Losing their commanders to the Cowboys will be costly

The Washington’s commanders he allowed Dallas Cowboys ruin their chances of winning the NFC East with not one, but two fourth-quarter comeback touchdowns Sunday’s loss was 34-26.

A fierce divisional rivalry turned into a heated atmosphere with both teams scoring 41 points in the final quarter and the Cowboys snapped a five-game losing streak by sending the ball into the net. Commanders to the third defeat in a row.

However, there is still a lot of optimism for the rookie quarterback Jayden Danielscoach Dan Quinn and offensive coordinator Killf Kingsbury during their first year together in Washington.

USA TODAY Sports’ NFL overreactions from Week 12 began with the Commanders still making the playoffs but eyeing a wild-card exit.

The Commanders are in the seventh and final spot in the NFC playoffs after Week 12, just ahead Arizona Cardinals (6-5) and a trio of 5-6 teams in Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams AND San Francisco 49ers. They will face Philadelphia Eagles and the Cowboys again this season and are good enough to beat Tennessee me Titans, New Orleans Saints AND Atlanta Falcons left on their schedule to reach the postseason.

But they will regret the Cowboys’ loss.

Any chance the Commanders had of winning the NFC East (and making a playoff game) disappeared with every late touchdown the Cowboys scored.

If Detroit Lions Stick with the No. 1 seed and bye in the first round, the Commanders can face the Eagles in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

While reaching the playoffs would undoubtedly be an achievement for Washington, facing the likes of Jalen Hurts, AJ Brown and Saquan Barkley in the playoffs could be a bitter end to a transformative season.

Texans are suspect but will still arrive after the season

While we’re handing out first-round playoff exits, Houston, Texas also appears as a team doomed to failure at the beginning of the postseason.

Texas quarterback C.J. Stroud he went out of bounds for a safety and made two interceptions Houston lost 32-27 down Tennessee Titans on Sunday. It’s never good to lose to a 2-8 (currently 3-8) team. But Houston showed it was deeply flawed late in the season.

To make matters worse, the Texans have games against Kansas City Chiefs AND Baltimore Ravens in four days during the holiday season that will ultimately decide their playoff fate.

WITH Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins and the Titans back on the schedule, the Texans must make up for their shortcomings to not only stay in the playoffs, but also make the most of this season with Joe Mixon AND Nico Collins playing at a high level.

The Texans are still in great shape to win the NFC South, but they will likely finish fourth in the playoffs. They will host a No. 5 seed that could finish second in the AFC North in between Pittsburgh Steelers or Ravens. And that would be a disappointing postseason matchup for Houston.

It’s only a matter of time before Giants the regime is coming to an end

Move over Robert Saleh AND Joe Douglas. Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen may also take the subway out of New York before the end of the season.

Although CBS Sports reported that Giants owner John Mara would retain his coach Daboll and GM Schoen, Giants should cut ties with both teams after Sunday’s 30-7 home loss to the Buccaneers.

To make matters worse, the Giants will face the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day, where another terrible loss is evident.

Giants players have questioned leadership in recent weeks, including the rookie Malik Nabers after the match with Buck.

Maybe the Giants turned on this site former quarterback Daniel JonesBut Saquan Barkley Philadelphia’s resurgence is a weekly stain on how Daboll and Schoen have left the franchise in the dust.

The Giants are in line for the second pick after Week 12 and should quickly join the market for coaches and general managers like the Jets and secure a spot in the running for the top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft by the end of the season.