By Brandon George / Reporter
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IRVING -- The Cowboys' schedule sets up well for them, especially after getting past Sunday's game at 4-1 New England. The next three opponents - St. Louis, Philadelphia and Seattle - have a combined record of 3-11.
The 12 teams remaining on the Cowboys' schedule have a combined record of only 25-32. But the next eight games will likely dictate whether the Cowboys return to the playoffs this season or not. That's because the last quarter of Dallas' schedule is its most difficult remaining hurdle with two games against the New York Giants, a game at Tampa Bay and a home date with Philadelphia.
"The whole league is wide open right now. You look at it week to week," Cowboys cornerback Alan Ball said. "People say it's hard to win in the NFL and you can just see it. You have teams that are coming out of everywhere, winning and playing good ball and it's exciting because everybody is kind of even keel."
A win Sunday at New England would certainly put the Cowboys in great shape.
"Yeah, we're probably going to get killed. They're the greatest team to ever play football," Cowboys defensive end Marcus Spears said sarcastically. "We're not deeming this team gods of football. They can be beat. We saw it."
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IRVING -- The Cowboys' schedule sets up well for them, especially after getting past Sunday's game at 4-1 New England. The next three opponents - St. Louis, Philadelphia and Seattle - have a combined record of 3-11.
The 12 teams remaining on the Cowboys' schedule have a combined record of only 25-32. But the next eight games will likely dictate whether the Cowboys return to the playoffs this season or not. That's because the last quarter of Dallas' schedule is its most difficult remaining hurdle with two games against the New York Giants, a game at Tampa Bay and a home date with Philadelphia.
"The whole league is wide open right now. You look at it week to week," Cowboys cornerback Alan Ball said. "People say it's hard to win in the NFL and you can just see it. You have teams that are coming out of everywhere, winning and playing good ball and it's exciting because everybody is kind of even keel."
A win Sunday at New England would certainly put the Cowboys in great shape.
"Yeah, we're probably going to get killed. They're the greatest team to ever play football," Cowboys defensive end Marcus Spears said sarcastically. "We're not deeming this team gods of football. They can be beat. We saw it."