Most fans outside of Washington don’t want much to do with the Redskins being placed in front of their eyes during a primetime slot during the season, be it on Sunday or Monday Night Football. Still, though, each team in the NFL is guaranteed at least one prime time game per season, giving them a chance to show the world what they’ve been working on, or in some cases, what they have left to do.
The NFL will release all 32 schedules on Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET, so we will get to see when the Redskins do in fact get to play on the big stage — assuming that we get an NFL season at all. So who might they play in the prime time game? It’s likely to be a matchup that is fraught with narratives and storylines, so here are our rankings for who it might be.
No. 5 — AWAY: Cleveland Browns
It may not seem like the Browns and Redskins have had much of a rivalry as of late, but that’s mainly due to how bad both teams have been over the past decade. In reality, these two squads have been linked to one another in several ways in recent memory. The main string connecting the two was the Trent Williams trade, where Cleveland was said to be a suitor for a long time, though a deal didn’t eventually get done. Former Washington interim head coach Bill Callahan is now in Cleveland as well, coaching the offensive line, and former Browns QB coach Ken Zampese is now in Washington, overseeing Dwayne Haskins’ development.
This may not be the most entertaining game to watch for the common fan, but it would feature two rosters full of young talent with high expectations ahead of them.