Then, Philadelphia won two playoff games including a win over the New York Giants, the NFC East winner and then-defending Super Bowl champions to get to their fifth NFC Championship in eight seasons. The soaring Eagles could not stop the even-higher flying Arizona Cardinals and were forced to watch the Super Bowl like the rest of the NFC East.

The offseason saw the Eagles offense infused with a few high profile free agents, some promising rookies and a Pro Bowler via a trade. On defense, the Eagles went younger with the departure of former All-Pro team leader Brian Dawkins and disgruntled cornerback Lito Sheppard.

With those offseason changes, will the Eagles be good enough to make another run at that elusive Super Bowl title? Let’s look at the teams that are standing in their way in the NFC East:

New York G...

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