Overview
- The two‑week stretch ended when Washington fell to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, completing a 0-6-2 run across Weeks 5–6 that CBS Sports Research and multiple outlets confirmed.
- The New York Giants lead the division at 3-2-1 while the Eagles and Cowboys sit at 2-4 and the Commanders are 1-4-1, a set of standings that keeps the division mathematically winnable despite poor form.
- Injuries have been decisive: Philadelphia announced Jalen Hurts will miss the season with blood clots in his lungs and the Giants are without Jaxson Dart and Brian Burns for the year, leaving both clubs thin at key positions.
- Coaching and execution failures have compounded losses with errors such as clock‑management and kickoff decisions, a struggling Cowboys offense and weak third‑down defense that have all drawn scrutiny.
- Oddsmakers still favor the Cowboys to win the division entering Week 7 and the coming Eagles‑Cowboys and Giants at Texans games will shape who benefits from the NFC East’s sudden collapse against the backdrop of the division’s 14 combined Super Bowl titles.