Last year, the Denver Broncos offense was mediocre, but the defense carried them through to the championship. It’s a privilege to play this game and go out every single week. Heard that they’re going to finish second in the NFC East. “That’s what we’re focused on”.
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Washington’s offense hasn’t been able to run the ball and they’ve run just 23 offensive plays due their inability to pick up first downs.
“This is pro football”. That said, the Redskins have everything to play for. “That’s what we do, it’s what we do for a living”. There’s a game left on the schedule.
However, this Week 17 rivalry game could be a real slugfest for the Redskins. We just have got to keep grinding and try to finish a little bit better than we did past year, at 9-6-1 and 4-2 in the division, which would be good. The Redskins’ defense also performed, making five interceptions on Bears’ quarterback Matt Barkley, with two each for cornerbacks Josh Norman and Bashaud Breeland. Instead, they settled for a 32-yard field goal courtesy of Dustin Hopkins to cap off a five-play, 33-yard drive. Most coaches say this heading into week 17, however if one player goes down he may rethink it on the sideline.
While the Redskins have had an up-and-down season, they still have a great opportunity to qualify for the playoffs. All of that being said, defense wins championships and this defense is as good as any we’ve had in NY since the 80s. “That is all that I know”.
After all the talk about whether the Giants would rest their star players in a “meaningless” game, the answer looks like a definite “No”. You can not play at less 100% or you run the risk of either getting people hurt, losing focus or both. Oh, and by the way, the Redskins themselves would need to tie the Giants for a record of 8-6-2. The Redskins won 29-27 in Week 3. Quarterback Eli Manning threw a career high of 63 times, completing 38, with one touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard towards the end of the first half, but that was as good as it got.
“A win”, he said.
Unless you’ve been off the grid for the past week, you’re aware of what’s at stake for Washington on Sunday.
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Washington has far too much to lose in this one, so expect Jay Gruden’s team to come out fired up in front of their home crowds. “But to get a big win like that on the road just justified what we were doing and got us going, jumpstarted our season”. Both teams have struggled rushing the ball overall this season, however have both been better of late (especially the Redskins, led by “fat” Rob Kelley).
