Breaking Tony Romo's perfect 5-0 record on Thanksgiving. Establishing the rookie record for QB rushing yards, breaking Cam Newton's new impressive record from last year. Ruining the Giant's perfect record 26-0 record since 2006 when leading at halftime. Breaking the 10-game home losing streak on Monday Night Football. Being able to go for a game-winning drive and then kill the clock by dominating the defense with power running to close out the game. Most importantly, it means a 3-game winning streak in the NFC East and being right in the thick of the playoff hunt.
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The Skins need help for sure. They need the Giants to stumble once more than they do. Hopefully, the Falcons or Saints will oblige in that respect. And Washington has no gimme's. After losing to the Panthers, hopefully, they all know that.
Their pass defense has been and will continue to be suspect. The one area RG3 can't help as much is improving the pass rush and providing better pass coverage. The most he can do is better ball control - sustain drives so that the defense isn't on the field as much.
How much better are the Redskins with Pierre Garcon? As everyone and their mothers have noted, they are 5-1 with him in the game and the flip record when he's out. Just imagine if Brandon Meriweather and Orakpo was healthy on defense. But everyone deals with injuries and the Skins have to deal with theirs. In fact, they are lucky that RG3 himself is upright, Alfred Morris is healthy, and the O-line has been stout.
Next up: the team that always seems to frustrate them - Battle of the Beltway. No Ray Lewis. But they still have Ed Reed, Haloti Ngata, Ray Rice, and Terrell Suggs (who will likely play).
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