The Dallas Cowboys accomplished something pretty big on Thursday night without even playing in a game.
Thanks to the New York Giants’ 24-19 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on “Thursday Night Football,” the Cowboys clinched the NFC East, as well as homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
Even though head coach Jason Garrett wanted his players to focus only on the team’s Monday night game against the Detroit Lions, it was clear his squad kept an eye on the Giants.
Take a look at their celebratory reactions after clinching the division and homefield advantage:
Is this appropriate now ?
— Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) December 23, 2016
NFC East Champs!!!
— Jack Crawford (@Sack_Religious) December 23, 2016
Mood: #Bye #NFCEastChamps #cowboysnation pic.twitter.com/735MaqXlVq
— Kavon Frazier (@Kay_BlackSimba) December 23, 2016
— Anthony Brown (@nino9brown) December 23, 2016
Turn Up
— Benson Mayowa (@Benny_b0y10) December 23, 2016
Rookie Brice Butler had the best tweet of all:
Don't ask me for tickets cause I ain't buyin none!!! Home field or not #rookiedeal
— Brice Butler (@Brice_Butler) December 23, 2016
Even Dallas Cowboys legends Emmitt Smith and Drew Pearson got in on the fun:
The Boys rule the east!!!!its party time in D-town. Go Cowboys
— Emmitt Smith (@EmmittSmith22) December 23, 2016
Congrats @dallascowboys NFC East champs baby! #Cowboys
— Drew Pearson (@88DrewPearson) December 23, 2016
Dallas is 12-2, while the most wins another team from the NFC can get is 11. This will be the first time Dallas enters the playoffs as the top seed in the NFC since the 2007 season.
