The Dallas Cowboys did their part, now they have to wait for the results of three different Sunday afternoon games to learn who they will be facing in the wild card round. By virtue of a 51-26 thumping of the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, Dallas earned their 12th victory of the 2021 season and finished the NFC East at 6-0 for just the third time in club history.
The Eagles, already locked into the No. 6 or No. 7 seed and without definitive control over which seed it would get, put 12 players on the COVID list and then rested almost every other starter. Dallas had most of their offense intact, but was missing numerous defensive starters. It’s anticipated they’ll be whole once the playoffs start, however, so now it’s about who they will host at AT&T Stadium. Here’s how those possibilities are configured based on the Sunday games of importance. These three late-afternoon-window results are all that matter, everything else is noise.