Cowboys' team plane was grounded in Philadelphia, and Twitter had jokes

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Uh … how 'bout them Cowboys?

It was a rough Sunday night for Dallas. First, the Cowboys lost to the Eagles 17-9 in a game that could have clinched the (hapless) NFC East. Instead, the Cowboys' hopes at a second consecutive division crown hangs in the balance with Week 17 games the deciding factor. Should the Eagles beat the Giants, the division is wrapped up for Philly. (Good luck with rooting for an upset).

But that's just where the trouble for Jerry's boys started. Dallas' team plane was deemed "not viable to fly" following the game, so the team was stranded in Philly for hours waiting to get home after the loss. Brutal.

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Twitter, ever timely, ever present, decided to rub some salt in Dallas' wounds by letting the jokes fly in the wake of their big loss and subsequent travel issues.

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Joe Rivera is in his seventh year with The Sporting News, handling NFL, MLB and some things pro wrestling. A proud-ish Rutgers University graduate, Rivera combines a new-school flair with an old-school soul. He loves dingers, wrestling, comic books, movies, music and really bad puns. He is also a card-carrying BBWAA member and teaches Multimedia Sports Reporting at his alma mater.

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