Things are very tight in the NFC East right now. With the New York Giants now off the mat the entire division is only two victories apart from each other. Washington is with the Giants at the bottom and Philadelphia is with Dallas at the top.
The Green Bay Packers begin week one of their attempted post-Aaron Rodgers survival with a date against the Philadelphia Eagles, who don’t appear to have much in the way of quarterback troubles given last weekend’s route of the Raiders.
The Philadelphia Eagles have lost their last two games, both critical divisional tilts, yet somehow are still in the middle of things in an awful NFC East. This week they are on the road where they have been playing their best ball this year (3-1 record).
The Virginia Tech Hokies quietly climbed into the top 25 nationally by winning six in a row following their opening week loss to Alabama, but they hit a major speed bump last week in the form of Duke.
The New York Giants picked up their first win of the season on Monday night and look to continue that momentum on Sunday when they take on the Philadelphia Eagles, who look to get their offense back on track after an embarrassing performance in Week 7.
Quarterback Jordan Lynch threw his hat back into the ring alongside the other Heisman Trophy candidates with an outstanding individual performance last weekend, and now looks to continue his stellar play when the 18th-ranked Northern Illinois Huskies host the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
These are the top two teams in a beleaguered NFC East. They both enter Sunday with a 3-3 record so this is a huge game that will influence the division race from here on out. Both of these teams have proven to be very good on offense so we should be treated a fun back and forth affair.
The Philadelphia Eagles got back on the winning track a week ago with a win over the Giants, and now find themselves in a tie for the division lead despite a slow start to the season. Now they’ll face a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team coming off a bye that has endured a slow start of their own.
NFL training camps start opening next week so you know that a new season of football is right around the corner. Bovada has already released its NFL futures for the 2013 campaign including odds for all 32 teams in terms of winning their respective division title.
The Falcons are the only team in the NFL that has yet to lose and one of the main reasons is their play by QB Matt Ryan, who has many solid targets and has the 4th highest QB rating in the league.
The Giants won the NFC East and the Super Bowl last season, but the Eagles have the best odds this season. The Cowboys are still in the mix according to the oddsmakers and the Redskins gave up a lot to land Robert Griffin III and Washington fans are hoping he is a legit QB, which is what the team has lacked in several seasons.
The Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles both close-out their 2011 campaign when the two NFC East rivals square-off at Lincoln Financial Field on New Year’s Day.
The Philadelphia Eagles will try and snap a two-game skid when they travel to Sun Life Stadium this Sunday afternoon to take on the Miami Dolphins, who have won have won four of their last five games.
Thursday night Football comes to the Pacific Northwest this week as the reeling Philadelphia Eagles, losers of three of their last four games, take on the improving Seattle Seahawks who have won two of three.
Syracuse has been getting media coverage for all the wrong reasons lately. Assistant coach Bernie Fine was fired Sunday, and the investigation continues into the alleged sexual crimes.
The New England Patriots will try and raise their 2011 record against the NFC East to over .500 after a 1-1 start, when they invade Lincoln Financial Field this Sunday afternoon to face the Philadelphia Eagles.
