It was almost a perfect Christmas Eve for the Dallas Cowboys by almost having three teams lose that they needed to lose to help them make playoffs.
The Cowboys (8-6) had to settle for two of the three, but it was a nice gift headed into their must-win game against the Seattle Seahawks (8-6) Sunday afternoon.
Losses by the Detroit Lions (8-7) to the Cincinnati Bengals and the Atlanta Falcons (9-6) to the New Orleans Saints (11-4) turned a playoff longshot into a 50-50 proposition, provided the Cowboys beat the Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles in the season final next Sunday.