The final week of the regular season has been an interesting one for the Dallas Cowboys in the two years prior to Sunday. Entering the matchup in 2021, both the Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles were locked into their respective playoff positions (Dallas as the #3 seed, Philly as the #7) and had nothing to play for in terms of playoff improvement. The Cowboys chased a few records, got them and felt strong going into a postseason that they were bounced from right away.
Last year was similar to this one in that the Cowboys and Eagles had eyes on scoreboards with one needing the other to lose in order to open the door of opportunity.