Week 10 Non-Eagle Rooting Guide

Each week we compile a guide to non-Eagles games on the NFL schedule for those of you on the fence as we watch the other action in the league. And yes, first and foremost, the Eagles have to take care of their own business in Dallas.

NFC East

NFC East Standings:

• Steelers at Commanders: Duh. The NFC East is now a two-horse race.

• Fighting at Panthers: If you want to notice in the standings in the NFC vs. NFC section below, the Giants are actually in last place in the NFC. They are finished. It’s time they win as many games from here so (a) they destroy their draft positioning and (b) John Mara doesn’t change his mind about keeping Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll through the 2025 season.

NFC vs. NFC

As usual, let’s first look at the NFC seeding if the season ended today (it doesn’t).

Seed	Team	Record	Conf. record
1	Lions	7-1	6-1
2	Commanders	7-2	5-1
3	Falcon	6-3	6-1
4	Cardinals	5-4	3-3
5	Vikings	6-2	3-2
6	Eagles	6-2	3-2
7	Packers	6-3	2-3
8	Bears	4-4	2-2
9	Aries	4-4	3-4
10	49ers	4-4	2-3
11	Buccaneers	4-5	4-2
12	Seahawks	4-5	1-4
13	Cowboys	3-5	1-4
14	Panthers	2-7	1-4
15	Saints	2-7	2-4
16	Fighting	2-7	1-5

• Falcon at Saints: The Falcons will cruise to an NFC South title as long as they don’t completely trash the bed the rest of the way and the Buccaneers don’t find a way to get hot without Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. But I think the Falcons would be a much more palatable Eagles playoff opponent than the Bucs, given the Eagles’ lack of success in Tampa.

• 49ers at Buccaneers: Christian McCaffrey is back and the Niners as a team are getting healthier overall. They’ve also been a dominant late-season team in recent years:

2023: 7-1 from Week 10, not including a meaningless Week 18 game where they sat starters. They won two playoff games before losing to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.

2022: 10-0 through Week 8, won two playoff games before losing to the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game.

2021: 7-2 through Week 10, won two playoff games before losing to the Rams in the NFC Championship Game.

It’s best if they don’t get hot down the stretch. But they can be a sleeping giant.

NFC vs. AFC

• Lions at Texans: If the Lions get a 1 seed in the NFC, they will be really hard to beat in the playoffs.

• Vikings at Jaguars: It’s more ideal for the rest of the conference if the Vikings win the NFC North instead of the Lions or Packers.

• Patriots at Bears: The Bears aren’t going to win the NFC North, but they’d be an ideal first-round opponent should the Eagles earn the 2 seed.

• Dolphins at Aries: The Rams are right back in the mix in the NFC West after starting 1-4. They are dangerous, but not as dangerous as the Niners.

• Jets at Cardinals: The Cardinals actually lead the NFC West at the moment. It’s better if they win that division than the 49ers.

Irrelevant to the Eagles

1. Bills at the Colts
2. Broncos at Chiefs
3. Titans at Chargers

CITY: Packers, Seahawks, Browns, Raiders.

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