Cowboys Essentially Eliminated From Playoffs (99.9%)

Since the Giants play against Philly in the final four weeks of the season it means Dallas can't win their division (Dallas is 4-8 while both the giants and Eagles are 8-4).

The only hope that Dallas has is for both Greenbay and Philly to lose all four remaining games. Folks, that aint happening.

btw: Greenbay plays the 2-10 Lions this week.

If the Cowboys win out and it's determined that they would have made the playoffs had they won one more game, I'm gonna go find Roy Williams and slap him silly. That BUM singlehandedly cost us that game against the Saints. $#%@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love it - How 'bout dem Cowboys!!!!

Joe,

If the Seahawks finish 8-8 they will have 7 conference wins and eliminate Dallas and everyone else unless they win the division, so they can't help Dallas. St. Louis can also finish 7-9 or 6-10, too. Or they can go 8-8, beat the Seahawks and one other NFC team, and Seattle can go 9-7, and Dallas would still be alive.

Looking at the remaining schedules for Philly (@NY, DAL(2), Min), GB (@DET, @NE, NYG, CHI) and TB (@WAS, DET, SEA, @NO), it looks like the season hinges on the Detroit Lions.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/playoffscenario?algori...

Nick,

Here you go. Here are the games that are significant if the Cowboys have absolutely any chance to get into the playoffs.

With the presumption that the Cowboys win out, the Packers finish with 8 wins as well as either the, Seahawks, Rams or the Bucs.

Week 14:
St. Louis must beat New Orleans
Week 15:
Kansas City must beat St. Louis
Week 16:
St. Louis must beat the 49ers
Week 17:
Seattle must beat St. Louis

There are some other scenarios, but the season apparently hinges upon St. Louis.

The Cowboys are still technically alive. The Giants still play the Eagles and the Packers, while the Eagles and Packers have already played. So, for the Cowboys to get in, the Giants would have to win the division, the Cowboys would earn the tie-breaker over the Eagles with a season sweep, which eliminates the Eagles in a tie-breaker situation. Then it goes to conference tie-breakers. At 8-8, it's conceivable that Tampa Bay could join Green Bay and Dallas at 8-8. TB hasn't played either team, and DAL loss to GB is not part of this tie-breaker. Now it goes to conference record and it's possible all teams could go 6-6 in conference. Next would be W/L % in common games. However you need 4 common games, and I think the only common opponent is Detroit. Then comes strength of victory which can't be determined until all games are played. So, Dallas has not been eliminated.

yesssssssss...after my team (the eagles) lost to the cowboys 3 times last year you would have thought it would of taken us a couple more years to get where the cowboys were at, but with another great season of football the philadelphia eagles show yet again why the are a top 5 franchise in this league and a superbowl contenders every single year. GOO BIRDS!!!!!!!!!