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With the NFL playing its final week of the regular season, you’d think that the playoff picture would be clearing up, but that’s not the case for the Dallas Cowboys.
Although the Cowboys have already clinched a playoff spot, they still don’t know which seed they’ll be, and because of that, they still don’t have any idea who they’ll be playing in the wild-card round. As things currently stand, the Cowboys could finish with one of three different seeds, which means there are still SEVEN different teams that the Cowboys could be playing in the opening round of the postseason next week.
Let’s take a look at all their possible opponents for the opening round of the playoffs and what would have to happen for that matchup to take place.
How Cowboys can earn No. 2 seed
If the Cowboys win the NFC East, they’ll get the No. 2 seed. Here’s a look at what has to happen for them to clinch the division:
Cowboys beat Commanders ORCowboys lose to Commander AND Eagles lose to Giants ORCowboys and Eagles both tie
If any of these scenarios happen, the Cowboys would clinch the division title, and at that point, the Cowboys would then play the seventh seed and that team could be the Packers, Seahawks, Vikings, Rams or Saints.
Here’s what would need to happen for each of those games to take place:
Packers at Cowboys. This game happens if the Packers beat the Bears in Week 18 PLUS the Rams beat the 49ers.
Rams at Cowboys. This game happens if the Packers beat the Bears in Week 18 PLUS the Rams LOSE to the 49ers.
Seahawks at Cowboys. This game happens if the Seahawks beat the Cardinals PLUS the Packers lose to the Bears.
Saints at Cowboys. This game happens if the Saints beat the Falcons PLUS the Buccaneers beat the Panthers PLUS the Seahawks and Packers both lose.
Vikings at Cowboys. This game happens if the Vikings beat the Lions PLUS the Seahawks and Packers both lose PLUS the…
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Author : John Breech
Publish date : 2024-01-07 18:32:59
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