When the Dallas Cowboys dropped to 3-7 with a loss on Monday Night Football to the Houston Texans to close out Week 11, which marked their fifth straight defeat, the chances of America’s Team making the NFL Playoffs for a fourth consecutive year were less than one percent.
But after improving to 4-7 with a Week 12 win over Dan Quinn and the Washington Commanders and then to 5-7 with a victory over the New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day, the Cowboys saw their postseason odds improve.
Sure, it wasn’t by much, but Dallas is still technically in the mix heading into another Monday-nighter in Week 14 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
There’s no shot of the Cowboys winning the NFC East, as that would involve a monumental collapse from the Philadelphia Eagles, who improved to 10-2 on Sunday with a win over the Baltimore Ravens.
So, Dallas would need to win out and have Philly lose every game the rest of the way, which just isn’t happening. It’s not impossible, of course, but the likelihood is low. Plus, the Cowboys would also need several losses from the Commanders, who upped their record to 8-5 with a Week 13 win over the Tennessee Titans.
But they’ll need some losses from Washington as it pertains to the wild-card race as well, which is where our focus will be as we take a look at where the Cowboys stand in the NFL playoff picture.
