Washington Redskins @ Philadelphia Eagles: Monday Night NFL on Sky Sports
Tuesday 24 October 2017 06:22, UK
We hand over to the NFC East on Monday Night Football as the in-form Philadelphia Eagles host the Washington Redskins, live on Sky Sports Action from 1.15am.
Philadelphia have won their last four in a row to take a surprise hold of the East through the first six weeks of the season, but will Washington do a number on their divisional rivals and bring them back down to earth?
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The Eagles have a chance to move to 6-1 (and own the best record in the NFL) with a home game against their divisional rival Redskins.
What's the latest?
Washington have put kicker Dustin Hopkins on injured reserve with a strained hip muscle and have signed free agent Nick Rose - who will now make his debut on Monday night - to replace him. Rose has been with the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers but did not make a regular-season roster with either.
Stat attack
The Redskins have won five of the past six meetings between these two teams, though the Eagles come into this contest having scored 20+ points in 10 consecutive games - the longest active streak in the NFL - and they have the chance to move to a league-best record of 6-1 with a fifth straight victory.
Key battle
Can the Redskins defence contain sophomore quarterback sensation Carson Wentz? Wentz has seven touchdowns and a 121.9 passer rating in his past two games. He is tied for the NFC lead with 13 passing touchdowns and ranks second in the conference with 1,584 passing yards... plus, he faces a Washington defence still without star cornerback Josh Norman, and with Bashaud Breeland also questionable.
Game-changer
Chris Thompson. The Redskins running back has been a revelation of late - he had four catches for 105 yards in the Week Six win over San Francisco, and has recorded at least 100 receiving yards in two of the past three games.
He is the only player in the NFL this season with at least 150 rushing yards (175) and 300 receiving yards (340).
Watch the Washington Redskins @ Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football, live on Sky Sports Main Event (401) from 1.15am on Tuesday.
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