Cowboys
What are the Cowboys' chances of making the playoffs?
The Dallas Cowboys' remaining hopes at a postseason run were all but dashed with a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, with current odds gloomier than ever.
If you’re still wondering what the odds are of the Cowboys making the playoffs, I hate to break it to you...but you probably should have stopped asking that question a long time ago. I know they won a few games. I know that got some people excited. But look, it’s the Cowboys. Even when they’re good, they let you down.
It’s true that those two wins against the Giants and Commanders did change their trajectory a bit, but the loss to the Bengals on Monday night basically sealed the Cowboys’ fate. In case you really want to cling onto some last bit of hope for whatever reason, I am here to tell you, the chances are still not zero. Technically, the Cowboys could make the playoffs, but for your own sake, I’d start coming to terms with the fact that they probably won’t, because the number is awfully close to zero.
Cowboys' current playoff odds
Just exactly how bad is it? Well, the Cowboys are at 5-8, third in the NFC East (three games behind the Commanders and six behind the Eagles), and 13th in the NFC seeding.
NFL Nextgen Stats puts their odds of making it to the postseason at less than 1%. If they beat the Carolina Panthers on Sunday? Still, less than 1%.
So what would it take for the Cowboys to make it to the playoffs? Winning out and then all six of the teams ahead of them in the Wild Card hunt to flop, basically.
Even the odds of the Cowboys winning out are slim. The 3-10 Panthers are favored to beat them for Pete’s sake. Against the Bucs, Eagles, and Commanders? The two straight wins were nice, but the Cowboys doomed their season early on and realistically needed much more than that to get back into the picture.
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