In the popular video game from my childhood, Star Wars Battlefront II, there’s an opening line from the narrator during the campaign mission “A Line in the Sand” that summarizes where the Dallas Cowboys are at.

This is it men… No retrats. No excuses.

The Cowboys have no choice but to keep pushing and have zero margin for error. Before Monday night, Dallas’ playoff hopes were on life support after losing to the Detroit Lions. Thanks to the Los Angeles Chargers and Justin Herbert, there are signs of life.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ loss on Monday Night Football puts them at 8-5. With that loss, the Cowboys’ playoff chances have increased to ten percent and eight percent to win the division, per The Athletic’s playoff simulator. This wouldn’t be the first time in the last decade that the Cow

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