Apart from Week 17, the two most important games are WAS @ PHI and DAL @ NYG

[Red Dragon]

I'm sure some person is going to make a smarmy cliche comment such as "The most important game is the next one on the schedule." Let them.


But two very important games to watch are Cowboys @ Giants and Commanders @ Eagles.


Why?


Because, if the Cowboys win just one more division game, and the Eagles lose just one more division game, then the Cowboys will be guaranteed to hold tiebreaker advantage over the Eagles no matter what, even if Dallas loses to Philadelphia in Week 17.

Currently, the Cowboys are 3-0 in the NFC East. The Eagles are 2-2.

With another division win, the Cowboys would improve to 4-0 and could no longer possibly do any worse than 4-2 in the division. The Eagles, with another division loss, would fall to 2-3 and could no longer possibly finish any better than 3-3.

Thus, Dallas would be assured of tiebreaker advantage in any situation - even if the Cowboys lose to the Eagles in Week 17.


This is huge. This would mean that the Eagles would be forced to remain one game ahead of the Cowboys no matter what, in order to avoid being overtaken by the tiebreaker. With the Eagles already one game behind the Cowboys right now, that would be a tall task.


It also means that in this situation, the Cowboys could clinch the division title even before Week 17, if they are 8-7 and Philadelphia is 7-8 by that point. (Or, if they are 9-6 and the Eagles are 8-7, but you get my point.)

 

[movaughn88]

I like your thinking here and you're certainly right, but methinks with Vick banged up and USC boy thrown into the fray, I'm a lot more worried about RG3 turning a corner or the Giants doing something that makes everyone tear this board to pieces. Eagles are probably the worst in the division.

 

[Red Dragon]

I like your thinking here and you're certainly right, but methinks with Vick banged up and USC boy thrown into the fray, I'm a lot more worried about RG3 turning a corner or the Giants doing something that makes everyone tear this board to pieces. Eagles are probably the worst in the division.

True. I'd more or less counted out the Commanders and Giants after they were 1-4 and 0-6, respectively, but NFC East teams have a way of defying trends.

 

[Zordon]

i'd add packers @ giants. if the giants win that game, they'll be a game out when they face us in a month.

 

[Zman5]

Both the Deadskins and the Giants went on a long winning streaks to win the division recently. It's a big psychological advantage they have on their sides. They believe they can do it because they've done it recently.

It's too bad we couldn't take advantage of their bad starts and shut the door on them early.

 

[Tabascocat]

Philly is all but done. They are more of a mess than Wash. RGkneeless is not an NFL QB if he can't run much. The team to watch is NY, they are the competition at this point IMO. We can't lose to them after the bye.

 

[Staubacher]

i'd add packers @ giants. if the giants win that game, they'll be a game out when they face us in a month.

Giants are gonna lose 9 or 10 at least, even if they beat us. Besides GB they have SEA, DET, SD and WASH twice. No way they win most of those.

We need 9 wins to win division, maybe 8. Sad we're reduced to this but hey

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

the giants are going to be 5-11

 

[Zordon]

Giants are gonna lose 9 or 10 at least, even if they beat us. Besides GB they have SEA, DET, SD and WASH twice. No way they win most of those.

We need 9 wins to win division, maybe 8. Sad we're reduced to this but hey

give me your 5 wins....

vs Minnesota
@ N.O.
@ NYG
vs Oakland
@ Bears
vs Green Bay
@ WSH
vs Eagles

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

minn, @nyg , oak , GB, eagles

 

[Zordon]

minn, @nyg , oak , GB, eagles

i'm skeptical they beat the giants and very skeptical they sweep all the home games. they will drop a turd along the way. it's the cowboy way.

 

[Staubacher]

give me your 5 wins....

vs Minnesota
@ N.O.
@ NYG
vs Oakland
@ Bears
vs Green Bay
@ WSH
vs Eagles

Well 4 might do it, but we can get to 5:

Minn
Oak
2 of the 3 Divisional
That leaves one vs either NO, GB, CHI

Doable. 8-8 or 9-7 is better than anyone else in the division will do

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

i'm skeptical they beat the giants and very skeptical they sweep all the home games. they will drop a turd along the way. it's the cowboy way.

who isnt skeptical but its my prediction.

 

[Staubacher]

i'm skeptical they beat the giants and very skeptical they sweep all the home games. they will drop a turd along the way. it's the cowboy way.

Haven't we dropped a few turds already? I'm tired of flushing

 

[Zordon]

Well 4 might do it, but we can get to 5:

Minn
Oak
2 of the 3 Divisional

i agree with this part. i don't see this anemic offense keeping up with NO or GB. Chicago will have to be the game we steal.

 

[Fizziksman]

i'm skeptical they beat the giants and very skeptical they sweep all the home games. they will drop a turd along the way. it's the cowboy way.

you are overrating the giants way to much...they have way to many tough games left and their offense has yet to look good enough to complement their defense and win some of the shootouts they will be having very soon.

 

[Staubacher]

you are overrating the giants way to much...they have way to many tough games left and their offense has yet to look good enough to complement their defense and win some of the shootouts they will be having very soon.

They have two ugly wins vs the pathetic Vikings and Eagles. I'm not sure they beat Oakland next week but they probably will. Then a loss to GB and us and they're filling their draft board.

 

[Staubacher]

i agree with this part. i don't see this anemic offense keeping up with NO or GB. Chicago will have to be the game we steal.

We kept up w Denver, so there's that. I actually think the NO game will be closer than expected. We'll probably blow it though.

 

[Beast_from_East]

give me your 5 wins....

vs Minnesota
@ N.O.
@ NYG
vs Oakland
@ Bears
vs Green Bay
@ WSH
vs Eagles

Minnesota..............................if we lose to freaking Ponder or whoever they got at QB, we are done...................win

New Orleans.........................HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, they are going to beat us like a rented mule. .........................loss

New York...........................In New York, I think we lose this game. The Giants are not going to turn it over 6 times again and we won by a FG when they did................loss

Oakland..................The turkey day game should be an Win, Oakland is nothing special on the road.................win

Bears.....................Dont see us going into Soldier's Field and coming out with a W...............................loss

Green Bay....................HAAAAAAAAAAAAA, this is going to be another whooping..............................loss

Washington...............We historically almost never sweep the Skins and this is a road division game as well....................loss

Eagles....................I think we can take them since their QBs all suck................win


So I got the team at 7-9 right now. Is that going to be enough to win the division? I guess we shall see.

 

[Zman5]

give me your 5 wins....

vs Minnesota
@ N.O.
@ NYG
vs Oakland
@ Bears
vs Green Bay
@ WSH
vs Eagles

I don't think we will win 5 games from that list.
I see us beating Min, Oakland, Eagles, and maybe NY.