Redskins 1 win away from worst-to-first turnaround

Washington had alternated victories and losses for the past eight games, the longest such run in the league. In the receiving end, Jordan Matthews had 159 yards and one touchdown in eight receptions while Zach Ertz added 78 yards and one touchdown in eight catches. And because of that, he gets to make my pick for at least one more week.

Viewed through hindsight’s long lens, Jackson’s dismissal pretty much symbolizes the arrogance of the Kelly era of Eagles football, summed up in one paragraph by veteran Philadelphia football writer Les Bowen. And realistically, they have a shot at doing just that, according to NJ.com. Finally, the teams are beginning to separate, all of them pulling in slightly different directions, and the only team on an upward trajectory is in Washington. The Eagles lost their first game against Washington 23-20, with Kirk Cousins driving down the length of the field for the go-ahead touchdown. The Eagles differential, by comparison is minus-44, which certainly hasn’t been helped by the fact they’re a whopping minus-75 over their last five games. He’s the first quarterback in club history with six 300-yard passing games in a single season. Sam Bradford completed 28 of 41 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns against two interceptions.

Drafted by the Redskins in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft out of Washington State, Rypien wouldn’t appear in any regular season action until 1988.

The Eagles signed kicker Caleb Sturgis prior to Week 4 and he has converted 17-of-21 field goals and 27-of-29 extra points. Expect a insane, primetime environment in Philadelphia for this Saturday night game, which could end up being the deciding factor during a matchup between two teams whose game went down to the wire in Week Four. Plus, on paper, the team wasn’t very good.

In his last five games, Bradford has completed 66.5 percent of his throws for seven touchdowns and three interceptions. With an 10-4 record coming into this week, we’re still by far the most accurate prediction series on the planet when it comes to the Eagles.so we’re hoping for a Christmas miracle tomorrow as we look for an 11-4 record heading into the final week. A poor performance in two big games could see Bradford take a major pay cut considering that contract.

Jackson missed a lot of playing time this year, first with a shoulder injury, then with a hamstring but he is at full strength right now and will bring everything he’s got to this grudge match.

Gibbs made a decision to run the ball with Riggs and that is when the unthinkable happened.

Who would have said that team most likely to rescue the dignity of the division and emerge with a winning mark was the Redskins?

As Redskins offensive tackle JIm Lachey grabbed Harris and try to bring him down, Eagles safety Wes Hopkins raced to Harris and asked him to lateral the ball to him.

McCoy left early in the second half after hurting his right knee, and backup Mike Gilleslee delivered a 60-yard touchdown run.

Something that’s been a bit overlooked this week due to the importance of this game is DeSean Jackson’s return to Philadelphia, who will be a key factor to whether or not the Eagles are able to last another week in the hunt for the NFC East crown. Bradham had a setback in his recovery last week. It’s suddenly all become so simple for the Washington Redskins: Win their game against the Philadelphia Eagles next weekend, and coach Jay Gruden’s club will clinch the NFC East title.

The Philadelphia Eagles aren’t out of the playoff hunt yet, despite last week’s loss.