Just past the midway point into the season and the NFC East has turned into one of the most erratic divisions in a long time. The New York Giants started off with a 5-0 record and were on top of the football world. Everyone had all but penciled them into the Super Bowl, and then next thing you know they drop four in a row.

Meanwhile in Dallas, the Cowboys started off slow, took off and started looking great, and then in the last two weeks lost to Green Bay and squeaked out a win over Washington. Tony Romo has proven that he can be absolutely fantastic or can completely throw games away. Right now, Dallas is on top of the division by one game, but hey, who knows what can happen.

Up in Philly, the Eagles have proven to have an extremely dynamic offense and solid defense, but have also lost to the Oakland Raiders. They’re sitting comfortably at 6-4 right now, but haven’t shown any signs of pulling away.

Then there are the Washington Redskins who have been completely terrible this season, but somehow found a way to upend the Denver Broncos a couple weeks ago. Jason Campbell’s been pretty good all year, but can’t seem to find the end zone whenever they get into the Red Zone. It’d be surprising if they win more than one game the rest of the way.

Taking a look into the rest of the season, it’s really going to be all about which team among the Eagles, Cowboys and Giants can get hot. Looking at the schedules however, Philadelphia has the advantage it looks like to take the division. Moreover, Donovan McNabb has looked pretty darn good this year, and has one of the biggest weapons in the league at his disposal in wide receiver DeSean Jackson. Jackson has scored via the pass, run, and return game and has shown no signs of slowing down.

Dallas meanwhile kicks off the last 6 games of the season with Oakland but later on has to face teams like the surging San Diego Chargers or undefeated New Orleans Saints. Unless Roy Williams can turn his season around and become a true weapon for Romo, defenses can continue to zone in on Miles Austin and force the Cowboys to run the ball more than they want.

And then there’s the incomprehensible New York Giants who at one point did look like the best team in football. The rest of their schedule isn’t too daunting, unless of course they’re playing for the division or a wild card berth the last week of the season. Week 17 they travel to Minnesota, and unless the Vikings plan on taking that game off then New York’s in a lot of trouble there.

Taking a closer look through the schedules, the most likely scenario to play out is the Eagles to close out the division with an 11-5 record, followed closely by the Giants and Cowboys both at 10-6. And oh by the way, Washington might win one more game but don’t be surprised if they finish up 3-13.

Philly looks like a strong candidate for the No. 3 seed in the NFC, but it’s a possibility that all three of these NFC East teams could find themselves into the playoffs and own both wild card spots.

It all starts this week with two of these teams playing on Thanksgiving Day.

The Cowboys have the easier matchup as they face the Oakland Raiders at home. Barring a miracle, Dallas should win. Enough said. Dallas 41, Oakland 17.

Then there’s the interesting matchup of the two fallen giants in New York and the Denver Broncos. The game is at Denver which does benefit them a bit, but with Kyle Orton hurt this offense has looked pretty stale. Even if he does play he won’t be 100% and expect this Giants’ defense to take advantage of that. And if Chris Simms does play over Orton, well, New York should have a field day. New York 24, Denver 17.

Then on Sunday the Redskins travel to Philly to take on the Eagles. The only thing worse than the ‘Skins 3-7 record right now is their record on the road which is 0-5. McNabb should have an easy time picking apart this Washington defense, and on the other side of the ball Jason Campbell might be able to put together a decent drive but should still have a hard time finding the end zone. Philadelphia 31, Washington 13.