Interesting Playoff Stat

[Bleu Star]

In the history of the NFL, only 12% of teams that started the season 0-2 have made it to the playoffs.

Guess we better win in Tennessee huh...

 

[lostar2009]

In the history of the NFL, only 12% of teams that started the season 0-2 have made it to the playoffs.

Guess we better win in Tennessee huh...

I hope Romo is ready but didn't the cowboys start 0-2 when Emitt S held out and won a sb?

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I hope Romo is ready but didn't the cowboys start 0-2 when Emitt S held out and won a sb?

yes we did but this ain't the 1993 Cowboys

 

[DandyDon1722]

I think a weak division mitigates that a bit - I'm not sold on the Eagles yet.

 

[CCBoy]

Don't kid one's self...10% is what it is.

And back in '93, Jimmy still almost broke the team with Emmitt's holdout and Troy not getting his contract until December.

 

[Bleu Star]

I don't think we were sold on the Eagles last year either. They really don't care. They have their act together. I see it. Just giving credit where it's due.

 

[Jstopper]

Just last year a team made the playoffs after starting 0-2. The Carolina Panthers say hello.

 

[Bleu Star]

Just last year a team made the playoffs after starting 0-2. The Carolina Panthers say hello.

Percentages sir. Percentages... Overall, it is highly improbable.

We better beat Tennessee.

 

[lostar2009]

yes we did but this ain't the 1993 Cowboys

Maybe not but that oline is getting that good. I wish Romo had some juice left. I think any starting quality qb would have won us that game.

 

[Zman5]

Jim Mora says hello!

 

[Frosty]

In the history of the NFL, only 12% of teams that started the season 0-2 have made it to the playoffs.

Guess we better win in Tennessee huh...

Thats stat will open you eyes. However, I don't think the Cowboys will have any problem beating Tennessee this weekend. Plus 0-2 in the today's water downed league of parity does not mean much.....80% of the teams are evenly matched with the other 10% sucking and another 10% dominating........

 

[Doomsay]

There was a ... "Is this a must win game" thread that I can't find (search function out, I guess or me tired!) that addressed the same subject, perhaps it's lost among all of the other analytic Front Office threads that get sent to the rant locker.

 

[Tawney88]

I hope Romo is ready but didn't the cowboys start 0-2 when Emitt S held out and won a sb?

Yes

 

[WV Cowboy]

In the history of the NFL, only 12% of teams that started the season 0-2 have made it to the playoffs.

What are these 'playoffs' that you speak of?

 

[fifaguy]

Or be that 12% ..... NOT serious

 

[visionary]

I don't think we were sold on the Eagles last year either. They really don't care. They have their act together. I see it. Just giving credit where it's due.

There is no way the eagles have a chance if CZ homers don't believe in them, no way

 

[visionary]

Just last year a team made the playoffs after starting 0-2. The Carolina Panthers say hello.

No way, really?

Perhaps it is the word "percentage" that is causing you confusion?

 

[jazzcat22]

Well, if we start 0-2, guess we will need to increase that % rate to 12.1%......

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

In the history of the NFL, only 12% of teams that started the season 0-2 have made it to the playoffs.

Guess we better win in Tennessee huh...

Giving you a like just for that avatar

 

[31smackdown]

Does anyone have the stats since Free Agency changes were made? At this point playoff talk seems crazy anyway, but I would think certain factors could impact those numbers more than others, like key injury/suspension/holdout and which Conference the team lost to. I think the talent imbalance used to be much great so it you were bad, well you were just bad. Now the talent is close enough between teams that the gap is not as wide between the middle 80% of the teams.