The Dallas Cowboys rolled some dice last Saturday night in Philadelphia. Thankfully for them, and for all of us, they hit. What dice did Dallas roll last week exactly? While the Cowboys did have something to play for against the Eagles, the “something” looked like it would be very difficult to obtain. Dallas had a playoff spot locked up, a home game at that, and playing to win carried with it the risk that any player or players could be hurt and lost for the entire tournament.
None of this is being said so as to re-litigate the merits of the team playing last week, spilled milk is spilled and this particular milk made our bones strong enough to be the three seed.