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Welcome back to first take.

The Cowboys are riding high after their 44-22 win over the commanders on Sunday.

It was Dallas's third game this season with at least 40 points scored,

the most of any team in the National Football League.

Despite the offense role in the Cowboys have a 28% chance to make the playoffs,

according to ESPN Analytics, which ranks ninth out of 16 NFL's NFC teams. Dallas has the seventh hardest remaining schedule of any team in the NFL, according to ESPN analytics. We'll go to you, Doggy, first, or the Cowboys a playoff team. Well, I think not, and I'll give you two reasons. First off, they lost their Carolina and they lost to Chicago. So they no, they're not going to be in any tiebreakers because they got the tie.

So that's going to take them out of the tiebreaker scenario because they're not going to be

tied with anybody with a tie. But two losses to Midland teams in the NFC on the road.

To me, explain something. Furthermore, do the math. San Francisco, Seattle, and the Rams, Green Bay, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Tampa. That's seven teams. Where is their room for an eighth team? Three in the NFC West. You got to put Green Bay and Detroit in the playoffs, and you've got the other two division of winners in Tampa and the Eagles. So that leaves them eighth.

I don't know how they're going to get the seven. And we just discussed it. You brought it up. Seattle's five and two. They're very good. Good defense. Quarterbacks played well. The Niners are winning culture. Win all the time. And the Niners also won in Seattle and one in L.A. And the Rams are great. So where in the world do we have room for the cowboys to be on this level?

Here's it outside. And the Niners also won in Seattle and one in L.A. And the Rams are great. So where in the world do we have room for the Cowboys to be on this level?

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