Morning briefing: 28-Oct-24 - Eagles replace Bears as the 7th seed (and current projected Commanders opponent) in NFC playoffs

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NFL Playoff Picture: Jayden Daniels Hail Mary prevents Eagles from taking first place in the NFC East standings

Well, that’s incredibly annoying.

Much to the Eagles’ chagrin, the Commanders got one with Jayden Daniels heaving up a Hail Mary touchdown to Noah Brown.

Pretty annoying for multiple reasons!

The Eagles failing to move into first place.
The Commanders not even playing all that well, failing to score a touchdown before this final play, and winning anyway.
Daniels looking like a problem the Eagles will have to deal with in their division for years to come.
Washington having this good vibes season, turning a page to a new era under different ownership. Just kinda feels like it’s their year in the division.

The Commanders are now 6-2. Next up on their schedule: a road game against the lowly New York Giants and a home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Then they’ll face the Eagles in Philly on Thursday Night Football in Week 11. It’s looking like that one has the makings of a really good and important game.

PROJECTED PLAYOFF TEAMS

DIVISION LEADERS

1) Detroit Lions: 6-1
2) Washington Commanders: 6-2
3) Atlanta Falcons: 5-3
4) Arizona Cardinals: 4-4

WILD CARD TEAMS

5) Green Bay Packers: 6-2
6) Minnesota Vikings: 5-2
7) Philadelphia Eagles: 5-2

ESPN

Frustrated Dak vows 3-4 Cowboys won’t fade away

The last time the Cowboys had a 3-4 record with a healthy Dak Prescott at quarterback was 2018. In 2020, the Cowboys were 2-5 on their way to 2-7, but Prescott suffered a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle in the fifth game of the season.

The Cowboys’ next four opponents — the Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans and Washington Commanders — are a combined 22-9 after each won on Sunday.

Frustration...is growing. The Cowboys have lost four straight games to the 49ers, including two postseason contests and three in a row at Levi’s Stadium.

[A]fter being outscored 21-0 and outgained 167 yards to 16 in the third quarter, the Cowboys still had a chance to pull out an improbable victory, but Prescott had four straight incompletions after taking over with 3:05 to play.

Prescott became the first Cowboys quarterback with two interceptions in three straight games since Troy Aikman in 1992, according to ESPN Research.

[I’m] personally frustrated — frustrated myself in my play. I imagine the rest of the guys are,” Prescott said. “Not getting the win, two in a row now, sitting at 3-4. But I can definitely tell you that nobody’s shaken or giving up. Frustration is very high. But it’s a long season. I mean it’s a long season.”