sleepyj: Good info and time will tell. Last 3 weeks Cowboys have been playing well. They got revenge against NO, nipped Texans in OT and beat the defending champs in Seattle.
In the first 3 weeks they were the, annual mediocre, Cowboys. Dallas was dominated, at home, by SF in Week 1, won @ Tenn (2 wins), trailed big @ Rams (1 win), before rallying.
They have 3 straight home games, with 2 vs. Division, before @ Jags. As well as they are playing, 9-1 or 8-2 at they bye would show they can handle the early success and pressure.
Until Romo & Garrett can win games that matter late in the season, I'm going to be skeptical based on the Cowboys recent seasons of mediocrity and week 17 chokes.