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Someone has to win the ugly but entertaining NFC East. Who will it be? [Poll]

Washington's DeSean Jackson runs around before fumbling on a punt return against Dallas on Monday night.

Washington’s DeSean Jackson runs around before fumbling on a punt return against Dallas on Monday night.

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The NFC East is a mess.

It is also the most interesting division in the NFL. With three teams tied for first and the fourth team just a game behind, anyone can win it. And the fact that none of those teams is close to .500 somehow just makes it even more fun.

Most of the other divisions look like done deals already, with the exception of the AFC South. But that division only has two teams tied for the lead (Indianapolis and Houston), and they both are 6-6. How boring.

Not the NFC East. Washington and Dallas proved that on Monday night with a sloppy but highly entertaining game, won by the Cowboys, 19-16, on a field goal in the final seconds of regulation. Had the Redskins won, they would have been 6-6 with a one-game lead over Philadelphia and the New York Giants in the division.

Plus, the Cowboys would have dropped to 3-9 and all but out of the division race.

But that's not how they do it in the NFC East.

So instead, the Redskins, Eagles and Giants are 5-7, and the Cowboys are 4-8. As far as division games left on the schedule, Washington and Philadelphia have two left, and New York and Dallas have one left.

Yes, it's ugly. But, boy, is it fun! The best (or worst) part is, one of these teams, no matter how bad it is, will make the playoffs.

Which one do you think it will be?

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