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NFC East is anyone's division after a week to forget with four teams and no wins

Commanders Coach Dan Quinn, quarterback Jayden Daniels and rookie offensive coordinator David Blough share the blame for the time-management debacle that cost them a chance at a game-winning field goal attempt.

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New York Giants' Dru Phillips (22) sacks Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Here's how rough this past week went in the NFC East: All four teams played, including two against each other, and they combined for zero wins.

That is difficult to do.

Dallas lost at home to previously 0-4 Tampa Bay on Thursday night. Philadelphia got beat by Jacksonville after taking the lead in the finals seconds. And then Washington and the New York Giants played to an almost inexplicable tie — the NFL's first game since at least 1978 to end with the final snap in overtime coming inside an opponent's 25-yard-line.

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