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Redskins-Eagles Capsule

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WASHINGTON (7-7) at PHILADELPHIA (6-8)

Saturday, 8:25 p.m. ET, NFL Network

OPENING LINE - Eagles by 3

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Redskins 7-7, Eagles 6-8

SERIES RECORD - Redskins lead 83-73-5

LAST MEETING - Redskins beat Eagles 23-20, Oct. 4, 2015

LAST WEEK - Redskins beat Bills 35-25; Eagles lost to Cardinals 40-17

AP PRO32 RANKING - Redskins No. 12, Eagles No. 15

REDSKINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (20), PASS (15).

REDSKINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (25), RUSH (28), PASS (14).

EAGLES OFFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (13), PASS (16).

EAGLES DEFENSE - OVERALL (29), RUSH (30), PASS (24).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Redskins will clinch NFC East lead with win. Eagles would be eliminated from playoffs with loss. ... Redskins are 1-5 on road. Eagles are 3-4 at home. ... Redskins QB Kirk Cousins has 16 TD passes, four TDs rushing in past eight games. ... WR DeSean Jackson has nine catches for 243 yards and one TD in two games vs. his old team. ... TE Jordan Reed has 16 catches for 204 yards and three TDs in last two games. ... WR Pierre Garcon had 11 catches for 138 yards and TD vs. Eagles in October. ... Eagles QB Sam Bradford has six TDs and one interception in two games vs. Redskins. ... RB DeMarco Murray had two carries and played only eight snaps last week. ... WR Jordan Matthews had career-best 159 yards receiving last week. ... TE Zach Ertz had 15 catches for 115 yards in loss at Washington last December. ... LB Connor Barwin has 2 1/2 sacks in last three games. ... LB Marcus Smith, 2014 first-round pick, had a half-sack vs. Cardinals for his first QB takedown. ... Fantasy Tip: Jackson will be fired up to face former team and coach who released him after best season of his career.

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