NFC East News

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh created a stir last week with his quote about the Cowboys standing "for everything that is wrong with the NFL" in an excerpt from the book Game Changers: The 50 Greatest Plays in Philadelphia Eagles Football History.

The nation's economy may be starting to show signs of springing back to life, but the recession seemingly knows no depths when it comes to the Washington Redskins.

The Eagles-Bears matchup Nov. 22 will remain the Sunday night game even though NBC had the option of picking another contest.

It was a long sigh of relief for the NFL's last winless team and tight squeezes for its two unbeatens.

Despite what you might have heard elsewhere, there's a positive vibe in the Cowboys' locker room these days.

Andy Reid sees no difference in his team whether it's playing a close game or enjoying a blowout.

The Dallas Cowboys ' charter landed around 4 a.m. Monday morning. And while there were some bleary-eyed individuals walking off the plane, the mood couldn't have been better.

Sometimes when Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb turns over in his bed he feels a little pain from the cracked rib he suffered running for a 3-yard touchdown late in the third quarter against Carolina in the season opener in September.

If Dan Snyder was "embarrassed" before the Redskins played the Falcons on Sunday, what must his level of dissatisfaction have been by halftime? Can it even be printed in a family newspaper? The Redskins lost more than a Football game in their 31-17 defeat at the Georgia Dome.

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When the Redskins were in deep denial, sometime in August, the goals were winning the NFC East, getting to the playoffs and perhaps more. As the injuries to the offensive line and the losses mounted, as Jim Zorn's headset was all but turned off, Washington's woeful football team began to reassess, and the talk among management and players became of getting back to .500, of clicking both schematically and emotionally before the midway point of the season.

Now it's pretty much purgatory, an excruciating eight-week waiting period to answer only the largest questions a franchise can ask itself: Who's going to be the quarterback next season? Who's going to be the coach next season? And will the owner truly entertain thoughts of firing his longtime confidante who put the team together?

It looked like the Giants had the game in hand when second-year cornerback Terrell Thomas intercepted Philip Rivers late in the fourth quarter.

Quarterback Donovan McNabb #5 of the Philadelphia Eagles walks off the field after injuring his knee in the second half of their NFL season opener against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on September 13, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook's status for Sunday's primetime game against NFC East-rival Dallas remains unclear.

Houston at Indianapolis , 1 oa TMclock: In their eighth year of existence, the Texans still are looking for their first win in Indianapolis.

The toughest division in which to make a living in the NFL these days isn't the NFC East or AFC East.

South Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 9: The Cowboys believe they can attack the Eagles' defense in the middle of the field.

Each Friday, columnist Dan Daly and Redskins beat writer Ryan O'Halloran debate an NFL issue.

The NFC East is boiling down to the Big Three and the Big Mess. Dallas, Philadelphia, and New York will duke it out for the Division Title, while the Redskins just duke it out.

Adam Schefter answers readers' questions nearly every day in his blog. On Friday, he's turning his attention to Sunday's tilt between the San Diego Chargers and the New York Giants .