The NFC East has been arguably the most competitive division in football for quite sometime, but this season the division has lost a big of it’s appeal. The New York Giants are still Super Bowl contenders despite losing two straight to the New Orleans Saints and the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals, but the same can’t be said for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins.

The Dallas Cowboys put themselves back into the contender conversation after an impressive win over the Atlanta Falcons, but both the Eagles and Redskins have struggled as of late. The Eagles looked really good in the first couple of weeks, but there was a serious lack of competition for Donovan McNabb and company in the first few weeks of the season.

As a result of the lack of any real competition for the Eagles, Philadelphia was blindsided in week six getting beat by the lowly Oakland Raiders 13-9. Before the Raiders gave McNabb’s Eagles a reality check in week six Philadelphia looked like they could be a contender in the NFC, but after Oakland put the clamps on the once high powered Philly offense there have been a lot of questions being asked on whether or there needs to be changes to Philly’s game plan or if Michael Vick should get a shot at starting for the Eagles.

The Redskins on the other hand have continued to struggle with quarterback Jason Campbell and injuries to key players in running back Clinton Portis and arguably their best defensive player in Albert Haynesworth.

Clinton Portis has struggled with injuries throughout his entire career, so the running back being injured is no real surprise, but without Portis coming out of the backfield for the Redskins their offense is practically non-existent.

The Eagles should win this game and by a convincing margin as they have had a week to correct their mistakes from the embarrassing loss to the Oakland Raiders. If Donovan McNabb can get the offense back on track then Philly should be fine, but I honestly wouldn’t be surprised to see the Redskins pull off the unlikely upset.

As of right now the Eagles are favored by -7.5 points, but I would not risk betting on the Eagles just yet as they have still yet to prove that they have solved their offense woes.