Afternoon Blitz Predictions:

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Originally Posted by Beemnseven

On opening day in the new Gibbs era, history suggests that the Redskins will pull out an ugly, field goal-filled win.

Either outcome (the Saunders shootout or the Gibbs grind-it-out) is a good one, in its own way. With the shootout we get some confidence, some analysts get to eat crow, and we get to talk smack. With the grind-it-out, more teams will continue to underestimate and look past us, and we'll be better positioned to sneak off with the division title.

So yeah, it's a 20-17 win.