1.   A victory here would complete a sweep of the Eagles and give the Cowboys the tiebreaker advantage in playoff scenarios.

2.   Coach Chan Gailey said Monday that his job this week as motivator has been simplified by the playoff scenario that has unfolded.

3.   He had in recent weeks taken a what-me-worry approach to playoff scenarios but was intensely interested in them after Monday night.

4.   Martin had obviously not spent the previous days poring over the multiple playoff scenarios for the NFL, in which mediocrity goes unpunished and momentum means nothing.

5.   Right now there are so many playoff scenarios and possibilities just in that bunch it makes the head spin.

6.   The lopsided loss simply puts them back with a gaggle of other teams, scrambling for the most positive playoff scenario.

7.   The playoff scenario was specifically voiced before the loss to the Jets two week ago, and to the loss to the Saints last week.

8.   They got the chance to do it all over again next Sunday in a rare, if not unprecedented, playoff scenario.

9.   Two of the three probable playoff scenarios have the Rangers and Yankees meeting in the first round.