The division is not lost yet

[Sydla]

How did Dak look against SF, Philly and that lowly team in Phoenix?

Uh, Dak played pretty well on the road in Philly.

 

[Sydla]

Of course, especially with our track record on the road. However, if Allen keeps being a turnover machine, who knows.

Further, weather will likely be a factor - cold, maybe windy, etc. You need to be able to run the ball to win games like that.

We can't. Bizarrely, despite having some decent enough pieces, we struggle at consistently running the ball.

 

[CowboyFrog]

Do you know me? Anyway, I see your point. If I change my profile photo to a cowboys star and say "Dak can't win the big game" and "Jerry Jones needs to hire a real GM like Howie Roseman", that would be better... Got it.

You dont get the point at all, we have plenty already doing that, kinda like brothers.. me and my brother may fight but you better stay out of it because you aint family....

 

[KJJ]

Yes, you are right. But, at what level of competition? We haven't beaten anyone really good have we? We have played the easiest part of the schedule and now the tunnel looks dark ahead.

We haven’t beaten anyone good this season. Every team we’ve beaten has a losing record. I don’t believe this season will end any differently than previous seasons for the Cowboys, but there’s still a lot of games left to be played. San Francisco and Philly are the two best teams in the NFC and I believe Philly will end up going back to the Super Bowl. However, nothing is guaranteed. There’s no juggernauts out there. Philly has been the most consistent team but they’ve had their share of tough games. Every season comes down to December and January. Injuries can derail a team at any time and every season comes down to who’s playing the best football entering the playoffs.

 

[FVSTONE]

The division is not lost yet. I know it looks bleak, but I don't think the division is settled yet. The Eagles still have to play SFO and us (along with Seattle prior to us). If they lose both games to us and SFO, then I think we can still win the division if we are level with them on record. They'd be level with us on conference and division losses in that situation. It'd go down to some very deep tiebreakers, but, assuming we win all of our remaining games, and they lose two of the next three games (including against us), then I think the division is still possible for us to win. Will it be easy? No. But is it possible? Yes

Turn out the lights my friend the party in OVER! After watching the Eagles battle the Chiefs last night it's apparent that the division title that the Cowboys desperately want is going to have to be pried from the Eagle's cold dead hands and I just don't think the Cowboys have the HEART to do that. Beating the mud ducks in the league will keep the Cowboys close, but it's not going to earn them a division title.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

If Dak would have had cohones he would have scored the game winning TD with first and goal from the 6...

He didn't have a play from first and goal at the 6, Dallas had a false start on first down. Next play Dak was sacked. Now 2nd and 21 with 5 seconds left.

Can a quarterback win games in that scenaario? Sure, about 5% of the time.

If you have to depend on your quarterback making a miracle play with 5 seconds in the game, you're going to be disappointed 95% of the time.

Did Mahomes lose the game last night? No, his receiver dropped a perfect pass which would have been a td or at least gotten the ball to like the 10 yard line with over a minute to play, and 4 downs to score. But if that was Dak, you'd say "Dak lost the game".

 

[LittleD]

We haven’t beaten anyone good this season. Every team we’ve beaten has a losing record. I don’t believe this season will end any differently than previous seasons for the Cowboys, but there’s still a lot of games left to be played. San Francisco and Philly are the two best teams in the NFC and I believe Philly will end up going back to the Super Bowl. However, nothing is guaranteed. There’s no juggernauts out there. Philly has been the most consistent team but they’ve had their share of tough games. Every season comes down to December and January. Injuries can derail a team at any time and every season comes down to who’s playing the best football entering the playoffs.

Actually, Philly has a pretty hard remaining schedule. The team I think has the best shot at the No 1 seed is Detroit. They have an extremely easy schedule and has a team that could give the Cowboys fits even in Dallas.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Jerry tried to get the Commish replaced and he took the Commish to court. The Commish doesn't forget or forgive anything. You must know that by now.

I do know that, but I'm still not going to throw my hoofs in the air and say it's all useless either.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

And the Eagles O-line was "exposed" by the Chiefs because they have a very good defense this year (as opposed to last year when they relied on their offense).

Yes, and it's something that I expect we will exploit even better in a few weeks.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

We haven’t beaten anyone good this season. Every team we’ve beaten has a losing record. I don’t believe this season will end any differently than previous seasons for the Cowboys, but there’s still a lot of games left to be played. San Francisco and Philly are the two best teams in the NFC and I believe Philly will end up going back to the Super Bowl. However, nothing is guaranteed. There’s no juggernauts out there. Philly has been the most consistent team but they’ve had their share of tough games. Every season comes down to December and January. Injuries can derail a team at any time and every season comes down to who’s playing the best football entering the playoffs.

Just ask the Giants in 2007...

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Just ask the Giants in 2007...

Or the 2005 Steelers

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

I agree with that, and if worst comes to worst, maybe we can beat them in the playoffs. It really comes down to matchups, and I think we are the league's best hope at preventing Philly from winning it all.

You don't think SF can?

 

[KJJ]

Actually, Philly has a pretty hard remaining schedule. The team I think has the best shot at the No 1 seed is Detroit. They have an extremely easy schedule and has a team that could give the Cowboys fits even in Dallas.

Philly does have a very tough remaining schedule but the win last night on the road in KC has to give them a lot of confidence. They’re next two games against Buffalo and San Francisco will be at home and they’re tough to beat at home. Although Detroit has lost only two games this season, I’m not real sold on them. They really dodged a bullet against Chicago on Sunday in a game they should have lost. Other than KC on opening day they haven’t beaten any significant teams. They have one of the worst histories of any team in the league and I’m sure their fans aren’t holding their breath. However, I’m sure they’ll give the Cowboys all they can handle in a few weeks.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

You must be on something. We aren't winning the division and will be extremely lucky to make the last wildcard slot.

I think we are very likely making the playoffs. It'd take a Jason Garrett-level collapse to prevent us from making the playoffs.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

You don't think SF can?

We will find out, and maybe they can. But I think we matchup better against Philly than SFO. With what I saw from the NFCC last year, I think we do matchup better than SFO against Philly (but not by much).

 

[LittleD]

I do know that, but I'm still not going to throw my hoofs in the air and say it's all useless either.

The Cowboys have been a constant penalty machine this season. The refs are stacking their trousers with flags for upcoming games. The Commish has total control of whom gets to the SB.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

You must be on something. We aren't winning the division and will be extremely lucky to make the last wildcard slot.

The odds have Dallas at a 98% chance to make the playoffs?

 

[mote]

He didn't have a play from first and goal at the 6, Dallas had a false start on first down. Next play Dak was sacked. Now 2nd and 21 with 5 seconds left.

Can a quarterback win games in that scenaario? Sure, about 5% of the time.

If you have to depend on your quarterback making a miracle play with 5 seconds in the game, you're going to be disappointed 95% of the time.

Did Mahomes lose the game last night? No, his receiver dropped a perfect pass which would have been a td or at least gotten the ball to like the 10 yard line with over a minute to play, and 4 downs to score. But if that was Dak, you'd say "Dak lost the game".

The player who took that sack was......? Anyway, independent of the dropped passes, Mahomes didn't have a great game, but also, you have to credit the Eagles D in the second half for making it difficult for him. Chiefs ran the ball exceptionally well, but the passing game was poor, his receivers were either well covered or there was confusion about the routes they were supposed to run and Mahomes also missed open receivers.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

The Cowboys have been a constant penalty machine this season. The refs are stacking their trousers with flags for upcoming games. The Commish has total control of whom gets to the SB.

Sure, we have committed a lot of penalties, but I'm pretty sure we will be in the playoffs at the very least. I think we likely get the 5th seed. Plus, who knows how the season finishes. Maybe we can catch Philly. And if he does have that kind of control, then why don't 30 fanbase just give up?

 

[LittleD]

The odds have Dallas at a 98% chance to make the playoffs?

Those are just gamblers. Who do you think controls the refs and the outcomes of games now.