Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Saturday 9 December 2006 at 1:30 am

The Eagles looked good on Monday Night football in beating the Panthers 27-24.  The Redskins have lost 3 of their last 4 games and blew a 14-point lead last week against the Falcons.

Look for the Eagles to throw the football frequently as the Redskins allow 221 net yards passing per game and have allowed 23 TD passes against only 5 pick-offs!  Look for Brian Westbrook (907 yards rushing, 586 yards receiving) to be the focal point of the offense.  Jeff Garcia should be able to pick apart the secondary of the Redskins with short stuff to LJ Smith and Westbrook.  As soon as the safeties sneak up, look for Garcia to go over the top to Reggie Brown and Donte’ Stallworth.

The Redskins would be smart to keep the ball on the ground with LeDell Betts against the porous run defense of the Eagles that allows 136.8 yards rushing and 4.4 yards per rush so far this season.  The Eagles love to blitz, so Jason Campbell will probably have to think fast and Chris Cooley could have a huge game because of that.  If Campbell has time, Santana Moss is finally looking healthy and he could get deep.

The thought here is that the Eagles will punish the Redskins, just like the first time they played….a 27-3 beat-down in Philly.

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