The New York Giants will not finish last in the NFC East this season, which is a mild improvement from a season ago when they bottomed out with a 5-11 record to end the season.

Ironically, the Giants currently rest at 4-11 and could potentially finish with a worse record in 2019 than they had in 2018 despite leap-frogging the Washington Redskins.

With 16 weeks of the regular season in the books, here’s how the division stacks up:

Philadelphia Eagles (8-7)

Finally, an NFC East team has a record above .500. Congratulations to the Eagles, who were barely able to claw a victory away from the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, setting the division up for a key series of games in Week 17. In order to be crowned the NFC East champs, the Eagles will have to defeat the Giants on Sunday and then get a little help from the Redskins.

Dallas Cowboys (7-8)

The Cowboys fell below .500 on the season and Jason Garrett’s life as head coach is on life support. Of course, the Cowboys can still come back and win the division in Week 17 with a victory over the Redskins and a loss by the Eagles in East Rutherford. Short of that, Garrett will be shown the door on Black Monday even though he won’t technically be fired.

New York Giants (4-11)

Hey! The Giants aren’t in last place! They won’t be in last place again this season and it could be a sign of things to come. Maybe. We’ll see. Still, the Giants swept the Skins for the first time since 2014 and will now avoid the basement. Hooray? The win likely cost the team Ohio State edge rusher Chase Young however, and that will be a tough pill to swallow.

Washington Redskins (3-12)

Rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins was injured, offensive tackle Morgan Moses was injured and in front of thousands of empty seats, Washington was sent to the cellar by the Giants. It was a new low point for the Redskins, who will briefly play the role of potential spoiler in Week 17 before the entire thing is blown up and rebuilt this offseason.

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