The Eagles’ Week 9 matchup with the Giants comes with a lot more than just one game on the line. Philadelphia enters the weekend with a 2.4% chance of making the playoffs, according to FTN Fantasy, and the numbers around the NFC paint a pretty bleak picture. The Eagles have the second-longest odds among NFC teams to reach the postseason at +1600 on FanDuel, with only the Arizona Cardinals sitting longer at +2000.
That reality makes the draft picture impossible to ignore. A win would send the Eagles into their Week 10 bye at 3-6.
A loss, though, could push them as high as No. 2 overall in the draft order. For fans, that creates the familiar split between wanting the team to keep fighting and wanting to maximize draft position in 2027.
Elsewhere around the league, there are plenty of games with direct Eagles implications.
The Ravens already helped Philly a bit by losing on Thursday night, since the Eagles own Baltimore’s fifth-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft.
The Falcons are the bigger threat to jump ahead of the Eagles in the draft order, so Philadelphia should be pulling for Cincinnati in Atlanta.
There are two reasons to want Indianapolis over Dallas. First, if you still want the Eagles to have a shot at the NFC East, the Cowboys need to lose. Second, a Colts win would let Philadelphia move ahead of Indy - the actual pick owed to the New York Jets - in the draft order.
The Eagles also want to stay ahead of the Jets’ own selection, which is currently No. 6, so New York should be the team to root for against Kansas City.
Miami is another team Philadelphia wants to pass, so the Dolphins are the preferred side against Detroit.
New Orleans is in that same bucket, which makes the Saints the team to back against Cleveland.
Washington’s game against the Rams creates one of the trickier rooting spots of the week. If the goal is the NFC East, then the Commanders need to lose.
But if the goal is draft positioning, a Washington win helps keep Philly ahead of them in the order. In this guide, the recommendation is to root for the Commanders.
The Panthers are also a threat to move ahead of the Eagles, so Carolina is the side to pull for against Denver.
There’s even a No. 1 overall angle in play. For the Eagles to have any chance at that top pick, the Chargers need to keep winning, which makes Los Angeles the team to root for against Houston.
And with the A.J. Brown trade still affecting the draft board, Philadelphia owns the more favorable of New England’s or Chicago’s 2027 fifth-round pick. That makes the Patriots worth rooting against, so the Packers get the nod in that matchup.
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