NFC East Week 10 Recap

DALLAS COWBOYS 49, NEW YORK GIANTS 17

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Dak Prescott and the Cowboys continued their dominance against the Giants. Although this rendition of the New York team was a bit more depleted than the version that got beat 40-0 in Week 1, the result remained largely the same.

Prescott was masterful, completing 74% of his passes for over 400 yards and 4 TDs. In his career against New York, he’s now 12-2 with a TD-to-INT ratio of 27:8.

After stating the need this week to get the route-running craftsman Brandin Cooks more involved, the offense delivered. Cooks had his best game as a Cowboy by far with 9 catches and 173 yards, along with a TD.

If we time-traveled to the Monday after Week 18, we could say the Giants season is literally over, but for now, we’ll just have to stick with it being over in spirit. The team is 2-8, Daniel Jones is out for the rest of the year with a torn ACL, and the Giants at this point are just trying to gauge who will be on the team next season. Undrafted rookie Tommy Devito will continue to lead them as they travel to Washington next.

The Cowboys, on the other hand, will look to keep pace with the division-leading Philadelphia Eagles. If you ever played the board game Candyland, you’ll know what I mean when I say the Cowboys are currently in the Cupcake Commons portion of their schedule. Up next, they face the Carolina Panthers and then follow that up with the Washington Commanders. Both are extremely winnable games and games the Cowboys will need to take advantage of before facing the Eagles again on December 10th.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 29, WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 26

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The Commanders engaged in a battle at Seattle with the Seahawks. Sam Howell played great, throwing for 312 yards and 3 TDs and making precision throws all evening. The Commanders tied the game with 52 seconds left after a back-and-forth affair all game, but Geno Smith was able to cap his 369 yard outing with a drive to get the Seahawks in game-winning FG range. Jason Myers promptly obliged and kicked a 43 yard field goal to give the Hawks a win.

Trading away Montez Sweat and Chase Young is having a noticeable impact, as the pass rush just isn’t presenting as much a threat to QBs. In two games since the trade deadline, Washington has sacked the QB just once.

That said, the Commanders are hanging around the NFC playoff bubble at 4-6 with 8 games left on their schedule. A divisional contest is next on the docket against the Giants.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: 1

BYE WEEK: 0

The division leaders were off this week, and with their upcoming schedule, it was a great time for a bye. If the Cowboys are in the Cupcake Commons portion of their schedule, the Eagles are in the “something difficult” (I know, very creative) portion of theirs. The Eagles’ next four games are against the Chiefs, Bills, and 49ers, and Cowboys.

The grueling nature of the upcoming schedule will pay off on the backend, however, as they close the year with two games against the Giants and one against the Cardinals. This serves as quite a contrast to the Cowboys’ slate to end the year, as they face Buffalo, Miami, and Detroit, before closing the season at Washington.

As long as the Eagles split the next four games (even if they lose to the Cowboys in Arlington), you’d have to give them the edge on winning the division. The Eagles are simply set up better to be playing their best and most winning football in December.

NFC EAST STANDINGS:

Philadelphia Eagles: 8-1

Dallas Cowboys: 6-3

Washington Commanders: 4-6

New York Giants: 2-8