On December 28, 2008, the Eagles needed Oakland Raiders (4–11) to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9–6), and either the Minnesota Vikings (9–6) losing to the New York Giants (12–3) or the Chicago Bears (8–7) losing to Houston Texans (7–8), on top of the Eagles needing to beat the Cowboys at 4:00. However, getting the help that they needed earlier in the day, the Eagles were able to run over the Dallas Cowboys 44–6 and advanced to the playoffs. The Raiders were down 24–14 and came back to win, and the game was being shown and watched by Eagles fans at Lincoln Financial Field before the Eagles-Cowboys game. The Eagles then defeated the Minnesota Vikings 26–14 in the first round of the playoffs on January 4, 2009. They defeated their division rival and the defending Super Bowl champions the New York Giants 23–11 in the NFC Divisional Round to advance to their fifth NFC Championship game in nine years. For the third time in a decade, an all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl seemed possible, as the Pittsburgh Steelers won the AFC Championship against the Baltimore Ravens. However, the Eagles lost 32–25 to the Arizona Cardinals.