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For most of this season, NFC East appeared to be not only the worst division in the NFL, but also the worst division in NFL history. Not like that anymore.
After Washington, Dallas and Philadelphia all won Sunday, the NFC East teams are now 19-32-1, with a .375 win percentage. It broke the worst overall record in NFL history for a division set by NFC West in 2008, going 22-42 with a 344 win percentage.
There are three more NFC East vs. NFC East games this season (Cowboys-Eagles in Week 16, Giants-Cowboys in Week 17 and Eagles-Football Team in Week 17), so the worst record in this division is 22-. 41-1. At worst, the 2020 NFC East will finish half the game better than the 2008 NFC West.
Washington now has a clear option to win the division. It’s a surprise, but the football team is playing better football now than it was at the start of the season. The wild card team that draws the NFC East winner will not have an easy road game in the first round of the playoffs.