I don't think any team can straight up beat us, except the Falcons

[THEHEREAFTER]

^^^ THIS. Our game is ball control football and we will own a game against the Falcons.

The Falcons are like the Commanders on steroids.....They present the same challenges with a much more potent offense. We match up with their defense well the exact same way. Our run D is is stout and our pass rush is improving.

 

[RS12]

On any given Sunday.

 

[Proximo]

I think they should fear any team that has both a better QB and a better defense. So NE, NYG... I honestly don't know if Seattle has a better defense than the Cowboys do right now. Certainly not significantly.

They shouldn't fear anyone. That's a weak mentality that I don't want the Cowboys having. These Cowboys are capable of winning the SB. As long as they stay focused and play with confidence they can win it all.

 

[Don Corleone]

The Falcons, with a now healthy Tevin Coleman are DANGEROUS.

Why have they lost 5 games this year?

 

[Don Corleone]

I think they should fear any team that has both a better QB and a better defense. So NE, NYG... I honestly don't know if Seattle has a better defense than the Cowboys do right now. Certainly not significantly.

I would argue that the NYG are weaker at QB. Also, I think the running game is critical and a huge advantage for the Cowboys.

 

[KJJ]

The Cowboys aren't as strong as they were earlier in the season when they won by 10 or more points in three of their first six games. They haven't won by more than 6 points in their last four games. The last four games have been a scratch and claw down to the wire battle because Dak has been figured out some. We've gone three straight games scoring under 30 points. The Packers and Aaron Rodgers are red hot, they're a much better team than they were when we faced them in week 6. The Falcons are a scoring machine and it takes shootouts to beat them. The Ryan to Julio Jones connection would be a formidable challenge vs our 28th ranked pass defense. I'm not as sold as some on this board that the Cowboys are going to reach the SB because we're having to work too hard to win games lately. If we're just slightly off against any of the teams that we may run into in the playoffs we're going to get knocked off. We just barely survived against Wash, Minn and Tampa the past few weeks and we haven't been able to get our offense on track against the Giants in two games this season.

If Irving can continue to provide a pass rush and Gregory helps any that would certainly improve our chances but we're vulnerable against any team that plays great defense or has a great passing attack that features one of the top QBs like Aaron Rodgers or Matt Ryan. The Cowboys are not a dominant team and have lost twice to a Giants team that ranks 24th in total offense because they have a defense that's been able to contain Dak and not allow Zeke a longer run than 15 yards. No team has hurt this franchise more the past decade than the Giants who've beaten us in practically every critical game we've faced against them. They always seem to find a way to beat us when it matters most and it doesn't matter where we play them. Those of you who think the Cowboys are just going to steamroll to the SB better take your homer caps off and come back to earth before you get blindsided.

The playoffs can be a rude awakening for a rookie QB which is why no rookie QB has ever led a team to the SB. I'm not saying the Cowboys can't reach the SB but they need to use these last two games of the season to try and get even better because if they kiss these games off and start looking ahead to the playoffs they're not going to get very far. We're going to be vulnerable to teams that are having to fight to get into the playoffs like Green Bay and Detroit, if we start to relax these last two games and don't play well. No need to lay down and give Detroit a free pass on Monday Night giving them confidence because we may have to face them in the playoffs. It's important we play well these last two games and don't lose our focus. You can't quit at the end of the season and just flip a switch in the playoffs, our 07 team found that out.

 

[Clove]

If you're a Super Bowl caliber team, teams are scared of you. I think we've had one of the toughest schedules in the second half than any other team out there. We went on the road and played some of the best teams in the NFL and won, except NY. Now we're home. Dak protects the ball from INTs, Zeke is very slippery and just dangerous. Our defense doesn't give up points. Teams had better be scared of us because the only thing that can pull us down are penalties.

 

[Risen Star]

We're entering the playoffs with a rookie QB. Anyone who thinks they're not highly vulnerable to getting beat is kidding themselves.

They are trying to accomplish what has never been done before.

 

[Philmonroe]

They shouldn't fear anyone. That's a weak mentality that I don't want the Cowboys having. These Cowboys are capable of winning the SB. As long as they stay focused and play with confidence they can win it all.

Im pretty sure its just the fans that have that "weak mentality". I seriously doubt any of the players feel that way at all.

 

[cowboyblue22]

a rookie qb have never takena team to the superbowl much less won it a healty arron Rodgers will be hard to beat even at home in the playoffs qb have tomake plays I am hoping they can go to the superbowl I am just not sure they will

 

[slomoxn]

Everyone is concerned about our youthful players standing up against veteran playoff teams, Km worried about the coaching. They will probably be the ones to screw up by not calling the right game vs the teams they're facing, they've tried to be out coached several times this year but the players keep bailing them out.

 

[Philmonroe]

We're entering the playoffs with a rookie QB. Anyone who thinks they're not highly vulnerable to getting beat is kidding themselves.

They are trying to accomplish what has never been done before.

Eh if that was the case we shouldn't have the record we have either with a rookie QB using that logic. Sometimes outlier moments happen. We aren't the greatest but highly vulnerable I don't really see it based on how they've played all year for,the most part.

 

[fishspill]

We're entering the playoffs with a rookie QB. Anyone who thinks they're not highly vulnerable to getting beat is kidding themselves.

They are trying to accomplish what has never been done before.

The lower odds the greater glory.

I'd like to face Atlanta in the NFC Championship. Two teams on the ascent trying to go where they haven't been in a long time. It'd be great drama. Those Atlanta RBs would really push our underneath tackling discipline. We've gotten lucky a few times this year when a big play wasn't broken on short passes. Lee saves our bacon a lot.

 

[KJJ]

In the playoffs solid defenses usually slow down potent offenses and games come down to your defense making critical stops. The Giants beat us both times by containing our offense and keeping the games close. That's how the Giants have won some of their SB's. It really comes down to defense in the playoffs and SB.

 

[JoeKing]

I see the Giants and Falcons meeting in the wild card round and that winner coming to us in the divisional round. Either way it will be a tough opponent and probably a harder win than the conference title game.

 

[DFWJC]

I think in the NFCthe following teams will say and believe 100% that they are the only team that can beat themselves right now:

1. Dallas
2. Green Bay
3. Atlanta
4. Seattle
5. New York

And maybe even Washington..not sure

At least 5 think FOR SURE they can and should beat anyone if they play at the level theyre capable of playing.

 

[Don Corleone]

In the playoffs solid defenses usually slow down potent offenses and games come down to your defense making critical stops. The Giants beat us both times by containing our offense and keeping the games close. That's how the Giants have won some of their SB's. It really comes down to defense in the playoffs and SB.

Running the ball is also important.

 

[Don Corleone]

We're entering the playoffs with a rookie QB. Anyone who thinks they're not highly vulnerable to getting beat is kidding themselves.

They are trying to accomplish what has never been done before.

I actually think having players that don't have experience with the magnitude of the game can be a good thing. They tend to be a bit more loose.

We're playing with house money here ever since Romo went down.

 

[cheftjpeck]

There isn't a single team in the NFL that scares me against the cowboys. I'm not being naive or arrogant, but truly every single team in the playoffs this year has warts. This isn't like some years past where you have that shut ya down defensive team or fastest show on turf or even that well balanced machine who just could turn it on and off whenver they want ... we have a collective group of teams that on any given Saturday or Sunday can beat ya. There's skill, luck, player health , coaching , fan base etc ..
We are playing on house money ... no one could've or did predict the cowboys would be in the position they are in now ... they just need to play fundamentally sound football and they can beat anyone.. to say this team scares me is like saying that if the 2 teams lined up and played 10 times then the team that scares you wins at least 9 out of 10 times .. I just don't see that team out there in the NFL 2016 .. go Cowboys .. Finish The Fight but do it one punch at a time .. wear them down and choke them out ..

 

[scottsp]

Dallas is absolutely vulnerable. Not exactly sure what "straight-up" means in this context, but it only takes a couple of hours playing sub-par football to have your lights turned out, be you 15-1 or 9-7.