As at all times, one of the crucial attention-grabbing and among the finest divisions within the NFL when it comes to bitter rivals is, undoubtedly, the NFC East, with no love misplaced between the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders and New York Giants.
Final season, the Eagles had been regarded as the staff to beat within the division, however that didn’t grow to be the case with Philadephia melting down within the second half of the season leading to an unsightly end to the season.
It was additionally a disappointing season for the Commanders, who had been lastly underneath new possession, and the Giants, who had a breakout yr in 2022 with head coach Brian Daboll main the way in which.
That left the Cowboys to cruise to the division title whereas additionally clinching the second seed within the NFC heading into the NFL playoffs, the place the staff had an epic meltdown whereas taking part in host to the upstart Inexperienced Bay Packers within the first spherical.
With every staff coping with its fair proportion of issues on the sphere, the favourite for division winner subsequent season appeared to be up within the air, not less than till the chances had been launched, giving the Eagles the nod over the Cowboys, adopted by the Commanders and Giants through NBC Sports activities Wager.
The NFC East may come right down to the wire. 👀 pic.twitter.com/ExmPNZIA2A
— NBC Sports activities Wager (@NBCSportsBet) July 12, 2024
This was at all times a two-team race after final season with a lot expertise for each the Eagles and the Cowboys, however it might need been the addition of celebrity working again Saquon Barkley that put Philadelphia excessive.
Barkley ought to give the Eagles offense a completely completely different dynamic, which may imply Philadelphia finally ends up being the staff to beat within the division and maybe the convention.
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