There are always underrated NFL games that need to be on your radar, and we select three every week to highlight the storylines you may have missed while selecting your fantasy lineups or projecting the playoffs. This week, the underrated games are heavy on the NFC East, a division that's hard to predict this year and not necessarily for good reasons. This week's games have the potential to be season-defining, momentum-shifting, and playoff-implicating.
It can be argued that the New York Giants are worse than their record (3-1-1) suggests, and the Houston Texans (2-4) are better than theirs. The Giants quarterback situation has been anything but stable. Starter Jaxson Dart went down with a season-ending injury, leaving Jameis Winston to lead the offense.
Winston, who is anything but consistent, was replaced by their newest acquisition J.J. The former Minnesota Viking immediately threw a pick, but did find the end zone. It's hard to pinpoint where this team is going this season, and what makes it all the more confusing and unpredictable is the struggles of the rest of the NFC East.
The Giants are in the lead among the Philadelphia Eagles (2-4), Washington Commanders (1-4-1) and Dallas Cowboys (2-4). Anything could happen with these four teams. The Texans are a team on the rise, winning their last two, with a win last week against a top AFC team and division rival, the Jacksonville Jaguars.
They started the season 0-4 and while a loss is a loss, these losses were close, which counts for something, right? They came close to defeating the Buffalo Bills in Week 1, losing 26-31, lost 19-17 to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3 and lost 34-30 to the Cowboys in Week 4. Granted, those aren't all Super Bowl contenders, but the ball bounces the other way in some of those games and the Texans would be in the "top team" conversation.
Houston has never started 0-4 and ended with a winning record, but I think this could be the year. The Los Angeles Rams and Las Vegas Raiders are each interesting studies this season, so I am intrigued at a matchup between the two. The Raiders are looking to bounce back after losing to three strong AFC teams in the Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills.
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