Ron Jaworski's midseason grades, MVPs and final prediction for the Eagles

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Despite a rocky first half of the NFL season, the Philadelphia Eagles are sitting in first place in the NFC East coming out of their bye week.

The Birds got healthy while the Redskins lost their starting QB and the Cowboys started their fourth QB of the year. The Giants won, but the Eagles can take a two-game lead on New York with a win on Sunday.

• Fixing Carson Wentz should be the Eagles' bye-week priority

But before looking ahead to that matchup, we asked former Eagle Ron Jaworski to put a bow on the first half of the season.

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1st Down: Grading the offense, best player
2nd Down: Grading the defense, best player
3rd Down: What's holding the Birds back
Final Prediction: 7-8-1, NFC East champs