Late this week, Dallas Cowboys famous person Micah Parsons made it clear he didn’t need any assist from the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, even when it meant that his personal group could be eradicated from playoff competition.
All he needed was for the Eagles to lose. He was a bit of extra vulgar in his description of the scenario, however his level was emphatic — his hatred of the Eagles meant extra to him than seeing the Cowboys’ slim playoff hopes improve.
Effectively, Parsons ended up getting his want on Sunday and, by extension, noticed his group’s playoff hopes formally get squashed.
Because of the Washington Commanders’ gorgeous come-from-behind win over the Eagles, the Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers had been formally eradicated from playoff competition this season.
The Arizona Cardinals’ extra time loss to the Carolina Panthers additionally put an finish to their playoff goals as they had been trying to go from worst to first within the NFC West.
The Cowboys, 49ers and Cardinals be part of the Panthers, New York Giants, Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints as the opposite NFC groups to formally be eradicated with two extra weeks to play within the season.
A whole lot of these groups being achieved at this level had been in all probability to be anticipated, given what they did a 12 months in the past and the preseason expectations surrounding their rosters coming into the season. However the Cowboys and 49ers lacking the playoffs are the 2 gorgeous developments this season.
Particularly because it pertains to San Francisco.
After taking part in within the Tremendous Bowl in 2023 and being a daily within the NFC Championship Sport the previous few years underneath head coach Kyle Shanahan, they entered the 2024 season as one of many odds-on favorites to win all of it this season. They’d one of many league’s most proficient rosters on paper and appeared constructed to contend for a championship.
However one thing simply appeared off with the group from the very begin of the season as they struggled out of the gate and had been then hit by a seemingly endless barrage of accidents on offense that ravaged the operating again and vast receiver rooms.
With the Detroit Lions, Eagles and Minnesota Vikings having already clinched spots, that leaves the Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks and Commanders competing for 4 spots.
The Rams and Buccaneers are at present main the NFC West and NFC South, respectively, with the Seahawks and Falcons lurking behind every of them.
All 4 of these groups are additionally within the wild-card combine, together with the Inexperienced Bay Packers and Commanders.
