"When the Cowboys dropped to 6-6-1 after the Thursday night loss to Detroit, I felt what a lot of us felt, that punch in the gut that told us the playoff hunt may be over. When I saw the playoff odds fall to 6%, it didn't shock me, but it still hurt. At this point, we all understand this very clearly: if the Cowboys are getting into the postseason, it's going to be by winning the NFC East. There's no other door left open."
"The Cowboys are c urrently sitting at 6-6-1, but the real story is the conference record. We're just 3-5-1 in the NFC, and if you've been following the Cowboys all season, that means we aren't winning tiebreakers over anybody in the wild-card race. Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, and Detroit are all positioned ahead of the Cowboys because they haven't cratered in their conference."
The Cowboys sit at 6-6-1 and hold a 3-5-1 NFC record, severely undermining wild-card tiebreakers. Conference losses place Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, and Detroit ahead in the wild-card pecking order. With only three conference wins, the wild-card path is highly unlikely. The only realistic postseason route is winning the NFC East. Philadelphia leads at 8-4 with a 7-3 conference record, making head-to-head positioning critical. The Eagles' remaining schedule contains challenging matchups against Washington, Buffalo, and the Chargers, creating limited opportunities for slips. Any Eagles losses could open the division race for the Cowboys.
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