How Big is Cowboys game tonight?

[Jipper]

To quote pretty woman, "huge"

That is all

 

[cowboyblue22]

the odds of this team going to the superbowl are really low any way this young team needs to win a game to help its confidence losing begats losing

 

[Staubacher]

I don't see enough talent on this team, especially with a strong schedule, to recover from an 0-2 start to make the play-offs in the stacked NFC.

Agreed. I don't see it at 1-1 either.

 

[Batman1980]

You have Minnesota, Green Bay, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Carolina, St. Louis, maybe Washington and New Orleans too. So 0-2 ends the season before it really gets started and we're pretty much just playing for draft position.

 

[Bullflop]

That’s correct. 12%. Here’s a link.

Good news is better teams can rebound like the 1993 defending SB champs. But lesser teams usually don’t.

https://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-playoff-odds-after-0-2-start-2013-9

Looking ahead. Only 3 teams in NFL history have made the playoffs after starting 0-3.

I believe it. Toward the end of that report, they claim a good team stands a far better than 12% chance of a playoff appearance.

Nevertheless, I'm not overly encouraged by that revelation. I'm expecting our C'boys to be about an average team this season.

 

[mahoneybill]

0-2 would be a death knell on the season and 1 foot out the door for the 3 Stooges on our coaching staff.

in addition to a decline in game time viewership as even long time fans may resort to just recording the games, checking the scores instead of watching and then seeing if its worth watching the replay....

With the current " politics" over sports in many aspects even this long time fan is coming to that conclusion......

I was fortunate enough to enjoy the Landry from the beginning years, the struggles to finally win the big one, the great run of our 90's teams, but now it seems we are always one part away from truly being a contender while other teams
seem to maintain true competitiveness ( Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Patriots ) or turn things around faster than our " process" Rams, Philly

 

[HeavyBarrel]

Well, if your plan is to reel off 14 straight wins then tonight doesn’t matter too much. If you lose tonight it COULD (not necessarily) mean you’re not a very good team and 5-11 could ensue.....

 

[JoeKing]

The second game of the season is never "must win". Like all divisional games, it's of great importance and more important than most games but it's not the end of the world if we lose. The overreaction is palpable, just stop.

 

[aikemirv]

I guess for those who believe in Dak, it is a big game. For those of us who don't it is just another game in a season which is going nowhere.

 

[glimmerman]

This is a huge game. Division games always count the most. Need to win the division if we wants a shot.

After last weeks train wreck performance for Dak he needs to come out of the gate playing well. Move the Offense and put points up.

Defense needs to keep the pressure on the whole game. We can’t let up. Score first and often and keep the pedal down.

 

[SDCowboy]

If you're realistic about the team this year, not big at all. This team likely ain't making the playoffs this year, much less the Superbowl.

I'm just going to watch it and enjoy it. Beyond that, I'm not placing any weight on it.

 

[Alexander]

0-2 basically means no playoffs. So kind of a big deal if you have any hope of making them.

 

[Floatyworm]

lose and do it big, that way we can finally clean house. Get a new HC, OC, DC and a real QB.

Yup...I'm ready to move on.

 

[Bullflop]

I'd be less than honest if I were to say it wouldn't bother me if we lost to the Giants.

If we beat both the Giants and the hated Eagles twice apiece, it'll be great with me.

 

[Verdict]

It was reported lately that if an NFL team loses its first two games, its chance of reaching the playoffs is 12%.

Yeah. Of course most of the 0 and 2 teams are bad. But not all 0 and 2 teams are equal.

We really need this win though. So do the Giants. This should be a real fist fight tonight.

I'm expecting more focus from the Cowboys and better game overall by the Cowboys.

 

[GenoT]

Somewhat of a big game, in that it’s against a division opponent.

Barring strange and unforeseen events, the only way this team makes the postseason is as a WC...so beating the Giants is an important step in that direction.

 

[The Quest for Six]

This game is a huge game for both teams, I know it's early but the winner still has a chance to make the playoffs, the loser will be 0-2 and has zero chance IMO because of the strength of the NFC this year....I'm concerned about the cowboys offense after watching the end of last season and thus far this year...

 

[JDSmith]

I think the game is big for Dak. If we win and he doesn't play well I don't think it's big, because I don't think the Giants are a particularly good team. What we need is for Dak to play good football. Without that the team is going nowhere anyway. Beating a bad team by playing slightly less poorly won't mean squat this season. We hitched our wagon to Dak, if he can't pull it we'll be stuck in the mud whether we can manage to get by the relatively smooth patches or not.

 

[northerncowboynation]

You Cowboys fans hoping for a big loss, I just don't know what to say. We could be 0-15 and I still wouldn't want to lose to the G-Strings.

Why? It could be the end of the Three Stooges. Notice I said "could"

 

[Established1971]

The TCU - Ohio State game last night at Jerry World was bigger. Probably the best game that will be played there the rest of 2018.

I dont think thats what the op means by "big" His context was big as in important to the 2018 Cowboys season