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10. Los Angeles Rams (3-5)
Philadelphia holds a clear edge over the rest of the NFC after Week 8.
The Eagles beat who they were expected to beat to give themselves a cushion ahead of a brutal six-week stretch.
The reigning NFC champion faces the Dallas Cowboys twice, San Francisco, Kansas City and Buffalo during that span. The good news is three of those contests come at home, where the Eagles beat the Dolphins in Week 7.
Seattle’s come-from-behind win over the Cleveland Browns brought some life to the NFC West title race. San Francisco has not played well in its two losses and Brock Purdy needs to figure himself out before the 49ers take on the Eagles in Week 13.
Seattle and San Francisco will play for the divisional crown in Weeks 12 and 14. A split would benefit the Eagles and Detroit Lions most.
Detroit can inch ahead of Seattle with a Monday night win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Lions need to be one game in front of the Seahawks because Seattle owns the head-to-head tiebreaker.
The NFC South is a mess right now. The Atlanta Falcons lead the division, but they have quarterback issues. Taylor Heinicke came in for Desmond Ridder to start the second half on Sunday.
Atlanta will not have to worry about its quarterback situation affecting results until at least Week 10 since it hosts the now Kirk Cousins-less Minnesota Vikings in Week 9.
Minnesota is expected to drop away from the wild-card hunt with Cousins out. That could lead to an all-NFC South battle for the No. 7 seed between the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who looked the best of the three-and-four-win teams in the NFC in Week 8.
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