Cowboys now 6-1 against teams with winning records after victory Saturday

The Dallas Cowboys improved to 11-4 on the season, and with the win over the Eagles Saturday, Dallas is now 6-1 against teams with winning records.

As someone who is battled tested, only witnessing three playoff wins in my 26 years as a fan, it is nice to see the Cowboys winning games against ‘good’ teams this season.

Those six wins came against four teams that, if the playoffs ended today, would be playing a playoff game.

It started in Week two against the Bengals. Cooper Rush‘s first season start ended with a Brett Maher game-winning field goal, a game the Cowboys won 20-17. They then went on the road the following week and beat the New York Giants in MetLife Stadium 23-16. They followed that with a victory over the Commanders 25-10.

The Cowboys then hit a part of the schedule that saw them match up with some teams not meeting expectations this year. Week 11 saw them walk into U.S Bank Stadium and dominate the No. 2 seed in the NFC, the Minnesota Vikings, 40-3.

They took care of the Giants on Thanksgiving afternoon 28-20, and the victory over the Eagles 40-34 on Christmas eve pushed their record to 6-1 on the season. The lone loss came on the road against Philly, a game they dropped 26-17 but kept it close for much of the second half.

We can all agree that, AT times, the Cowboys have played to the level of their competition this season. They once again handled the NFC East this season, which would include all four teams if the playoffs ended today.

On the same token, the Cowboys are winning games that they usually lose. Yes, they had two games this season against the Packers and Jaguars where they had a two-score lead and lost, but the wins over teams with winning records make me wonder if this team could be a little different.

Yes, I understand they have to win in the playoffs, and they will beat whomever they play in the first round.