They say keep your friends close, but your divisional rivals closer.
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With that in mind, each week Giants.com takes a look at the latest news and happenings around the NFC East:
NEW YORK GIANTS(4-3, 2-2 NFC EAST)
Week 7: W, 27-20 vs. Cowboys
Streak: Won 1
Next: @ Saints
• While Tom Coughlin became the second coach in franchise history with 100 regular-season wins, the Giants broke a five-game losing streak to Dallas. It was their first home victory vs. the Cowboys since the final week of the 2012 season when they clinched the NFC East title en route to winning Super Bowl XLVI.
• It was the first game in which the Giants scored on both an interception return (Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie) and a kickoff return (Dwayne Harris) since 1951 when Pro Football Hall of Famers Tom Landry and Emlen Tunnell did it in a victory over the New York Yankees.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS(3-4, 1-1 NFC EAST)
Week 7: W, 31-30 vs. Buccaneers
Streak: Won 1
Next: BYE
• With his team trailing 24-0 midway through the second quarter, quarterback Kirk Cousins threw three touchdowns and ran for another in the greatest comeback victory in franchise history. Before Sunday, the Redskins had previously overcome 21-point deficits to win three times.
• The bye week comes at an opportune time for outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, who fractured a bone in his right hand on Sunday. The Redskins will await his status over the break before they face the undefeated Patriots in Week 9.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES(3-4, 1-2 NFC EAST)
Week 7: L, 27-16 @ Panthers (Sun. night)
Streak: Lost 1
Next: BYE
• Seven-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters was carted off the field in the first quarter with back spasms and did not return. Matt Tobin slid over from right guard to left tackle while Dennis Kelly went in at right guard.
• Quarterback Sam Bradford finished 26 of 46 for 205 yards and an interception. He was also sacked five times, twice by Jared Allen on the Eagles' final drive of the game.
DALLAS COWBOYS(2-4, 2-1 NFC EAST)
Week 7: L, 27-20 @ Giants
Streak: Lost 4
Next: vs. Seahawks
• In his first start for the Cowboys, quarterback Matt Cassel threw for 227 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions on consecutive drives in the second half. He was the third starting quarterback of the season for Dallas, which made the switch from Brandon Weeden over the bye week while Tony Romo remains out with a broken collarbone.
• All-Pro wide receiver Dez Bryant missed his fifth-straight game since injuring his foot in the opener against the Giants. After the game, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones updated Bryant's status, as well as the latest on Romo.
"Well, we'll see about Dez," Jones said. "He had a good workout. He said he didn't have any negative effects from it out here before the game. We'll just see how this week goes. Romo will be back against Tampa."
Gameday photo timeline from the Giants Week 7 win vs. Cowboys

1:00 PM - Fans tailgating hours before the Giants take on the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium - View Gallery

2:30 PM - Players take the field to begin their pregame warmups - View Gallery

4:20 PM - Giants line up for the National Anthem shortly before kickoff

4:25 PM - Giants are joined by former CB Everson Walls and SVU's Mariska Hagerty as they get set to kickoff against the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium

5:25, 1ST QTR, Dan Bailey kicks a 30-yard field goal, DAL 3 - NYG 0

14:07, 2ND QTR, Eli Manning passes to Rueben Randle for 24 yards - Watch Highlight

11:02, 2ND QTR, Orleans Darkwa runs for a 15-yard touchdown, NYG 7 - DAL 3 - Watch Highlight

7:29, 2ND QTR, Matt Cassel passes to Terrance Williams for a 27-yard completion, which sets up a 48-yard Dan Bailey field goal, NYG 7 - DAL 6

2:17, 2ND QTR, Darren McFadden rushes for a 1-yard touchdown, DAL 13 - NYG 7

1:04, 2ND QTR, Dwayne Harris hauls in a 38-yard pass from Eli Manning to set up 47-yard Josh Brown field goal, DAL 13 - NYG 10 - Watch Highlight

11:19, 3RD QTR, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie intercepts Matt Cassel, and returns it 58 yards for a touchdown, NYG 17 - DAL 13 - Watch Highlight

7:54, 3RD QTR, Brandon Meriweather intercepts Matt Cassel at the NYG 1 - Watch Highlight

6:33, 3RD QTR, Rueben Randle makes a spectacular one-handed catch near Giants midfield for 44 yards - Watch Highlight

5:55, 3RD QTR, Shane Vereen runs for 39 yards to the DAL 11 - Watch Highlight

3:18, 3RD QTR, After two great plays by Randle and Vereen, Josh Brown kicks a 34-yard field goal, NYG 20 - DAL 13

15:00, 4TH QTR, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie intercepts his second pass of the day and returns it for 12 yards - Watch Highlight

7:14, 4TH QTR, Devin Street catches a 25-yard pass from Matt Cassel in the back of the end zone for a touchdown, NYG 20 - DAL 20

7:01, 4TH QTR, Dwayne Harris returns the kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, NYG 27 - DAL 20 - Watch Highlight

1:36, 4TH QTR, Giants' Myles White recovers the muffed punt by Cole Beasley at DAL 16

Final Score: New York Giants 27, Dallas Cowboys 20. Coach Coughlin becomes the seventh coach with at least 100 victories and two Super Bowl wins with one franchise - Watch Game Highlights

Coach Coughlin addresses the team immediately following the Giants win against the Cowboys. Coach Coughlin awarded game ball by Eli Manning - Watch Giants Locker Room Celebration
