LANDOVER, Md. (AP) There has been quite a few severe scoreboard reviewing inside the Washington Redskins locker room. A near-perfect video game out of Robert Griffin I buoyed the hopes of your company that had not picked up per game in over the month.
"Did Dallas lose?" perfect defend Kory Lichtensteiger enquired a group connected with reporters.
In the particular Philadelphia Eagles locker room, it was your exact old identical old. The getting rid of ability acquired climbed to five games, accelerating the countdown when it comes to the doable conclude associated with Andy Reid's 14-year tenure since coach.
"I don't know exactly how it could acquire significantly worse," stretched ending Brent Celek said.
Sunday's reaching to get previous place from the NFC East eventually left a coarse line concerning your Redskins along with Eagles. The 31-6 success lets Washington (4-6) to be able to sense just like some sort of playoff contender to get at the very least some additional days, while Philadelphia (3-7) is actually doomed in order to investing six far more many days enduring endless requests within the long run on the franchise.
"We knew this particular video game in this case appeared to be gonna be help make or perhaps bust intended for either one with our teams," Washington linebacker London Fletcher said.
The Redskins' desires keep on being intact largely as a consequence of Griffin, whom finished age 14 involving 15 goes for 200 yards, as well as touchdown passes connected with 6, 49, 61 and also 17 one within each one quarter. He likewise went 12 occasions regarding 84 meters plus was yet again serenaded together with chants of "RG3."
"I'm fed up of preaching about Robert," said Santana Moss, exactly who leaped among two defenders and fought his manner into the end zone for your 61-yard fico score within the finally quarter. "Nothing's gonna change; Robert's planning to move out there and end up being special. That's the present in which he / she has, he's a special guy. He delivers this type of 'specialness.' I have no idea in the event that's some sort of word, however he / she brings the item to our offense."
There appeared to be a further chant within the very last minutes, the particular common "We want Dallas!" The Redskins have a simple 7 days in advance of advancing towards Texas for just a Thanksgiving pay a visit to into the Cowboys (5-5), who, by the way, pulled apart out the actual win in overtime from the Browns.
"If we had shed today, we are commencing the following sunday having a full numerous mindset of, hey, 'spoiler' probably fight in order to check if that actors align simply just right," Lichtensteiger said. "But today we some sort of genuine chance using the manner that category is actually suitable now. There's unquestionably a idea suitable now."
That's a long way from your record Mike Shanahan built soon after a damage that will Carolina, when the coach more or less gave up within the postseason in addition to discussed analyzing skills to get upcoming year. Shanahan includes since altered his / her music plus states that every activity the others in the technique is similar to a playoff game.
"It has been a game title we experienced to be able to have," Shanahan said Sunday. "We knew that."
The Redskins furthermore finally discovered a formulation to get conquering some sort of first year quarterback: power turnovers and also have your own first year have fun with better. The safeguard obtained some takeaways and also three bags whilst facing Nick Foles, the actual third-round select from Arizona who was generating their first NFL start because Michael Vick is usually sidelined which has a concussion.
Foles' initial drive was concluded with a go away tipped to help DeAngelo Hall with regard to a good interception. Foles also received identified on his minute travel any time he threw into two times protection in order to protection Brandon Meriweather, whom produced his year debut soon after not universally known the Redskins' very first nine games by using a knee injury.
The win snapped the Redskins' outstanding eight-game shedding skills against rookie quarterbacks this begun inside 2006.
"That's the sort of football we've already been attempting to perform all year," claimed Washington linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, which had some sort of sack, a made fumble and also a fumble recovery. "And especially by using Philly developing a young quarterback, we needed to actually get right after him."
Still, the Eagles together with Foles resembled the particular Eagles with Vick: capable of shifting this shot downfield, just to acquire many of the work negated by means of turnovers, penalties and also a patchwork a problem line.
Philadelphia came into the action along with an NFC-worst minus-11 turnover differential; it really is now minus-14. The Eagles fully commited nine problems pertaining to 70 yards, which include a couple first-quarter phony starts off through right safeguard Jake Scott, who's also been with all the group less than a week.
Foles, exactly who made his / her NFL debut in relief past week once Vick was injured, concluded 21 years old regarding 46 intended for 204 yards. LeSean McCoy acquired 15 holds pertaining to 45 yards before getting carted down in the ultimate a couple of mins which includes a concussion.
"I really don't feel your deficit of focus," explained Reid, who dropped to be able to specifically respond to some sort of dilemma about his work security. "That's not necessarily just what I sense. I find these people trying to play hard. I view all of them paying attention inside at practice. At times, maybe we're making an attempt too hard."
NOTES: The Eagles have their at best in-season burning off streak since dropping seven from a row afre the wedding regarding 1994. . Griffin completed goes by to help seven receivers and includes merely some interceptions in 277 attempts this kind of season. Foles by now has about three throughout only 78 attempts. . Washington final beat a rookie quarterback with Dec. 24, 2005, some sort of 24-9 enlighten Ryan Fitzpatrick and the actual St. Louis Rams. . Meriweather, which ended up sidelined which includes a quit knee injury, damage his right knee in the third quarter, although he has been expected to experience against Dallas. . Washington WR Pierre Garcon came back from the foot damage and also grabbed several subsides for a few yards. . Penalties keep on being a dilemma for your Redskins: thirteen for 80 yards.
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