The Redskins played their butts off yesterday in Philly but they just came up a tad short.  Jason Campbell was effective yesterday completing 22 of 37 passes for 231 yards with 2 TD passes and 2 INTs.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 2 yards (1.0 ypc) with a TD run.  Rock Cartwright did not have a good game rushing for 38 yards on 15 carries (2.5 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 26 yards (8.7 avg).  Quinton Ganther pitched in with 32 yards rushing on 5 carries (6.4 ypc) yesterday.  Malcolm Kelly (2 rec, 50 yards), Devin Thomas (4 rec, 46 yards), Fred Davis (4 rec, 43 yards, TD) and Santana Moss (4 rec, 28 yards, TD) all pitched in on the passing game for the Redskins yesterday and it was a good sign.  The Redskins finished up with 303 total yards on offense (82 rushing, 221 passing) in this game. 

The defense didn’t play too well for the Redskins in this game.  You can’t blame London Fletcher for that as he had 12 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack, 1 pass defensed and 1 QB hit.  Safety Reed Doughty pitched in with 9 tackles yesterday.  The Eagles finished up with 381 total yards on offense (123 rushing, 258 passing) in this game.  The Redskins are now 3-8 on the year.

These two teams always seem to play good games regardless of records.  The Redskins and a very banged up team right now but they have proved the last two weeks to be a very dangerous opponent so the Eagles better not overlook them.  The Redskins will likely try to run a pretty balanced offense this week.  Rock Cartwright will be the main man in the running game for the Redskins and he is a good player despite opening the season #3 on the depth chart.  Jason Campbell will likely be under a heavy rush from the Eagles who already have 30 sacks this season so the passing game will likely be kept short.  That means that the Redskins WRs and TEs are going to have to be willing to go over the middle and it will be interesting to see if they have the stones to do so as it’s a pretty soft bunch.

Head Coach Andy Reid of the Eagles is so set in his ways that the Eagles will likely continue to throw the ball a lot this week despite the fact that the Redskins are only allowing 161.6 yards passing per game this year.  The thing that will help Donovan McNabb the most this week as he has deep weapons in Desean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin and short guys in TE Brent Celek and RB Lesean McCoy in the passing game.  That will make it hard for the Redskins to key on anyone in the passing game.  The Redskins are allowing 128.4 yards rushing per game (4.4 ypc) so Lesean McCoy could have a big game if the Eagles give him the ball enough.

PREDICTION:  EAGLES 20, REDSKINS 14

The Redskins have lost G/T Chad Rinehart and back up fullback Eddie Williams for the year as both of them have broken fibulas.  Rinehart played in 4 games (all starts) for the Redskins this season.  Williams didn’t do much of anything for the Redskins this year.  These injuries will hurt the depth of the Redskins but that’s about it.

The Washington Redskins (3-7) should have beat the Dallas Cowboys (7-3) on Sunday, but two missed field goals by Shuan Suisham ended up being the difference maker.  Injuries also have really set the Redskins back as Clinton Portis, Albert Haynesworth, and Chris Cooley all sat this game out.  The injury bug continued to spread in this game with Ladell Betts injuring his knee and right tackle Chad Rinehart breaking his leg.  The Redskins still battled the Cowboys very well and the defense did a very good job against Tony Romo and the Cowboys’ offense.  They got two turnovers and held Romo to 1 touchdown, 1 interception, and 158 yards on 15/27 passes.  They couldn’t stop Romo when a stop was needed most though.  With 2:41 left in the game Romo hit Patrick Crayton in the endzone to put the Cowboys ahead.  They also let Marion Barber rush for 99 yards on 20 carries.

The Redskins offense could not find the endzone in this one.  Betts left the game after only four carries after injuring his MCL so the running back duties fell to third stringer Rock Cartwright, who did a decent job rushing for 67 yards on 13 carries.  Cartwright also caught seven passes for 73 yards.  Jason Campbell had a pretty good game, going 24/37 for 256 yards, but he just could not lead the Skins to a touchdown and his late game comeback attempt fell short and ended with an interception.  Campbell was great in third down situations though, going 12-12 for 150 yards on 3rd downs, and he did enough to lead this team to the win if his kicker did his job.  Suisham missed a 39-yard field goal attempt right before the half and then missed a 50-yard field goal attempt late in the 4th quarter before Romo’s touchdown.  If Suisham hits either one of those the Redskins win the game.

27-year old Jason Campbell will likely be traded in the off season because he has not improved much to this point in his career.  He has played in all 10 games for the Redskins this season and he has completed 192 of 291 passes (66%) for 2,126 yards with 10 TD passes and 9 INTs (86.1 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 31 times for 158 yards (5.1 ypc) this year.  Campbell is saved by the fact that the Redskins won’t be likely yanking him for Todd Collins who is ancient for a QB.  Campbell has now played in 46 games for the Redskins in his career and he has completed 867 of 1,421 passes (61%) for 9,368 yards with 45 TD passes and 32 INTs (81.6 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 138 times for 708 yards (5.1 ypc) with 2 TD runs in his career.  The Redskins really need to go in a different direction at QB starting in 2010.