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First off, Merry Christmas to everyone!!! On behalf of the four of us, I sincerely wish a Merry Christmas to you and yours this holiday season! I hope you enjoy spending time with your loved ones! I’m also glad you’ve chosen to give us a look today as we wrap up yet another week of debates.
As you probably know, we usually highlight the game of the weekend on Friday. Since the NFL regular season is winding down, we have decided to pick out the best game of the last two weeks of the season. There are a handful of games that have playoff implications this weekend, and there will be some huge games next week in Week 17 depending on what happens this week. But to me, there is no question about what the biggest game is the rest of the way this regular season and that is yet ANOTHER NFC East showdown. This one involves the Philadelphia Eagles making a trip down to Big D to take on the Dallas Cowboys.
Some of you may remember the Eagles absolutely throttling the Cowboys 44-6 in Week 17 last season in a game that put the Eagles in the playoffs and the Cowboys back in the Lonestar State with no playoff berth in hand. I certainly remember it because I heckled my brother about it for weeks, since he is a big Cowboys fan. This season, depending on what happens in Week 16, the stakes could be just as high.
Philadelphia clinched a playoff spot with its victory over the 49ers last week. The Cowboys, despite an impressive win over the previously undefeated Saints last week, still have work to do to clinch a playoff spot. The ‘Boys are currently tied with the Green Bay Packers at 9-5, with the New York Giants sitting a game back at 8-6. Both the Packers and Giants have tiebreakers over the Cowboys. Even if the Cowboys win in Washington Sunday night, there is a good chance, depending on what the Giants do, that they will have to defeat the Eagles to make the playoffs. Contrarily, there is a chance the Cowboys can still win the division with a victory over the Eagles.
If the Cowboys do not make the playoffs, it is pretty safe to assume that Wade Phillips will join millions of Americans on the unemployment line. What a complete embarrassment that would be for Jerry Jones. But hey, look at the bright side, Jerry! At least you can go ahead and start working on getting the stadium ready for the NBA All-Star Game. You have already been telling anyone that listens that you want at least 100,000 people in Cowboys Stadium! A loss will give you more time to get ready!
There are several different scenarios right now as far as who can make the playoffs and what it will take for that to happen, but that is what makes the NFL great. And that is what makes this a huge game, regardless of what happens this weekend.
