Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Washington Redskins will travel in a week seventeen New Year’s Day NFL pro football game against their NFC east divisional rival Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon.
They kick off this NFL game from Philadelphia at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The point spread opened up in this NFL contest with the home standing Philadelphia Eagles lined as a –10 point favorite with an over under coming in at 46 points.
The early money from the NFL wagering public has come in on the side of the road team as the Philadelphia Eagles are now favored by -8 points.
The over under has moved towards the over as the game is now lined at 46 ½ points.
Philadelphia Eagles money line gamblers will lay –390 odds with the road underdog Washington Redskins returning +320 odds to earn the outright win without the aid of taking points.
The Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles will meet for the second and last time in the 2011 regular season.
These NFC east clubs met in week six with the Philadelphia Eagles with the 20-13 road in at Washington as a -3 point betting favorite.
Totals players found this number coming in at under the closing total of 46 ½ points.
The Eagles moved the ball extremely well in the win with 422 offensive yards.
Philadelphia ran wild with 192 yards rushing in the win and held over a 16 minute time of possession advante.
Michael Vick threw for a touchdown and interception with 237 yards. Vick ran for 54 yards.
LeSean Mccoy had a solid game on the ground running for 126 yards on 28 carries.
It was a rough game for quarterback Rex Grossman who had four interceptions in defeat.
Washington will travel to Philadelphia with a disappointing record of 5-10 on the 2011 campaign.
The team is 3-4 on the road.
The Redskins put up 18 points and 334 yards a game with 98 rushing yards for 3.9 yards a carry.
On defense Washington surrenders 22 points and 336 yards a contest. Teams run for 120 yards against them for 4.3 yards per rush against average.
The team has gone back since losing running back Tim Hightower for the season. Washington has lost 8 of their past 10 games.
They are coming off the 33-26 home defeat last week to the Minnesota Vikings as a -7 point home favorite.
The total came in at over the closing total of 44 points.
Washington put up 397 offensive yards with 141 coming from their run game on 24 rushes.
The team allowed three sacks and scored two touchdowns in their four red zone appearances.
The Redskins had two turnovers and took none away from Minnesota.
Quarterback Rex Grossman hit on 26 of 41 passes for 284 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
Rookie running back Evan Royster was impressive running for 132 yards on 19 carries.
Wide out Jabar Gaffney caught six passes for 77 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Donte Stallworth had five receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Santana Moss grabbed four balls for 46 yards.
Washington’s defense was torched as they allowed Minnesota 389 yards of offense with 241 yards rushing on 38 carries.
The Redskins had two sacks and allowed four Vikings touchdowns in their six attempts inside the red zone.
The Philadelphia Eagles will host Washington with a record of 7-8 on the year. The team is 2-5 at home.
The Eagles average 24 points and 399 yards a game with 146 yards rushing for 5.1 yards a carry.
Defensively the team allows 21 points and 321 yards per game. Opponents rush for 111 yards against them for 4.3 yards per rush against average.
The Eagles have gotten good too late in the season. They have won three straight games but are eliminated from the playoffs.
The team is coming off the 20-7 road win at Dallas last week as a +1 point underdog.
The over under went well under the closing total of 50 ½ points.
Philadelphia amassed 386 offensive yards with 105 coming from their ground game on 26 carries.
The team allowed two sacks and scored two touchdowns in three tries in the red zone.
The Eagles had one turnover and took none away from Dallas.
Quarterback Michael Vick hit on 18 of 32 passes for 293 yards with two touchdowns.
Running back LeSean McCoy had 35 rushing yards on 13 carries.
Ronnie Brown on eight rushing attempts ran for 33 yards.
Wide out DeSean Jackson led the Eagles with five receptions for 90 yards.
Jeremy Maclin caught five balls for 72 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Tight end Brent Celek caught two balls for 52 yards and a touchdown.
Philadelphia allowed Dallas just 238 yards of offense with 81 yards rushing on 23 carries.
The Eagles did knock out starting quarterback Tony Romo after one series and faced an ineffective backup for Dallas.
The Eagles had three sacks and allowed one Cowboys touchdown in their two attempts inside the red zone.
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