![]() ![]() The Eagles host the Cowboys next week as you know, but in case you were unaware the Minnesota Vikings host the Chicago Bears. That would set Philadelphia up for a situation next week where they could clinch a playoff berth, according to The New York Times’ simulator, with either a win or a Vikings loss. So let’s say then that the Eagles get everything that they need except for the Vikings loss. The Packers play the Detroit Lions next week so needless to say the greatest chance for them to lose (which has to happen for the Cowboys to be the top seed) is this week. Number three on this list also happens to hold extreme significance to the Dallas Cowboys as a Green Bay Packers win lowers the probability of Dallas securing the number one seed for themselves. San Francisco beats Houston OR Carolina beats New Orleans.You might be unaware that they can clinch a playoff berth if three main things happen this week: In order to understand how uncommon of a game next week’s Cowboys/Eagles matchup could be, we have to lay out what is on the line for Philadelphia this week. The Philadelphia Eagles can clinch a playoff berth this week, but we don’t want to see that happen. The Philadelphia Eagles can clinch a playoff berth as a Wildcard team this week, but again if chips fall in a certain direction then the matchup next week could be for all the marbles. ![]() Heading into the penultimate week of the regular season the Dallas Cowboys are NFC East Champions and contending for one of the top spots, potentially even the top spot, in the conference. Dallas is set to visit the Philadelphia Eagles in the regular-season finale, and if things go a certain way between now and then, we could watch one of the most weirdly important games between the two teams in recent memory. As a result we will see a Week 18 for the first time in the history of the NFL.Īs weird as that is to still say/see/talk about, it is possible that the actual game that the Dallas Cowboys play could be even more strange. Way back before this season started the National Football League instituted a 17th game for all of its teams beginning with the 2021 season. ![]()
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