Cowboys Season Finale
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by Edward Egros
4y ago
SERIES FACTS (10) The Cowboys are 7-8 for the fifth time in franchise history. 1/4 of those previous teams made the playoffs: 1999. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last altered, 9/99 teams that finished 8-8 made the playoffs. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, 1/96 teams that finished 7-9 made the playoffs: the 2010 Seattle Seahawks, who had to win the NFC West to qualify. Washington is 3-12 for the second time in franchise history. The last time, 2014, netted the St. Louis Rams the second overall pick, which they used to draft tackle Greg Robinson, who is now ..read more
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Cowboys at Eagles Title Preview
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by Edward Egros
4y ago
SERIES FACTS (11) The Cowboys are going for their 20th series sweep of the Eagles. Here is where their sweeps of the Eagles compares to the rest of their NFC East opponents: New York: 23 Philadelphia: 19 Washington: 19 Arizona: 15 The Eagles being swept by the Cowboys is tied with New York for their most times being swept since 1960: Dallas: 19 New York 19 Washington: 17 Arizona: 13 The Cowboys are 7-7 for the sixth time in franchise history. 1/5 of those previous teams made the playoffs: 1999. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, teams that started 8-7 made the playo ..read more
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Rams at Cowboys Preview
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by Edward Egros
4y ago
SERIES FACTS (10) The Cowboys are 6-7 for the third time in franchise history. None of those previous teams (1990, 1997) made the playoffs and also finished with losing records. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last reformatted, 23/112 that started 7-7 made the playoffs with six of them having won the division. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, 4/105 that started 6-8 made the playoffs with two of them having won the division. The Rams are 8-5 for the fifth time in franchise history. 3/4 of those teams made the playoffs and none of them won the division. Since ..read more
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Cowboys at Bears Preview
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by Edward Egros
4y ago
SERIES FACTS (5) The Cowboys are 6-6 for the fifth time in franchise history. Only the 1999 team made the playoffs. The Bears are 6-6 for the ninth time in franchise history. None of those previous teams made the playoffs. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, 35/121 teams that started 6-6 made the playoffs with 12 of them having won the division. The Cowboys are 7-6 against the Bears on the road with a 2-2 record in prime time. The Cowboys are 4-2 against the Bears in December with a 2-1 record on the road. DAK PRESCOTT FACTS (15) Prescott has the most play-action ..read more
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Bills at Cowboys
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by Edward Egros
4y ago
SERIES FACTS (10) This is the seventh time the Cowboys have started 6-5. 3/6 of those previous teams made the playoffs with the 2018 the lone one that won the division. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, 68/124 teams that started 7-5 made the playoffs with 24 of them having won the division. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, 36/124 teams that started 6-6 made the playoffs with 13 of those teams having won the division. This is the sixth time in Bills’ history the team has started 8-3. All five of those teams made the playoffs with two of them ..read more
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Cowboys at Patriots Preview
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by Edward Egros
4y ago
SERIES FACTS (14) This is the sixth time in the series that the two teams have met while in first place of their respective divisions. In such matchups, the ledger goes to the Patriots 3-2. Since 1996, the last time the Cowboys were defending Super Bowl champions, Dallas is 5-7 against defending Super Bowl champions. The Cowboys are 6-4 for the 10th time in franchise history. 5/9 of those previous teams made the playoffs with three of them having won the division. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last reformatted, 94/133 teams that started 7-4 made the playoffs with 42 of those teams ..read more
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Cowboys at Lions
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by Edward Egros
4y ago
SERIES FACTS (5) This is the 11th time in franchise history the Cowboys have started 5-4. 4/10 of those previous teams made the playoffs with only two having won the division (1970, 1996). This is the sixth time in franchise history the Lions are 3-5-1. None of those previous teams made the playoffs nor did they finish with a winning record. The Cowboys are 3-3 against the Lions in November with a 1-3 record on the road. The Cowboys are 5-9 against the Lions on the road, including playoffs. Here is the breakdown by venue: Tiger Stadium: 0-1 Pontiac Silverdome: 3-6 Ford Field: 2-1 The Cowb ..read more
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Vikings at Cowboys Preview
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by Edward Egros
4y ago
SERIES FACTS (11) This is the 12th time in franchise history the Cowboys have started 5-3. 7/11 of those previous teams made the playoffs with five of them having won the division. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last altered, 99/136 teams that started 6-3 made the playoffs with 54 of them having won the division. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last realigned, 77/161 of teams that started 5-4 made the playoffs. The Vikings are 6-3 for the fifth time in franchise history. Only 2/4 of those previous teams made the playoffs. Since 1990, 99/119 teams that started 7-3 made the pla ..read more
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Cowboys at Giants Preview
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by Edward Egros
4y ago
SERIES FACTS (11) The Cowboys are 4-3 for the 15th time in club history. 6/14 of the previous teams made the playoffs with 4/6 of those teams having won the division. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last tinkered with, 94/209 teams that started 4-3 made the postseason with 41 teams having won the division. The Giants are 2-6 for the sixth time in franchise history. None of those teams made the playoffs, and the 1974 team finished 2-12, and because they traded their 1975 first-round pick to the Cowboys, that pick became a second overall pick, which turned into Randy White. The 1970 ..read more
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Eagles at Cowboys Preview
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by Edward Egros
4y ago
SERIES FACTS (10) This is the 12th time in Cowboys history they have started 3-3. 3/11 of those previous teams made the playoffs with only two having won the division: 1996 and 2018. Since 1990, 74/213 teams that started off 3-3 made the playoffs with 34/74 teams having won the division. The Eagles are 3-3 for the 18th time in franchise history. 9/17 of those teams made the playoffs with four of those teams having won the division. In the history of the NFC East, 21/55 teams that started 3-3 made the playoffs with 8/21 having won the division. All eight teams had a winning percentage insid ..read more
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