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What in the name of power rankings has happened to the NFC East? The division that some thought would send three teams to the playoffs doesn’t look as if it deserves to send even one.
The New York Giants didn't find a replacement for Plaxico Burress in opening defense of their NFC East title. They added something just as valuable, a healthy Osi Umenyiora, and he's as good ever.
There's nothing like adding a little intrigue, secrecy, and skullduggery to a season-opening contest between two longtime NFC East rivals, the New York Giants and Washington Redskins.
Sunday night is the penultimate game at storied Texas Stadium (or, for you plain-talkin' folk, second-to-last). It's Giants at Cowboys. An NFC East tete-a-tete. The excrement prepares to hit the fan for whomever comes out on the wrong side of the final score.
Five-time Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels is out for the season with a torn right triceps, the latest blow for a Washington Redskins team that has sunk to last place in the NFC East.
Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook and the desperate Philadelphia Eagles proved more of a headache for the New York Giants than all the chaos surrounding Plaxico Burress.
There’s no new sheriff in the NFL’s town. That office is still held by the New York Giants. But there is a posse’s worth of new deputies, and they’re not working out of the NFL East.
Welcome to the NFC East, where everyone's a winner!
The East is every bit as ferociously competitive as we thought it was going to be, both in the NFC and the AFC. It’s not that shabby in the NFC South, either, the only other NFL division that doesn’t have a losing team. And the only thing we learned in Week 9 is that it’s going to be one helluva stretch run in the NFL’s premier divisions.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Shhh … hear that? It's the sound of shutting up.
Another road win against a division opponent has the Washington Redskins in perfect position to make a run at the NFC East. Clinton Portis ran for 145 yards and one touchdown, wide receiver Antwaan Randle El threw a TD pass and the Redskins beat the Philadelphia Eagles 23-17 on Sunday.
It's a big weekend in the best division in the NFL. The Gang of Four in the NFC East – Dallas, Philly, Washington and the Giants – have had that perfect confluence of excellence and intrigue emerge early in 2008.
The Washington Redskins likely will be without two defensive starters for Sunday's NFC East game against the Philadelphia Eagles: Shawn Springs and Jason Taylor.
The crayons, construction paper and toddlers scattered on the floor suggest a typical daycare center or kindergarten classroom. The armed guards and surveillance cameras reveal a painful reality.
Getting off to their best start in eight years has only made the Super Bowl champion New York Giants wary. To understand their concern, look at the NFC East standings.
Philadelphia visits the Dallas Cowboys tonight in an early season NFL showdown of teams that are highly regarded as post-season contenders. The Monday night matchup of NFC East foes has both coming off of impressive wins in their season openers.
The Super Bowl champion New York Giants reported to training camp a little miffed Thursday, knowing everyone is after them and that few expect them to repeat, let alone win the NFC East.
Tony Romo can go wherever he wants with Jessica Simpson now. Eli Manning and the New York Giants knocked him and the Dallas Cowboys into the offseason Sunday. Having to wait out long, slow drives by Dallas, Manning made his few chances count, throwing two touchdown passes to Amani Toomer and getting a 1-yard touchdown run from Brandon Jacobs for a 21-17 victory that put New York into the NFC championship game for the first time since the 2000 season.
Tony Romo threw a short pass and took off running Wednesday, doing the half-speed drill that starts most practices for the Dallas Cowboys. After that, the sore-thumbed Pro Bowl quarterback also did everything else he'd usually do in practice except take direct snaps. The NFC East champion Cowboys (12-2) expect Romo to start Saturday night at Carolina.
Once they stopped beating themselves with penalties, the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants and took command of the NFC East. Tony Romo hit Terrell Owens on two of his four touchdown passes and Dallas opened a three-game lead in the division by ending the Giants' six-game winning streak with a 31-20 victory on Sunday.
While Terrell Owens is griping again, his former team is enjoying life without him. T.O. is complaining about his lack of involvement in the Dallas offense, even after his NFL-best 12th receiving touchdown for the Cowboys' only score in a 23-7 loss to Philadelphia on Christmas Day that gave the Eagles control of the NFC East race with one game left.
If you want to know how quickly things change in the NFL, take a look at the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants.
Jeff Garcia's fiery temper could easily have cost the Eagles the season. His subsequent play Sunday has Philadelphia somewhere no one expected — on the verge of a playoff berth and possibly the NFC East title.
Terrell Owens was spitting mad, and he made the Atlanta Falcons pay in a big way. Owens hauled in a couple of touchdown passes, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a playoff-bolstering 38-28 victory over Atlanta and getting back at Falcons nemesis DeAngelo Hall along the way Saturday night.
Bill Parcells has never been crazy about kickers. Martin Gramatica may have changed the Dallas coach's opinion. Gramatica, signed last Monday after Parcells cut the enigmatic Mike Vanderjagt, kicked a 46-yard field goal with a second left Sunday to give the Dallas Cowboys a 23-20 win over the New York Giants and a two-game lead in the NFC East.
Three Giants open camp on PUPAnd so it begins... two of the three new Free Agent acquisitions start off camp Physically Unable to Perform. That's a fair amount of money tied up in what were other teams' players last season, who are expected to contribute right away.
Football | NFL Football 2008: Week 4 - NFL 2008 Weekend 4In the NFL, whether it's Week 4, like this week, or Week 14, the pressure is always on. Sure, you'd rather be undefeated – as six clubs are – or at least have a winning record as the last weekend of September looms.
Noted surgeon says Osi could return by OctoberOsi Umenyiora can expect a four-month recovery period after tomorrow's surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee. But according to one orthopedist, the Giants could have had him back on the field by October.
Healthy McNabb on top of his gameHe's not embroiled in any controversies. He's not battling any injuries. He didn't just say something crazy on ESPN. Really, there's no reason to talk about Donovan McNabb these days. "I'm boring," McNabb said yesterday with a laugh.
Eagles hold cards on WestbrookTo understand the Brian Westbrook contract mess the Eagles and their best player have gotten themselves into, you have to go back to 2005.
Sacks, turnovers keep Eagles' Johnson happyThe Eagles recorded 37 sacks last year, which ranked in the middle of the league, but was the second-lowest total by a Johnson- coached Eagles team.
McNabb talks in circlesDonovan McNabb was scrambling as well as he had in years. Only it wasn't on the field, avoiding would-be pass rushers. It was in his first interview of training camp in the media tent a few yards beyond the end zone at Lehigh University.
Reid, McNabb try to be perfect 10Andy Reid's five-year plan enters its 10th year as the Eagles rookies and selected veterans report to Lehigh University tonight and will begin practice tomorrow morning.
Eagles need big plays from linebacker unitFor the first time since Jim Johnson has been defensive coordinator, the Eagles went into an offseason without a need at linebacker. If anything, the team had a glut at the position, which allowed them to release overpriced veteran Takeo Spikes.
Donovan McNabb relates to Giants' Jeremy ShockeyDonovan McNabb knows how hard it is to make it back to the Super Bowl the season after playing in one. And he knows just how much more difficult that can be while dealing with super agent Drew Rosenhaus and one of his unhappy clients.
D-Line is usually dependable for EaglesIn the going-on-10 years since Andy Reid has been the Eagles head coach and Jim Johnson has been the defensive coordinator, more time and effort has been spent on the defensive line than any other position on the team.
Von Oelhoffen returning to EaglesWith the off-season training activities complete, the Eagles officially re-signed von Oelhoffen to a one-year contract yesterday as they made a flurry of moves to reduce the roster to 80 players, the maximum that can report to training camp.
Tirade may be last straw for ShockeyJeremy Shockey reportedly had a huge shouting match with general manager Jerry Reese this week, perhaps the prelude to the Giants finally cutting ties with their tight end.
Thoughts as the Eagles take hiatusSome thoughts on the Eagles as they take a hiatus until training camp opens July 21.
McDougle believes he can still contribute for the EaglesEagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson was telling reporters last week how excited he was about his defensive-end rotation.
McNabb: Shoulder not that badDonovan McNabb was watching "SportsCenter" on ESPN Tuesday night when the lead stories of the day were previewed.
Eagles' Winston Justice tries to find his way at guardWinston Justice was surprised Monday to work out at first-team right guard and wasn't sure if he'd be back there Tuesday.
Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid shrugs off McNabb's shoulderIf it were a regular-season game? "He could have played," Andy Reid said. A low-key no-pads June OTA session? No way.
McNabb deflects concern over sore shoulderThe starnge, little Donovan McNabb sore-shoulder saga seemed to be over when he threw extensively and well late last week, after Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg dismissed talk of a problem and McNabb took batting practice with the Phillies.
Dallas Cowboys want WR Glenn to sign an injury settlementLast week, wide receiver Terry Glenn revealed that the Cowboys were keeping him out of the team's off-season workouts. Now we know why.
Penn State's Golden chases his Eagles dreamTerrell Golden, an undrafted rookie receiver from Penn State, watches the comings and goings from the middle of the room. He dresses under a nameplate that reads Marvin Golden, which is his given name, but he has always used his middle name.
Versatile Wilson eager to focus on TE for the EaglesWilson, one of the Eagles' low-key offseason acquisitions, is the likely replacement for Matt Schobel at backup tight end.
Eagles' QBs are better than mostAndy Reid, during his interview with Comcast last week, made an interesting comment when he said in his biased opinion, "when he's healthy Donovan McNabb is the best quarterback in the league."
Eagles draft pick DeSean Jackson sets record straightJackson wants to be that playmaking wideout Eagles fans covet, but he said yesterday he does not want to be T.O. - at least not in the sense of "talking about your teammates'' - and he does not want to be Freddie, the guy Jackson has heard "talked his way out of the league.''
The real threat to journalism is not sports blogging it's . . . With all due respect to Buzz Bissinger's rant on blogs during a recent HBO special, the true danger to sports writing doesn't come from Deadspin, Bill Simmons or any guy sitting in his basement blogging. The real threat to journalism in the new millennium is Dave Spadaro.
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