"The Cowboys have no choice but to keep pushing and have zero margin for error. Before Monday night, Dallas' playoff hopes were on life support after losing to the Detroit Lions. Thanks to the Los Angeles Chargers and Justin Herbert, there are signs of life. The Philadelphia Eagles' loss on Monday Night Football puts them at 8-5. With that loss, the Cowboys' playoff chances have increased to ten percent and eight percent to win the division, per The Athletic's playoff simulator."
"This wouldn't be the first time in the last decade that the Cowboys tried to win out on the way to the playoffs. Dallas tried to do so in 2015, when Tony Romo returned from a collarbone injury. Seems fitting that the Cowboys find themselves in a similar position on their tenth anniversary of trying to manipulate their own destiny."
The Cowboys face a must-win stretch with zero margin for error after a loss to the Detroit Lions left playoff hopes on life support. A Chargers win and the Eagles' loss improved Dallas' playoff probability to roughly ten percent and their division odds to eight percent. The situation mirrors a 2015 push to win out when Tony Romo returned from injury. Dallas traded for linebacker Logan Wilson, but middle linebacker duties have been a timeshare with Kenneth Murray. Murray has shown flashes but also plays where he avoids contact. Coaching and linebacker play must improve for Dallas to run the table.
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