A change in the balance of power

Notwithstanding yesterday’s surprising win, the Eagles won’t win the NFC East this year. “The Eagles won the division five of the previous six seasons. Philadelphia beat the Cowboys nine times in that span by an average of 22.1 points,” notes the Morning News. More distressingly, “Once a team loses its grip on a division title, it's hard to regain. The Cowboys know. The franchise won the NFC East six times in a seven-year span in the 1990s. It had to wait nine years before returning to the top this season.”