How bad is the NFC East? Well, the now 1-4 Washington Football Team lost on Sunday to the Rams, and the now 1-3-1 Eagles lost to on Sunday to the Steelers . The Giants and Cowboys are currently playing a game we suppose one team has to win, though given the status of Dallas’ historically bad defense and Big Blue’s historically bad offense, this is a case of the eminently moveable object vs. the entirely stoppable force. No matter what happens in that game, the division will come out of Week 5 with a record of 4-15-1, which is not optimal.
You don’t have to tell the 4-1 Rams this, because all four of their wins have come against NFC East competition. They beat the Cowboys 20-17 in Week 1, they beat the Eagles 37-19 in Week 2, they beat the Giants 17-9 last Sunday, and now, the 30-10 win over Team Washington.
It’s a nice row to how if you can have it, though things now get tougher for Sean McVay’s team. They have the 49ers, Bears, and Dolphins, then a Week 9 bye, then the Seahawks, Buccaneers, the 49ers again, the Cardinals, the Patriots, the Jets (which equates to a Week 15 bye), the Seahawks again, and the Cardinals again.
So, Mr. McVay, enjoy that September and October vacation. Things are about to get a bit more real.
