The Rams are hoping the change at head coach and the bye week inspire confidence against the Redskins.  Marc Bulger is back as the starting QB and he could have some success against a Redskins’ defense that doesn’t have much of a pass rush as they only have six sacks this season.  The Redskins will no doubt be double covering Torry Holt in this game as he is the only receiver on the Rams’ roster that scares them at all.  The more likely route the Rams will take on offense is to get the ball in Steven Jackson’s hands as much as possible as it finally appears that he is in football shape after his long holdout.  He has 480 combined yards rushing and receiving in the Rams’ first four games.  Still, the Redskins allow only 85.4 yards rushing per game, but, 4.1 yards per carry the Rams might have some success on the ground.

The Redskins will be able to do whatever they please on offense as the Rams allow 166.0 yards rushing (4.7 ypc) and 245.8 yards passing per game (114.3 QB Rating)!  Look for the Redskins to pound the Rams early in the game on the ground with Clinton Portis (514 yards rushing, 4.5 ypc) and Ladell Betts (124 yards rushing, 4.0 ypc).  The Skins will spread the ball around in the passing game as Santana Moss, Chris Cooley and Antwaan Randle El could all have big games for the Redskins against the Rams.  QB Jason Campbell has been very efficient (96.7 QB Rating) this season and he has yet to throw a pickoff.

PREDICTION:  WASHINGTON REDSKINS 34, ST. LOUIS RAMS 17

The Redskins dominated possession of the football last Sunday holding onto it for 34:45 of this game.  They rushed for 203 yards on 44 carries (4.6 ypc) in this game and that made everything seem to work well on the offense.  Clinton Portis was outstanding rushing for 145 yards on 29 carries (5.0 ypc) with a TD run as the Eagles just couldn’t deal with him.  Jason Campbell had a solid game completing 16 of 29 passes for 176 yards as all he had to do was manage this game.  TE Chris Cooley led the way in the passing game for the Redskins in this one with 8 catches for 109 yards (13.6 avg) including a 18-yard TD grab from WR Antwaan Randle El.

The defense gave a great team effort in suffocating the Eagles’ offense holding them to 254 total yards.  The Redskins were especially tough against the run holding the Eagles to 58 yards rushing on 18 carries (3.2 ypc).  The Redskins improved to a very impressive 4-1 record with this win.

This should be a very interesting battle in the NFC East which is football’s best division this season.  Can the Redskins put together two big road efforts in a row after downing the Cowboys last week?  We will see tomorrow.  But, Philly is a tough place to play as the Eagles are 2-0 at home outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 53-9!  The Redskins want to run the football it will be fun to watch Clinton Portis (369 yards rushing, 4.3 ypc) take on the Eagles’ defense that is only allowing 53.8 yards rushing per game and 2.6 ypc this season.  If Jason Campbell gets time to throw the ball (the Eagles have 17 sacks this season) then Santana Moss and Antwaan Randle El might have some success despite the Eagles having a fine set of corners.  TE Chris Cooley also will likely play a big role on short stuff over the middle of the field.

The Eagles will likely attack the Redskins through the air as DeSean Jackson, Hank Baskett and Greg Lewis are all off to good starts this season.  The Eagles also have Reggie Brown back which gives the Eagles another good weapon to throw the ball to.  Donovan McNabb already has 1,100 yards passing this season and he will be taking aim at the Redskins’ D which is allowing 223.0 yards passing per game this year.  The Eagles hope to have Brian Westbrook back this week but they won’t be hurting if they have to start the capable Correll Buckhalter tomorrow.

PREDICTION:  PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 24, WASHINGTON REDSKINS 17

The Redskins were ballhogs in this game and it paid off in the end with a huge road win last Sunday.  Jason Campbell was very effective completing 20 of 31 passes for 231 yards with 2 TD passes.  Clinton Portis shredded the Cowboys’ defense with 121 yards rushing on 21 carries (5.8 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 14 yards.  Ladell Betts also helped out in the running game with 32 yards rushing on 11 carries (2.9 ypc).  Santana Moss was the main man in the passing game for the Redskins in this game with 145 yards receiving on 8 catches (18.1 avg).  Antwaan Randle El and James Thrash each pitched in with a TD grab apiece.  The Redskins finished up this game with 161 yards rushing on 37 carries (4.4 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 31 passes for 220 yards.  The Skins held onto the football for a stunning 38:09 of this game and it was a big reason for the win.

The Redskins’ defense didn’t really play well but just good enough to prevail.  CB Carlos Rogers (7 tackles), LB London Fletcher (5 tackles) and S Chris Horton (3 tackles, INT) led the way for the Skins in this game.  The Cowboys finished up with 44 yards rushing on 11 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 28 of 47 passes for 300 yards.  The Redskins improved to 3-1 on the season with this huge victory.