Dallas Cowboys (2-4 entering Week 7)
The Dallas Cowboys have one of the easiest remaining schedules in the NFL, and there has to be a winner in the NFC East, even though it doesn't currently feel like any of the four teams are nearly good enough to win the division.
The Washington Commanders have a bad roster and major coaching issues, the New York Giants have QB problems and a 'just OK' roster overall, and the Philadelphia Eagles won't have QB Jalen Hurts for the rest of the season and have lost four games in a row.
The Cowboys do have the best QB in the division right now, and despite having a pretty terrible defense, but a great QB can go a long way. It's easy for me to say right now, but Dak Prescott and the offense stands out among the mediocrity of the division, and based on how things look now, it might not take more than eight or nine wins to win the NFC East.
Heck, we just saw an 8-9 Carolina Panthers team win the NFC South last year. The Cowboys are actually well-positioned to win the East and get into the playoffs.
New Orleans Saints (2-4 entering Week 7)
The New Orleans Saints, speaking of the NFC South, did seem to 'save' their season to an extent with a Week 6 win over the Giants. The Saints are now 2-4 on the season, but are notably getting some pretty slick QB play from Tyler Shough thus far.
The defense has definitely disappointed this year, but the Saints did get some encouraging play from that unit last year, so I struggle to see why they can't at least marginally improve this year. With how good Shough has looked this year, and with the division still wide open, the Saints have it all for the taking.
Brandon Staley is going to need to figure things out on his side of the ball, but he a respected defensive mind and could have this unit playing better football in the coming weeks.
