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IRVING – The Cowboys lost winner-take-all season finales on the road to the New York Giants and Washington the last two seasons, but the club believes this year will be different because they are playing at home.
“It’s so critical,” Jerry Jones said of enjoying home-field for Sunday night’s de facto NFC East title game against the Eagles.
“The away-game aspect when we have to (play at) New York or Washington or certainly Philadelphia – that’s such a hurdle to overcome. We’re going to have great weather or great conditions to play in because we’re going to be in our AT&T Stadium. But, more importantly, we’ll have our crowd there.”
Jones believes the attendance Sunday night will be the season’s best, topping the 92,758 on hand to watch the team lose 51-48 to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on Oct. 6.
Dallas is 23-17 at home since Jerry World opened in 2009. The Cowboys are 5-2 at the $1.2 billion venue this season.
“We’ve got them hanging from the rafters to get in to see this ballgame,” Jones said on his weekly radio show. “It should be without a doubt the most emotional and the most involved crowd we’ve had, which means a lot of noise, which means a lot of third-down, fourth-down interference with their offense, which is critical today in the NFL.”
Backup quarterback Kyle Orton believes playing at home will benefit him. Orton’s last start came in the 2011 season finale when he was with Kansas City. Since then, he’s appeared in only three games and thrown 15 passes after joining the Cowboys in 2012.
“Obviously, this is a multiple front team,” Orton said of the Eagles defense. “They bring a lot of pressure. They’re a physical defense. They’re an attacking defense. Being able to be at home and not have to deal with some of the road stuff for your first game is a benefit.”
Extra points: If the Cowboys win, they will clinch their 22nd division title and 18th NFC East title. Dallas won its last NFC East title in 2009, which also marked the club’s 30th and last playoff appearance…A win would also give the Cowboys only their second undefeated season in NFC East play. Dallas went 6-0 against the East in 1998…The Cowboys are also vying for their second straight sweep of the Eagles, something that hasn’t occurred since 1993-94. Dallas has won three straight against Philadelphia…The Cowboys are 23-30 in season finales.
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“It’s so critical,” Jerry Jones said of enjoying home-field for Sunday night’s de facto NFC East title game against the Eagles.
“The away-game aspect when we have to (play at) New York or Washington or certainly Philadelphia – that’s such a hurdle to overcome. We’re going to have great weather or great conditions to play in because we’re going to be in our AT&T Stadium. But, more importantly, we’ll have our crowd there.”
Jones believes the attendance Sunday night will be the season’s best, topping the 92,758 on hand to watch the team lose 51-48 to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on Oct. 6.
Dallas is 23-17 at home since Jerry World opened in 2009. The Cowboys are 5-2 at the $1.2 billion venue this season.
“We’ve got them hanging from the rafters to get in to see this ballgame,” Jones said on his weekly radio show. “It should be without a doubt the most emotional and the most involved crowd we’ve had, which means a lot of noise, which means a lot of third-down, fourth-down interference with their offense, which is critical today in the NFL.”
Backup quarterback Kyle Orton believes playing at home will benefit him. Orton’s last start came in the 2011 season finale when he was with Kansas City. Since then, he’s appeared in only three games and thrown 15 passes after joining the Cowboys in 2012.
“Obviously, this is a multiple front team,” Orton said of the Eagles defense. “They bring a lot of pressure. They’re a physical defense. They’re an attacking defense. Being able to be at home and not have to deal with some of the road stuff for your first game is a benefit.”
Extra points: If the Cowboys win, they will clinch their 22nd division title and 18th NFC East title. Dallas won its last NFC East title in 2009, which also marked the club’s 30th and last playoff appearance…A win would also give the Cowboys only their second undefeated season in NFC East play. Dallas went 6-0 against the East in 1998…The Cowboys are also vying for their second straight sweep of the Eagles, something that hasn’t occurred since 1993-94. Dallas has won three straight against Philadelphia…The Cowboys are 23-30 in season finales.
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