The Dallas Cowboys’ season hangs in the balance Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The team can’t afford to fall to 3-6 and 1-2 in the NFC East and still expect to earn a playoff berth.
A win is vital because the Cowboys’ best (and only) shot at the playoffs appears to be by winning the division. With a second-half resurgence, Dallas could still win the East and resurrect what, at the moment, feels like a lost season. That scenario would require wins against the Redskins on Thanksgiving, at the Giants in the season finale and of course, wins against the Eagles on Sunday and again at AT&T Stadium on Dec.