Despite the loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday that ended Washington’s 4-game winning streak, there is still a reasonable path forward for them to win the NFC East and make the playoffs. Assuming that they can win their next two games and get a little bit of help along the way, Washington’s postseason hopes are still very much alive.
The biggest thing that needs to happen comes on Sunday night when the New York Giants take on the Cleveland Browns. If the Giants can find a way to win without their starting quarterback Daniel Jones playing, then they will move back into a tie for first place in the NFC East, while holding the tiebreaker over Washington.
If the Giants lose on Sunday night, things get a bit easier.
Assuming the Eagles don’t win out … they’re down double digits already today vs the Cardinals
— Mitchell Tischler (@Mitch_Tischler) December 20, 2020
Had Washington beat the Seahawks on Sunday, they would have picked up a little bit of wiggle room over the final two weeks of the season. Now that they sit will a 6-8 record, the next two games vs. the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles are pretty much must-win games. Should the Giants drop both of their next two games, Washington might not have to win out, but if they can continue to win, there’s nobody that can get in their way.
Washington is in the driver’s seat, and they could clinch their first spot in the postseason since 2015 next week against the team that fired Ron Rivera a year ago.
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