The NFC East has turned into a weekly referendum on who can survive the least damage, and right now the Philadelphia Eagles are the team raising the most alarms.
Philadelphia sits at 2-2 after a home loss to the Los Angeles Rams that should have been a wake-up call all by itself. The Eagles led by double digits in the fourth quarter and still walked away beaten, and that collapse only sharpened the larger concern: after four weeks, it is hard to point to anything this team does well.
That’s the problem. The league’s best teams usually have at least one clear strength they can lean on, even when the rest of the picture gets messy. The Eagles don’t seem to have that right now, and unless something drastic changes, this has the feel of a season slipping away.
The Commanders are in even rougher shape record-wise, sitting at 1-3 and bringing very little to the table beyond the possibility that Jayden Daniels could return for Week 5. Even that may not move the needle much, because the roster is flawed and the coaching staff has regressed since their shocking, much-of-an-only-out season in 2024. At this point, they look like a team drifting toward irrelevance for the second straight year.
The Giants, meanwhile, are the surprise of the group at 3-1. John Harbaugh has steadied the operation after the injury to Jaxson Dart, and that alone has put New York in a far better place than most expected.
Jameis Winston still brings the kind of volatility that can blow up a game at any time, so no one is handing them a playoff ticket. But a 3-1 start is a 3-1 start, and it has been enough to push them ahead of Philadelphia in these rankings.
They look frisky, and they look capable of stealing more wins.
At the top sits Dallas at 2-2, and yes, that may sound strange on the surface. But the Cowboys own the best single unit in the division, and that’s their offense. No other team in the NFC East can match it right now, which is why Dallas lands at No. 1 despite an abysmal defense that is also dealing with injuries.
Even with those issues, the Cowboys have enough talent on that side of the ball to avoid being a disaster all season. Add in a strong response after a brutal loss the week before, and the offensive fireworks are enough to keep them on top of the division for now.
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ESPNs Dan Graziano pointed to that group as possible participants if the market ever opens up, but the problem is obvious: good linemen are hard to find and even harder to pry loose. For the Eagles, the bigger issue may be whether the help they need is even available in a market where demand is already outpacing supply. [Read more 🡒]