OK. If you are a Dallas Cowboys fan and you have never understood the old adage that there is a reason they play the games, you surely get it now. For several weeks, we were certain that the Cowboys were already locked into the five seed in the NFC playoff standings. All the logical paths forward pointed to that. Dallas losing two games against the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins just reinforced things. Given the last two games for the Cowboys and those facing the Philadelphia Eagles, it was highly improbable that the Cowboys would leapfrog them for the NFC East title and number two seed.
Dallas Cowboys are stunned to be here, in a good way
