NFC East Report: Smash-Mouth Style A Thing Of The Past

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Published: October 24, 2009

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... be. The Cowboys are in neutral, the Redskins are in disarray and the Eagles just lost to the Raiders  The Giants are the best of an extremely beatable bunch.

The division has had at least one wild-card entry since 2005, but the perception that the NFC East is the conference’s toughest division is pure myth.

Yes, it was true once. The NFC East was the league’s flagship division. From 1975-95, the NFC East sent 13 teams to the Super Bowl, winning eight.

Those days are long gone.

Since the great Dallas dynasty’s last Super Bowl victory (SB XXX) fourteen years ago, the NFC East has had only three teams make it to the Super Bowl: The Giants in 2000 and 2007, and the Eagles in 2004.

Since SB XXX, the Dallas Cowboys have played seven playoff games, losing six.  Their lone victory was a wild-card win over Minnesota in 1996. That’s right: America’s team has not won a playoff game in 13 years.

The Washington Redskins last...

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NFC East Report: Smash-Mouth Style A Thing Of The Past

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: October 24, 2009

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... be. The Cowboys are in neutral, the Redskins are in disarray and the Eagles just lost to the Raiders  The Giants are the best of an extremely beatable bunch.

The division has had at least one wild-card entry since 2005, but the perception that the NFC East is the conference’s toughest division is pure myth.

Yes, it was true once. The NFC East was the league’s flagship division. From 1975-95, the NFC East sent 13 teams to the Super Bowl, winning eight.

Those days are long gone.

Since the great Dallas dynasty’s last Super Bowl victory (SB XXX) fourteen years ago, the NFC East has had only three teams make it to the Super Bowl: The Giants in 2000 and 2007, and the Eagles in 2004.

Since SB XXX, the Dallas Cowboys have played seven playoff games, losing six.  Their lone victory was a wild-card win over Minnesota in 1996. That’s right: America’s team has not won a playoff game in 13 years.

The Washington Redskins last...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


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