Eagles-Redskins Preview: Wasn’t the QB Controversy Supposed to Be in Philly?

November 10, 2010   ·   Matt Goldberg   ·   Jump to comments

The NFC East, and indeed the whole NFC, is wide open this year. In fact, the whole NFL appears to be.
With that as one of the backdrops, the 5-3 Philadelphia Eagles travel to the 4-4 Washington Redskins for an intriguing Monday Night Football NFC East showdown.
The Eagles, coming off an exciting home win over the Indianapolis Colts, can solidify their playoff and NFC East title hopes with a victory; a loss would keep them in contention, but make their job a whole lot tougher with the New York Giants (6-2) playing so well.
The Redskins, realistically, need this win to stay in playoff contention, even though they would still be in easy mathematical reach with a loss: 4-5, with seven games remaining. They also need to stop the bleeding after their controversial loss at lowly Detroit prior to their bye week.
Of course, all eyes will be on No. 5 of the Redskins...(it still feels weird to say that, after seven months of practice)...Donovan McNabb. All eyes would have been...

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