Blogging The Boys
While it’s still quite early in this 2025 season, the current NFC East standings feel like they may hold through Week 18. The Eagles are on top, the Giants are on the bottom, and the Cowboys and Commanders are tied for second place. Things could certainly change over time, but this feels like an good representation of these teams’ prospects for the season as a whole.
After barely fighting off Dallas in Week 1, Philadelphia went into their Super Bowl rematch with the Chiefs and handled their business. The Eagles have a simple, but highly effective, formula for winning, and they don’t appear to have entered a post-championship malaise. Certain metrics may say otherwise, but common football sense says that the defending champs are in a strong position to repeat.
One of the major threats to Philly’s goal, the Green Bay Packers, just sent a message in a dominant win over the Commanders. As the upper crust of the NFC takes shape, wins like this one help draw the lines. Washington is still a good team and playoff contender, but they’ll need to bring more than they did last Sunday if they want to join the NFC elite.
After earning respect in their season-opening loss to Philly, the Cowboys may have lost some by barely getting past the Giants. New York probably isn’t as bad as their 0-2 record might lead some to believe. They certainly forced Dallas into an all-time lousy defensive performance. But still, we’ve started the season with a difficult gauge of just how competitive the Cowboys can be for the long haul.
Ahead of Week 3, here are the NFC East standings:
We get a break from divisional play this week. The Cowboys are traveling to Chicago while the Eagles and Commanders host the Rams and Raiders, respectively. The NFC East teams are all favored going in, but none of their opponents are pushovers. For Dallas and Washington, especially, these are critical games to show where they belong in projections for playoff contenders.
Meanwhile, the Giants host a pissed-off Chiefs team. They have potential to build on last week’s fireworks display, given Kansas City’s own defensive struggles. But they have to clean up the mental mistakes and penalties, or else their season may already be near its end.
