Even after Dallas’ huge comeback over the Eagles on Sunday, Philadelphia is still the heavy favorite to win the NFC East. But at least the Cowboys’ victory made things a little more interesting going forward, and puts Philly on its heels ahead of a very tough matchup.
Dallas got back to .500 in remarkable fashion, but remains three wins behind the NFC East leaders. If the Cowboys can match victories with Philly by the end of the season, they will likely take the division. The tie in Dallas’ record gives them a slightly higher winning percentage, rendering tiebreakers like head-to-head or division records moot.
For example, let’s say Dallas wins five of its next six (10-6-1 final record) and the Eagles only win two more (10-7) the rest of the way. They’d both have 10 wins, but Dallas’ tie

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