Upside Down

Has a division’s standings been so upended in so little time.

 

The heretofore overrated 2-1 Redskins, who beat two lousy teams and looked completely discombobulated against the NY Giants in the season opener, go into Dallas and handle the Cowboys.

 

The Cowboys, until now viewed as the best team in the conference, have now lost one - and should have lost a second - home game to division rivals within the first four weeks of the season. That is not how the best team in the conference plays.

 

The Eagles blow 4 turnovers, 2 Akers’ misses, and four cracks at the endzone from inside the 2 yard line to lose to the mediocre Kyle Orton-led Bears to sink to .500.

 

Sunday morning, I would have ranked the NFC East thusly: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Redskins.

 

Sunday night, I have to rank them: Redskins, Giants, Cowboys, Eagles