Eagles loss on Monday night keeps Cowboys alive in NFC East title race
For the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East, hope is still very much alive.
The Dallas Cowboys’ Sunday loss was extremely disappointing, and it still is.
However, in the NFL, things can change quickly, and on Monday night, optimism was restored.
Drew Lock and Dallas native Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seattle Seahawks deserve our heartfelt gratitude for taking out the opposition and maintaining tight competition in the NFC East. The Seattle Seahawks have triumphed!
Many of us (understandably) spent Monday believing that the Eagles would win in Seattle and effectively wrap up the NFC East. That will not be happening.
At present time the Dallas Cowboys still lead the division.
- Dallas Cowboys…………………. 10-4
- Philadelphia Eagles…………….. 10-4
- New York Giants………………….. 5-9
- Washington Commanders……. 4-10
As was the case last week the Eagles still control their own destiny relative to the division. If they win out the NFC East likely belongs to them.
But if the Eagles slip up and the Cowboys win out then obviously it goes to Dallas. And what’s more is that because Dallas beat Seattle they do not lose any kind of pace with Philly after their loss to Buffalo (who the Eagles beat).
In addition, after three conference losses apiece, the Cowboys and Eagles are now tied. This was a turning point in the division race because of the disruption in tiebreakers, even if the Eagles are still in control. In essence, even if Philadelphia defeats the Seahawks in Week 17, this Eagles loss to them now equals Dallas’ earlier-season loss to Arizona in terms of tiebreakers.
In a succinct summary, Michael Gehlken pointed out that Dallas most likely has to end with a stronger record than Philadelphia.
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