... everybody's favorite to at least win their conference.

They were coming off a season in which they were the No. 1 seed and had a first round bye, but lost at home to a wild card team that also happened to be a division foe.

Once the '08 season started, the Cowboys justified these expectations. For the first few weeks anyway. A midseason losing streak set up the debate of whether America's Team would even make the playoffs.

Sound familiar?

The New York Giants, the divisional foe that beat the Cowboys in that playoff game, entered this year pretty much the exact same way.

Like the Cowboys, they also had the No. 1 seed last season, a first round bye, and lost at home to a divisional foe.

They stormed out...

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