Eagles gain cushion in the NFC East with the Cowboys losing

It’s always a good Sunday for Philadelphia Eagles fans when the Birds win AND the Dallas Cowboys lose.

Following the Eagles’ comfortable victory over the New York Giants in the 1:00 PM window, the Cowboys got blown out by the Broncos during the late games slot.

That Dallas defense continued to struggle (44 points allowed) and Dak Prescott threw two interceptions, which is twice as many as Jalen Hurts has accounted for this entire season.

This result means that the Eagles now have a bigger cushion atop their division. Here’s a look at the current NFC East standings:

1) Eagles: 6-2
2) Cowboys: 3-4-1
3) Commanders: 3-4
4) Giants: 2-6

The only team that’s left to play in Week 8 is the Washington Commanders, who are 11.5-point road underdogs to the Kansas City Chiefs. If Marcus Mariota can’t pull off a big upset, Washington will drop to 3-5. And then they have to host the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions. Hardly impossible they drop to 3-7.

Bringing it back to the Cowboys, they have two winnable games coming up (with their bye sandwiched in-between): vs. Arizona Cardinals and at Las Vegas Raiders. But then they have a three-game stretch that involves hosting the Eagles (could be a kill shot opportunity for the Birds) and the Chiefs before playing the Lions in Detroit.

There’s obviously still plenty of season left to play … but the Eagles are entering their Week 9 bye in a good spot.

Maybe … just maybe … they can become the first team to repeat as NFC East champions since they last did it in 2004?!