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Dallas Cowboys Are NFC’s Most Dangerous Team Heading Into Playoffs

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Seeing as how they have won five straight games and eight out of the last nine, I can easily see why the Seattle Seahawks would be considered the hottest team in the NFC right now. But if you look at what the Dallas Cowboys have done over the last few weeks and combine that with what they have done all season long, you will see why they are the NFC’s most dangerous team heading into the postseason.

Everyone was concerned about how this team would react to the pressure of playing in the month of December, a month that has not been that kind to them as of late. Well, all they did was answer the bell by winning three straight games in a rather convincing manner to earn themselves a spot in the playoffs.

They came into December one game behind the Philadelphia Eagles in the division and were looking at having to play three of their last four games on the road. That kind of a schedule could bury most teams but in the end it was the Cowboys who wound up burying their opponents.

They went on to beat the Chicago Bears, the Eagles and the Indianapolis Colts by a combined total of 121-62, and had a lead of at least 21 points in each one of those contests. In those three games, Tony Romo completed 80 percent of his passes as he threw for 688 yards, 10 touchdowns and zero interceptions. I think it’s safe to say that both he and the team have answered their critics by wrapping up the division with one game to go.

But what makes the Cowboys especially dangerous is their ability to dominate the line of scrimmage with their offensive line. They can move the ball at will on the ground to control the tempo of the game and rule the time-of-possession battle. The more they can wear down and keep defenses on the field as they consistently put up points, the more it will frustrate the opposing team’s offensive unit and put them in a position to feel the need to take chances and score every time they do get the ball.

This invariably leads to mistakes and turnovers, and whenever a team dominates time of possession and wins the turnover battle, that’s usually a recipe for success in the playoffs.

There’s also the fact that they are 7-0 on the road this season. They have accumulated this record by going into some of the toughest environments the NFL has to offer in Seattle, Chicago and Philadelphia, so it doesn’t really matter if they don’t have home-field advantage in the playoffs. This team has shown that they are just as comfortable, if not more so, playing on the road as they are at home.

Combine all of that, and you have yourself what has to be considered the favorite to come out of the NFC.

Kelly Anderson is a blogger for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @bgipp01 or add him to your network on Google.

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