NFC East week 8

Going into week 8 the NFC East leader is the Giants at 5-2, while the 3 other teams are still struggling to keep a winning record. No team in the division looks consistently good all around, here is what to look for in week 8.

Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants

I already did a preview of this match up but here are the main ideas. The Cowboys need to get the offense in sync or else sweeping the Giants may not happen. The defense needs to continue its dominance in order to stop Manning and the Giants. The Giants need to make sure the defense is all set, over the past few games Manning has had to make a lot of comebacks in order to get the win for the team. As for the offense it needs to continue being productive. Manning can not turn the ball over and Bradshaw needs to do what he has been doing the past few weeks. In the end I think this will be much closer than the first game, but the Cowboys will hand the Giants there first loss in the new Cowboys stadium.

My Prediction - Cowboys 21-17

Philadelphia Eagles

If you look at the roster for this team, and then look at their record, it does not seem to match up. The Eagles have dominant players on both sides of the ball. But the problem is they are just not in sync. The offense, it has one of the best running backs in the league, and a great receiving corps, but Vick is bringing them down. He is constantly turning the ball over in key situations. Then the defense, they are allowing too many points to be scored. They were winning the whole game against the Lions and then gave up points in the fourth and then lost in over time. Luckily the Eagles have a bye week, which was good for them, they needed time to focus and know what to do on the field. And this week will be no easy test, they face the undefeated Falcons, with Matt Ryan looking better then ever, and the defense doing spectacular, it will be a hard week 8 for the Eagles. But Andy Reid is undefeated after bye weeks, can they be the team to hand the Falcons their first loss? Well if the Vick is turnover free, then I think it can happen.

My Prediction - Eagles win 27-21

Washington Redskins

Last week was very disappointing for the Redskins, they were beaten in the fourth quarter in a close one with the Giants. The problem, is again, since week 1, the defense. The offense is doing great, rookies RGIII and Morris are some of the most explosive players on the field in all of the NFL. But the defense is just giving up too many points and they end up losing the game. Yes, fingers can be pointed at injuries, but the Redskins need to the fix the defense, and fast. My advice is to try free agency. The Redskins have no other option, free agency could be their chance to try and find some solid players to help out with the defense. They don’t have to go for super stars, they already have those but they’re injured. What they need is players that can apply some pressure on the quarter back and make good tackles. Find people that can start and be effective, and then be a solid back up for when the hurt players return. With the struggling Steelers this week, I think this Redskins offense will be able to put up enough points to win.

My Prediction - Redskins 24-10