How the Eagles can make the playoffs

Just like that, in the matter of just 2 weeks, the Philadelphia Eagles have gone from a team fighting for a 1st round bye to a team now just fighting to make the playoffs.

The Eagles have dropped out of 1st and out of the top 6 playoff spots in the NFC; they are no longer in complete control.

So here's how the Eagles can get in:

The easiest way - they need to win their final 2 games AND they need Dallas to finish 1-1 or 0-2.

Eagles can also make the playoffs if they finish 1-1 but they would then need Dallas to go 0-2.

The remaining schedules look like this:

The Eagles play both the Washington Redskins and New York Giants on the road, who only have a combined 8 wins, while Dallas has the 10-4 Indianapolis Colts, who are fighting for a 1st round bye, and then the Redskins on the road.

While winning the division is the easiest road to the playoffs, the Eagles could still go as a wildcard.

Eagles would have to win out and they would need either Detroit, Seattle, or Green Bay to lose out.

But those odds are not good.

Eagles lose the tie breakers to all 3 of these teams