The Dallas Cowboys were victorious on Monday night against the Las Vegas Raiders. It was “only” one win and was “just the Raiders”, but winning feels good and makes the sun shine a little bit brighter.

Something that is often more visible as a result of that sunlight is the box where we keep discussions about the playoffs. In times like these it feels less ridiculous to open it and poke around, but we can obviously do so with the context that the situation for Dallas is dire right now.

Here is the state of the NFC Playoff Picture at the moment. • Philadelphia Eagles (8-2) • Los Angeles Rams (8-2) • Chicago Bears (7-3) • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-4) • Seattle Seahawks (7-3) • Green Bay Packers (6-3-1) • San Francisco 49ers (7-4) • Detroit Lions (6-4) • Carolina Panthers (6

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