NFC Playoff Picture 1. NY Giants 6-1 - BYE (4-0) (1-0) vs. Dal 2. Carolina 6-2 - BYE (4-2) bye week (Tampa holds head-to-head over Carolina for now) _________________ 3. Arizona 4-3 (2-2) @ St. Louis 4. Chicago 4-3 (3-3) vs. Detroit 5. Redskins 6-2 (5-2) (2-1) vs. Pitts 6. Dallas 5-3 (3-3) (1-1) @ NYG _________________ Wild Card Race 7. Tampa Bay 5-3 (5-2) @ Kansas City (Cowboys own head-to-head, also see Carolina comment) 8. Green Bay 4-3 (3-3) @ Tennessee (Cowboys own head-to-head) 9. Philadelphia 4-3 (3-3) (0-2) @ Seattle (Cowboys hold head-to-head, for now) 10. Atlanta 4-3 (3-3) @ Oakland (Cowboys hold strength of victory, Don't think we have 4 common opponents yet). 11. New Orleans 4-4 (2-3) bye week (Cowboys hold better conference record for now) 12. Minnesota 3-4 (3-2) vs. Houston (Cowboys hold strength of victory barely, also see Atlanta comment)
Its going to be tough. But we can do it. Giants have 5 games (including this week against us) that are division games. We need to make sure we win the division games. We need to go into Washington and win. Same with Philly. And we'll get another crack at NY later at home.
If we can win this weekend against the Giants, that would be huge for us. We'd only be a game back in the division if that happens, and we'd be getting healthier after the bye week, making us a more dangerous team.
I have a lot more confidence in the Giants ability to weather the end-of-the-season stretch (from next week onwards) after that win against the Steelers. The Cowboys D certainly showed up last week, but I still feel this is our game to lose. That offense is nothing without Romo and we beat a much better defense last week in Pittsburgh.
Man, I hope we get out alive after this week. I think our defense will play once again great and help us get a win this week, lets just hope they do!
