After a big win over the Commanders and with an offense many are declaring the best in the NFL, the Cowboys are riding into Week 8 with some momentum. If they can sustain it against a very good Broncos team, Dallas will be hard to ignore as a potential playoff team. But the hole they’ve dug for themselves isn’t small, and they will likely need some help along the way to make the tournament.

Granted, the most optimistic path to the playoffs is that Dallas finishes the season 13-3-1 and writes their own ticket. But we’re not quite that homerish. Still, it’s prudent to look at the Cowboys as a team with upward potential and possible playoff contenders.

Here’s where the Cowboys sit in the NFC playoff standings going into Week 8: • Packers (4-1-1 overall, 3-0-1 vs NFC) • 49ers (5-2, 5-1)

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