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The undefeated Philadelphia Eagles remain atop the NFC East after a 20-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5
After three years of jokes and cruel insults, the NFC East is back among the most competitive divisions in the NFL.
Three times in the division have four wins, and only Buffalo, Kansas City, and Minnesota have records that are equivalent to the Eagles, Cowboys, and Giants.
The league’s game of the week will likely be played on Sunday night when Dallas (4-1) travels to Philadelphia (5-0) to face the undefeated Eagles.
With Week 6 in full swing, here are your updated NFC East standings.
The Jets and Giants have back-to-back picks in the 2022 NFL draft. That’s happened 6 other times. Here’s what happened:
The 2022 draft will be incredibly important for the Jets and the Giants. Both teams own two top-10 picks and have glaring needs across the roster.
Coincidentally, this will also be the seventh time since 1967 the two New York teams will make back-to-back selections and only the second time the Jets will pick first. Gang Green has the No. 4 pick, while Big Blue has the No. 5 pick. The Giants will pick again at No. 7 and the Jets will draft again No. 10.
Here’s how the teams’ previous consecutive picks fared:
The Jets and Giants will face off in their preseason opener. Here’s everything you need to watch and listen to the game.
The Jets haven’t played an organized game in more than seven months. In that time, Joe Douglas replaced his coach and starting quarterback while making numerous other changes to the team.
Now, Gang Green will face the Giants in each squad’s first preseason game since 2019.
Week 1 of exhibition play will be an evaluation period for Robert Saleh’s team. The starters will play a bit, but Zach Wilson’s debut will be limited to one quarter. The Giants won’t play starting quarterback Daniel Jones or running back Saquon Barkley.
Here’s how you can watch and listen to Gang Green’s bout with Big Blue.
New York Jets vs. New York Giants
Saturday, Aug. 14, 7:30 p.m. ET
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
FuboTV (try it free).
WNBC
New York Metro Area: WEPN-FM, ESPN New York 98.7.
Jets Radio Network
Ocean, NJ: WCHR – 105.7 FM
Rochester, NY: WHTK – 107.3 FM/1280 AM
Albany, NY: WTMM – 104.5 FM
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Eagles games against the Cowboys, Chiefs, Buccaneers, Giants, and 49ers all could be played in prime-time this season.
News: The NFL is targeting the 2nd week of May to publish the 2021 schedule, after the draft for the second straight year.
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— Ben Fischer (@BenFischerSBJ) March 4, 2021
The Eagles know their opponents for the 2021 NFL season and per Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, the dates and times should be released sometime next month.
Typically, the NFL schedule is released prior to the NFL draft, but the COVID-19 pandemic has ensured a late unveil for the second straight year.
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:The Eagles will face the NFC South and AFC West, meaning Philadelphia’s rebuilt defense will face Tom Brady, Sam Darnold, Matt Ryan, Taysom Hill or Jameis Winston, Derek Carr, Patrick Mahomes, and Chargers rookie sensation, Justin Herbert among others.
: The Eagles will play their six NFC East games along with the 49ers and Lions as well.
: The NFL is headed toward expanding its regular-season schedule to 17 games in 2021 and that means the Eagles will meet Joe Douglas, head coach Robert Saleh and the New York Jets on the road.
The Eagles will face the Jets since both teams had last-place finishes in their respective divisions last season.
The matchup could give Howie Roseman and the Eagles an up-close look at Zach Wilson after Philadelphia reportedly had an interest in trading up in order to draft the former BYU star.
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The 2020 NFL schedule release show is less than a month away and as fans and analysts start to clamor for the most high-profile games to watch, we’re set to break down five games that have the most potential to be played in prime time.
