And if ever a franchise wanted to tank to preserve NFL Draft position, it would be the Commanders, currently owning the No. The difference being the Cowboys beat Seattle and the Eagles did not, which also prevented the Eagles from becoming the first NFC East team to repeat as division champs since 2001-04.īut look, it’s the Washingtons, just 4-12, losers of their past seven games. Sunday night, the Cowboys win the title on the fourth tiebreaker – their better NFC record, 9-3 to 8-4. And even if the Cowboys and Eagles finish tied at 12-5 come around 6:30 p.m. Doesn’t matter that at one point the then 10-1 Eagles had a two-game lead on the 8-3 Cowboys after Week 12 of the season. Doesn’t matter what the 11-5 Philadelphia Eagles do at the New York Giants starting at the same 3:25 p.m. Spagnola: ‘Just win’ playoff mentality starts now - Mickey Spagnola, ĭallas needs to lock into postseason mode a week before it officially begins.īeat Washington Sunday at FedEx Field to finish 12-5 for the third consecutive year and win the NFC East title for the second time in three years and the third time in the past five years. That means Cowboys fans won’t know if Tyler Smith is expected to play until the day before gameday. Under McCarthy’s regime in Dallas, Friday’s practice is more of a walkthrough while the “real” final practice takes place on Saturday, even when the team goes on tour.Īfter that Saturday practice is when the Cowboys hold a personnel meeting in which they decide who’s playing and who’s not, something that been detailed by the coaching staff more than once. “I would never count him out,” McCarthy said of Smith via ESPN's Todd Archer, who's shown his toughness this year fighting through injury. The Cowboys will wait until Saturday to make a final determination, while Friday’s injury report is likely to have him as questionable once it comes out. The final call on Smith's availability versus the Commanders will be made soon.ĭallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy talked to reporters on Friday and revealed the team still hasn’t determined the status of left guard Tyler Smith for Week 18 vs. Cowboys’ difficult Tyler Smith decision to be made on Saturday before Week 18 - Mauricio Rodriguez, AtoZ Sports
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