12th's 5 Reasons Why The Skins Beat N.E.

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Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

If this game were at FedEx, I might be inclined to agree. But the Skins have not proven to be an offensive juggernaut especially on the road.

The defense will have to play lights out for 4 solid quarters, and score on some defensive turnovers to have a chance.

We all know that most officials have a tendancy to get free with the little yellow flag where ST is concerned, be it deserved or not, referees so tend to pick on Taylor. Pats will not be scared to go his way because of this.

If any defense can hold the Pats under 30 it is the Skins. But this is an interconference matchup, and really does not bear huge consequence to New England. It is the Colts game, the following week that will have playoff implications even this early since they are both AFC teams.

Pats will try and put Washington away early and put Brady and company on the bench in the 4th quarter. Watch and see.

The two games the Redskins have played on the road this year have actually turned out to be pretty effiecient offensive days. The Green Bay game was marred by fumbles and dropped passes, something the Redskin players have traditionally been good at preventing. But the offense had no problem carving up the defense in either situation.

Not a whole bunch of points scored in either of those games, but no reason to think the team can't score three TD's on NE.

Our worst offensive game was against Miami by far, only 13 points in regulation because we shortened the game with running plays.

I DON'T think the Pats are going to try to win this game early. That's not really their style. They didn't score early against Buffalo, they didn't score early against Cleveland, and even against you guys, they didn't explode until the 2nd half. Wasn't Dallas ahead in the 3rd quarter?

Brady will struggle if he tries to jump ahead early. The best way to attack the Redskins defense is to be patient, and eventually these guys will start missing tackles. I think that's how NE comes out, and it will be on the defense to tackle the ball, and on the offense to control the ball and score. FG's are alright against NE, we just need something. Our kicker only has 10 attempts on the year.