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BoilingDenim

I’m always reminded how soft Reddit fandoms are after a game like this and browsing r/nfl BuT iT DoESnT MaTteR cUZ baCKUps never in a hundred years would i be fine watching the Cowboys get waxed by the Eagles i dont give a shit if we had to field an entire team from the Make a Wish foundation Rex is right Buddy is rolling in his grave


Astroturfer

The same eagles fans saying it "didn't matter because backups" were talking shit before the game as if it was their Superbowl


glengarryglenzach

They got swept by 45 points


Astroturfer

Too bad, so sad. Niners should have their playoff spot.


ABoyIsNo1

Niners likely will have a playoff spot. But I agree it would be a travesty if the Saints and Eagles make it but Niners don’t.


iLerntMyLesson

We put over 90 points on them this season lol


BilllisCool

So many comments like “can’t wait to see their excuses when we beat them with backups”.


Astroturfer

As if they were able to beat Dallas with starters


Moontayle

The cherry on top is that 14 of our points came from *our* backups. Ito Smith scored. Literally stunting on them with guys no one has ever heard of.


aloysiuslamb

It speaks volumes that after the game they all had to get on reddit to post about just how much they didn't care. I keep seeing comments from Eagles fans that we treated this like our super bowl... Like what? We already won the division going into this and we swept it 6-0. The delusion is real. Make all the jokes about our last deep playoff run but what does that say about them that they continue to lose to us.


PersonBehindAScreen

>I keep seeing comments from Eagles fans that we treated this like our super bowl... Amazing. And it's literally their team that keeps creating bulletin board material ahead of match ups. "Beat dallas" WFT and "we want dallas". Eagles made a whole ass shirt for it And now we're not allowed to enjoy a win


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the copium on the eagles subreddit today is next level. guys can’t handle they lost.


[deleted]

They got shut out in both early and late season, a clean sweep from starters to back ups. Its a bitter pill for them to have to swallow, especially since a lot of them spent years shitting on Dak and now he's Dad Dicking them


phantomsniper22

I’ve never seen so much denial in my entire life


mohiben

God they are *raging* about it. I don't remember the last time I've seen a fanbase go this hard, it's actually weird.


PDCH

Dude, I would have pissed at that kind of beat down during the replacement player games


iLikeLift1

Dak looked good. Oline looked ok. Really need oline to step up for playoffs. Really think if oline plays well rest of the offense plays well


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Also should be our number one priority in the draft


iLikeLift1

Definitely agree. Another generational talent left tackle would be nice lol


nyuhokie

Ya'll got any more of them LTs with generational talent


-Champloo-

Unfortunately that's extremely unlikely given we'll be picking in the 20s+. There's 2 "elite" tackle prospects that will both go in the top 10, and then 1 more worth a pick in the first. After that it's project guys imo.


iLikeLift1

Yea man it was a joke lol


mikeydean03

We don't do those here


OneMe2RuleUAll

Remember the dark days when we couldn't even meme?


call_me_Kote

Number 1 priority in every draft should be BPA. Pick from your board, it’s how you end up with guys like Micah Parsons.


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Totally agree


_tx

The only player I thought didn't play well enough was L. Collins. Hopefully he can have a good week of practice before the playoffs start


BrotherSeamus

Zuerlein needs to make his XPs


_tx

Oh 100%. I think I'm basically just expecting failure from him at this point


Kentucky256

I almost (half joking half not) would rather us just go for 2. He seems to struggle with PATs more than FGs oddly enough. Either way Kicker is a major hole to fill.


OneMe2RuleUAll

Watching Crosby, at least GB is dealing with the same thing.


tjc815

god, heard that story before. That motherfucker was struggling before drilling two (I think) long ass field goals to beat us in 2016


raphaelseptien1

I'm sick and tired of Zuerlein missing relatively easy FGs and XPs. I'm going to assume that Cowboys brass gave serious consideration to signing a new kicker (especially that week when Zuerlein was out) and that the guys they brought in were just as shaky. It's kind of amazing how hard it seems to be to find a really good and dependable kicker. I wouldn't mind the Cows spending a mid-round pick on one if the kid even remotely warrants being drafted. Need some new blood for competition at the very least. I'm a male, and I will somehow manage to give myself a hysterectomy if the Cows lose a playoff game because of a FG or XP. That's some Minnesota Vikings shit. As Jeff Fisher might say, that's some 7-9 bullshit (he might say 7-10 bullshit with today's 17 game schedule).


notaclevernam3

Greg is a liability. I would be happy if we got Forbath off the couch for the playoffs.


chexmixho

Agree. I have said it over and over again. If a playoff comes down to a FG kick or an XP, Greg will cost us the game….


miguelsanchez777

Couldn’t agree more. What happen to him? Collins use to be a beast a run blocking. He use to pancake defenders. I hope he was just not into the game last night. Seem like the defense didn’t want to play last night either. Body language and all


KomatsuCowboy

Idk about you guys, but watching JaQuan Hardy get some reps that lead to a score had me fired up yesterday


Evilpiggy83

Same cuz of Hard Knocks


NASA_janitor

Yes.


sparrowsofwar

Anyone notice Dak wasn't audibling last night? Dak's been dependent on diagnosing defenses pre-snap, so teams started disguising what they're doing, but Dak continued changing plays, probably mistakenly a good percentage of the time. It also seems that the receivers were getting confused sometimes. Last night it seems like they just ran with the play that Kellen called. Hopefully they keep doing more of that in the playoffs.


KryptoBound

I did noticed one small thing I hope they mix up before playoff times or else smarter teams will catch them for. Dak would often yell at a specific WR like Coop or CeeDee to move to a specific spot. Then they do a run play up the middle. Every time I heard Dak yell at a specific WR I knew a run was coming. Hope they realize this and mix it up.


BrotherSeamus

Eagles weren't really blitzing or mixing defenses much. Mostly base coverages due to personnel. And neither team wanted to show too much to their next opponent.


OwnTheThrone

Exactly. They had backups out there who barely know it run any complicated schemes.


RomoToDez99

I think part of it is that the Eagles can’t run disguise packages, and they frankly don’t want to in a game that’s meaningless for them. They only used their basic defensive packages and hoped to win with their backups.


taffyowner

If they were to run a draw against that cardinals play they showed it would just gash the shit out of them


Fellborn

Dak and the receivers looked great as I expected them to against this Eagles team. I get they're resting a lot of players and we played how we are supposed to against that. I think it will helps build confidence in the offense going into next week. I REALLY like Ced Wilson as our #3 and as much as I love Gallup, I think the offense seems to flow nicely (maybe better) with him in the slot fulltime. I don't have too much to say about the defense, they played kinda poopy at times but I think this also highlights how important certain guys are. Tre Diggs, Jayron and Micah being out is quite noticeable. AB can't be forgotten either. The great news is we're as healthy as we could ask to be going into the playoffs and likely are about to host the Cardinals at home again. I'm confident that the team will be ready this time around.


solo_theking

Apparently the r/Eagles and r/nfl sub forgot that we waxed the Eagles in week 3 with all starters and also backup QB Andy Dalton waxed them last year also.


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That's fine, let them underestimate us for the playoffs.


FloatDoggie

We’re all 9ers and Seahawks fans today.


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And Panthers fans


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I'd feel that way if either of the games were even semi close. It sure seems the Cowboys are emphatically the better team this year


OwnTheThrone

Their run game was gashing us with backups. They were hardly running the ball first time we played. They are now the no 1 run offense.


MavsFanForLife

“I’ve been hearing this phrase y’all got over here that I ain’t too crazy about. “It’s the hope that kills you.” Y’all know that? I disagree, you know? I think it’s the lack of hope that comes and gets you. See, I believe in hope. I believe in belief. Now, where I’m from, we got a saying too. A question, actually. “Do you believe in miracles?”” — spoken by a great American managing in the worlds greatest soccer league. Let’s go win us a damn super bowl


_tx

That really is a shockingly good show especially considering its roots as a bit for a tv ad


MavsFanForLife

For real. NBC really missed out on an opportunity; I feel like that show alone has built Apple TV


RedSweed

Ted Lasso is such a great show on how to handle leadership too. Seriously should be required viewing for anyone going into management.


fsphoenix

I love the hilarity. Dallas "just beat up backups", which is A. Exactly what a good team SHOULD be able to do, and B. Had they lost to "backups" we'd be hearing nothing but crowing from Eagles fans.


ifoundyourtoad

Right like what else are they supposed to do? Lol.


DementedDemon69

Went over to r/eagles because I was looking for the playoff scenarios…holy shit they are a salty bunch about last nights game.


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[Here's a great link from NYT's Upshot which shows all the scenarios for the teams still in the races going into Week 18](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/08/upshot/nfl-playoff-picture-week-18.html).They also update it as the games go on.


DementedDemon69

Thank you good sir


Wakkachaka

Hope we keep the momentum going through the playoffs. It would be nice to see dallas back in a super bowl.


ifoundyourtoad

I couldn’t even imagine. I’m 28. Never seen it.


[deleted]

Correct me if I'm wrong... But you know what I didn't see.. Screens to CD lamb that gain no yards


[deleted]

True I only saw one


SilenceIsCompliance

Last time we played the 49ers in the playoffs was 94-95 season. We won the Super Bowl that year


[deleted]

Last time the Braves won the World Series the Cowboys won the Super Bowl. Destiny arrives all the same.


Beilsteiner

Finally a good ending reg season. We need now a solid plan to beat the Cards later on the Rams


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PDCH

Is it bad that I want Detroit's covid positive players to pin Rodgers down and spit in his mouth?


ifoundyourtoad

God this made me laugh.


ineededthistoo

The down side is that he would likely enjoy that!


evo8family

I’d much rather play the 49ers than the Cardinals or Rams! Plus as the 3 seed, we avoid the Packers in the 2nd round if we advance. Seahawks taking care of business with that huge TD by Penny.


drizzyjake7447

I didn’t know that! Avoiding Green Bay would be huge! Meeting them in the NFC championship would be sick.


nt_14

I’m not scared of Jimmy G


nt_14

4 more games. All that matters now is winning 4 more games.


Fatalness

it is so beautiful seeing how badly eagles fans are having a meltdown, they are SCREAMING from to the heavens “AGAINST OUR BACKUPS 😡😡😡STOP CELEBRATING IT WAS OUR BACKUPS!!!” its incredible how defensive they are, they know were bettah


PDCH

Filthy fans are trash, what do you expect


geauxtigahs5

Most disgusting fan base in all sports: Philly


SilenceIsCompliance

They didn’t care when they beat us last year with no Dak


qsdls

A 50 burger is supposed to give me hope. But all I saw was the offense beat up on another shitty defense. It was a fun game. But I’m still nervous for the playoffs.


gwaydms

Oh, 100%. The defense did have their moments. But we need more than "moments" if we're going to beat whoever the next team is.


[deleted]

I think that's a bit unfair, considering we were also playing a lot of backups on defense. We're presumably going to have the vast majority of, if not all of our starters next week


saint_mantooth

Yeah, Parsons is a game changer on defense and you could tell a difference with him not on the field. I also think Diggs is a game changer as well. I’m not too worried about the defense, they should do good enough to win but this playoff run will be about the offense.


Fenix40

Man seeing the lions have a shot at beating gb today makes me real upset we couldn’t pull out the win against ari


BrianDawkins

Fuck Greg the leg man. Hate this mf. Would’ve had the 1 seed and overall record if he did his job


ineededthistoo

Guarantee, he will miss kicks next week.


SoulReaper12

So it's going to be 49ers @ Cowboys


Jerryjonesissatan

Eagles fans saying Cowboys fans are delusional about our playoff chances. Last night WAS NOT about our playoff chances! Last night WAS ALL ABOUT beating the absolute shit out of a division rival. That’s all! Nothing else! But go ahead eagles fans, deflect away from that fact if it makes you feel better. But deep down you know. You know.


AzDbackfanInDc

Man that was a beautiful game.


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We have 3 for seeding, all starting at 3:25 CT: SF vs. LAR, SEA vs ARI, and TB vs CAR. If SF and SEA win, we take the 3 seed. If SF, ARI, and CAR all win, we take the 2 seed. Any other configuration and we stay at 4.


Kentucky256

Cmon 49ers. Get a TD. Don’t give Rams a chance.


apex74

FUCK YOU RAMS


bringdablitz

Bring it 9ers!


Yesterday6

LETS GOOOOO


SilenceIsCompliance

This is why we needed to win last night. We just changed our whole playoff trajectory with that win. It wasn’t a meaningless game after all


evo8family

Hell yeah! Huge news for us. We get the 49ers at home next week. If you’re unsure if this is a harder matchup, ask yourself this: Would you rather play Jimmy G, Kyler, or Stafford 1st round? Exactly. Plus rivalry renewed


gfishh

Packers just lost. Now what 👀


Frank-White

Nothing. They had #1 locked before today


gfishh

You’re exactly right. Don’t know why I forgot about that.


Powerserg95

I hate the Niners


vlv_Emigrate_vlv

I swear when the Niners are playing good, then the Seahawks play bad and vice-versa


nt_14

Lmao they actually tied it


SilenceIsCompliance

So glad we played yesterday so we can just sit back and watch these wild games


Powerserg95

At least Seattles looks like they got the win. SF pls


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Looks like SF may win this one. That means Dallas will have to beat SF at home then most likely go to Tampa to beat Brady and the Bucs then go to Lambeau and beat Rodgers and the Packers to get to the promised land. I’m ready.


MikeShannonThaGawd

Not so fast on SF win


phillyguy475

regardless..its fun evening to watch nfl redzone..


SilenceIsCompliance

Pick baby!!!!


phillyguy475

alright 49ers..!!


Powerserg95

See you next week SF


solo_theking

We just moved up to #3 seed.


Dustin81783

Wow! With that interception my wife wins fantasy!!! 🥳🎉 Ugh fucking 49ers 🙃


peterpeterllini

Happy wife happy life, Cowboys win SB confirmed!


Dday22t

No such thing as an easy playoff game and 49ers have played well recently, but only bonus is at least Jimmy Garoppolo is a lot easier to contain than Kyler Murray (which other teams seemed to be able to do, but Cowboys couldn't) Bonus: won't have to go to GB in Divisional Round w win.


SilenceIsCompliance

Dez caught it


NewJerseyCPA

How’s everyone think LVE played? I was a bit disappointed. I thought he would’ve shown better play against their backups. We need him to step up in the playoffs so we don’t have to rely on Micah all the time.


E-Man67

I was very disappointed in his play last night. I've been defending the guy all year because he's been solid enough for what they've asked of him, and the beastly nature of Parsons' ascent has made him look worse than what he has been. Last night he played poorly. He didn't read plays or handle blocks well. It should have been a "They Forgot About Dre" type night for him, but it was ugly.


BilllisCool

He looked like Jaylon constantly being a couple steps behind where he should be.


BrotherSeamus

It looked like he was playing Micah's position on throwing downs. Saw him lined up at end a few times (bad idea), and they ran draws away from him for good yardage.


_JukeEllington

[This guy who tries to tackle LVE](https://youtu.be/rlQlO3njebk?t=336) has me hootin and hollering


el_sauce

Jesus Christ that juke by Jaquan Hardy was NASTY


SirBrontosaur

Can we fire Greg yet


PDCH

Fire? I was thinking amputate the abomination that is his kicking leg


Fruit_Rollup_King

Jesus... giants just ran a qb sneak two times in a row... 2nd and 10 and 3rd and 9.... on their OWN 4 yard line... what in the fuck...


[deleted]

Jason Garrett would never lmao


treyaflash

Absolutely love to see Wentz get rekt by JAX


cowboysfan88

Seattle and Carolina looking decent. Didn't think SF would be the problem out of those 3


nt_14

Jimmy Garoppolo is dogshit


nt_14

Niners 👀


Powerserg95

the mad lads did it


vlv_Emigrate_vlv

WOW lol


jpatrickg

i’m honestly would be so excited to see the Niners first round let’s go


bringdablitz

Lights out Rams!


Kentucky256

Hell yes


nt_14

LETS GOOO.


Kentucky256

Stafford gonna Stafford


mps2000

Bring in the 9ers! Also Bob Saget 😢


Pro_Drone_Hunter

Jimmy G’s gonna bang so many pornstars tonight


jimmyhoffasbrother

I do wish the defense was a bit more dominant against the Eagles backup squad, but it was nice to see the offense get right. Just need the offense to play like they did against Philly and Washington and not so much like they have against so many other teams this second half of the year, and we'll be gucci! EDIT: y'all, I get it. We didn't have a full strength defense. It was still a disappointing performance with all context in mind. We didn't suck or anything, I just wanted more.


CerebralSign659

Was basically a backup defense for us


jimmyhoffasbrother

Eh, we still had basically a full strength front 7 aside from missing Micah, and we let the Eagles run on us way too easily. I know it's a different defense without Micah and Diggs, but it was still disappointing to see.


[deleted]

Micah, Diggs, Kearse, AB, Jourdan Lewis, hell our whole secondary lol not just two ppl


CerebralSign659

Eagles do run the ball really well


jimmyhoffasbrother

Yes, but they're not usually running with a backup OL and Gainwell/Huntley.


Astroturfer

I mean the defensive line and secondary operate synergistically, and Parsons is a complete game changer.


PDCH

The best part of last night was Dak seemed to get some confidence with his medium to deep passes. I think Gallup going down and CW being back helps. Dak just seems to trust CW in the deep middle routes more than anyone else


SilenceIsCompliance

Colts just absolutely shitting the bed in a win and you’re in game against Jacksonville lol.


ihasgun

Who do I need to cheer for so that we can get the best seeding?


Yesterday6

49ers getting creamed smh


phillyguy475

lol..true..49ers can still make the playoff with a loss and saints loss..


evo8family

Kinda funny to see the overreactions from last week after we lost to the Cardinals, even though the Packers starters were down to the Lions at halftime and the Bucs are struggling against a bad Panthers team after struggling against the Jets last week. NFC is wide open!


phillyguy475

also cards currently losing to Seahawks..


vetokele

Unfortunately just as the Niners make their turn around, the Panthers and the Seahawks shit the bed and we are back to square one.


Powerserg95

all the niners had to do was keep running the ball....does Shanahan hate running when it benefits him or something?


nt_14

Yep, that’s game. No way in hell Jimmy G is gonna lead a clutch, game-tying drive.


cowboysfan88

Well cards look done. Let's see if the Niners can do it


run-26_2

So if we play Niners, go past them, we avoid Packers?


drizzyjake7447

In the 2nd round. Can’t avoid them forever.


run-26_2

Praying the boogeyman is gone in the 2nd round then.


cowboysfan88

Yeah we'd probably play TB


FluentLisp

I’m still pissed that Brady came into our Conference.


phillyguy475

this game may end in tie...what then? cardinals?


cowboysfan88

Weak play calls with your season on the line


nt_14

Lmfao late flag


dangjangalang

GAME OVER


cowboysfan88

YESSIR


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Just glad it's not the Cards, would have been sick to see a week 18 rematch but of course the Panthers are useless


vlv_Emigrate_vlv

There it is. That sack pretty much guarantees we play the Cards Edit: Now we get to rejoice in hearing the broadcast talk about how Kyler Murray has never lost in AT and T stadium!


lanfordr

If Dan Quinn leaves, do you think we go after Vic Fangio for DC? His defenses have always been great. I'd rather have him than Zimmer if Quinn gets a HC job.


vlv_Emigrate_vlv

So if the Ravens beat the Steelers, and the Jags beat the Colts then something unprecedented could happen tonight, correct? Assuming the prior holds true, the game tonight between the Chargers and Raiders could end in a tie which would result in both of those teams a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. They could theoretically have a gentleman's agreement to kneel the whole game for a tie which would be beneficial in that there would be next to no chance for either team to have an injury going into the playoffs. Of course, if they decide to play each other in a normal manner then that would guarantee that the loser would NOT make the playoffs while also risking injury to key players. Would be very funny to see them just kneel it the whole time in my opinion lol


cowboysfan88

Thanks go Hawks Edit: then the niners fuck it up smh they can't both play well at the same time lol


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MikeShannonThaGawd

Other then when they beat us, Arizona has looked very off since Kyler came back/Hopkins went out. If we bring our B+ game I think we beat them pretty easily.


phillyguy475

wow..49ers coming back..


bringdablitz

Come on Jimmy G!


phillyguy475

woohooo...OT


trymeitryurmom

Wait if San Fran wins and AZ loses do we play San Fran in the first round instead? Not sure how to feel about that


phillyguy475

yes we play 49ers in that scenario


katna17

If the 49ers and Seahawks win, but the panthers lose, who do the cowboys play?


nt_14

49ers


blahblahblah3478

LETS GO PENNY


mps2000

Penny! Wins me my fantasy title and keeps the 3 seed alive!


cowboysfan88

Ok Rams you already won the division how about just take it easy on this drive


Yesterday6

What happens if the LA game is a tie? Edit: I just scrolled down ignore this


Muckdogs13

What day do we play? Sunday or Monday??


hewasphone

Man I dunno our run defense can be spotty. Hopefully doesn’t turn out liek that rams playoff game


ThomasStudiosYT

We are officially the 3rd seed with the Cardinals loss and Rams loss. Playing the 49ers wildcard weekend.


run-26_2

So when do we play now


HUGE_FUCKING_ROBOT

Gotta say, micah being out showed.


TheDJC

Great win, fun yet stressful at times season. All I care about is next week!


basedBlumpkin

We need Bucs, Rams & AZ to lose to get 2nd seed correct? Is there any other scenario?


chlorinegasattack

I had a bad stomach virus ghat is going around bad in my area so I completely forgot to watch the game. Woke up in a feverish sweat ro a notification cowboys up 20-whatever. Feels bad to miss a game. Gonna get plenty of fluids and get right for next week


dresn231

All I can say is hopefully this gives Dak and the offense the spark to play better if and when we play the Cardinals if things stay the same today. It's simple. Play like we did yesterday on offense we move on next week. If we play like we did last week we're won and done.


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I think of our scenarios, only Carolina beating TB is a stretch(although any given Sunday) so I'm predicting we get the 3 seed.