The Dallas Cowboys improved to 10-3 and tied the Philadelphia Eagles for first place in the NFC East standings after crushing them 33–13 on NBC’s Sunday Night Football in Week 14. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is attempting to keep his attention in the here and now and avoid getting too caught up in the standings, even with the divisional title, the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and a bye in the first week of the NFL playoffs on the line.
The Cowboys’ toughest opponent in Week 15 is Josh Allen and the Bills, whom they will visit in Buffalo. McCarthy is conscious of his team’s position in the standings and the possible outcomes of this game, but he also understands that the Cowboys must win their current game in order to have a chance at the playoffs. The Bills are a motivated team that needs to start piling up victories.
When asked how he and the Cowboys are approaching the current postseason situation given that they know they must win games in addition to receiving assistance from other teams, McCarthy gave a straightforward response: McCarthy stated, “There’s nothing to juggle,” according to the team’s official website. “You have no control over the other elements of it. We must defeat Buffalo,” he continued.
The Cowboys will be put to the test in the upcoming weeks as they take on the Bills, Miami Dolphins, and Detroit Lions in challenging games. The results of those games could mean the difference between the Cowboys having to play a road playoff game on Wild Card Weekend or receiving a bye week and Dallas being in the NFC playoff picture.