All the ways the Lions-Cowboys 2-point conversion penalty controversy impacted the NFL playoff race

When two of the league’s best teams go head-to-head this late in a season, the results can have a big impact on the playoff race, and Saturday’s game between the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys is no different.

Now that the dust is settling on the controversial call that flipped the result of that game — a Lions two-point conversion overturned in the fourth quarter because of an offensive lineman deemed to be ineligible — we can take a look at the bigger picture of how a Cowboys win changes the NFC playoff picture.

Here’s a look at what would be different if things went the other way.