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Redskins show little fight in season-ending loss to likely playoff-bound Eagles

By Jacob Camenker

LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Brandon Graham #55 of the Philadelphia Eagles hits Josh Johnson #8 of the Washington Redskins during the first half at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Brandon Graham #55 of the Philadelphia Eagles hits Josh Johnson #8 of the Washington Redskins during the first half at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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The Washington Redskins didn’t have much going for them on Sunday, and they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 24-0. It was a poor final showing for the team.

For most of the day at FedEx Field on Sunday, the Eagles faithful were loudly cheering. They had reason to. Their team completely dominated the Redskins, and even backup quarterback and former Redskin Nate Sudfeld was able to get involved in the game, and he threw his first career TD pass in relief of an injured Nick Foles. And that was the last domino to fall in the Eagles’ 24-0 route of the ‘Skins.

It’s hard to put into words just how dominant the Eagles were against the Redskins. In the first half, the Redskins had just two first downs. For the whole game, they held the ball for just 16:41. That’s an insanely low number. The Eagles used a ball-control formula to run their offense much like the Redskins did in the early stages of the season. And it worked very well for them.

Of course, it didn’t help the team’s cause that they couldn’t get anything going on offense. After three quarters, they team had just 52 yards. Josh Johnson was only 12-of-21 for 97 yards on the day. He started things off wrong by throwing a pick on his first throw. From there, he never recovered and was inaccurate for most of the day. His offensive line didn’t help much, but it was definitely a poor outing for Johnson.

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Elsewhere, the running game never got going for the ‘Skins either. They finished the day with 21 yards on 12 carries. Adrian Peterson didn’t show much and the team abandoned the run after awhile. The Eagles defensive line does deserve credit for playing well, but the Redskins didn’t really do much to try to fix the issue.

On the defensive side, Washington did well early on. They bent but didn’t break on multiple occasions, and they had some really nice stops against the Eagles. One particularly impressive series came when Ryan Kerrigan picked up his 13th sack of the year and Pernell McPhee nearly picked off a screen pass on third down. Had the offense been able to do anything, the team might have had a chance to win the game.

At the end of the day, this game didn’t matter. By losing, the Redskins guarantee that they will have a slightly higher draft pick in 2019. Of course, the difference there is marginal, but it could help them out. Their loss also likely allowed the Eagles to sneak into the playoff field, so that’s a negative, too. But again, the ‘Skins weren’t going to the playoffs, so the differences between a win and a loss truly was marginal.

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Until August, the Redskins won’t play an NFL game. Let’s hope that in the next eight months, they figure out how to improve their roster and become a playoff contender in 2019.

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