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Merry fuckin' ChristmasEffectively, the Cowboys begin their playoff run tomorrow against the Philadelphia Eagles at JerryWorld.
A Giants loss in their noon game and a Cowboys win clinches the division. A Giants win tomorrow and the Cowboys-Eagles game turns essentially into an exhibition.
Or does it ...
The Eagles have a very outside shot at winning the division. Should the Eagles win tomorrow and in week 17, they'd be 8-8. If the Cowboys lose the next two, they are 8-8. If the Giants lose tomorrow and win (against the Cowboys) in week 17, they'd be 8-8.
The Giants are screwed (tied Eagles in head-to-head) due to their divisional record. And the Cowboys would be screwed having lost both games to the Eagles. Either way, the Eagles are 3-1 in the division and, if they win the next two weeks, would be 5-1 in the NFC East.
Either way, the Eagles want no one to get nine wins and the Cowboys, clearly, have the best shot at getting there. Beating the Cowboys means a lot.
That's why I hate all this loser talk of just half-assing it if the Giants wind up beating the Jets early. The Cowboys need to quit pretending they've won 10 Super Bowls in the past 12 seasons. There's no room for purposely losing a game because you can. They need to hammer that stake into the hearts of the Eagles tomorrow. If they're smart, and I'm not certain of that.
Five things:
LeSean McCoy
Absolutely killed the Cowboys earlier this season. The dude is a stud no matter who he's up against. Hands will be full.
DeMarcus Ware
Someone needs a big game. A really big game. No doubt teams are trying to slow him down. Why wouldn't you? But when have teams not tried to slow him down? He's had to deal with it his entire career. He simply needs to get out of his funk.
Michael Vick
It's almost like he toys with the Cowboys, like a cat batting around a little helpless mouse. He makes the Cowboys look significantly less athletic than they probably already are.
Home-Field Advantage
The week after the Dallas Cowboys were dethroned as "America's Team" (by far the most pretentious title ever), they get a home game against not only a hated rival in a frosty playoff-type game the day before Christmas. If there were ever an opportunity for 100K to make a boozy presence, it's tomorrow.
Cowboys O-Line
Unsurprisingly good, the Eagles defensive line has completely taken teams out of their gameplans. Anyone that knows Cullen Jenkins and Jason Babin knew this would happen. Those are some salty characters, and Babin, especially, tends to have the Cowboys' number. The Cowboys O-line needs to go ahead and grow up a little. Doug Free and the interior of the line need to step up big time and give Romo the time he needs. Simply put, if possible.
Prediction
Philadelphia Eagles 33, Dallas Cowboys 21
I picked the Eagles at the beginning of the week and I haven't heard a single item, stat or story that has changed my mind even though I think the Cowboys can be better and they have as much to play for.
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