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Dallas went into its Week 17 matchup against Detroit as a 4.5-point favorite. And in the wake of a controversial call down the stretch, the Cowboys won 20-19 straight up, failing to cover the spread.
However, that win still improved the Cowboys’ odds in the division and to win the Super Bowl.
Before Week 16, Dallas was +200 to win the NFC East behind Philadelphia. But after beating the Lions, and after the Eagles fell to Arizona, Dallas is now the heavy favorite to win the division at -1400.
Philly’s odds to take the NFC East are now +830.
Dallas also climbed back up the oddsboard to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Last week, the Cowboys’ odds to win the Super Bowl were +1000. Heading into Week 18, their Super Bowl futures have shortened slightly to +850.
Despite Dallas’ shortening odds, Colin Cowherd said he doesn’t trust America’s Team in the postseason — or better yet, doesn’t trust the coach of America’s Team, Mike McCarthy, who made a few play-calling decisions toward the end of the Cowboys’ win that left most pundits confused.
“Under two minutes left, you lead 17-13, you have a great kicker,” Cowherd said on Monday’s episode of “The Herd.” “Why are you passing the ball?”
A controversial call clouds Cowboys’ win vs. Lions on Saturday
At the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter, Dallas led 17-13. After a tripping penalty, it had first-and-25 at the Detroit 44, and Detroit had two timeouts left.
However, instead of running the ball and attempting to drain the clock, the Cowboys completed an 11-yard pass to the Detroit 33 (the Lions called a timeout), threw an incomplete pass (stopping the clock), and then completed an 8-yard pass to the Detroit 25 (the Lions called their final timeout). The Cowboys then kicked a 43-yard field goal to take a 20-13 lead, but only drained 19 seconds off the clock.
“What are you doing?” Cowherd said. “No situational awareness. Run the ball, set up your field goal kicker, go up 20-13.”
On Monday’s episode of “The NFL on FOX…
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