Inside The Star
Aside from the Philadelphia Eagles, the NFC East had a dismal 2025 season. If not for the NFC South, the division would be the worst in the NFL.
For one year, it was the NFC Least once more.
Before we recap the four teams, let’s look at the predicted finishes from back before the season kicked off.
NFC East Predicted Finishes
Actual NFC East Finish
Overall, I ended up pretty close. I had the Giants dead last, and they were only one win below my pick.
I had Dallas finishing below .500 again, and they only bettered my prediction by 1.5 games.
The Eagles were exactly who I thought they were: An 11-6 football team.
They’ll go into the playoffs as the #3 seed and host the San Francisco 49ers this weekend in the Wildcard round.
As for the Commanders, I don’t think anyone saw that 5-12 train wreck coming.
The Cowboys’ season never seemed to get off of the launch pad. It took the team 13 weeks to finally get over.500 for the first time.
The three-game win streak, capped by a Thanksgiving Day win over Kansas City, put Dallas at 6-5-1 and gave the franchise hope for the playoffs.
The three-game losing streak that followed ended the playoff hopes.
Sunday’s loss to the Giants sealed the Cowboys’ fate of suffering a second-straight losing year. Dallas now begins work on improving their results in 2026.
The offense and the special teams units are solid.
The Cowboys will try to lock up running back Javonte Williams and receiver George Pickens before free agency.
Dallas’ offensive line still needs a little shoring up, mostly at tackle. But the defensive unit is in dire need of a full overhaul.
From the coaches to every player at every defensive position, changes need to be made.
Record-wise, the Giants took, dare we say, a Giant step backwards.
However, the team suffered key injuries that made them seem less than what they actually are.
The best news for the Giants is that they fired their head coach several weeks ago. They could stay with interim head coach Mike Kafka.
Or, they could go shopping for a new head coach.
They might want to consider sending General Manager Joe Schoen packing too.
The Eagles managed to defend their NFC East title, the first time that has happened in the division in the last two decades.
Now, they will attempt to navigate the playoffs and defend their NFL championship. That may prove to be too hard of a task for this team.
Eight of Philadelphia’s victories easily could have, and in most cases should have, been losses.
Jalen Hurts is due for a bad game and odds are he’ll have it this weekend....
