As we sit here on Black Friday, the Dallas Cowboys did something that no other team has done since 2016, but before we get into that, I don’t think many thought that things would be shaping up this way after what we have seen for most of the year.
Since the trade deadline, the Dallas Cowboys have not lost a game, and now the defense is matching what the offense was bringing to the table much of the year, but let’s hope that they did not start it just a week or so too late.
A Bears win today over the Eagles would make things even more interesting in terms of the NFC East, but we can get into that another day.
First Time Since 2016
So the question becomes, what did this team really just accomplish in the last five days?
The Dallas Cowboys are the first team since 2016 to defeat both previous Super Bowl teams in consecutive weeks. They are the first team in the Super Bowl era to sweep both teams in a short week.
That is what they did, and thinking about in terms of what was riding on these two games, being down 21-0 to the Eagles, and then down early to the Chiefs, to win both of these games to keep their playoff hopes alive and put a lot of pressure on the other teams was huge.
These two games might have been the biggest I have seen from this team in years. Just thinking about what was riding on these two games, knowing that if you lost either one of these, it was a wrap, and to do what they did and win them both, we have not seen this type of stuff from a Cowboys team since maybe 10–12 years ago.
These are games that they normally just do not show up for, and now if they beat the Lions next week, they will probably jump near 50% to make the playoffs. Of course they still need some help, but people thought it was over.
It is going to be a fun month of December to end the NFL season, but with these two wins, the Cowboys are not right in the thick of things. I will be keeping a close eye on some of these games this weekend, starting with the Bears and Eagles today, because either way, it gives the Cowboys a chance, but things are a lot more fun right now.
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Two nice wins in a row for sure. Things are getting interesting. But let’s pump the brakes a bit. Philly did kind of gift wrapped that win and KC is showing cracks in their once invisible armor.
That said Cowboys definitely increased their playoff chances with these two wins, wins that maybe most people did not think would happen early on. D is playing much better. Pickens have been fantastic, and IMO, the biggest reason for where they are now. He is great are high pointing, bringing down balls in his large radius and great YAC. Clowney also has been good, better than some may have thought. Some credit has to go to the FO/Jones for these trades that are working out well. MP trade is looking better every game and hopefully will going forward.
Lions will be stinging after their loss to GB. Tough test coming up as they are also in the playoff hunt at 7-5, and they are at home. Gibbs is dangerous, a strong 5.8 Y/A. Boys do have momentum and are probably feeling good about themselves, which can be a good thing or maybe not, but we’ll see who wants it more.
Well said, you paralelled my thoughts in response to another post. The runner-up in the NFC South must be an afterthought if the Cowboys are to enter the playoffs as with not surpassing that team nothing else matters. GB has a tough remaining schedule. If Dallas defeats Detroit that perhaps moves us into the running for the 8 spot and looking toward the odds against SF, Chic and GB, the latter two of which face tough schedules. I am hopeful we win the division as the Eagles have had so many close games, I’m rooting for the Bears today and hoping the Packers and Lions are both surpassed. I do not believe that GB is a lock as they have mostly found very close wins and have a schedule that could result in the team only having 9 or 10 wins, being realistic.
Would love to see GB get knocked out of the PS, if only for the MP factor.
How did Philly gift wrap that win for us!? They didn’t!! They did start out with a 21 point lead, but after that is when our defense tightened up and shut them down!! They kept Barkley to just 22 yards if I’m not mistaken, and our corners held up when it mattered the most!! Our defense shutting them down and our offense playing the way they have been all year is why we won that game, not because Philly gave it to us!! And if it wasn’t for Ceedee dropping those 4 passes in week 1, we would’ve swept them this season!! And KC is definitely not the team they were last year, but they’re still a good team, so beating them is a big deal!! And beating them and Philly in less than a week makes it even better!! It’s crazy that we’re turning our season around and still have so called fans that can’t be happy!! They have to find some reason to try to put the team down!! I’ll never understand it!!
Well the bears beat the eagles, so that just puts us around a game and a half maybe 2 behind them, with 5 games left to play in the season!! And there’s only 2 teams on our schedule with winning records, but they haven’t been that good themselves lately either!! So we have a good chance on winning out!! I think the hardest game left on our schedule is the lions, and we’ll get them next, but they’ll be without St Brown, so it’ll make it easier on us!! The chargers will be a tough game too with all the good receivers they have, but it looks like they’re offense is what’s slowing them down, plus we get them at home, so I think we’ll win that one!! And then the vikings, giants and commanders are all bad teams that we shouldn’t have a problem beating!! So I think we’ll make the playoffs, with a chance to still win the NFC East!! I think we can lose a game and still get into the playoffs, but I think it’ll be better if we win out!! I’m just saying that because if we lose a game, I don’t wanna read stories saying our season is over when we really can lose a game and still make it to the playoffs!! But I guess we’ll just have to see how the last 5 games play out!! But I like our chances!!