On the heels of the Dallas Cowboys huge upset of the New Orleans Saints, it’s entirely excusable for Dallas fans to start dreaming about the NFL playoffs. The Cowboys will end Week 13 in first place in the NFC East, and will either be tied with Washington at 7-5, or a game ahead of both Washington and Philadelphia depending on how that Monday night contest plays out.
So while the team is on their mini-bye, let’s head over the ESPN Playoff Machine and play around with some scenarios. You can pick each game individually for the rest of the year to get whatever combination of scenarios you want to draw up, but the playoff machine also allows you to run the rest of the season’s games based on five scenarios.