Who is the best team in the NFC East? Through four weeks, its anyones guess.
Nearly one-quarter of the way through the NFL regular season, a hierarchy of contenders and pretenders are beginning to become defined in some divisions.Just not in the NFC East.
A rash of down-to-the-wire results Sunday has left the division as up-for-grabs as any in the league, with no clear favorite to run away with the division title and playoff spot that comes with it.The New York Giants are 3-1 (1-0 in division play), but how long can their backup quarterbacks keep up a winning streak?The Philadelphia Eagles are 2-2, and 1-0 in the division, but has been outscored by 18 points overall, and neither star running back Saquon Barkley nor quarterback Jalen Hurts has done much to quiet offseason concern about their offense.The Dallas Cowboys are 2-2, including 1-1 in the division, and remains one of the league’s biggest threats to score the ball — just as its defense is still one of the least trustworthy to get stops.
Only the Washington Commanders (1-3, 0-2) look like a non-factor one month in after a lopsided 30-13 loss Sunday in London to Indianapolis.Parity has historically been the norm in the NFC East, which saw a different team win the division every year between 2003-04 and 2024-25.
Not much separates them this fall, either.The Cowboys (plus-10) have the best scoring differential among the group, but the Giants (plus-3), Eagles (negative-18) and Commanders (negative-34) aren’t far behind.
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