GO BIG OR GO HOME

GO BIG OR GO HOME: It’s NFC East champions or bust for the 2012-2013 Dallas Cowboys by robertdknight

IRVING -- The first day of the Dallas Cowboys' organized team activities, Jason Garrett stood before his team and had them envision something that hasn't happened here in 17 years.

"I said, 'Picture yourself holding the Super Bowl trophy over your head,' " Garrett said Monday. "That's the first thing out of my mouth [every year]. 'So put that in the forefront of your mind. Really feel that. Feel that experience, where we all want to go?' Then, you say, 'OK, take that and put it in the back of your mind. Now what you need to do is focus on today. Focus on this Wednesday practice.'

"That's the mindset. They hear that from me a lot: This is where we want to go. This is where everybody wants to go. This is why we're doing all this stuff. Now, we have to get back right here. Let's get back to focusing on what we need to do today to advance ourselves to that goal. It's a pretty simple philosophy."

It's a pretty simple scenario for the Cowboys if they are to have a chance to do what they envisioned in May: They have to beat the Washington Redskins on Sunday night to extend their season.

The Redskins still have the possibility of a wild-card berth with a loss, though they'll know that fate by kickoff, but the Cowboys stay alive only by beating Washington. It's NFC East champions or bust for the Cowboys.

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