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Standings, playoff path, and contracts side by side

Standings

  1. 1NYGGiantsDiv 2-1-1 · PF 203 · PA 196 · L15-3-1Leader3
  2. 2DALCowboysDiv 2-1 · PF 246 · PA 236 · W14-51.5 GB–
  3. 3WSHCommandersDiv 2-2-1 · PF 196 · PA 223 · W13-5-12 GB–
  4. 4PHIEaglesDiv 1-3 · PF 148 · PA 221 · L72-73.5 GB–
What does "games behind" mean?

How many wins one team needs to make up on another, counting each win by the trailing team or loss by the leading team as half a game. It ignores tiebreakers.

Playoff path

Giants 5-3-1

70% playoff chances

No. 3 seed, leading the division.

8 games left, 2 against the division. Next: vs. Jaguars, Sun, Nov 22.

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Cowboys 4-5

25% playoff chances

Outside the top 7, 1.5 games behind the Giants.

8 games left, 3 against the division. Next: vs. 49ers, Sun, Nov 15.

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Commanders 3-5-1

7% playoff chances

Outside the top 7, 2 games behind the Giants.

8 games left, 1 against the division. Next: vs. Bengals, Mon, Nov 23.

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Eagles 2-7

<1% playoff chances

Outside the top 7, 3.5 games behind the Giants.

8 games left, 2 against the division. Next: vs. Steelers, Sun, Nov 22.

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NFC East contracts side by side

Each team's flagship deal and its backload score (peak remaining cap hit ÷ 2026 cap hit), from cited reporting.

Giants

2.1x

Brian Burns: Restructured twice, and the cap hit doubles in 2027

9 deals tracked · top score 2.1x

Cowboys

1.96x

Dak Prescott: $43.7 million now, $76 million on paper next year

9 deals tracked · top score 2.3x

Commanders

n/a

Jayden Daniels: Rookie contract for now, a huge extension coming

7 deals tracked · top score 3.5x

Eagles

1.5x

Jalen Hurts: Out for the season, and 2026 was the last guaranteed year

9 deals tracked · top score 3.5x

Next games

Week 10

SF49ers7-1
at
DALCowboys4-5

Sun, Nov 15 · 3:25 p.m. CT · Fox · AT&T Stadium

Line SF -3.5, total 55.5

ESPN win chance · SF left, DAL right

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Week 11

PITSteelers6-2
at
PHIEagles2-7

Sun, Nov 22 · 12:00 p.m. CT · CBS · Lincoln Financial Field

Line PIT -4.5, total 38.5

ESPN win chance · PIT left, PHI right

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Week 11

JAXJaguars6-2
at
NYGGiants5-3-1

Sun, Nov 22 · 3:25 p.m. CT · CBS · MetLife Stadium

Line JAX -6, total 44.5

ESPN win chance · JAX left, NYG right

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Week 11

CINBengals6-2
at
WSHCommanders3-5-1

Mon, Nov 23 · 7:15 p.m. CT · ESPN · Northwest Stadium

Line CIN -3.5, total 51.5

ESPN win chance · CIN left, WSH right

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NFC East rivalry tracker

Giants vs. Cowboys

Giants lead the series 1-0.

  • Week 1: Giants won 28-20.
  • Week 17: Sun, Jan 3.

Giants vs. Commanders

Commanders lead the series 1-0.

  • Week 5: Commanders won 27-27.
  • Week 10: Commanders won 24-21.

Giants vs. Eagles

Giants lead the series 1-0.

  • Week 9: Giants won 19-11.
  • Week 18: date TBD.

Cowboys vs. Commanders

Cowboys lead the series 1-0.

  • Week 2: Cowboys won 37-20.
  • Week 18: date TBD.

Cowboys vs. Eagles

Cowboys lead the series 1-0.

  • Week 7: Cowboys won 38-21.
  • Week 12: Thu, Nov 26.

Commanders vs. Eagles

Season series tied 1-1.

  • Week 1: Eagles won 24-22.
  • Week 8: Commanders won 27-10.

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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 13, 2026, 10:25 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.