Following post-bye week grind of four games in 17 days, the final month of the regular season is now here and it marks the final push to the finish line. For some teams, the playoff are just a long dream that can be chased in 2026. For others, they're a near certainty and just a matter of time.

For teams like the Dallas Cowboys, the playoffs remain a possibility, but are a long shot. Dallas faces the fifth-easiest remaining schedule in the NFL (.365), while the team they need to slip up twice, the Eagles, face the third-easiest remaining schedule (.327).

Either way, as the Cowboys (6-6-1) face the Minnesota Vikings (5-8) this week, they're playing to keep that sliver a hope alive into Week 16.

Here are 10 notable 'big facts' to remember ahead of Sunday's 7:20pm CT kickoff on NBC.

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