NFL playoff picture: How Giants, Cowboys stack up in NFC as trade deadline nears (UPDATED)
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UPDATE: The Giants maintained their lead in the NFC East on Sunday. They beat the Eagles 19-11 to improve to 5-2-1, while the Cowboys scored late to topple the Colts 27-23. Dallas is 3-5-0.
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PHILADELPHIA — The Giants on Sunday are trying to strengthen their lead in the NFC East, while also keeping an eye on the Jonathan Taylor trade situation.
At halftime of the Giants’ game in Philadelphia, the Eagles lead 8-6. The Giants have just 87 yards of offense (with two field goals), compared to 121 for the Eagles (who had a touchdown and two-point conversion).
Meanwhile, as the second-place Cowboys and Colts (still with Taylor, for now) square off in Indianapolis, Dallas leads 17-7 at half.
Taylor has seven carries for 30 yards.
Even if the Giants lose and the Cowboys win Sunday, the Giants would remain atop the NFC East, at 4-3-1, while the Cowboys would be 4-5.
Regardless of Sunday’s results, the Giants have another big division game Thursday night at home against Washington.
While watching Giants-Eagles, fans of coach John Harbaugh’s team also have their focus on Cowboys-Colts in Sunday’s early afternoon window — for NFC East race and trade deadline reasons.
Even though the Giants have pulled their trade offer for Taylor, he could still land with them before Tuesday’s trade deadline. But will he?
The Giants entered Sunday, coming out of their bye week, securely atop the NFC East — thanks to their pre-bye win in Houston and the Cowboys’ shocking loss last week to the Cardinals.
The Giants began Sunday at 4-2-1, compared to 3-5 for the Cowboys, 2-4-1 for the Commanders and 2-6 for the Eagles. The Giants were in very good position to win their first division title since 2011.
Since that season, when they won the Super Bowl, pretty much nothing has gone right for them — just two playoff trips and one postseason win.
The Eagles have won three of the past four NFC East titles, including two straight. But they stumbled into Sunday with six straight losses. Without quarterback Jalen Hurts (blood clots), they were spiraling.
The Colts — now in sell-off mode — also were a disaster, so that projected as a winnable road game for the Cowboys.
Meanwhile, the Giants on Sunday are trying to overcome their significant recent struggles against the Eagles. The Giants’ last win in Philadelphia came in 2013. Since then, they have lost 13 straight games here — and are 5-20 overall against the Eagles during that stretch.
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