As we near the midpoint of the season and the Cowboys sit in second place in the NFC East. And after the Eagles came incredibly close to losing their third consecutive game this weekend, one can envision a world where the Cowboys win this thing. You have to squint, sure, but it’s there.

Is it real, though? The win over the Commanders certainly felt encouraging, but what does the data say? Let’s dive into this week’s analytics roundup, where strength of schedule adjustments are nearly at full strength and resulting in some pretty marginal shifts in the hierarchy of the league.

Yes, that’s the Dallas Cowboys sitting at ninth place in the league in total team efficiency. They’re also sixth among NFC teams, just behind the Commanders in that regard.

The offense predictably jumped up several

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