Eagles open up Christmas Day matchup against the New York Giants as double digit favorites

Despite losing three straight games, the Philadelphia Eagles will open Week 16 against the New York Giants on Christmas Day as -10.5 point favorites. 

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The Giants are a 5-9 on the season. The Eagles are 24-6 against the G-Men in their last 30 meetings. Nick Sirianni has posted a 3-0 record against Giants’ head coach Brian Daboll. 

The Giants entered Week 15 on a three-game winning streak before Tommy DiVito and company struggled in a 24-6 loss on the road to the New Orleans Saints. 

As for the Eagles, they have dropped three straight games to the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, and Seattle Seahawks last night on Monday Night Football. 

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The Ravens (AFC), Eagles, Cowboys, and 49ers have all clinched playoff berths and 10 more spots are still up for grabs. Here’s how the NFC playoff picture currently stands heading into Week 16. 

The Eagles are the current No. 5 seed in the NFC playoff picture. The 49ers have won the NFC West and own the head-to-head tiebreaker against the Birds following their Week 13 victory. The Cowboys remain in first place in the NFC East and the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. The Lions (10-4) are right behind Dallas at No. 3. 

NFC Playoff Picture:

1. San Francisco 49ers (11-3, clinched)

2. Dallas Cowboys (10-4, clinched)

3. Detroit Lions (10-4)

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-7)

Wild Card

5. Philadelphia Eagles (10-4, clinched)

6. Minnesota Vikings (7-7)

7. Los Angeles Rams (7-7)

NFC Playoff Picture with 3 weeks left 👀 pic.twitter.com/whaN3rTIt4

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How the Eagles can clinch the NFC East 

The Eagles lost their half-game lead over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East standings following last night’s loss to the Seahawks. They still have a great shot of winning the division, but have now lost full control of their destiny, falling back to 10-4 on the season and tied with the Cowboys record-wise.

The Cowboys remaining schedule is much more difficult than the Eagles. They will face the Miami Dolphins on the road, the Detroit Lions at home, and the Washington Commanders on the road to end the regular season.

On paper, the final three games are winnable but after dropping three straight and the team in complete disarray, who knows how they’ll rebound at home against the Giants and Cardinals before closing out the regular season on the road against the Giants. 

The Birds can still clinch the NFC East if either of these two things happen: 

• Eagles SOV (Strength of Victory) tiebreaker over Dallas 
• Dallas loses (@MIA, DET, @WAS) 

Note: The NFC will only come down to strength of victory if both the Eagles and Cowboys win out or if they each drop one division game. If it’s a tie at 12-5 and Dallas loses to Miami or Detroit, Dallas wins the tiebreaker regardless of the Eagles loss before SOV comes into play.

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