Now that the Eagles have put themselves firmly behind the 8-ball with their 6-5-1 record, here's a look at their path to the playoffs.  They are #11 in the conference right now, so they are desperate for some losses from so head-to-head match-ups from the teams ahead of them.  The screwiest thing though, is that if the Giants lost out, and the Eagles won out, they could actually still win the division.  How bizzarre is that?

Panthers (8-3) - @ Packers, Bucs, Broncos, @ Giants, @ Saints - Only the home game with the Broncos looks like a definite win, but they should be favored against the Saints as well.  The Bucs destroyed the Panthers the first time around.  The Panthers also struggled with the Lions and Bears and got their ass kicked by the Vikings, which means @ Packers may not be as easy as it should be this Sunday.  Every loss by the Panthers is a boost to the Eagles this year and in the future.  Go Pack!

Bucs (8-3) - Saints, @ Panthers, @ Falcons, Chargers, Raiders - not an easy front to the end of the season for the Bucs, but the last two games do look like wins.  The Bucs narrowly lost to the Saints in the Superdome, but destroyed the Panthers and Falcons at home.  Still, they should come out of this 11-5 minimum, and a win of the division.  The Eagles are best off with either them winning the division and knocking off the three NFC South teams in front of us.

Cowboys (8-4) - @ Steelers, Giants, Ravens, @ Eagles - that's a pretty scary schedule for them - they could actually lose out, and no one would be that shocked.  Its easy to see them at 8-6 three weekends from now.

Redskins (7-4) - Giants, @ Ravens, @ Bengals, Eagles, @ 49ers - the 49ers seem like a certain win, the Bengals may very well beat them given how they played the rest of the NFC East, and nothing else is easy on the schedule.  The Eagles are helped by a Giants win this weekend, so go Big Blue!

Falcons (7-4) - @ Chargers, @ Saints, Bucs, @ Vikings, Rams - well, they should definitely win the last one!  There is no telling what may happen with the rest of this schedule before that last game.  They might win three, or they might lose all four.  This weekend, go Bolts!

Saints (6-5) - @ Bucs, Falcons, @ Bears, @ Lions, Panthers - again, only one guaranteed win - the Lions game.  The Saints have historically and especially this year sucked on the road (1-4 so far).  That makes @ Bucs and @ Bears almost certain losses.  Hosting the Panthers is probably not going to go well for them either.  An 8-8 finish would not be a surprise.  Hooray for Pirates on Sunday - a Bucs win puts us back ahead of the Saints.

Bears (6-5) - @ Vikings, Jaguars, Saints, Packers, @ Texans - that's actually a pretty favorable schedule, but the best part of it for Eagles fans is the probable loss this weekend in the Metrodome.  Lets all cheer for Chilly this weekend.  We need the Bears to start losing.

Vikings (6-5) - Bears, @ Lions, @ Cardinals, Falcons, Giants.  The two wins to start the remainder of the season should be followed by a loss in the desert.  Hosting the Falcons is a toss-up, though we would best be served by a Falcons loss to keep them moving down the ladder.  Seeing Eli Manning implode, again, against the Vikings defense would be fun for Week 17.

Packers (5-6) - Panthers, Texans, @ Jaguars, @ Bears, Lions.  The Pack is behind us, so as long as we keep winning, they can't catch up with this relatively easy schedule.  Texans and Lions should both be wins.

Eagles (6-5-1) - @ Giants, Browns, @ Redskins, Cowboys - we need to win out.  Period.  Even then, its possible that there will be two (or more) 11-5 teams from the NFC East and NFC South who are not the division winners. 

Right now, the Eagles are best served by the Giants, Cardinals, and Bucs continuing to win (after the Giants lose to us next weekend).  So we really need some losses by the Cowboys, Redskins, Panthers, and Falcons.  In the NFC North, it would be better if the Vikings and Packers both continued to win.  The Packers can't catch up without us losing again and them winning, while the Vikings winning means losses for the Bears and Falcons.

Here's the head-to-head match-ups.

Week 13 - Saints @ Bucs, Bears @ Vikings, Panthers @ Packers

Week 14 - Falcons @ Saints, Bucs @ Panthers

Week 15 - Saints @ Bears, Bucs @ Falcons

Week 16 - Packers @ Bears, Falcons @ Vikings

Week 17 - Panthers @ Saints

A perfect outcome to the rest of the weekend would be wins by the Bucs, Vikings, and Packers, along with a win by the Giants.  Pretty much no matter what though, the fact that someone is going to lose in those 10 games is going to really help the Eagles.