Can the Eagles afford to be 2-5, potentially three games (and a tiebreaker) behind the Giants in the NFC East, two games behind Dallas, with four NFC losses?

No.

But will they be able to sniff a division championship and thus the playoffs, rattle the Cowboys and remain reasonably close enough to the Giants to make the back end of their season meaningful if they are 3-4?

Yes.

So exactly why would their season and any of their championship hopes not hinge on what happens Sunday night at the Linc?

By Monday, Philadelphia will find out if it will have reason to watch late-season pro football.


Check out my column on the Birds, their opportunity and their crisis moment in the Daily Times Tuesday and as always on delcotimes.com