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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball
I thought Dallas couldn't clinch the NFC East since the Giants beat the Jets unless it was just for a wild card spot in general regardless if they won or lost to Philly?
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The situation was Dallas COULD have clinched the division by beating Philly if the Giants had lost to the Jets since it would have given them a 2 game lead (7-8 Giants, 9-6 Cowboys) and the Giants wouldn't have been able to catch up by beating Dallas this week. Since the Giants won though, a win over Philly would have made them 9-6 to the Giants' 8-7 so the Giants would have been able to win the division this week regardless since both teams going 9-7 would get the Giants in on the head to head tiebreaker.
It was just confusing because of the situation. Usually when a team has nothing to play for in a game it means they're locked in or eliminated. Rarely does a team have "nothing to play for" in week 16 and then suddenly have a meaningful week 17 game.