Dallas Cowboys, Tom Brady to Battle in Prime Time

As far as how the 2022 regular season unfolded, it went to the wire and the Dallas Cowboys

gave a valiant effort toward potentially improving their playoff seeding heading into their Week 18 matchup

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against the Washington Commanders but, in the end, they end the week where they started it in the bracket.

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The Cowboys will enter the tournament as owners of the No. 5 seed in the NFC, set to face off against the winners of the NFC South: Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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The game is set for Monday, Jan. 16 at 8:25 p.m. EDT — capping off NFL Super Wild Card Weekend.

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The outcome of Week 18 had more than one possible scenario for the Cowboys

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the team having applied pressure to the Philadelphia Eagles by virtue of defeating them on Christmas Eve before then downing the Tennessee Titans.

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That put Dallas on a two-game win streak and initiated a two-game losing streak by Philadelphia that prevented them from clinching the NFC East or the top seat in the NFC.

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To steal away the top seat in the division, the Cowboys needed a victory against the Commanders and a loss by the Eagles

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To take the top seed in the conference, the Cowboys needed a victory, a loss by the Eagles against the New York Giants and a loss by the San Francisco 49ers against the Arizona Cardinals.

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In the end, it was not to be, particularly with the 49ers and Eagles both cruising to victory.

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