At FedEx Field, the Cowboys and Commanders will play on Sunday at 3:25 p.m. CT. The Giants and Eagles will play at the same time in Philadelphia. The Eagles will clinch the NFC East title and the top overall seed in the NFC if they win and raise their record to 14-3. However, if the Cowboys beat Washington and the Giants beat the Eagles, the Cowboys still have a chance to win the division.
The Giants have little to play for next week after securing the No. 6 spot in the NFC playoff picture this weekend, while the Commanders were eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday.
If the Cowboys don't win the division, they will be the No. 5 seed and will play Tampa Bay, which defeated the Panthers on Sunday to win the NFC South.
This season, the NFL altered its Week 18 schedule so that all teams could play over the whole weekend. This gave the league the opportunity to decide which games to feature in the championship game. But because the Giants and Eagles and the Cowboys and Commanders affect one another, the league decided to schedule these two games at the same time.
The Cowboys won't rest important starters since they have a chance to win the division. It was anticipated that a number of star players, like Micah Parsons and Dak Prescott, would get some much-needed rest in the regular-season finale if the Eagles defeated the Saints. Due to the timing of the two divisional games, that is unlikely to happen presently.
And if the 49ers lost to the Cardinals and the Cowboys won the NFC East, they might receive the No. 1 spot, or they might get the No. 2 slot, which would assure them playing at home for the first and second weeks of the postseason if they advance.
But for the time being, Washington must remain the primary concern.
This season, the NFL altered its Week 18 schedule so that all teams could play over the whole weekend. This gave the league the opportunity to decide which games to feature in the championship game. But because the Giants and Eagles and the Cowboys and Commanders affect one another, the league decided to schedule these two games at the same time.
The Cowboys won't rest important starters since they have a chance to win the division. It was anticipated that a number of star players, like Micah Parsons and Dak Prescott, would get some much-needed rest in the regular-season finale if the Eagles defeated the Saints. Due to the timing of the two divisional games, that is unlikely to happen presently.
And if the 49ers lost to the Cardinals and the Cowboys won the NFC East, they might receive the No. 1 spot, or they might get the No. 2 slot, which would assure them playing at home for the first and second weeks of the postseason if they advance.
But for the time being, Washington must remain the primary concern.
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