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Eagles vs. Redskins – 12/26/15 NFL Pick, Odds, and Prediction
But at home, the Eagles offense should be able to solve Washington for a win and cover Saturday night. He burned Washington Redskins cornerback Bashaud Breeland off the line of scrimmage, and he left safety Deangelo Hall in the dust as he sprinted into the right corner of the end zone to corral a 48-yard pass from quarterback Tyrod Taylor. The Washington Redskins ground game is averaging 96.6 yards per contest, and Alfred Morris leads the way with 602 yards and one touchdown. The Redskins are faced with unfamiliar territory as they look to enter the playoffs with a win over the Eagles. “(Jackson) makes a big difference for them; there’s no question about it. I never thought he was Jerry Rice, but I guess I was wrong”.
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Cousins has become the first quarterback in franchise history to throw for 300 or more yards six times in a season, with five of those coming over his past eight games. His next two games, both on the road, were losses, on a game-ending pick-six in Atlanta and another turnover-fest against the Jets.
Receiver DeSean Jackson hopes to follow up a season-high 153-yard game with another performance of that caliber against his former team, while tight end Jordan Reed is eyeing a touchdown in three straight games for the second time this season. The drive ended in another touchdown for the Bills on a Cousins to Pierre Garcon pass extending Washington’s lead to 17-35.
The Philadelphia Eagles aren’t out of the playoff hunt yet, despite last week’s loss. This is an area that could allow Washington to create an advantage.
He’s the league’s leader in completion rate (69.7 percent), and is seventh in completions (336) and ninth in passing yards (3,625). While Washington’s real problems with their roster go far beyond just the quarterback position, Cousins is making the biggest impact at the most impactful position on the field. Basically, do not expect either defense to maintain control in this one. “Now we just have to win out and take care of what we have to do”. Move along. Next up: Sunday, noon, at Buffalo Bills.
For Philadelphia, this season has been the worst season during Kelly’s tenure. That’s because Washington has an offense that has finally found its rhythm now that Jackson has found his. They’ll finish the season at Dallas, which already beat them in Washington. The highlight was a 77-yard touchdown. Since Jackson returned from his injury on November 8, Cousins has completed 71 percent of his passes.
S Dashon Goldson: Goldson should be pretty active in the middle in the secondary. We know we got the win (Sunday), but now we’ve got to play against Philly. “I think you could concentrate more on Garcon in our first matchup, but now you can’t just concentrate on Garcon, you have to also concentrate on DeSean, and actually (tight end) Jordan Reed, who is playing really, really well right now, too”. It remains to be seen if that same level of animosity will be there this week with these Eagles having the look of a team that has half checked out on the season. At best the changes are a work in progress.
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Kevin McGuire is a Philadelphia area sports writer covering the Philadelphia Eagles and college football.