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Washington Redskins in a Good Place, Could Win NFC

Even though Philadelphia left tackle Jason Peters is the one that made it to the Pro Bowl for the Eagles this year, some would say Johnson was the best blocker on that offensive line this season.

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If Manning’s body is simply deteriorating and he can’t make throws, Kubiak might decide to ride it out with Osweiler. This didn’t appear to be a planned day off for Manning, so it appears his foot is still giving him some problems.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) – As Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins prepares for Saturday night’s critical game against the Eagles, he admits some parts of his job have gotten easier.


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While Lee’s eight field goals were a game high, he was particularly unsafe at the free-throw line, where he hit 9 of 10 attempts. Hawkins made two enormous 3-pointers in the first half, but he also fouled too much against Louisville’s quicker ball-handlers.

Their stakes are much higher this time around. The Redskins are vulnerable to the run, ranking 28th with an average of 129.8 yards per game allowed.ABOUT THE EAGLES (6-8): Philadelphia was pierced for at least 40 points for the third time in five games in last week’s loss and its 30th-ranked run defense surrendered a staggering 230 yards to the Cardinals.


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The ball, as is so often the case, is in Manziel’s court. “The number is starting to climb but for me, these mean a lot to me”. Isn’t he cute? How long can he keep this up? At this point the scoldings and scrambles are all starting to run together.

Against Washington, the Eagles need their quarterback to deliver a performance equal to the magnitude of the game.

Picked by many national publications to finish at or near the bottom of the NFL when the season started, the Redskins are on the brink of their first division title since 2012 and second in 16 years.

“They have the same implications in place: They control their own destiny, also”.

“When you watch the tape, I think the thing that stands out is his repetitive accuracy”, Eagles coach Chip Kelly said.

Fletcher Cox has faith in the Eagles this Sunday.

“My motivation for this game is to win the game”, Jackson said during a conference call Wednesday.

“At the end of the day, we are in a position to make the playoffs”, Murray said. “The next two are huge”. The Eagles scored more than 20 points in only two of their last six games.

However, just a week after the Cowboys loss, in Chicago, he got away with a reckless throw that deflected off Jordan Reed to a falling Matt Jones for a critical fourth-quarter first down.

Kirk Cousins, 2015 home splits: 192-257, 2,170 yards, 74.7 completion percentage, 16 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 117.0 QB rating. He’s going to test them again and quarterback Kirk Cousins will look for him.

They’ve gone against each other many times over the years. The Rams were 7-8 with a chance to win the NFC West in 2010, but lost 16-6 at Seattle in a winner-take-all battle in Week 17.

-In March, Eagles coach Chip Kelly traded running back LeSean McCoy, who had rushed for almost 3,000 yards the previous two seasons, to Buffalo for linebacker Kiko Alonso. “He’s extremely accurate with the football”.

The ball is on the tee for Sam Bradford. Jackson hurt the Eagles in two meetings last season, and his big-play ability will challenge his former team.

PREDICTION: Regular-season games in the National Football League don’t get much more important than this matchup. If the playoffs started today, they would certainly have the edge over their divisional foes, and they are 7-7 this season. Cutting him would mean the Eagles have to take on $13 million in dead money. “He’s a highly accurate thrower, good decision maker”. Griffin may have been a first overall draft pick in the past, but he never fully lived up to the hype and injuries were an issue. It was all of them that had us in the 30, 31 or 32 [range]. The Baltimore Ravens are a bottom-three National Football League team, and they’ll be lucky to lose at home to the Steelers by single digits.

What Kelly hasn’t been able to escape is the ongoing drama surrounding his demotion of star running back DeMarco Murray.

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BY THE NUMBERS: 3 – The number of catches for first downs by rookie first-round wide receiver Nelson Agholor in his last seven games.

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