NFC Least's tall week 8 tale

Campbell's oops

What are Cowboys fans gonna do with their favorite team off for the week? What will they overreact about? What can they talk about at the water coolers and message boards? Sad, sad times.

Alas, there is plenty to discuss. Particularly their NFC East bunkmates. At least that's what I'm going to talk about.

Philadelphia Eagles 23, Minnesota Vikings 16
Let me tell you something: those flippin' Eagles are going to linger like a herpes breakout. I expect them to beat the bad teams and pull off at least 2-3 upsets. That'll put them near nine or so wins. Or they could completely implode. They essentially field goaled the Vikes to death and watched Brooks Bollinger play quarterback for a half.

New York Giants 13, Miami Dolphins 10
Why is the NFC East looking so good right now? Well, when you're looking at the Jets, Dolphins and Bills every third game, wins start to pile up. This was an awful game. Rain and shitty Wimbley Stadium in London with a bunch of lubricated fans with free Giants and Dolphins apparel given to them by the NFL at the gate to create a visual for FOX. Giants roll with six straight wins and Dallas is on deck after the Giants' bye.

New England Patriots 52, Washington Redskins 7
Is Bill Belichick mad? Is it the "cheating" thing? Has to be because nobody that I know has really thrown any barbs his way lately. Maybe the "running up the score" criticism? It's clear that the Pats have a chip on their shoulder. That was an ass-whooping of the highest order. The Redskins looked absolutely silly and no where near their marginal-to-good record. I thought the Redskins would put up a fight. I don't look at that team the same way.

Take heart Cowboys fans! Two rivals have no identity and the other seems a lot better than they were eight weeks ago. Everything is OK. Everything is fine.