House Money

The Redskins are playing with House Money.

No one expected them to finish September with a 3-1 record. No one expected them to beat Dallas in their last game at Texas Stadium. No one expects them to beat Philly on the road Sunday. Well maybe no one is no longer true, but the spread has them 6½-point underdogs.

This is a double-down game for the Skins. If they lose they are 3-2 after playing all 3 NFC East games on the road. This again is ahead of all expectations. If they were to upset the Eagles, they would have a 2-1 division road record. Jackpot!

Even with a loss to Philly, the hand they have been dealt looks very good. They play St. Louis, Cleveland and Detroit next with the Rams and Browns at FedEx Field. They could run those games. The pot would be right for the playoffs.

Home field in the playoffs? Outrageous idea, but not out of the question. With a victory over the Eagles, there would be No-Limit.

Right now the Skins are having had a run of good luck. Jason Taylor has been the only big-time injury. While no one is sure how long he will be out, the Redskins were able to pressure Romo enough to throw him off his game. Lack of depth would be one of their biggest weaknesses. Injuries will up the ante.

It seems each week is a showdown. New Orleans, Arizona and Dallas were undefeated when the Redskins played them. It was the Skins who had a loss. Teams coming off victories can lose some intensity the next week. They hear how good they are. Mistakes are over looked because winning cures everything. Well this week, it is Philly with 2 losses, including to the Bears Sunday night. While this is too early in the season for a must game, there will be people saying this in Philadelphia.

The trips-to-winning in the Redskins luck department is the hiring of Coach Jim Zorn. Don’t for a minute think that Dano Snyder and Vinny Cerrato were anything other than lucky. Coach Zorn doesn’t hold them; so far he’s never folded them…he just plays them straight up. Maybe as the season goes on the other coaches will figure out his style but right now he is All-In.

So are the Redskins.