Former Commanders OC makes really bold NFC East prediction

So, Commanders fans, have you already looked ahead to the rest of Washington’s schedule? Thursday night, the Commanders traveled to MetLife Stadium and beat the New York Giants 24-21. With the win, the Commanders rose to 3-5-1, and the Giants fell to 5-3-1. The Washington win means that if the two t

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So, Commanders fans, have you already looked ahead to the rest of Washington’s schedule?

Thursday night, the Commanders traveled to MetLife Stadium and beat the New York Giants 24-21. With the win, the Commanders rose to 3-5-1, and the Giants fell to 5-3-1. The Washington win means that if the two teams were to somehow finish tied at season’s end, the Commanders hold the tiebreaker over the Giants in head-to-head meetings, going 1-0-1 vs. New York this season.

If you haven’t looked at the future schedule yet, former Washington offensive coordinator Scott Turner has. He told "Grant and Danny" Friday on 106.7 The Fan that he has looked closely at the remaining schedule for the Giants, Cowboys and Commanders.

As a result, Turner told the co-hosts,

“I’ve got a prediction for you. That Week 18 game at Northwest Stadium, I got a feeling it will be a win-or-go-home game. That’s going to be for the division (NFC East).”

Turner then said that he came up with the Cowboys and Commanders playing for the NFC East at the season finale in Landover. “I think the Giants have a tough schedule coming up. I think they are going to have a hard time. It will be Commanders vs the Cowboys for it (NFC East).“

Former Washington OC Scott Turner was impressed with how Jayden Daniels handled adversity yesterday. pic.twitter.com/1AwYjLAnW5

— 106.7 The Fan (@1067theFan) November 13, 2026

Looking at the NFC standings, one thing is clear. Unless a team goes on a huge winning streak, no NFC East or NFC South team will be good enough to clinch a wild card. So those two divisions are most likely to have only their division winner qualify for the playoffs. Currently, of those two divisions, only the Giants have a winning record at 5-3-1.

Consequently, Turner sees the season finale between Washington and Dallas as being for not only the NFC East, but for the only playoff spot as well coming from the division. But that still means Washington would have to make up two games on the Giants and one on the Cowboys in the final eight games.

Here are the current standings:

NFC EAST