Philadelphia Eagles 27, NY Giants 17: A Monday Morning Analysis

November 22, 2010   ·   Matt Goldberg   ·   Jump to comments

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the visiting NY Giants 27-17 to claim first place in the NFC East last night.
The divisional showdown offered up enough twists and turns to satisfy even a neutral fan, and a much-needed "W" to please (is that ever the right word?) Eagles Nation.  So, what does it all mean, in a football sense, of course?
 
NFC East
The Birds, riding a three-game win streak, are all alone in first place with a 7-3 record, followed by the Giants (6-4), losers of two straight.  With only six games remaining, this figures to be a two-horse race, with the Redskins (5-5) and Cowboys (3-7) resigned to playing spoilers. The Eagles are now in the driver's seat, and of course, will take control if they win the Dec. 19 rematch at Giants Stadium.
 
The NFC

Looking at the conference standings, 7-3 seems to be a popular record now shared by the Eagles, Saints, Bears, Packers and the very surprising Bucs.  Only the Falcon...

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