"The Dallas Cowboys still have work to do to earn a playoff spot in the NFC. Winners of three in a row, the Cowboys are peaking at the right time. They look like a team that can go toe-to-toe with anybody, they just beat the teams in last season's Super Bowl in a span of five days, but an unfortunate reality is that their digging may be coming from too deep of a hole."
"Two weeks ago the Cowboys were 3-5-1 and while they are now north of .500 at 6-5-1, the first time since Week 5 of last year that they have tasted air above those waters, they still have a lot of work to do. Unfortunately they need to do a lot of difficult work and pick up help across the rest of the NFC in terms of seeing teams fall, and they did not get any real help in that capacity on Sunday."
After a 3-5-1 start, the Cowboys are 6-5-1 and on a three-game winning streak, showing they can compete with top teams. Recent wins include beating both teams from last season's Super Bowl in a short span. The remaining schedule and current standings require Dallas to sustain strong play and benefit from losses by other NFC teams to secure a postseason berth. Los Angeles appears too far ahead to matter practically, while a loss by Detroit offers a divisional opportunity. The likeliest route to the playoffs is winning the NFC East if momentum continues and Philadelphia falters.
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