Going into Week 9 in the NFL only a few things are certain. First, the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts are the two best teams in the NFL…for now. Second, that both teams from New York, the Giants and the Jets, were overrated by NFL fans after three weeks. Third, that the Dallas Cowboy and Philadelphia Eagles are the class of the NFC East.The reason that I point out how good the ‘Boys and Eagles are is because going into this NFL season the power division was the NFC East. The Cowboys, Eagles, Giants and Redskins, according to most NFL fans, all had a shot to win the division. All four according to most fans had a shot to make it into the playoffs and three of the four teams, the Giants, Eagles and Cowboys had a shot to win the Super Bowl.
Most NFL fans now agree that the race for the NFC East division title is down to two teams, the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. After three straight losses, in which their rapidly disintegrating pass defense has been repeatedly taken advantaged of, the Giants are well on their way to a playoff-less season and there isn’t enough bad things to say about the Washington Redskins.
The other two teams, Eagles and Cowboys, are tied atop the NFC East with 5 and 2 records and face each other this Sunday in a night time thriller that could determine which team heads into the playoffs with a top four seed and which team will be fighting for the wildcard.
The ‘Boys have been terrific since losing on the road to the Denver Broncos in Week 4. They’ve won three games in a row. One of the victories was a veritable butt whipping of the Atlanta Falcons, a decent team in their own right, 37 to 21. The ‘Boys proved that their offense could be just as good as Indianapolis’s or New Orleans’s or Philly’s, for that matter, as they thumped a very good Falcons team as 5 ½ point favorites in the NFL sportsbook.
The Dallas Cowboys and Tony Romo, who hasn’t thrown an interception in three straight games, travel to Philadelphia to take on Donovan McNabb and the Eagles.
The Eagles have been stellar since being upset by the woeful Oakland Raiders in Week 6, 13 to 9 as 14 point NFL betting favorites. They’ve covered two spreads in a row including absolutely dominating the Giants 40 to 17 just last Sunday as 1 point home faves.
Philadelphia is a 3 point favorite in their game against the ‘Boys and, by all accounts, are deserve to be. McNabb and DeSean Jackson have become quite the duo, LeSean McCoy is a decent enough RB to help Philly fans forget about Brian Westbrook, and the Eagles’ D is ranked 10th in the league and allow less than 200 yards through the air per game.
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