The Washington Redskins lost to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night in Week 13 and their season is unofficially over.
The Washington Redskins entered Week 14 at 6-5, but on a two-game losing streak. A win would keep Washington tied atop the division with Dallas with four games remaining. A loss would push the Redskins further out of the wide-open NFC playoff race. Well, the Redskins lost the game and much more in a 28-13 Philadelphia Eagles’ victory.
Early in the first half, down 7-0, the Redskins were driving with Colt McCoy completing his first four passes for 50 yards and had Washington moving. Unfortunately, McCoy rolled to his right and went down and was kicked in the leg. He would stay in the game for two more plays but it was clear to see he was in pain.
Enter Mark Sanchez, who was just signed two weeks before when starter Alex Smith was lost for the season.
After McCoy went into the locker room, it was later revealed he broke his fibula and would be done for the season. Just like that, the once-competitive Washington Redskins were also seemingly done for the season. While Sanchez entered the game and did an admirable job considering the circumstances, no team is going to be consistently competitive when it’s down to its third-string quarterback, especially one who was just signed off the street.
With the loss, the Redskins fall to 6-6 and are tied with the Eagles for second place in the NFC East. Surprisingly, Washington remains firmly in the wild-card race despite the loss.
Here are three takeaways from Washington’s Monday night loss at Philadelphia.