The NFC East is no longer a laughingstock. Except for the R … Dan Snyder’s team.

The Eagles remain The Team to Beat in the division even though Nick Foles has stopped being Norm Van Brocklin and LeSean McCoy is averaging 2.9 yards per carry behind a makeshift offensive line, down from last year’s 5.1.

In Dallas: The more help he gets from DeMarco Murray, Dez Bryant and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli, the healthier Tony Romo looks.

But how ticked off would Jerry Jones be if Giants fans made their way into his palace and were as numerous and loud as the Texans fans were Sunday?

Speaking of Big Blue … Odell Beckham Jr. just might cause the same problems for the Eagles that DeSean Jackson used to cause for the Giants.

After whiffing on Antone Smith’s 74-yard TD, you had to wonder whether Antrel Rolle had a much more boring Saturday night than Prince Amukamara.

If Larry Donnell played Larry Donnell on his fantasy team this week, shame on him.

More from the Week 5 notebook:

• We have one Dunce Cap reserved for Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt. Fourth-and-half-a-yard on his 42, just over three minutes left, up six, and he goes for it instead of punting. “I considered it,” Whisenhunt said. “But I felt like with them having only one timeout we would have a chance to win the game right there.” Except Charlie Whitehurst’s quarterback sneak went nowhere. Five plays later, the Browns were in the end zone, 29-28 comeback winners.

• We have another Dunce Cap reserved for Chiefs boss Andy Reid, who put the ball in Alex Smith’s hands no fewer than seven times on third-and-short against the 49ers instead of on Jamaal Charles’ legs. “They’re normally a big-man team in short yardage,” Reid said. “We thought we had some decent things for that. It didn’t work as well as we needed it to.”

• One last Dunce Cap is reserved for the Falcons’ Mike Smith, who went for it fourth-and-1 from his 29 with 4:40 left against the Giants. “To me it was very makeable,” Smith said. Except they didn’t make it because Johnathan Hankins sacked Matt Ryan.

• Our valedictorian is Panthers returner Philly Brown, who alertly picked up a loose ball after interference by Teddy Williams and returned the punt 79 yards for a touchdown. Williams — no Splendid Splinter — said the Bears stopped because they heard a whistle.

• The Avengers: Bills defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, 29-51 as Lions head coach, was carried off Ford Field after his unit piled up six sacks of Matthew Stafford in a 17-14 comeback win. Schwartz gave an emotional Saturday night speech in a defensive meeting. “This one was personal for him,” defensive tackle Corbin Bryant said.

• The Avengers II: Panthers tight end Greg Olsen (6-72-2 TDs) led 31-24 victory over the Bears, who traded him in 2011. “I’ve moved past that,” Olsen said. “I don’t hold any grudges.”

• If Brian Hoyer — Hoyer the Destroyer — keeps playing like this, LeBron may switch sides and ditch Johnny Football.

• Doug Marrone may have saved his job by benching EJ Manuel in favor of Kyle Orton, a professional quarterback the Bills believe in.

• If Mike Pettine keeps coaching like this, it won’t matter if Jimmy Haslam covets Jim Harbaugh.

• The 49ers have reestablished their Neanderthal mentality. Imagine if they liked Harbaugh, nobody could possibly have it better than them in that case.

• Stafford and the Lions haven’t learned how to win without Calvin Johnson (ankle).

• The Bears have no chance to topple the Packers in the NFC North if Jay Cutler keeps making Jay Cutler mistakes in crunch time.

• The Patriots are a different team when Bill Belichick and Tom Brady get real serious. Brady didn’t look 37 years old when he had a clean pocket against the Bengals, did he?

• Darrelle Revis looked much more like a shutdown corner against A.J. Green than Antonio Cromartie did against Demaryius Thomas.

• Big Blake Bortles has a long way to go before we’ll be comparing him to Big Ben Roethlistberger. Dick LeBeau eats rookie quarterbacks for breakfast, with an 18-2 record in those situations. Big Ben’s offense, though, must do better than one offensive touchdown over the last 82:49.

• The difference between the Colts and the Ravens was the difference between Andrew Luck and Joe Flacco. And if Colts outside linebacker Bjoern Werner (two sacks) can step up in Robert Mathis’ absence, Luckstrong becomes that much stronger.

• Peyton Manning needs five TD passes to tie Brett Favre (508) and the Jets secondary is next. Just sayin’.

• The only thing keeping Bill O’Brien from fielding a legitimate contender in Houston is the quarterback.

• Philip Rivers apparently doesn’t need a marquee running back as long as he has Antonio Gates. Not to mention Mike McCoy.

• Is that Austin Davis quarterbacking the Rams, or Austin Powers?

• Jake Locker is the Sam Bradford of Tennessee.

• It doesn’t matter if Teddy Bridgewater or Fran Tarkenton is quarterbacking the Vikings, Norv Turner needs to get Cordarrelle Patterson involved.

• Did Eric Decker really have to make the cross-country trip to San Diego? Did the Jets?

• Drew Brees’ wishful thinking is the Saints’ comeback win over the Bucs might be a defining moment. It won’t be if he throws three picks again.

• That should quiet the Cardinals-Bengals Super Bowl chatter.