Once again, sorry for the late post. But here we go again with this weeks playoff chances after week 14 (not counting last nights game with the Colts and Jaguars).

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Apologies again for a late post. The depression from witnessing the Giants game in person lasted longer than expected, so I couldn't bring myself to look at what that loss did to this team in the playoff race. But I am back and ready to show you all how much that game hurt. Here are the playoff chances for the league... Oh and once again, if there is any confusion over what this is or how I got these results, please look back at my previous posts.

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Because of the short week last week I was not able to get a post up. But I am back now, and here are the team's chances to make the playoffs after week 12. If you want an explanation on how my program works and how I came up with these numbers, look back at my previous posts.

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I am back again to give you all an update on what exactly that loss to Green Bay did to us and our shot at making it to the playoffs.  In case you don't know what I'm talking about, take a look back at my post last week which was my first of the season and will explain your questions about what exactly this is. Here is how the playoff chances in the league stands after week 10...

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Some of you may remember me from last year. I am now back again to give you a little information on where we stand on making the playoffs this season. I understand it is still very early in the season, so take this information with a grain of salt. But I thought it would be interesting enough to post.

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Okay, well we won our game... but so did just about everyone else that we are competing with for a wild card spot. That did not hurt our chances that much though.

Below are the chances that each team will make the playoffs this year...

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So last week I did a post about this program I wrote to simulate the remaining games in the regular season in the NFL, then decide the playoff contenders. After the Thanksgiving Day games were completed, I ran this simulation 1,000,000 times to see how much better our chances were to make the playoffs. Looks like they have improved a bit.

Below are the chances that each team in the NFL has to make the playoffs...

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Let me preface this entry by stating that I am a computer science undergrad student in college right now. After this past weekend I was kind of wondering, exactly what are the chances that the Cowboys will make it to the playoffs.

So I decided to write a program that simulates the remaining games in this season's schedule and then determine which teams would make the playoffs in those situations.

I ran the simulation several thousand times and then calculated, for each team, the percentage of times they win the division or get a wild card seed. So the results of the simulation are below. Perhaps I will run it again after the Thanksgiving games are complete to see exactly how our chances have changed (hopefully increased).

I hope you all enjoy this bit of information, I thought it was very interesting.

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Okay so obviously all these injuries to this football team are highly disappointing, but I have some questions that need answering.

Firstly, what are we doing about a punter? I have heard some people say that Nick Folk can also punt. Does anyone know anything about this? Is he any good as a punter or would we be better off signing a new one?

Secondly, is Tashard Choice going to have a legitimate role in our offense now? Or will we just rely more heavily on Marion Barber to support our run game AND a large amount of check down passes from Brad Johnson? Can Barber handle an even bigger role than he has now?

Thirdly, is Tony Romo's pinky really going to keep him out for over four weeks? I feel like if Brett Favre broke his pinky he would be playing the next week. Are there any chances that he could only miss two games and be back in time for the big crucial division game at the Giants?

And finally, can the coaching staff recover from this three week funk they are in? Will this situation we are in finally get our players motivated?

I would love to hear all your opinions on these issues.

According to Mickey Spagnola, the injuries just keep on coming:

Cowboys rookie running back Felix Jones is getting an MRI on the strained hamstring he suffered in the 30-24 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, but from preliminary indications he will be out at least two weeks.

I cannot imagine what the offense will be like without Tony Romo and Felix Jones.

Not to mention what our defense will be like with a possible suspension to Adam Jones.

What a sad day to be a Cowboys fan.