Let's Play Two The Dallas Cowboys are NFC East champions for the second time in three years. In six days, they'll become contenders all over again - starting with the same opponent. Sunday's 24-0 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles - the first back-to-back shutouts in franchise history - clinched the NFC's third overall playoff seed and secured a first-round home rematch against their sixth-seeded division rivals (Saturday, 7 p.m. CT). Hats or Super Bowl hardware? The Cowboys want both. "It's a great accomplishment," inside linebacker Keith Brooking said. "It says so much about this team, but I want more than a hat. I'm not full. I'm still hungry and the thing I love more than anything is our... News for Dallas, Texas Emmitt Smith was shown on the digital board late in the game sporting one of the Cowboys' NFC East champions hats, along with John Daly, who was also in ... Live Tracking of the Playoff Picture At the end of the day, the Vikings had a bye, the Cowboys were NFC East champions, and the Ravens and the Jets had the AFC wild cards. ... Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys The Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys will face off Sunday with the winner representing the NFC as NFC East Champions and the loser going to the ... Patriots in Pain, and the Cowboys in First They are the NFC East champions after demolishing Philadelphia, 24-0, to set up a first-round playoff rematch. Dallas has not won a playoff game in a decade ... Flying Solo Now, around here, not many people care about NFC East Champions gear, but it'll be there for you to purchase. That's if the Cowboys win two games. Just that, nothing else. And that's the only thing you should really hope for and expect. If you thought the Redskins might keep their momentum going and beat the Giants, you were disappointed. If you think the Redskins will play that way next week against these Cowboys, you'll be disappointed, too. When it comes to help, the Cowboys won't get much. That's just the way it works. Look at the Panthers last week. They beat the Vikings on Sunday night. Did they really help the Cowboys? Not really. But it would certainly help if the... NFL Game Capsules Coupled with Green Bay's win over Seattle, the defending NFC East champions will be starting their offseason early, as a win by Dallas against Washington on ... Plenty of weapons for McNabb, Eagles A showdown in Dallas next Sunday will determine whether the Eagles enter the playoffs as NFC East champions or a wild card. The Eagles (11-4) have their share of flaws, some of which were exposed Sunday in the second half of a game they were en route to winning handily. But every other NFC title contender does, too. With six consecutive victories, no playoff team in the conference is any hotter or possesses greater overall firepower than the Eagles. Such ammo is what kept Philadelphia from being upended by a gritty Broncos squad that overcame a 17-point deficit to tie the score at 27-27 with 6:05 remaining. When the Eagles needed a big play to move into field-go... Giants eliminated from playoffs after defeat to Panthers Coupled with Green Bay's win over Seattle, the defending NFC East champions will be starting their offseason early, as a win by Dallas against Washington on ...

How Strength of Remaining Schedule Could Determine the NFC East Champion ... up on each other in this fierce division, the strength of remaining schedule for could have a major impact on who is crowned NFC East Champions in 2009. ...