"A .500 lifestyle is on the line during the team's final game in this stretch and final on the season as a whole. The Cowboys are currently 7-8-1 and a win on the road against the New York Giants would put them at 8-8-1, perfectly even, something that sounds impossible given that there are currently 17 games in an NFL regular season."
"Maybe finishing .500 and above means nothing to you as a fan, that wouldn't be hard to believe, but it is worth noting that if Dallas does then they will avoid a second straight season below that mark as they finished 7-10 last year. Consider that for all of their faults (and their are many) that the Cowboys have not finished under .500 in consecutive seasons in over 20 years."
More than a week after mathematical elimination from playoff contention, the Dallas Cowboys have played two games, winning one and losing one. The team enters the season finale at 7-8-1; a road win over the New York Giants would produce an 8-8-1 finish. The Cowboys reached 3-5-1 midseason before recovering to this point. A victory would prevent consecutive sub-.500 seasons after a 7-10 finish last year. The franchise has not finished under .500 in consecutive seasons since 2000–2002. Early Jason Garrett-era teams recorded multiple 8-8 seasons, creating a historical parallel.
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