"This Philadelphia team is much less like the 2024 Eagles and much more in line with their 2023 squad, which started 10-1 before collapsing down the stretch and losing in the Wild Card round. That team had a highly unsustainable amount of one-score wins in the first half of the year, but was given the benefit of the doubt based on the previous season's success."
"This time, the bottom has fallen out even earlier. Even after Washington's loss to the Bears on Monday Night Football, it feels like they're currently trending in a better direction than the Eagles. Their game was a coin flip. Philadelphia lost by multiple scores to a team that was beaten by the New Orleans Saints the week before. For nearly 20 years, the NFC East has been the toughest division in football to find sustained success in."
Washington Commanders entered 2025 with high hopes after reaching the NFC Championship, but the division race remained difficult with the Philadelphia Eagles as the primary obstacle. The Eagles opened 4-0 before suffering back-to-back poor losses, including an embarrassing defeat to the 2-4 New York Giants in Week 6. Washington lost to the Chicago Bears but still retains a path in the division if it responds with resolve. Philadelphia's offense and defense have regressed: Saquon Barkley has been ineffective, the defense has slipped, and Jalen Hurts has been forced into extra workload with limited success. Philadelphia increasingly resembles its 2023 team with unsustainable one-score wins and an earlier collapse.
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