The Sky is Falling

Sorry for not updating in a while, been very busy with life, responsibilities and all that jazz. Anyway, let me briefly break down the last 4 weeks.

For a moment this season, about two games ago, it seemed like Dallas was finally ready to walk right into the playoffs. Not saying they were playing great football or anything, but the rest of the division was even worse and Dallas was somehow pulling off victories.

After the Buffalo game, Dallas was 5-4 and on their way to lead the division. They played @ Washington the next week and won, barely (27-24) propelling them to 6-4. Things were starting to look up.

Dallas hosted Miami at home on Thanksgiving, and they kept their Thanksgiving streak alive with another close victory (20-19) and they were almost comfortably leading the division with a 7-4 record.

Things couldn't be going better... the way the rest of the division was playing, it became very possible that a win against Arizona and then The Giants would clinch a playoff berth for Dallas. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, The Cowboys did what they usually did when given an opportunity and blew it.

They played at Arizona the next week and ended up losing after Jason Garrett iced his own kicker. 13-19 was the score and Dallas stood at 7-5. I wasn't giving up hope yet, it's always a tough game against The Cardinals, especially when Dallas goes to their stadium.

Last night's game against The Giants could have given Dallas a 2 game lead in the division, as The Giants were 6-6. A win would propel Dallas to 8-5 and knocked Giants under 500% at 6-7. Their destiny was in their hands... and again, they blew it.

New York played really good, and for most of the game Dallas played good too, but when it mattered most, the defense couldn't get the stops they needed (and injuries all over the place didn't help anything.) At the end, it came down to another 49 yard Dan Bailey field goal attempt to send the game into overtime (the same distance as last week's debacle in Arizona.) Luckily Garrett decided not to ice his own kicker this time, but Coughlin did... during Bailey's second attempt, the ball was blocked and the field goal was missed, Dallas 34 - Giants 37.

Now Dallas and The Giants hold 7-6 records, but if it was determined today, The Giants would get the playoff berth because of the tiebreaker and it would still be tough for Dallas to get a wild card spot considering how crazy the rest of the NFC is going right now.

Next week is a Saturday night game at Tampa Bay, which should hopefully be a Dallas victory and help The Cowboys build up their confidence. The Bucs haven't been as dynamic this year as they hoped.

So in conclusion... it appears that the sky is indeed falling... Dallas could have easily secured a spot in the playoffs these last two weeks and due largely to sloppy play, they have failed miserably and now the chances of making the playoffs are looking more and more slim.