The NFC East is one of the worst divisions in the National Football League, but regardless, someone has to win it and that will be the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Why? Let me tell you.
The Eagles have the best defense in the division and it is not even close. They have given up 137 points this year, which has them ranked eighth in the NFL.
They also lead the NFL with nineteen turnovers, eleven interceptions and eight fumble recoveries, but are currently 3-4.
So, they are the best defense in the NFL at creating turnovers and only seven teams have given up fewer points than they have; what is the problem? The offense.
The Birds have taken the ball away nineteen times, but they have given it back fifteen times, which sets their turnover differential to plus four. They have also only scored 160 points this year, which puts them at twenty-second in the NFL.
So you are thinking, how can a team with such a poor offense win a division?
Defense. Defense wins championships.
Add the defense with the fact that if there were one coach who you would trust to fix your offense, it would most likely be Chip Kelly, as he is arguably one of the best offensive minds in the game.
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If the Eagles great defense is not enough to make you believe that they will win the division then look at the remaining schedules of the teams in the NFC East.
Spoiler alert. The Eagles have the easiest schedule.
The current leaders of the division, the New York Giants, stand atop of the East with a 4-4 record. The Giants remaining schedule consists of eight games, all of which the teams have at least three or more wins. They face the 3-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7-0 New England Patriots, 3-4 Washington Redskins, 4-3 New York Jets, 3-4 Miami Dolphins, 7-0 Carolina Panthers, 5-2 Minnesota Vikings, and the 3-4 Eagles. This gives the Giants remaining scheduled opponents a win percentage of .625.
The Redskins, who are currently second in the division with a 3-4 record, are above the Eagles because they are 3-2 in the division, while the Eagles are 2-4. The Skins will be coming off of their bye week and have nine games remaining on their schedule that consist of the 7-0 Patriots, 4-4 New Orleans Saints, 7-0 Panthers, 4-4 Giants, 2-5 Dallas Cowboys, 2-5 Chicago Bears, 3-4 Buffalo Bills, 3-4 Eagles, and the 2-5 Cowboys again. The win percentage of the Skins remaining opponents stands at .523.
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The Cowboys, who are still without starting quarterback Tony Romo and have top wide receiver Dez Bryant back, but not at full strength, sit at the bottom of the division with a 2-5 record. The Boys from Dallas have a remaining schedule that features the 3-4 Eagles, 3-4 Buccaneers, 3-4 Dolphins, 7-0 Panthers, 3-4 Redskins, 6-1 Green Bay Packers, 4-3 Jets, 3-4 Bills, and the 3-4 Redskins. That gives the Boys remaining opponents a combined win percentage of .556.
The Eagles, who are third in the division, have a remaining schedule of the 2-5 Cowboys, 3-4 Dolphins, 3-4 Buccaneers, 1-7 Detroit Lions, 7-0 Patriots, 3-4 Bills, 6-2 Arizona Cardinals, 3-4 Redskins, and the 4-4 Giants. That gives the Eagles remaining opponents a combined win percentage of .485, which is the best out of all the teams in the division.
If you look at each team in the division instead of their remaining schedules, they look like this.
Redskins: They may have beaten the Eagles once this year, but they are just not a very good football team…YOU LIKE THAT!?
Cowboys: Without Romo, they are horrible, and they will most likely dig too deep of a hole for Romo to get them out of. They seem to be irrelevant for the division talks.
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Giants: They are currently first in the division, but they just can’t finish football games. The Eagles also crushed them once this year and seem to be a better football team.
The Eagles dominant defense, combined with an offense that Kelly should be able to fix, added in with the easiest remaining schedule of the four teams should be enough for the Eagles to win the division and make the playoffs in 2015.