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New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles - When was the last time that you could say that you saw a possible battle for first place in the division - any division, it does not matter - in week 7 between two teams that have not won more than one game apiece? I mean, these two teams are about to square off, and it will be the seventh game for each team, which is to say one game shy of the exact midway point of the season, in terms of games played. Yet, these two teams combined have won a total of two games. The Giants enter with a 1-5 mark, having just earned their first win of the season last weekend. Meanwhile, the Eagles are sporting a slightly better (and I do mean slightly better) record of 1-4-1. Both teams trail the Dallas Cowboys, who are in sole possession of first place with a 2-4 record. The Cowboys will be heading on the road for a divisional game themselves, when they take on the Washington Football Team, who like the Giants, have a 1-5 mark. Now, if Washington wins (they have lost five in a row, but have come close to winning a couple of times during that losing streak), then they will improve to 2-5, and Dallas will sink to 2-5. If the Eagles win against the Giants, then they would again own sole possession of first place with a 2-4-1 record. If, on the other hand, the G-Men win, then they would be in a three-way tie for first place in the NFC East with Dallas and Washington. Either way, it is not an impressive time for anyone observing the NFC East, which may be on their way to having a team win a division title with the worst record of any playoff team in history. That may indeed happen, if nobody begins to step up in a big way in this division. As for the game today? Well, the Giants did finally manage a win last week, which gets them out of that dreadful company of teams that remained winless. But that does not mean that they are an excellent team, all of a sudden. They still have a weak offensive line, and a very leaky defense. All in all, they just have not looked like an impressive team. The Eagles, meanwhile, feel like a team that should have a better record than they do. No, that is not to say that they are among the elite teams in the league. But they are the only team in the NFL that has won at least one game in each of the last three postseasons, and that is saying something. It also has happened for a reason. They are potentially explosive on offense, when things are clicking. And they can be a tough defensive team. Plus, they always seem to have the Giants number in Philly, especially on nationally televised night games. And for some unknown reason, the NFL, in it's infinite wisdom, ALWAYS seems to have these two teams play a nationally televised night game in Philadelphia. It is weird, but it seems very true, also. Nothing bodes especially well for Big Blue, which is why I have to go for the Eagles at home in this one. My pick: Philadelphia
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