Cowboys Still Alive For NFC East After Eagles Loss

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The Eagles drop to 13-3, just one game ahead of the Cowboys at 12-4.

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That means Dallas must win at Washington next Sunday and the Eagles would have to lose at home again to the Giants, who clinched their own playoff spot on Sunday

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If the Cowboys win and the Eagles lose, both teams would be tied at 13-4.

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But since both teams split the two games in the regular season, the next tiebreaker would be division record and Dallas would be 5-1, while the Eagles would fall to 3-3.

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Still, the Cowboys will have a shot to win the division, something that looked rather bleak two weeks ago after their overtime loss to the Jaguars

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