NFC East update: The Giants won’t let the Cowboys get under them

On By Littum

The gap between winners and losers in the NFC East widened in Week 10. But even if you’re fully invested in the Cowboys’ 2025 draft positioning, disappointment still comes thanks to one of our division rivals. No matter how bad things get in Dallas, it is New York Giants keep finding ways to get a little worse.

Before America’s Team suffered another humiliation against the Eagles last Sunday afternoon, the Giants lost to the Panthers that morning in Germany. QB Daniel Jones’ two interceptions helped keep Carolina in the game long enough to go to overtime, where they finally won by a field goal.

That’s what Cowboys fans are reduced to at this point; root for the Giants to win so we can get a better draft pick next April. The Commanders’ loss to Pittsburgh last week didn’t even matter, as there’s no realistic chance Dallas catches them, or anyone else, in terms of a division win or other postseason goals. The focus has shifted to the future, and even that can’t come without frustration thanks to the G-Men.

Current NFC East standings

Further, the separation that Philadelphia and Washington have established from their hapless division rivals illustrates their big game tonight Thursday night football feels irrelevant to Dallas and New York. Even if the Commanders take a second straight loss, they will still be in the NFC wild card playoff picture. Meanwhile, the Eagles are starting to look like the team with the best option to stop Detroit Lions from getting to Super Bowl.

The Cowboys will have to wait until Monday night for another likely defeat from Houston Texas. About the only positive thing you can say, at least for Jerry Jones’ sake, is that the sun won’t be an issue in the primetime game.

Even in failure, Dallas can’t get ahead of New York in the 2025 draft this week. But that would shorten the distance since the Giants are on a bye, reducing their loss column cushion. When we get to the Thanksgiving game between them, it could be a fascinating display of two teams trying not to be obvious about tanking.