Overview
- Washington’s 23-17 loss to San Francisco on Monday night finalized a two-week stretch in which the four NFC East teams combined to go 0-6-2, the first time a division has been winless in consecutive weeks when all teams played.
- The New York Giants remain atop the division at 3-2-1 but hold a minus-4 scoring differential, and no NFC East team has a positive scoring margin after Week 6.
- Injuries have driven much of the slide with New York losing quarterback Jaxson Dart for the season and Philadelphia losing Jalen Hurts to blood-clot issues while Washington and others have also missed starters.
- Execution and defensive failures have compounded injuries, including Dallas’s league-worst run and third-down defense, coaching clock and kickoff miscues for Philadelphia, and multiple late-game turnovers and collapses.
- Week 7 brings key intra-division games, a Washington bye, and a DraftKings market that still lists Dallas as the favorite, meaning short-term results will quickly shape playoff chances and whether this slump is temporary.