A quick peek at the NFC East Standings

by JasonB on Nov 4, 2008 9:40 AM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

With the Redskins loss last night to the Steelers, the Eagles are now even with them in the loss column. The Redskins have their bye next week, so the Eagles have the opportunity to pull even with them.

It really does underscore just how big this Sunday's matchup with the Giants is. With a win, the Eagles will wake up Monday in second place in the NFC East just one game back of the division lead.

NFC East Standings

	W	L	PF	PA
New York Giants	7	1	226	129
Washington	6	3	171	168
Philadelphia	5	3	220	144
Dallas	5	4	216	219

(updated 11.4.2008 at 4:45 AM EST)

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So if we win this week against the Giants and become 6-3, do we move up above Washington or stay where we are?

by midnitegreen on Nov 4, 2008 1:00 PM EST reply actions

Well

If we’re talking about tie-breaker situations… If the Iggles are somehow tied with my G-Men to end the reg season we are 3-0 in the NFC you are 0-3. A 3 game lead. That’s still huge.

by ProudYankee on Nov 5, 2008 1:52 AM EST up reply actions

Just read

the tiebreaker site. Conference sched is like number 8. Pointless.

by ProudYankee on Nov 5, 2008 1:55 AM EST up reply actions

Oh damn, I guess I should have read the whole post before I asked. Sorry, my eyes automatically go to charts and graphs and by-pass all the stuff in between.

by midnitegreen on Nov 4, 2008 1:01 PM EST reply actions

I think we would still be technically behind them because we lost to the skins earlier this year. but oh the momentum!

by SaxManNate on Nov 4, 2008 2:00 PM EST reply actions

Technically we would still lose a tiebreaker to Washington, but since we play team again it doesn’t really mean that much at the moment. They just have to beat Washington to erase that tiebreaker.

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by JasonB on Nov 4, 2008 2:21 PM EST reply actions

i forget how the tie breakers work the NFL. Does it come down to NFC East Record and then the matchup against the same opponents? If so, we beat the Rams and steelers, whom they lost too.

Unfortunatly, we arn’t doing well in the NFC East.

by Clyde Simmons on Nov 4, 2008 2:27 PM EST reply actions

It’s head to head first, then division record, then common opponents, then conference record.

We’ve only lost 2 of 6 games in the NFC East. We still control our destiny there. Washington has one loss, Dallas has two. If we win out in the division we’ll be all but guaranteed to win that tiebreaker. It’s not easy, but at least it’s within our control.

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by JasonB on Nov 4, 2008 2:33 PM EST up reply actions

Here's the entire crazy tiebreak process

http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakingprocedures

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by JasonB on Nov 4, 2008 2:34 PM EST reply actions

This game is really really really important. If we lose, we sit back in 4th place again. With a win, we are basically in second. Look at the points for and points against. I have no idea how the redskins are doing so good. Its gotta be just luck.

by andyb on Nov 4, 2008 2:59 PM EST reply actions

well technically

the Skins have gone 2-2 in the last 4 games beating the Browns and Lions and losing to the Rams and Steelers (sans Roethlesberger for a half) so I don’t think they are really that good. We shit the bed against them after going up 14 nothing.

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Nov 4, 2008 5:25 PM EST up reply actions