I don’t believe in referring to games as “must-win” unless the situation calls for it and the season really is on the line. The Dallas Cowboys aren’t quite there yet, but they are closer than ever having dropped into a first-place tie for the NFC East with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Cowboys will host the Los Angeles Rams this week and while they technically don’t need to win this game to make the playoffs, it’s still an important one — if only for the mental psyche of the team. Having lost the past three games, the Cowboys find themselves at 6-7 and have squandered an opportunity to run away with the division.