The notorious NFC East division has yet again become the spotlight for spontaneity in the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys forfeited their chances of the Playoffs last weekend, the Giants are begging their division peers to collapse and the Eagles and Redskins are ready to tear each other in half tonight center stage on a Thursday Night Football special Saturday edition. I am unable to trust either one of these unseemly teams this ladder part of the year but would like to see the Redskins with QB Kirk Cousins march into Philadelphia and ravish the city of Brotherly Love and Lincoln financial. As always, I'm here to give you the pre-game run down on what viewers can expect from this crucial NFC match-up.
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The Washington Redskins have the opportunity to make a statement and clinch the playoffs for the first time since 2012. They were of course defeated by the Seahawks who went on to win the Championship that year and were led by the talents of QB Robert Griffin III who has turned out to be a complete bust. No shame in QB Kirk Cousins's game who has thrown 22 TD's this season and produced a 97.2 QB rating. Head Coach Jay Gruden certainly likes the chances of Cousins getting a good contract with Washington and their offense is still stacked with weapons like WR Desean Jackson and HB Alfred Morris to solidify a promising future. Tonight the Redskins will have to turn it up a notch on the defensive side of the ball and hold the Eagles to under 120 yards rushing. If the Redskins are forced to fight an uphill battle though the Eagles blitz may cause some problems for the Washington passing game. I really like Washington's defensive chances tonight, if they capitalize on turnovers and turn things into a ground and pound game, they'll come out victorious.
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The Philadelphia Eagles and their roller coaster season is finally coming to an end. A underachieved season for HB DeMarco Murray, and lowsy season record and a undefined roster has to put much pressure in the heart of Head Coach Chip Kelly. The world will be watching as the Eagles will seek to stake claim as the NFC East's most dominant team if they can defeat the Redskins tonight. Eagles QB Sam Bradford will need to preserve the clock and avoid any turnovers if Philadelphia plans to get the win. Also their front of the defensive side of the ball will need to halt a heavy Redskins rushing attack. With their work cut out for them expect a heavy slandering if Kelly is unable to get the job done on primetime television tonight. We will see how it all plays out real soon.
