What exactly does that mean anyway, "The East goes through Washington?"
That you have to have a better record than they do?
That you have to beat them?
What?
Cuz, like, you have to have a better record than all the East teams to win the division and at worst we'll split games with the Redskanks. Looks like to me the East at least goes through Washington and Dallas.
If ya wanna get serious about this stupidity...
I don't buy the "they're the champs til someone else takes the title" theory, especially in the NFL. Different year. Different teams. Skanks won the division in 2015. Nobody is 2016 NFCE champions until they earn it.