Munch on this mind-bender for a moment: Alex Smith’s devastating injury might have saved Jason Garrett’s job.
Welcome to the state-of-the-NFC-East address, where things have gotten a bit weird — and honestly, pretty ugly.
The one team, Washington, that’s over .500 entering Week 12 just lost Smith, its starting quarterback, for the season. The one team almost universally picked to repeat as East champs, Philadelphia, just lost its fifth game in seven tries and has the worst record through 10 games by a defending Super Bowl champion. The New York Giants, who started out 1-7, are somehow still in the race.