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The jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead and cruised to the NFC East title with a over the on Sunday. Our takeaways:Unle s the Week 17 - tilt ends in a tie, the cannot get the NFC's No. 1 seed. With Seattle's 35-6 victory over Arizona on Sunday night, Dallas will have seeding to play for in the early game next week. We might not have a good read on coach 's plans for and until later in the week.Romo's fifth game out of the past six with a pa ser rating over 129.0 has pushed him past for the NFL lead. Outside of a faceplant in the season finale, Romo will finish the season atop the list. While Murray has in the MVP discu sion all year, Romo should merit consideration as well. He has come a long way from September, when the football cognoscenti questioned whether his body would ever allow him to play at a high level again. was pulled from the game down 35-0 late in the third quarter. Absent a ground attack and No. 1 receiver , Luck never had a shot to keep his team competitive. Having locked up the AFC South last Elvis Andrus Jersey week, the injury-depleted showed little incentive on Sunday. Once dropped a wide open fake-punt pa s deep in Indianapolis' territory late in the first quarter, the appeared to fold up their tents for the afternoon.The ' offense is in trouble after leading the league in points and yards per game for much of the season. They were held under 400 total yards just once before the Week 10 bye. They've gone over 400 yards just once since. It's no coincidence that the offense has gone downhill since losing for the season and watching struggle to play through a torn triceps. Limited by a flawed roster, this team's ceiling might be winning one playoff game before falling to the or .Murray was the surprising recipient of 22 carries in a game that was without suspense by the middle of the second quarter. His surgically repaired hand was cleared by doctors, but this was an opportunity to provide a respite for a running back leading the league with 373 carries and 427 touches. Murray has the rushing title sewn up with 1,745 yards in addition to 12 touchdowns.The have been eliminated from playoff contention following the ' victory. The six NFC teams in the postseason will be Dallas, Green Bay, Detroit, Arizona, Seattle and the NFC South winner. Next week will determine the seeding.The latest Around The NFL Podcast and breaks down the playoff picture. Find more Around The NFL content on . Jonathan Cannon Jersey