Can the Eagles Still Make the Playoffs?
2 weeks. 2 awful losses. And a whole lot of pain. Ever since Bradford was injured, the Eagles have been, well, terrible. Now, how much effect Bradford would have had on these last two game is something we’ll never know, but I’m of the opinion that if Bradford had stayed in the game against the Miami Dolphins, then we would have finished it out and won. I’ve got nothing to say about the past game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers … that was just embarrassing. Somehow however (because our division is awful) the Eagles are technically still in the playoff hunt. Here’s a look at the rest of the season, as well as the rest of the season for our divisional rivals, and how the Eagles may make the playoffs.
Here’s a quick look at the division standings.
New York Giants: 5-5 (2-2 in the division)
Washington Redskins: 4-6 (1-1 in the division)
Philadelphia Eagles: 4-6 (2-2 in the division)
Dallas Cowboys: 3-7 (2-2 in the division)
There you go. Despite the horrible playing, the Eagles sit only one game back from leading the NFC East. So looking at next week, all 4 teams play. The Eagles will take on a struggling Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving (the Eagles are undefeated on Thanksgiving, lets hope it stays that way), the Cowboys face the 10-0 Panthers, and the Giants and the Redskins will face off, in a game where whoever wins will be top of the NFC East. Last year on Thanksgiving, Mark Sanchez was 20-29, 217 yards, one throwing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. So let’s say the Eagles win. First off, an Eagles win means that we’ll be second in the division no matter what. The Giants-Redskins game has huge divisional implications, and I’m just hoping the Panthers win, because, well I just hate the Cowboys. So, the Eagles win (knock on wood) and in this scenario so do the Redskins. Pair that will a Dallas loss, and the divisional standings could look like this.
Redskins: 5-6 (2-1 in the division)
Eagles: 5-6 (2-2 in the division)
Giants: 5-6 (2-3 in the division)
Cowboys: 3-8 (2-2 in the division)
So as you can see, this week will have a pretty big effect on the division. After this, the Eagles face a very tough 3 game stretch, but no team in the division has what I would call an easy schedule during that time. We’ve got 2 divisional games left, against the Giants and the Redskins and both of those are going to be must wins. The point of all this is simply to point out that yes, the Eagles have been awful these past few weeks. But don’t give up hope so quick. The NFC East is horrible this year, and the Eagles still have a shot at a playoff berth.
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