Week14: The Help We Need

[Coogiguy03]

If we win out and still don't make it, that would truly be an oddity. In the 17 years the NFL has used 3 wildcards, never have they all had 12 wins or more. That's what it would take.

Was just thinking that!! All that for nothing

 

[Hawkeye19]

If they beat Detroit, things get interesting and other games start to matter.

Until they take care of the Lions, they remain in the very deep grave they dug for themselves the first half of the season.

 

[Rayman70]

A lot of people on the Eagles also hate the QB.

Yip

 

[Rayman70]

As long as we win no less than 4 out of the next 5. I'm confident someone in front of us will mess up. It happens every year. It's a matter of us doing our job now.

 

[plasticman]

Has anyone noticed the irony when it comes to tie games?

The more tie games there are, the more unnecessary it is for season tiebreakers.

There is only one team in the NFC that is capable of tying the Cowboys season. When it comes to the division, no team is capable of tying the Cowboys season.

 

[Verdict]

We don't need help, we just need the schedule to play itself out. It would be extremely rare to have three 12-5 wildcard teams.

Teams always tend to regress toward the mean.

 

[LovinItAll]

Week #13 we received some minimal help.

The good:

The Cowboys won.
The Bears defeated the Eagles

The bad:

The Panthers upset the Rams
The 49ers beat the Browns
The Bucs beat the Cardinals
The Seahawks demolished the Vikings

The Packers beating the Lions only exchanged our rival for a wildcard spot, it did nothing to close the gap between the current wildcard seeds and the Cowboys.

In order to win the division, the Cowboys must win out while the Eagles lose two of their last five games. Their last five games are the Chargers, Bill, Raiders, and Commanders twice.

The Cowboys would receive help in week #14 with the following results:

Cowboys beat Lions, Outlook: above average
Falcons defeat Seahawks, Outlook: below average
Saints defeat Bucs, Outlook: bleak
Bears defeat Packers Outlook: average
Chargers defeat Eagles Outlook: unknown at this point

The 49ers have a bye for week #14.

Currently, the Cowboys are a game and a half behind the Eagles for the division and two and a half games behind the 49ers for the #$7 seed.

I get going through the gyrations of what it will take to make the tournament, but really, we just need to win games and continue to improve. The rest will take care of itself. If we run the table and miss the playoffs, them’s the breaks. BARRING INJURIES (man, I hate that dodging injuries is a major factor in teams being successful), we’re looking really strong for next year. Just find a way in this year and I think we can make some noise.

 

[plasticman]

If we win out and still don't make it, that would truly be an oddity. In the 17 years the NFL has used 3 wildcards, never have they all had 12 wins or more. That's what it would take.

Then again, we have only had 17-game seasons for 5 years. 12-5 is different than 12-4. One more game allows extra variations, especially considering ties.