1. Dez Bryant Reportedly Will Attempt to Play, and More NFC East News

    It looks as though Dez Bryant is going to play injured in an attempt to help push his Dallas Cowboys into the playoffs during the second half of December...

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  2. New York Giants: Stats That Matter Headed into Week 15

    Regular readers know how deeply we care about numbers here on the B/R NFC East Blog , which is why we try to check in on each of the division's four teams as often as possible from strictly a statistical perspective...

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  3. Are the Dallas Cowboys Putting Dez Bryant in a Lose-Lose Situation?

    Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has made it clear that red-hot wide receiver Dez Bryant will be allowed to decide on his own whether he's going to finish the 2012 NFL season...

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  4. New York Giants: Progress Report Headed into Week 15

    The New York Giants once again have their backs against the wall, and they've once again responded with a bang. In this latest case, the Giants put up 52 points in a 25-point drubbing of the New Orleans Saints ...

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  5. Washington Redskins: Progress Report Headed into Week 15

    If the Washington Redskins can beat the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, they'll be on their first five-game winning streak since 2005, which just so happens to be the last year in which they won a playoff game...

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  6. Robert Griffin III Not Ruled Out, and More NFC East News

    Washington Redskins fans might have panicked when it appeared Pierre Garcon let the cat out of the bag that Kirk Cousins would start Sunday's game in Cleveland in a recent interview with ESPN, but the Redskins have yet to rule Robert Griffin III out...

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  7. Dallas Cowboys: Progress Report Headed into Week 15

    This is only the second time in three years that the Dallas Cowboys have been able to string together more than three wins in a five-game span. In other words, the frustratingly inconsistent Cowboys have finally found a semblance of consistency...

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  8. Philadelphia Eagles: Progress Report Headed into Week 15

    Hey, if the Philadelphia Eagles win out (just as they did in this spot last year) and the Dallas Cowboys or Washington Redskins finish 0-3, the Eagles will not finish alone in dead-last in the NFC East...

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  9. The Washington Redskins Must Play It Safe with Robert Griffin III

    The Washington Redskins didn't invest their life savings in Robert Griffin III so that they could baby him...

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  10. NFC East Week 15 Power Rankings: Status Quo After Winning Week

    You may or may not remember Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, but that was the last time every single team in the NFC East won on the same day until it finally happened again, rather suddenly, in East Rutherford, Landover , Tampa and Cincinnati this past weekend...

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  11. Mike Shanahan Unsure If RG3 Will Practice Wednesday, and More NFC East News

    It really is the best-case scenario for Robert Griffin III , who escaped Sunday's game with merely a Grade 1 lateral collateral ligament sprain in his right knee...

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  12. Dez Bryant Must Play Injured for the Dallas Cowboys to Stand a Chance

    Dez Bryant injured his left index finger in Sunday's emotional victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, and now the Dallas Cowboys' hottest player will have to decide whether to delay ...

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  13. New York Giants: Examining David Wilson's Breakout Performance vs. New Orleans

    If the New York Giants are going to overcome some clear flaws and make another Super Bowl run, Eli Manning can't do everything on his own offensively. He'll need help from the running game...

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  14. Can the Washington Redskins Trust Kirk Cousins in Place of Robert Griffin III?

    The bad news is it seems there's a chance the Washington Redskins might be without superstar rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III for all or part of the home stretch as Washington ...

    Brad Gagnon Written by Brad Gagnon about 5 months ago 6,312 reads 82 comments

  15. Jay Ratliff Reportedly Confronted Jerry Jones, and More NFC East News

    The juiciest story in the NFC East this Monday morning has nothing to do with the four games that involved the division on Sunday. Instead, it takes us back to last Sunday, when, according to a new report from Mike Fisher of 105...

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  16. Eagles vs. Buccaneers: Nick Foles Is Making His Case to Start in 2013

    For the second consecutive year, the Philadelphia Eagles are getting hot when it's far too late. Philadelphia won for the first time since September on Sunday, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with their second solid performance this December...

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  17. Saints vs. Giants: In David Wilson, New York Finds a New Weapon for Stretch Run

    The New York Giants have been far from consistent of late, so we'll try not to get too excited about their 52-point output in a 25-point victory over the New Orleans Saints Sunday...

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  18. Cowboys vs. Bengals: Impressive Victory Keeps Inspired Dallas in Playoff Picture

    I'm sure I'm stating the obvious, but Sunday's victory over the Cincinnati Bengals was the most important win of the Dallas Cowboys ' 2012 season, and may be the biggest since they beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2009 playoffs...

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  19. Ravens vs. Redskins: Proof Washington Is More Than RG3, Can Win Without Him

    A lot of good things have happened to the Washington Redskins in 2012, and a lot of very good football players, coaches and evaluators are responsible for the team's promising rise to relevance and beyond...

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  20. New Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants: Preview & Prediction

    The New York Giants have lost three of their past four games and appear to be losing their grip on the NFC East, but the G-men have been here before. Tom Coughlin's team always seems to battle back...

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  21. Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Preview and Prediction

    From here on out for the Philadelphia Eagles , it's about regaining some dignity and setting the tone for 2013. Oh, and maybe playing spoiler...

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  22. Baltimore Ravens vs. Washington Redskins: Preview and Prediction

    The Baltimore Ravens haven't lost back-to-back games since 2009. What's more, they haven't lost back-to-back home games since '07...

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  23. Dallas Cowboys vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Preview and Prediction

    It's been over a year since the Dallas Cowboys beat a team with a winning record on the road, but that'll have to change Sunday in Cincinnati if the 'Boys want to stay alive in the NFC playoff race with their fourth victory in five games...

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  24. New Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants: Sketching out a Game Plan for New York

    The New York Giants are likely to be favored only one more time for the rest of the season after Sunday's home game with the New Orleans Saints , so the Giants have to take care ...

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  25. Dallas Cowboys Could Be Down Another Offensive Lineman, and More NFC East News

    The Dallas Cowboys could be without yet another starting interior offensive lineman this week against the Cincinnati Bengals ...

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