The 5 O’Clock Club: A’bout them Cowboys

The 5 o’clock club is published from time to time during the season, and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.

Fun Fact

Here’s a fun fact: the winner of Thursday’s game between Washington and Dallas will — at least for the moment — be in first place in the NFC East.

Hard to believe, n’est pas?

The winner of Thursday’s game will be 4-7, and — at least until Sunday — will hold a half-game lead on the Giants and an even more slender lead on the Eagles.

The Giants are playing the Bengals at 1:00 on Sunday and are favored to win that game (-5.5 points).

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