Eagles vs. Redskins – 12/26/15 NFL Pick, Odds, and Prediction

With a win over the Eagles on Sunday, the Redskins will be the 2015 NFC East champions and the Eagles will be guaranteed a spot on the couch to watch the postseason. Cousins has six touchdown passes in his last three games.

After finishing last in their division in six of the past seven seasons, the Redskins (7-7) are in charge of things, thanks in part to finally claiming two consecutive victories for the first time all season by beating the Buffalo Bills 35-25 on Sunday, behind Kirk Cousins’ four touchdown passes, zero interceptions and a run for a score.

“We had a lot on our hands”. “I think we will do pretty well”. We needed that to spark us and get the momentum going.

“We still have a dogfight in front of us”. It seems that the questioning surrounding Chip Kelly and the Eagles every week takes away from where the focus is supposed to be – on the field.

He’ll cash in further this season if he leads the Redskins back to the playoffs for the first time since 2012.

Said defensive end Mario Williams: “Of course there’s going to be changes. And you have a routine where you can just turn your brain off”. It will try to reverse this trend and lock up the NFC East division title with a win this Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field against the Philadelphia Eagles. But Washington coach Jay Gruden was oblivious to it all while answering questions from the media. On the first, rookie tight end Nick O’Leary’s first career catch went for 37 yards; the Redskins challenged whether he stepped out of bounds, but the play stood after a review.

On their next possession, the Redskins gambled on fourth-and-1 from the Buffalo 37, and were rewarded when Buffalo was called for encroachment.

Fans repeatedly responded to touchdowns with full-throated serenades of “You like that!” – a reference to what Cousins screamed as he trotted to the locker room after a comeback victory earlier this season.

“[In the first game], I think you could concentrate more on Garcon [because Jackson wasn’t playing]”, Kelly said. We can get on Mario about things – this or that – but I’m going to tell you this: this young man wanted to play in the worst possible way. Reed is second among tight ends with 74 receptions for 778 yards. Jackson is one the league’s most unsafe deep threats and Garcon is a clutch receiver. You know he will be ready to go on Saturday. “But I guess I was wrong”.

The 27-year-old Cousins is in the midst of a career year that has seen him pass for 3,625 yards and 22 touchdowns while throwing just 11 interceptions. It was his sixth 300-yard passing day of the season, a franchise record. The Philadelphia Eagles ground game is averaging 112.7 yards per contest, and DeMarco Murray leads the way with 606 yards and four touchdowns. “But he continues to grow and he’s playing lights-out”. First, backup running back Mike Gillislee Jr.-who replaced LeSean McCoy-scored on a 60-yard rush. Redskins injuries: S Dashon Goldson (bruised rib), RT Morgan Moses (sprained foot), RB Matt Jones (bruised hip), C Josh LeRibeus (sprained ankle), LB Will Compton (stinger).