I'm not sure playing the NFCE winner is actually a luxury at this point. Washington's defense is good and they are Haskins being horrible away from winning their last 6 (or 7 if they beat the Eagles) games. If the Cowboys defense can manage to be competent for a game, their offense can put up enough points to win. The teams without winning records that have made the playoffs have won their 1st round game more often than not too.
Combine that with the NFCE winner most likely playing the Bucs, who are 1-5 against teams that will finish with a winning record, and it can very easily happen again.