With plenty of stars and a rookie quarterback missing Week 17, there isn’t much the Washington Redskins can accomplish against the Dallas Cowboys.
Except causing some big problems for an NFC East rival, of course.
One of those problems could be spurring a change at head coach with Jason Garrett, an idea recently backed by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport:
“The Cowboys are expected to move on from coach Jason Garrett with a loss to the Redskins Sunday or missing the playoffs, which would happen even with a win if the Eagles win as well. Garrett won’t need to be specifically fired because his contract is up, and it expires on either Jan. 14 or three days after the season.”
So there’s that, at least.
The Redskins won’t have Dwayne Haskins or Terry McLaurin on the field for this meaningless game Sunday. But they will get a chance to make a disappointing season even worse for the Cowboys.
Garrett, 84-67 as a coach, has made the playoffs just three times since 2010 in Dallas and hopes to hit .500 with a win over the Redskins.
Those Redskins have a chance to sow some chaos elsewhere as the season concludes.
