Here it is in a nutshell. The Egals loss to the Fish makes things a little interesting. First off, it’s bought the Boys another game of cushion. Even if the Egals win their other three remaining games, the Boys can lose two of their next four as long as one of the games they win is against Philthy.
There’s also something else to consider in all this as well. The Egals just lost to the Fish. That’s really bad. Sure, the “any given Sunday” rule is always in effect and we know that all too well as our Boys lost to the Jets earlier in the season. But this is the third team the Egals have lost to this season that only has three wins on the year.
Suffice to say, the Egals are vulnerable to losing to anyone. Not only does that make us feel a little better about that Week 16 matchup, but there’s actually a scenario where the Boys don’t have to beat them to get in. And it’s a rather simple one.
The Egals last four remaining games are all against NFC East opponents. Outside of the game against Dallas, they have two against New York and one against Washington. If the Egals lose just one of their final four remaining games, the Boys path to the division title is pretty breezy.
In fact, it wouldn’t even require them to beat Philthy the next time they meet. The Boys could go 2-2 from this point on and still win the East as long as one of those wins come in the final two weeks of the season where they play at Philly and host Washington.
That would allow the Boys to finish in a tie with the Egals and still win the division because they would hold the division-record tiebreaker.
Again, nobody wants to make the playoffs that way, but the NFL is a fickle beast. We know this team has it in them to play better, and thanks to the awful play of the Egals this season, they’re going to have extra chances to prove it.
Thanks, Miami. And thanks to Philthy for being so terrible. ✭