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bluejerseyjinx wrote:Mike McCarthy said this morning Cowboys won't be resting starters and are planning on playing to win the game. Since both teams have a 1:00pm starting time, neither team gets an early advantage of how they should approach this game. I'm hearing Jalen Hurts' shoulder is worse than originally reported and will not play this weekend vs. the Giants.

Mr B wrote:

bluejerseyjinx wrote:Mike McCarthy said this morning Cowboys won't be resting starters and are planning on playing to win the game. Since both teams have a 1:00pm starting time, neither team gets an early advantage of how they should approach this game. I'm hearing Jalen Hurts' shoulder is worse than originally reported and will not play this weekend vs. the Giants.

They absolutely should play for the win. Shouldn’t be that hard though because Washington is going to play their rookie 3rd string QB at some point in this game.

If the Cowboys lose they will travel to Tampa to play Tom Brady in round 1. If they win the division they will host Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.

Micah Prescott wrote:I really liked the idea of playing Tampa Bay but now that I think about it getting revenge on Green Bay would be very very sweet.

We choked away a 14 point lead to Green Bay and should have won that game. They ran all over us though.

Tampa Bay week 1 was not a choke, they just beat us.



There is also a chance that the 49ers lose against the Cardinals which would give Dallas a BYE is we win and Eagles lose

linery88 wrote:I dont want to play GB at home.We have no HF advantage,at least not the advantage we were led to believe we would have.HF-IMO overall in the NFL,is now overated.
Losing to GB again in a post season game with a double digit lead would be brutal,and Rodgers already owns us.GB is a better team now than they were before.I would rather beat TB in Tampa.We match up better with TB,with our secondary,and should blow them out with our D-line pressure,and double Evans.I just feel like McCarthy coaches better on the road in the playoffs.When GB won the SB,with 16 players on IR,they beat @Phil @Atl @Chic,then beat Pittsburgh to win the SB;all under McCarthy.That has to be worth something,even now-IMO.

linery88 wrote:Playoff scenarios..............
AFC Scenarios

KANSAS CITY can clinch the AFC No. 1 seed with:
1. KC win
2. BUF loss

BUFFALO can clinch the AFC No. 1 seed with:
1. BUF win + KC loss

JACKSONVILLE can clinch the AFC South division title with:
1. JAC win

JACKSONVILLE can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. JAC loss + NE loss + MIA loss + PIT loss

NEW ENGLAND can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. NE win
2. NE loss + MIA loss + PIT loss+ TEN loss

MIAMI can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. MIA win + NE loss

PITTSBURGH can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. PIT win + NE loss + MIA loss

TENNESSEE can clinch the AFC South division title with:
1. TEN win
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NFC Scenarios

PHILADELPHIA can clinch the NFC No. 1 seed with:
1. PHI win
2. SF loss + DAL loss

PHILADELPHIA can clinch the NFC East division title with:
1. PHI win
2. DAL loss

SAN FRANCISCO can clinch the NFC No. 1 seed with:
1. SF win + PHI loss

DALLAS can clinch the NFC No. 1 seed with:
1. DAL win + PHI loss + SF loss

DALLAS can clinch the NFC East division title with:
1. DAL win + PHI loss

SEATTLE can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. SEA win + GB loss

DETROIT can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. DET win + SEA loss

GREEN BAY can clinch a playoff berth with:
1. GB win

bluejerseyjinx wrote:

linery88 wrote:I dont want to play GB at home.We have no HF advantage,at least not the advantage we were led to believe we would have.HF-IMO overall in the NFL,is now overated.
Losing to GB again in a post season game with a double digit lead would be brutal,and Rodgers already owns us.GB is a better team now than they were before.I would rather beat TB in Tampa.We match up better with TB,with our secondary,and should blow them out with our D-line pressure,and double Evans.I just feel like McCarthy coaches better on the road in the playoffs.When GB won the SB,with 16 players on IR,they beat @Phil @Atl @Chic,then beat Pittsburgh to win the SB;all under McCarthy.That has to be worth something,even now-IMO.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch my friend. Brady has never lost to the Cowboys. I believe he is 8-0 against us. Plus its been 30 years since we won a playoff game on the road.

bluejerseyjinx wrote:

linery88 wrote:I dont want to play GB at home.We have no HF advantage,at least not the advantage we were led to believe we would have.HF-IMO overall in the NFL,is now overated.
Losing to GB again in a post season game with a double digit lead would be brutal,and Rodgers already owns us.GB is a better team now than they were before.I would rather beat TB in Tampa.We match up better with TB,with our secondary,and should blow them out with our D-line pressure,and double Evans.I just feel like McCarthy coaches better on the road in the playoffs.When GB won the SB,with 16 players on IR,they beat @Phil @Atl @Chic,then beat Pittsburgh to win the SB;all under McCarthy.That has to be worth something,even now-IMO.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch my friend. Brady has never lost to the Cowboys. I believe he is 8-0 against us. Plus its been 30 years since we won a playoff game on the road.

Mr B wrote:

bluejerseyjinx wrote:

linery88 wrote:I dont want to play GB at home.We have no HF advantage,at least not the advantage we were led to believe we would have.HF-IMO overall in the NFL,is now overated.
Losing to GB again in a post season game with a double digit lead would be brutal,and Rodgers already owns us.GB is a better team now than they were before.I would rather beat TB in Tampa.We match up better with TB,with our secondary,and should blow them out with our D-line pressure,and double Evans.I just feel like McCarthy coaches better on the road in the playoffs.When GB won the SB,with 16 players on IR,they beat @Phil @Atl @Chic,then beat Pittsburgh to win the SB;all under McCarthy.That has to be worth something,even now-IMO.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch my friend. Brady has never lost to the Cowboys. I believe he is 8-0 against us. Plus its been 30 years since we won a playoff game on the road.

Really no matter which route we end up taking in the playoffs the Cowboys are battling history as much as anything else. Both Brady and Rodgers have owned the Cowboys. We haven’t won a road playoff game and 3 decades and I don’t believe Rodgers has ever lost in Dallas. One bright side is if the Cowboys lose in round 1 there’s no chance McCarthy is returning.