it already.

Oh... its Jerry's fault. Im not sure what exactly is his fault, but I just needed to get that in.

I'm hoping this thread ages well,,, could be this game keeps the Cowboys out of the playoffs.

 

[Biag]

Regular season doesn't matter as long as they get into the playoffs. This season is a bust if they don't make a deep playoff run,.

 

[Motorola]

And we never made up that ground, even with beating the Eagles at the end of the season. That is a lot of ground to make up against a good team like Philly. Gives you really no room for error, either. While they get to have a few mulligans. And don't we finish the year with a lot of road games?

The game that really hurts the most is the Arizona loss. Inexcusable. Puts us even further behind the 8ball.

The next three Eagle games @ Chiefs, Bills, Forty-niners...no one would consider them 'mulligans'.
Btw..following that trifecta, PHL has back-to-back road games v. Dallas and Seattle.
Meanwhile, over that same stretch of time, the Cowboys face the Giants, Panthers, Commanders ---those three more resemble a mulligan slate.

The Cowboys schedule gets tough after Thanksgiving-- host Seahawks, Eagles, then back-to-back road games versus Bills and Dolphins.
And yes, PHL gets to end the season with NYG twice and ARI.
Also the Cowboys finish with 4 of 5 games on the road.
So - if you look at the big picture, it basically evens out ----
last half of November - first half of December [5 games] tough sledding for the Eagles, while for the Cowboys, it's the month of December [5 games] that is a tough run.
Dallas can start a good run at catching Philadelphia by not letting ANY OF THEIR NEXT THREE GAMES become another "Arizona".

 

[Diehardblues]

The next three Eagle games @ Chiefs, Bills, Forty-niners...no one would consider them 'mulligans'.
Btw..following that trifecta, PHL has back-to-back road games v. Dallas and Seattle.
Meanwhile, over that same stretch of time, the Cowboys face the Giants, Panthers, Commanders ---those three more resemble a mulligan slate.

The Cowboys schedule gets tough after Thanksgiving-- host Seahawks, Eagles, then back-to-back road games versus Bills and Dolphins.
And yes, PHL gets to end the season with NYG twice and ARI.
Also the Cowboys finish with 4 of 5 games on the road.
So - if you look at the big picture, it basically evens out ----
last half of November - first half of December [5 games] tough sledding for the Eagles, while for the Cowboys, it's the month of December [5 games] that is a tough run.
Dallas can start a good run at catching Philadelphia by not letting ANY OF THEIR NEXT THREE GAMES become another "Arizona".

Yes but I’d argue our 5 game stretch after Thanksgiving with Sea, Buff, Mia, Det and Phil is tougher. And all of those are loseable games. We must win all of our game against .500 or below teams. Which we’ll prob lose one of those .

I could see 3-5 more losses easily on our schedule. I had us at 4-2, 5-3 and 10-7. And still think that’s where we’ll end up .

Based on what we have seen thus far hard to image anything better than 10 wins.

 

[pancakeman]

All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?

 

[eromeopolk]

Lets just say we had no penalty from the 5 on that last drive. Dak drops back on the firts play and hits Ferguson for a TD and we win. The standings would be different, we would have a better shot at homefield, but besides those two things, nothing would be any different than it is today.

Games like this with 2 good teams often come down to a play here or there, a penalty here or there. So had we won, would that impact the next time we play? NOPE.

Would it impact a playoff game against the Lions, Eagles or Niners? Nope

We are good, but NOBODY is going to win every week. Every team in the league has laid an absolute stinker against a bad team.

So in the end, Im actually more encouraged. Dak absolutely showed he can dominate the Eagles. Im not sure why we doubted it, hes been doing it already.

Oh... its Jerry's fault. Im not sure what exactly is his fault, but I just needed to get that in.

Winning changes everything. You would not be a Dallas Cowboys fan if it did not have a winning tradition for +30 years before Jerry Dumbo GM Jones messed it up.

That is the problem with the Arlington Jonesboys, winning is not everything. It is about being relevant. You make more money but you do not win everything (Championships).

 

[Motorola]

Yes but I’d argue our 5 game stretch after Thanksgiving with Sea, Buff, Mia, Det and Phil is tougher. And all of those are loseable games. We must win all of our game against .500 or below teams. Which we’ll prob lose one of those .

I could see 3-5 more losses easily on our schedule. I had us at 4-2, 5-3 and 10-7. And still think that’s where we’ll end up .

Based on what we have seen thus far hard to image anything better than 10 wins.

SEA, PHL, BUF, MIA, DET tougher than KC, BUF, SF, DAL, SEA?
Let's break it down.
Two common opponents- Seahawks and Bills- one each H\A
3 road games for Eagles, 2 for Cowboys.
Both teams have back-to-back road matchups - DAL @ BUF, @ MIA - nos. 3 and 4 in the 5-game gauntlet; PHL ends 5-game challenge @ DAL, @ SEA.
Days, kickoff times --
Cowboys...Thu nite, Sun nite, Sun aftn late 2x, Sat nite.
Eagles...Mon nite, Sun aftn late 2x, Sun nite, Sun aftn late.
PHL begins their rugged 5 on a Mon nite in Arrowhead; DAL ends their stout 5 at AT&T.
I call it a wash.
And I agree with you that the Cowboys must win these 3 upcoming home games before the Seahawks game to start that 5-game hard run.
It's going to be must-watch football down the stretch.

 

[DCwarrior]

Agree. Being down 2.5 games Is better than 1.5 to the division leader.

My sentiments exactly when I read OP.

 

[Jarntt]

Lets just say we had no penalty from the 5 on that last drive. Dak drops back on the firts play and hits Ferguson for a TD and we win. The standings would be different, we would have a better shot at homefield, but besides those two things, nothing would be any different than it is today.

Games like this with 2 good teams often come down to a play here or there, a penalty here or there. So had we won, would that impact the next time we play? NOPE.

Would it impact a playoff game against the Lions, Eagles or Niners? Nope

We are good, but NOBODY is going to win every week. Every team in the league has laid an absolute stinker against a bad team.

So in the end, Im actually more encouraged. Dak absolutely showed he can dominate the Eagles. Im not sure why we doubted it, hes been doing it already.

Oh... its Jerry's fault. Im not sure what exactly is his fault, but I just needed to get that in.

this doesn’t really make any sense. Assuming we beat the Giants, If we won, we would be battling it out in the division with another game against Philly and if we won that next game we’d have the tie breaker and be leading the division. We’d also be in the thick of the HFA battle.

 

[john van brocklin]

sorry have to disagree - this team has been notorious for not being able to get over the hump and win in big spots against great teams - what would have been different is they would have actually shown an example of a "statement" win....of which they have none other than maybe the TB playoff game last year or the Seattle Playoff game back in 2016....other than that every big moment is a big disapointment.

Yep that power house Tampa Bay team
Was fearsome.
How in the world did we ever beat them?
This team is amazing, I tell ya!

 

[john van brocklin]

Ummm a ton would be different. Standings matter. Home field is the goal. To have a bye in the wild card round is huge. All of that would be in play right now had we won.With this loss and getting blown out by SF, all of that is unlikely at this point. We will once again have to take the longest path to a Super Bowl appearance. All games on the road. Another year of hoping to get a crappy NFC South team opening round to have a shot at a playoff win.

We are now 0-2 in measuring stick games. Beating NYJ, Giants, Pats, Rams mean nothing. This team looks completely different on both sides of the ball against the top teams of the NFC.

Well said.
Our playoff motto should be one and done.
Smh

 

[Jipper]

Yep that power house Tampa Bay team
Was fearsome.
How in the world did we ever beat them?
This team is amazing, I tell ya!

Well..have to at least give credit for the first road playoff win 30 years right? Guess it's kinda sad that is a statement game for this team

 

[Cowboysheelsreds058]

It would have been 0.5 games down ----
PHL 7-2
DAL 6-2

This and with there bye and a win over the gnats would have given us the lead and a head to head breaker.

 

[CowboysLakerBamaFan]

I agree with the OP...and will take it 1 step further

Even if we lose then 6 games in a row, and miss the playoffs.....none of it will end any differently than if we HAD made the playoffs.

On to The Draft! What 4th round-rated fatso can we take with THIS year's first rounder???

 

[Creeper]

I think being in 1st place right now would be a huge difference. The Cowboys would be in control and would need no help to secure home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Cowboys have a winning streak at home and all 3 of their losses came on the road. If we have to play SF again, I want it to be at home, on turf and not in SF on grass. I'd rather not go to Detroit or Seattle either for aplayoff game.

Now they need help even if they win out, with both the Eagles and the 49ers.

But all of that is theory. They have to play the games. I think Dallas and Philly will both lose another game or two before the season is over. Both have some tough games yet to play. Still, if the Cowboys manage to win out, they will want to have won this game againsst the Eagles.

 

[Hennessy_King]

Lets just say we had no penalty from the 5 on that last drive. Dak drops back on the firts play and hits Ferguson for a TD and we win. The standings would be different, we would have a better shot at homefield, but besides those two things, nothing would be any different than it is today.

Games like this with 2 good teams often come down to a play here or there, a penalty here or there. So had we won, would that impact the next time we play? NOPE.

Would it impact a playoff game against the Lions, Eagles or Niners? Nope

We are good, but NOBODY is going to win every week. Every team in the league has laid an absolute stinker against a bad team.

So in the end, Im actually more encouraged. Dak absolutely showed he can dominate the Eagles. Im not sure why we doubted it, hes been doing it already.

Oh... its Jerry's fault. Im not sure what exactly is his fault, but I just needed to get that in.

Imagine being a loser and thinking this way on a regular basis. Couldnt be me