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Getty Images After the Packers fired Mike McCarthy during the 2018 season, it was assumed he’d capture one of the various vacancies that were destined to arise after the season ended. He didn’t. It then was assumed that he’ll get one of the head-coaching vacancies that emerge in early 2020. As...

Getty Images Two years ago, the Giants fired coach Ben McAdoo with a 13-15 record after 28 regular-season games. Current Giants coach Pat Shurmur is now 7-22 after 29 regular-season games, and he has tied the all-time franchise record with nine straight losses. Does he expect to finish the...

Getty Images There was no change to the six teams in playoff position in the NFC during Week 14, but there was a change to the way they stack up. The 49ers are back in the top seed by virtue of beating the Saints while the Seahawks stumbled to a loss in Los Angeles. The Packers beat...

Getty Images In case you didn’t notice while watching Monday Night Football, the NFC East stinks. In fact, the cumulative record of the NFC East this season puts the division within striking distance of tying the record for the worst division in NFL history. With three weeks remaining this...

Getty Images Giants running back Saquon Barkley offered a blunt assessment of his 2-11 team after Monday night’s loss to the Eagles. “We’re a team that finds a way to lose a lot of games,” Barkley said, via NJ.com. “That’s what we are as of right now, yes. That’s our team. We’re just an...

Getty Images Eli Manning played a good half of football last night, and like the rest of the Giants, it wasn’t the second half. So the Giants are going to wait before declaring him the starter for this week or any portion of the rest of the season. Via Paul Schwartz of the New York Post...

Getty Images Eagles fans are not happy, and they have plenty of reason not to be happy. They booed the team as they headed to the locker room for halftime trailing 17-3. For a second consecutive week, the Eagles have not shown up against one of the worst teams in the league. Philadelphia lost...

Getty Images The injury report for the Philadelphia Eagles continues to grow as Monday night’s game against the New York Giants pushes onward. After seeing wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and right tackle Lane Johnson ruled out with injuries, cornerback Jalen Mills also left the field early in...

Getty Images Zach Ertz caught a game-tying touchdown late in regulation and the game-winning touchdown in overtime as the Philadelphia Eagles rallied from a 14-point deficit to grab a 23-17 victory over the New York Giants on Monday night. Despite being down to just one healthy receiver by the...

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles had just three healthy wide receivers in uniform when Monday night’s game against the New York Giants kicked off. That total dwindled to two when Alshon Jeffery left the game with a non-contact injury in the second quarter. Then it was cut to just one when...

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles can still find themselves playing playoff football by winning the NFC East. Whether they’ll have anyone left standing to play for them once they get there is other story. According to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery...

Getty Images The Giants may have no choice but to let Eli Manning finish the season. Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is expected to miss two to four weeks with his high ankle sprain, NFL Network is reporting. If it’s four weeks, that would mean Jones is out the rest of the season, and Manning...

Getty Images The NFL has shown, time and again, a resistance to making proactive changes. Instead, most big adjustments come as a reaction to a crisis, like the outcome of the Rams-Saints NFC Championship game. And so it’s no surprise that the NFL will continue to resist sound arguments for...

Getty Images There’s plenty the Giants need to change if they are going to improve on their results over the last three seasons, but they think they’ve found the right punter. Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports that the team has agreed to a three-year contract extension with Riley Dixon. Dixon...

Getty Images The Eagles have had more than their fair share of injuries this year. They are relatively healthy for a must-win Monday night showdown against the Giants. Only linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill is out, with a concussion. The list of players with the questionable label includes running...

Getty Images When Eli Manning commences his farewell tour, he won’t have his starting tight end on the field. Evan Engram has been ruled out for Monday night’s game against the Eagles, with a foot injury. Also out for the Giants, beyond Engram and starting quarterback Daniel Jones, are tight...

Getty Images Some think that the Giants are using quarterback Daniel Jones‘ ankle injury as cover for an Eli Manning farewell tour. If the Giants aren’t doing that, they should be. The Giants have two remaining December home games, next Sunday against the Dolphins and Week 17 against the...

Getty Images Eli Manning is back as the New York Giants’ starting quarterback. The Giants announced today that Daniel Jones will not be able to play on Monday night against the Eagles because of a high ankle sprain. That means Manning, who was benched for Jones after Week Two, will return to...

Getty Images Giants receiver Golden Tate was cleared from concussion protocol and will return Monday night against his former team. Tate missed last week’s loss to the Packers. He spent the final eight weeks of the regular season and the postseason with the Eagles in 2018. He signed a...

Getty Images Since starting the year 3-0 and fueling dreams of rediscovered glory, the Cowboys have lost seven of 10 games. The good news is that they’re still in position to win the NFC East. The bad news is that they don’t look like a team capable of winning a damn game. The door is now...