Joe Judge, New York Giants. (USA Today)
The Dallas Cowboys have the chance to clinch the NFC East title this season by winning these three games.
The NFC East division was the joke of the entire league last season, with the Washington Football Team falling backwards into the title thanks to the tank-inspired decision-making by former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson. But in 2021, it is evident that Dallas Cowboys are the easy, runaway favorites to win the division.
Dallas solidified their stake in the division title on Monday night, when they blew out the Eagles 41-21 on primetime television. But how can the Cowboys clinch the NFC East championship this year? They can do so by winning these three games.
3. New York Giants, Week 5
The Cowboys end their three-game home stand in Week 5, when they host the rival New York Giants. This is a must-win game because, quite frankly, the Giants are a bad football team, despite running back Saquon Barkley insisting otherwise.
New York looked lifeless against the Denver Broncos in the season-opener, fumbled the chance to defeat the Washington Football Team in Week 2 and lost to a previously-winless Atlanta Falcons team that were without their top cornerback in A.J. Terrell.
The Giants are an undisciplined team that find creative ways to lose on a weekly basis. This is the same old story for this organization that spanned back to when Ben McAdoo and Pat Shurmur were coaching.
This is an easy win for the Cowboys, especially since they play it at home. Even if they played on the road, Dallas would still beat New York.
