No NFC East team wins in Week 5, a division-wide shutout seen only three other times since 2002

Not one NFC East team won in Week 5, even though two of them played each other: the Giants and Commanders finished 27-27 in overtime, the Eagles lost 19-17 in London and the Cowboys fell at home to a Tampa Bay team that had yet to win.

That combination is rare. Since the league moved to eight four-team divisions in 2002, a division has gone without a single victory in a week that included a game between two of its members only four times, and this is the latest. The others were the AFC South in Week 1 of 2022, when the Colts and Texans tied, the NFC West in Week 7 of 2016 after the Seahawks and Cardinals tied, and the NFC North in Week 12 of 2013, when the Vikings and Packers tied.

How each game slipped away

Dallas opened the week on Thursday night with a 24-16 loss at AT&T Stadium to the Buccaneers, who arrived 0-4. The Cowboys started undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels at quarterback for the second time.

Philadelphia was eight seconds from leaving London with a win after Jake Elliott made a 48-yard field goal for a 17-16 lead. Nick Sirianni chose to kick off into the field of play rather than through the end zone, Jacksonville got a return, and Cam Little hit a 57-yarder as time expired. Sirianni accepted the blame afterward.

In Landover, Washington led 27-13 after Jayden Daniels ran in from 26 yards and threw the two-point conversion with 11:05 to play. Jameis Winston then found Isaiah Likely and Malik Nabers for 17-yard touchdowns, the second with 1:43 left, to force overtime. Both teams reached field-goal range in the extra period without scoring. The Commanders forced a Cam Skattebo fumble, then reached the Giants’ 26 with 55 seconds left and no timeouts, but ran out of clock before attempting a kick. Winston threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns on 33 of 54 passing.

Wild one in Washington pic.twitter.com/zLz4kgQypq

— New York Giants (@Giants) October 11, 2026

The standings after five weeks

The odd week leaves the Giants in first place at 3-1-1, ahead of the Eagles and Cowboys at 2-3 and the Commanders at 1-3-1. Ties keep piling up around the division: Sunday’s draw gives the Giants and Commanders two of the league’s last three, and the other was the Cowboys’ 40-40 game with the Packers last season. New York has not won any of its last six overtime games, losing four and tying two.

What comes next

All four teams are back on the field in Week 6. The Giants host the New Orleans Saints and the Eagles host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, October 18, at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The Cowboys visit the Green Bay Packers that night at 8:20 p.m. EDT, and the Commanders play at the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, October 19, at 8:15 p.m. EDT. Read our full stories on the Giants-Commanders tie and the Jaguars’ win over the Eagles.