Games against Eagles/Bucs/Bills...

[sportscurmudgeon]

I remain convinced that a 9-7 record will earn a playoff spot in the NFC. That means the Skins are not out of it yet, but they have a tough row to hoe given the balance of their schedule.

And IF they do not make the playoffs, everyone needs to remember these last three weeks because those last three games would be the reason the Redskins are sitting at home in January.

The Redskins are a better team than the Eagles. The Redskins coughed up a hairball and lost that game when they should not have.

The Redskins are equivalent in talent to the Bucs - - but when Jeff Garcia goes down on the second or third play of the game and can't throw a pass when he comes back in the 4th quarter - - the Skins are a better team than the Bucs. The Redskins blew that game when they should not have.

The Redskins are a better team than the Bills. Even with the emotional stress on them all last week, the Redskins had that game in hand and gave it away at the end.

Those three games against three teams the Redskins should have beaten on the basis of talent on the field could be the unravellling of the season.