So, there I was watching the Giants mount a fourth quarter comeback against the Bears and I kept saying to myself that the Bear’s biggest strength was finding a way to win at the end of close games. Unfortunately, the Bears didn’t hear me, and instead they found a way to lose.

The Cowboys were that close to clinching the division. (Imagine my hands really close together.) Hey, with four games still left to play, clinching the division would have been pretty cool.

But the Giants wouldn’t die.

We’ll have to wait until next week before we officially crown them NFC East champions. Either a Cowboys win over a faltering Detroit Lions who may be without their best receiver for the game, or a Giants loss to an Eagles team playing better under their backup quarterback and fighting for the last wildcard spot, and the Cowboys clinch it.

The crazy part is we might be seeing these Giants for a third time this season. They have a two game lead on the wildcard race, so it’s a safe bet that they’ll make it into the playoffs. Unless they go on a big losing streak, they’ll be the best wildcard team, and they’ll play the worst division winner which will probably be Seattle or Tampa Bay.

Assuming Dallas is the number one seed, if the Giants win that game, and the other division winner gets a victory, then Dallas’s first playoff game will be against the Giants in Texas Stadium.

To be honest, I’d rather play either Seattle or Tampa Bay. Not that we can’t beat the Giants, we have twice after all, but I hate trying to go 3-0 against a team in the same season. It brings back memories of sweeping the Cardinals during the season and then losing to them in the playoffs.

Also, outside of the Packers, the Giants are easily the team with the best chance of upsetting the Cowboys in the playoffs. They have perhaps the best defensive line in football and some weapons on offense.

Now, the Cowboys should trounce them should they see them again, but crazy things happen in the playoffs — last year’s loss to Seattle is proof of that.

But, that is a discussion for early January. For now, I’m looking forward to handing some whoop-ass to the Detroit Lions and getting that z next to our name in the division standings.