NFC East Predictions

The schedule gets harder as the season goes on, not only for the Cowboys but the rest of the NFC East as well. I have never seen a schedule like this one. Seems everyone in this division has played the same teams. That doesn't usually happen but it did this year.

The NFC East as a whole has only played 5 teams with a winning record out of a total of 19 games. Washington, Dallas and Philadelphia are ofer against winning teams. The Giants are 1-0 with their only winning team being Dallas. They had to go to the last play of the game to defeat the Cowboys and the Cowboys committed 4 turnovers. With that as a backdrop it is hard to know how good any of these teams are but I will try.


The rest of the season plays out like this. The Eagles have had their bye so they have 12 games remaining. The three teams left in the division play the following schedules.


NYG...........11 games remaining...9 teams with winning records....2 teams with losing records
Eagles.........12 games remaining...9 teams with winning records....3 teams with losing records
Cowboys....11 games remaining...7 teams with winning records....4 teams with losing records

Redskins.....11 games remaining...9 teams with winning records....2  teams with losing records


Based on my analysis of the remaining games and using the records of the opposing teams at this point..


Giants will be favored in 9 of their final 11 games..
Easles will be favored in 9 of their final 12 games..
Cowboys will be favored in 7 of their final 11 games
Redskins will be favored in 2 of their final 11 games


If the teams play up to their present play the records for each team will be as follows..

Giants will go..........14 and 2 and win the division

Eagles will go..........13 and 3 and be a wild card team
Cowboys will go.....10 and 6 and be in the hunt for a wild card berth..
Redskins will go.......4 and 12 and be in the hunt for the number one draft pick..


Key Games....


Dallas....@ Green Bay..Philadelphia...GB maybe for a wild card..Phil. maybe for the playoffs

NY.....@ New Orleans...@ Philadelphia...@ Minnesota..all games could be for the best record in the NFC..
Philadelphia...@ NYG....@ Dallas....@ Atlanta...NY and Atl..maybe for best record..Dallas maybe for top seated wild card or division winner
Redskins...no key games..I have them out of it.



There is a long way to go and a lot can change but this is the way I see it as of today.