"We are deep enough into the 2025 NFL season to where other teams are starting to focus on the playoff picture. Must be nice! The Dallas Cowboys hold a 2-3-1 record as cooler weather approaches (at least we have that going on) and have lost to teams thought to be more moribund like the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers which suggests that squads like the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions will have their way with the group."
"The NFL is so old though that you can generally find examples to fit any point of hope. This is true with regards to having two wins through the first six games of a season as different teams have made the playoffs while starting that far behind the proverbial eight ball. All told there are 43 teams in NFL history ( once again shout out Stathead) who have begun in this manner and still reached the playoffs. Here are the most recent 20."
" Obviously there are no Dallas Cowboys teams on this list, but with regards to this screenshot there is something else missing as well. The vast majority of these teams began with a 2-4 record (there are a few 1-5 starts), but none of them had a tie to this point in their seasons. Further down the list there are five total teams who had a tie at this point and they all held a 2-3-1 record just like the Cowboys do now."
The Dallas Cowboys sit at 2-3-1 through six games, having lost to teams like the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers and facing tough upcoming matchups against Kansas City and Detroit. This is the 15th Cowboys team to have two or fewer wins in the first six games; none of the previous 14 reached the playoffs. Across NFL history, 43 teams that started with two or fewer wins through six games still made the playoffs, most beginning 2-4 or 1-5. Five teams reached the playoffs after a 2-3-1 start, matching the Cowboys' current record.
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