NFL Power Rankings, Week 14: Eagles look to keep NFC East race interesting

18. Philadelphia Eagles (Play Monday Night)

Thanks to the Dallas Cowboys knocking off the New Orleans Saints to kick off Week 13, the Eagles find themselves in a must-win situation for Monday’s meeting with the Washington Redskins, or it’s going to be a rough final stretch. With Philadelphia trailing Dallas by 1.5 games at the moment, another loss would set the defending champions back by a full two games in the NFC East standings.

When looking at how their next three games happen to be against teams currently on top of their respected divisions, the Eagles better realize the importance of winning every game possible the rest of the way, or they will spend the postseason watching from home. At least with a win over the Redskins, Philadelphia can keep things tight in the division race by only trailing Dallas by one game before the two teams meet next weekend in what should be another epic NFC East showdown.

But first, all of the main focus for the Eagles needs to be on Monday’s game against the Redskins. Because if Philadelphia can’t manage to win over Washington in front of a fired up Eagles crowd, the 2018 season will most likely be over after this one when looking at all of the obstacles for the final four weeks.