A few weeks ago, the Dallas Cowboys had a problem. They are not a great road team and they were looking at their entire playoff path being outside of Texas. They needed the Philadelphia Eagles to collapse to win the NFC East. The wild-card path might work for some teams, but it was probably not going to turn out well for the 2023 Cowboys.
At some point, Jerry Jones should write thank you cards to all of the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals' upset win over the Eagles in Week 17 opened the door for the Cowboys to steal the NFC East title, and Dallas took advantage of that.