Regular Season Closes with the Washington Redskins (5-10) Battling the Philadelphia Eagles (7-8)

Filed under Game Preview on December 29th, 2011

Sun, Jan 01 2012, 1:00 PM Lincoln Financial Field
Washington-redskins 10 Philadelphia-eagles 34
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Eagles 3 7 3 21 34
Redskins 0 0 7 3 10

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In the regular season finale, the Washington Redskins will be on the road to play the division rival Philadelphia Eagles. FOX will broadcast the game at 1:00 PM ET. Washington goes in with a 5-10 overall record and 2-3 division record on the season. Philadelphia has the upper hand as a nine point favorite and has a 7-8 overall record and 4-1 division record.

In the first meeting for these two teams in week six, the Redskins suffered a defeat, 20-13. London Fletcher racked up 12 tackles on the day.

The Redskins are coming off a 33-26 defeat against the Vikings. Fletcher racked up 17 tackles and 0.5 sacks. Rex Grossman also contributed by going 26 for 41 for 284 yards while finding the end zone twice and throwing one pick. The Eagles are fresh off a 20-7 victory over the Cowboys. Michael Vick was fantastic, going 18 for 32 for 293 yards passing, two touchdowns and no picks. Another strong showing came from DeSean Jackson, who caught five balls for 90 yards.

The Redskins may need added help for their running defense against Philadelphia, who average 146.7 yards per game, fifth in the league.

Redskins Passing Leaders
GradeNameCompAttYdsTDsInt
C73.5R. Grossman2434132,8951519
C73.0J. Beck8013285824
Eagles Passing Leaders
GradeNameCompAttYdsTDsInt
B86.5M. Vick2293842,9681513
C+78.5V. Young6611486649
Redskins Rushing Leaders
GradeNamePAttYdsYdsATDs
B+87.2R. HeluRB1476354.32
B83.1T. HightowerRB843213.81
B83.3E. RoysterRB362156.00
Eagles Rushing Leaders
GradeNamePAttYdsYdsATDs
A+100+L. McCoyRB2731,3094.817
B86.5M. VickQB755867.81
D63.8R. BrownRB361223.41
Redskins Receiving Leaders
GradeNamePRecYdsYdsATDs
B86.2J. GaffneyWR6491914.45
A95.0F. DavisTE5979613.53
B82.0S. MossWR4353912.54
Eagles Receiving Leaders
GradeNamePRecYdsYdsATDs
B85.8D. JacksonWR5487516.23
B85.8J. MaclinWR5575413.75
B85.9B. CelekTE5672512.94

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