The model's updated projections say the showdown between Philadelphia and Washington on Thursday Night Football will have a big impact on the race for the division title

Sometimes people in the NFL — coaches, players, owners — say interesting things, and when they do, there are generally two standards that are used to evaluate what they said. The first standard is, Did it help or hurt the team?

Consistency has no place in the NFC East. The division has taken the league on a wild ride since 2004, refusing to let the same team repeat as champions. That has produced plenty to celebrate for fans of the four teams,