Twelve national TV slots. You read that right. Over the next nine weeks of the NFL regular season, the NFC East is slated to appear an astounding 12 times on national broadcasts, forcing us all to slog through what might just be the absolute worst division in football. We’ve still got 10 weeks left in the season, and it feels like the league is actively trying to infect our precious football viewing with their distinct brand of incompetent, unprepared, and just plain overmatched play.
The “Worst Division” Gets the Spotlight, Somehow
It’s infuriating, isn’t it? The NFC East, those misbegotten bumblers from Philly, New York, Dallas, and D.C., is going to be everywhere. Each of these four dogs gets at least two more national games. Sure, that number double counts when they play each other, like the Commanders and Giants next week, or Eagles-Cowboys on Thanksgiving. But honestly, each one of those slots is a space where a more deserving team could be shining on the national stage. Think about it: that’s just one fewer total game than the NFC North will get, and every single team there is in the playoff hunt right now! Meanwhile, the NFC South, which is equally woeful, has only three national games remaining. That’s a quarantine we could all respect.
Pick Your Poison: How Each NFC East Squad Is Stumbling
What in the name of the 12s is actually going on in that division? It’s a disaster everywhere you look. The Philadelphia Eagles have lost six straight, and Nick Sirianni is sitting on a volcanic hot seat. They’re battling injury, regression, and coaching issues. The Giants lost their starting quarterback back in Week 2 to injury. The Commanders haven’t even sniffed the highs of Jayden Daniels’ rookie 2024 season; they’re stuck in a regression to the mean, unable to adjust to a rapidly changing NFL. And the Cowboys? Oh boy. Their defensive struggles are epidemic, a clear case of fundamental coaching incompetence fumbling away a season despite having talent on the roster. It’s not a new problem either. Last year, the NFC East was the worst division in football, going 15-28-1 against non-divisional opponents. So far this season, they’ve only managed six wins against non-division teams, making them the worst in the conference, just barely ahead of the AFC South’s five wins.
No Easy Outs, Even For Our Hawks
This isn’t likely to get better for them anytime soon. When you can’t see a guaranteed “W” anywhere on your schedule, you’re the guaranteed “W” on everybody else’s. The Cowboys, after getting humiliated by the Cardinals on Sunday, still have to face three stronger NFC West teams. And get this, our Seahawks, along with the 49ers, are still waiting to pounce on both the Giants and the Eagles. The Commanders have the Rams, Bengals, and Vikings lurking on their schedule too. So while we’re stuck watching them on national TV, at least we know some good teams, like our own Emerald City warriors, will get a chance to take them down.
We’ve got to endure a lot more of the NFC East’s baffling prime-time presence, but let’s look forward to seeing our Seahawks continue to take care of business and maybe even add to the NFC East’s misery in the weeks to come. Go Hawks!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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