Dallas Cowboys Playoff Picture: A December To Remember?
FRISCO (105.3 The Fan) - "Meaningful games in December." That's one of the first goals an NFL team can set and achieve. And the Dallas Cowboys -- a modest 6-6 and still pulling up the rear of the 10 legit contenders for six NFC Playoff spots -- do have that going for them.
The Cowboys took care of this week's business with a Thursday win over Washington. This week, they've watched as fellow wild-card hopefuls Detroit and Atlanta lost (though both remained ahead of the Cowboys). But Seattle and Carolina remain two games ahead of Dallas for the wild-card spots.
Smart money says the Cowboys need to win all four final games of the year and get help elsewhere to have a shot.
Those shots will come:
- at New York Giants (2-10).
- at Oakland (6-6).
- home against Seattle (8-4) featuring the Christmas Eve return of Ezekiel Elliott.
- and at Philadelphia (10-2).
"Meaningful games in January" is the next goal. But first things first, as Dallas prepares to follow a coach Jason Garrett mantra and "concern ourselves with things within our control."
