Cowboys-Giants: Despite Loss To New York, Dallas Deserves Credit For Performance

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Published: December 6, 2009

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... title="Dallas Cowboys lost their first December game of the season">Dallas Cowboys lost their first December game of the season, all the media will talk about for the next week is how Tony Romo and company are on their way to another collapse in the final month of the 2009 regular season.

However, it's unfair to jump to conclusions when not looking at the scenario from both teams.

The Cowboys entered Sunday's game with an 8-3 record and a one-game lead over the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East.

On the other hand, the Giants came in losing five of their previous six and were hoping to stay in the playoff hunt as a potential Wild Card team—especially since the Eagles defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-7 earlier in the afternoon.

If the Giants lost to the Cowboys, they would have dropped two games back of the Eagles and Green Bay Packers just to make it as a Wild Card team.

With four games remaining in t...

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