Cowboys & Giants rest while Eagles & Commanders face tests in Week 9

The Dallas Cowboys must be feeling good heading into their bye week. Getting to 6-2 and moving back into second place in the NFC East, they now hope to watch their rivals falter while they rest up for the second half of the season.

Thanks to the Giants’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks last Sunday, Dallas pulled even with New York overall and currently holds the head-to-head tiebreaker from Week 3. The Cowboys’ victory over the Chicago Bears also helped them stay on the heels of the now 7-0 Philadelphia Eagles.

Even the Washington Commanders are getting back into this NFC East party, improving to 4-4 with their third-straight victory. If the playoffs started now, the division would send three…