NFC East Divisional Check In

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We'll go division by division, highlighting the bets we find most valuable. While not every team will get a full breakdown, we’ll touch on each one as we work through the board.

To set the foundation for our analysis, we’ll look at team fundamentals from last season, using PFF’s own Timo Riske’s chart on team performance as a baseline.

The NFC East is an intriguing division, but there’s a clear pecking order heading into 2025.

The Philadelphia Eagles have clearly established themselves as the class of the NFC East, fresh off a Super Bowl win. They enter the season as the obvious favorites to win the division. The Commanders surprised virtually everyone in 2024 on their way to the NFC Championship game and, following some big offseason additions, are gearing up for a run at the Lombardi Trophy.

The Cowboys‘ defense fell off a cliff in 2024, and Dak Prescott and the team's offense weren’t much better than the defense, even before the team turned to Cooper Rush for the last part of the season. The Giants are in win-now mode despite lacking at the quarterback spot. Even with a defense that projects to be frisky, the team is rightfully near the bottom of the NFL standings.

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Philadelphia Eagles

Central Question: Can the Eagles sustain their level of defensive success?

Despite having largely the same personnel, the Eagles' offense under three different coordinators over the past three years has looked fairly different from year to year. The team went from being pass-neutral in 2022 and 2023 to one of the run-heaviest squads in the NFL in 2024.

And yet again, the Eagles will have a new coordinator in 2025 after Kellen Moore left to become the Saints‘ head coach. Even despite constant changes in scheme, Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and stud tackles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata make this offense hum.

Hurts has one of the biggest gaps in EPA when he faces disruption versus not — defined as the defense either generating pressure to disrupt the quarterback from going through his progression or the coverage unit creating perfect coverage.

When the situation is good with solid protection and open receivers, Hurts can deliver. As such, the team is more vulnerable to injuries than a typical offense of its caliber, and the unit lacks depth behind the aforementioned stars at those positions. But assuming Philadelphia's All-Pro-type players can stay healthy, this is one of the highest-floor, lowest-variance offenses in the NFL.