"The Dallas Cowboys will kick off their season finale next week, Sunday, January 4th to be clear, on the road against the New York Giants at 1:00pm ET. The game will be televised by FOX. In case you were unaware, the NFL schedules divisional games in the season finale for every single team. Their goal, if not obvious, is to have dramatic games between rivals where things like division titles or seeding for the playoffs is on the line."
"There will be three big time games across the league next week between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens as well as the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, plus the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, but the Cowboys game against the Giants has no serious stakes involved which is why the league has buried it in the early window. Such is life when you are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs before Christmas, and well before that in New York's case."
The Dallas Cowboys will play their season finale on Sunday, January 4th at 1:00pm ET against the New York Giants on FOX. The NFL schedules divisional games in the season finale to create dramatic rivalries with division titles or playoff seeding on the line. The Cowboys entered the finale with no playoff stake after being mathematically eliminated before Christmas. Several other matchups carry postseason implications, including Steelers vs. Ravens, Panthers vs. Buccaneers, and Seahawks vs. 49ers. A Cowboys win would move Dallas to 8-8-1, securing a non-losing record. The Giants likely diminished their chance at the top draft pick with a recent win.
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