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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Dallas Cowboys' playoff possibilities

IRVING, Texas -- Figuring out the playoff possibilities is a near impossible task, so we'll let the NFL do it for us.

In all likelihood, the Dallas Cowboys will be the No. 3 seed in the NFC when the playoffs begin, but they have chances, albeit slim, of gaining home-field advantage or a first-round bye with a win Sunday at the Washington Redskins.

Here are the scenarios from the NFL:

Dallas clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with:

1) DAL win + ARI loss or tie + DET/GB tie

Dallas clinches a first-round bye with:

1) DAL win + SEA loss or tie + ARI loss or tie OR

2) DAL win + DET/GB tie OR

3) DAL tie + SEA loss + ARI loss OR

4) DAL tie + SEA tie + ARI loss or tie + DET/GB does not end in a tie

I believe it is possible for the Cowboys to earn a bye even with a loss to the Redskins, provided the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals lose their finales.

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