NFC East Projections
My season projections:
Here are the various NFC East teams along with their remaining opponents.
Cowboys: (currently 9-1)
Jets
Packers
Lions
Eagles
Panthers
Redskins
The Packers are the only team that I think could legitimately beat the Cowboys from this group. No doubt, you never know that might happen in a rivalry game (Eagles/Redskins), but we should be able to handle the other teams with ease. I think we are better than the Pack, too. But they are a good team. My projection: We go either 15-1 or 14-2, for the best record in Cowboys regular season history. Either way, they have the #1 seed in the NFC and make it to the Super Bowl where they will meet up with the Steelers for the 4th time in Super Bowl history, evening the series at two apiece. (Yeah, that’s right. The Patriots get beat in the playoffs. Mark it down.)
Eagles: (currently 5-5)
Patriots
Seahawks
Giants
Cowboys
Saints
Bills
It is entirely possible that the Eagles don’t win another game until the next to the last week of the season. It isn’t unimaginable that they lose out and end at 5-11. But I will throw them a bone and say they will beat the Saints. Projection: 6-10. End of the McNabb era.
Giants: (currently 7-3)
Vikings
Bears
Eagles
Redskins
Bills
Patriots
With the exception of the Patriots, the Giants are better than all of the other teams left on their schedule. They should win those. However, again, they have a couple of rivalry games, so who knows. I won’t assume that the Patriots are resting anyone on the last game of the season (which could happen if they lose before then), so no way the Giants win that one. Say they split the rivalry games. Projection: 11-5. 1st Wildcard, make it to the championship game where they are whipped by Dallas for the third time this year.
Redskins: (currently 5-5)
Buccaneers
Bills
Bears
Giants
Vikings
Cowboys
The Redskins are a decent team. Not really good, but decent. They are going to be playing mostly other decent teams. They are all about the same caliber, except the Giants and Cowboys. I think they have a hard time beating the Bucs and Bills, but take the Bears and Vikings. They lose to both the Cowboys and Giants. Projection: 7-9. Were they in the NFC South, NFC West or AFC West, they would have won the division, but since they are not, Joe Gibbs starts working on his shuffle board skills.
