A.J. Brown and the Eagles’ personnel make play-calling simple, Derrick Henry is back, and the Vikings’ success depends on football no-brainers: win the turnover battle and don’t commit penalties.
With N.F.C. teams playing disconcertingly average football, only the 6-1 Minnesota Vikings have established a cushion in their division, while the N.F.C. East, led by the unbeaten Philadelphia Eagles, has looked like the toughest division in football.