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NFL winners and losers: The NFC East has become football’s saddest division
Confirmed
In Short: The NFC East division struggled in Week 5, with all four teams failing to win a game.
The Dallas Cowboys suffered an embarrassing loss on 'Thursday Night Football,' while the Philadelphia Eagles collapsed in a last-second defeat in London.
The rival New York Giants and Washington Commanders played to a 27-27 tie, marking another disappointing outcome for the division.
The NFC East's struggles were highlighted by the Green Bay Packers' dominant 31-7 win over the Chicago Bears, with Jordan Love completing 25-of-31 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns.
Philadelphia's Eagles, despite high expectations, have lost three games in a row, with coach Nick Sirianni admitting his critical mistakes.
The division's parity was evident as the 0-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Eagles, raising questions about the team's construction.
The NFC East was once seen as one of the league's most competitive divisions, but recent performances have proven otherwise.
The Washington Commanders are now facing their second consecutive road division game.
The New York Giants' quarterback, Maye, spread the ball around effectively, connecting with nine different receivers.
The NFC East's current state is a stark contrast to the optimism at the start of the season, with all teams struggling to find consistency.
The division's future remains uncertain as teams continue to search for solutions to their current issues.
What this adds
The NFC East's poor performance in Week 5 underscores the division's current struggles, with all teams failing to secure a win.
The San Francisco 49ers' strong showing further highlights the disparity between the NFC East and other teams in the league.
Background
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni took the blame for his team's poor performance in a loss to the Chicago Bears.
What's confirmed
- The Dallas Cowboys suffered an embarrassing loss on 'Thursday Night Football,' while the Philadelphia Eagles collapsed in a last-second defeat in London.
- The rival New York Giants and Washington Commanders played to a 27-27 tie, marking another disappointing outcome for the division.
- The NFC East's struggles were highlighted by the Green Bay Packers' dominant 31-7 win over the Chicago Bears, with Jordan Love completing 25-of-31 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns.
- Philadelphia's Eagles, despite high expectations, have lost three games in a row, with coach Nick Sirianni admitting his critical mistakes.
- The division's parity was evident as the 0-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Eagles, raising questions about the team's construction.
- The NFC East was once seen as one of the league's most competitive divisions, but recent performances have proven otherwise.
- The Washington Commanders are now facing their second consecutive road division game.
- The New York Giants' quarterback, Maye, spread the ball around effectively, connecting with nine different receivers.
- The NFC East's current state is a stark contrast to the optimism at the start of the season, with all teams struggling to find consistency.
- The division's future remains uncertain as teams continue to search for solutions to their current issues.
What's still developing
- Sunday's 32-29 win over the Seahawks not only kept their perfect start to the season alive but also gave them a full two-game lead over the rest of the division.
- Here are the other major winners and losers from Week 5.
- That narrow victory improved them to 4-1 and made them one of the biggest winners in the NFL on Sunday.
- After both teams went scoreless on their first possession of overtime, all Cam Skattebo needed to do to help the Giants defeat the Commanders was hang onto the football.
- The San Francisco 49ers might be the best team in football.
- None of the four teams in the NFC East won a game in Week 5 despite the fact that two of them played against each other.
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- The NFC East alone had its share of boneheaded decision making on Sunday while the Green Bay Packers proved to Ben Johnson that he might actually need to get his quarterback back to contend in the division.
- Read on for our latest look at the biggest Winners and Losers from another NFL Sunday, starting at Lambeau Field as the Packers put together their most impressive effort of the season.
- Losers of three games straight, riddled with injuries, and with a Hall of Famer offensive lineman retiring, Philadelphia is coming to grips with a world where each week their coach Nick Sirianni stands at the podium and admits that he did something critical to cause the team’s loss.
- Here was a division many pegged to be one of the league’s most competitive, with the resolute Eagles, a Cowboys team ready to prove they can be elite, a revitalized Giants, and a healthy Commanders.