In professional sports, you’re not always as good as your most impressive victory, and you definitely can’t allow your worst loss to define your team or their season.
The Philadelphia Eagles were described as a “dumpster fire” by many after a disappointing 17-9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks last Sunday, which saw Carson Wentz play his worst game in years.
Wentz has had some rough outings this season, but without much help at receiver and injuries stunting the growth of his offense, the Eagles quarterback has at least beaten teams on his schedule with a winning record.
The same cannot be said for Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, who were embarrassed at home on Thanksgiving, but the surging Buffalo Bills.
The Cowboys are now 6-6 on the season and their franchise quarterback laid an egg similar to the one Carson Wentz spit out at home on Sunday. The moral of the story is, that quarterbacks have bad games.
For Prescott and the Cowboys, it continues to happen when they play decent or good teams. The Cowboys’ loss against Buffalo didn’t impact the conference standings, but the Bills stealing a win in Dallas definitely impacts how things will shake out over the next four weeks.
The Cowboys currently hold the head-to-head tie-breaker over the Eagles thanks to their home win over Philadelphia in Week 7. The rematch will be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Week 16 and the Eagles could wrap up the division if things play out correctly.
The Eagles (5-6), will play Miami on the road Sunday, followed by the Giants at home, the Redskins on the road, Dallas at home and then New York on the road to close out the regular season.
For Dallas, the loss to Buffalo means Philadelphia could suffer a road loss to Miami, and still win the division.
After today, Dallas will play at Chicago, then host the Rams, before travelling to Philadelphia and then hosting the Redskins to end their seasons.