Why Cowboys' next 5 games could be the key for a return to the playoffs

[waving monkey]

DAVID MOORE

Staff Writer

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Published: 30 September 2014 08:12 PM

Updated: 30 September 2014 08:15 PM

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IRVING - Once the season is underway you can barely coax Jason Garrett into acknowledging that Thursday follows Wednesday.

To do so would diffuse the focus a player needs on Wednesday to live into becoming the best version of himself.

With that in mind, there’s no way anyone can get the Cowboys head coach to admit his team is one game deep into a six-week block that will likely determine its playoff fate.

The game against New Orleans kicked off a stretch that sees the Cowboys play five of six games at AT&T Stadium. It’s a rare gift the team must maximize, especially given its 38-17 start over the Saints.

At this point the sticklers among you will argue that division titles and playoff berths aren’t won in October.

True. But a team can play its way out of one. A team can drop a game here, stub its toe there and be forced to chase .500 for the remainder of the season.

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[DogFace]

I love the one game at a time approach. For the players.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The Cowboys are coming off a big victory over a quality opponent. They are relatively healthy. A loss to Houston will undercut the momentum that can build from beating the Saints.

It’s a loss the team can’t afford given the next opponent.

“Is it at home or away?” cornerback Brandon Carr asked.

Carr really doesn’t know what team comes up after Houston?

“No,” he said.

That would be a road date against the Seattle Seahawks.

“Oh, that’s pretty cool,” Carr said.

“I take it one game at a time.”

That surprises me a lot. You would think playing the super bowl champ would be on your radar.

 

[hornitosmonster]

That surprises me a lot. You would think playing the super bowl champ would be on your radar.

It's a good thing he is focused on this week's game

 

[tyke1doe]

The Cowboys have a legitimate chance to be 7-2 after Arizona. Wow! Whodathunk?