The Washington Redskins will have their Week 17 game flexed to the 4:25 ET spot when they will travel to Dallas to take on a Cowboys team that is in a major need of a victory.
After the Cowboys lost to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday — a game that put the Eagles behind the eight-ball in terms of coming out of the NFC East — Dallas will now need to beat the Redskins at home next week and have the Eagles lose to the New York Giants. Should the Cowboys win, but Philadelphia beat the Giants as well, the Eagles will represent the NFC East in the playoffs. If the Cowboys had won on Sunday, they would have clinched the division.
The Cowboys being in a do-or-die situation is actually highly beneficial for the Redskins, assuming you’re a fan who is more interested in securing a top draft pick than picking up a meaningless win to end the season. With the Redskins 41-35 overtime loss to the Giants on Sunday, they vaulted up to the No. 2 spot in the 2020 NFL Draft, and they’ll lock down that spot if they are to lose to the Cowboys in Week 17.
Now, instead of Dallas having nothing to play for next week, leading them to rest some of their superstars, they will be forced to do everything they can in order to save their season.
As Washington’s goal in Week 17 should be to lose and secure the second overall pick — likely leading to DE Chase Young becoming a Redskin — this is a good thing.
