Template talk:2010 NFC East standings

Cowboys are not eliminated (as of Week 13)
Yes, the Cowboys have been eliminated from winning the division. They are not eliminated from the wild card. It's true, as a previous editor pointed out, if they end up in a tie at 8-8 with the Eagles and Packers, they would be out based on their loss to the Packers. However, if another team from a different division also finishes at 8-8, the Cowboys could still get in:


 * 1) The Cowboys win out; Packers and Eagles both lose out; Bucs win exactly 1 of their last 4; all 4 finish 8-8 and one of them is going to get the #6 seed
 * 2) The Giants win the NFC East at 10-6 or better (with assumed wins over Eagles and Packers)
 * 3) 1st tiebreaker is intra-division between Cowboys and Eagles; Cowboys win with 2-0 sweep
 * 4) Next we settle the 3-way tie between Cowboys, Packers, and Bucs. The Bucs didn't play either of the other 2, so head-to-head does not apply.  All 3 would have a 6-6 conference record.  They don't have 4 common opponents between all 3 teams, so we skip to strength of victory which currently favors the Cowboys. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LarryJeff (talk • contribs) 16:13, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * As pointed out on my talk page, the Packers have already beaten the Cowboys this season.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  20:59, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes, the Packers did beat the Cowboys, which is why--if there were a tie at 8-8 between the Cowboys, Eagles, and Packers--the Cowboys would lose out to the Packers. That's just what I already said above. The small chance the Cowboys do have is for another team (from the South or West division) to also finish 8-8, which would give us the steps I outlined above. LarryJeff (talk) 05:58, 9 December 2010 (UTC)