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Washington Redskins at Denver Broncos - Week 8
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CAR
TB		 31
 13
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MIA
NE		 17
 27
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BUF
NO		 17
 35
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CLE
KC		 17
 23
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DAL
DET		 30
 31
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SF
JAC		 42
 10
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NYG
PHI		 15
 7
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PIT
OAK		 18
 21
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NYJ
CIN		 9
 49
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ATL
ARI		 13
 27
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WAS
DEN		 21
 45
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GB
MIN		 44
 31
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SEA
STL		 14
 9
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Broncos 40, Redskins 31
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Washington Redskins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Robert Griffin III Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 60, 0
RB 11 Alfred Morris Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 RB 27 Roy Helu Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 6 Pierre Garcon Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 45 Leonard Hankerson Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
WR 51 Santana Moss Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 5 Jordan Reed Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 17 Kai Forbath FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
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Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Peyton Manning Pass: 360, 3 TD Rush: -2, 0
 RB 7 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 RB 31 Montee Ball Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 4 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 11 Eric Decker Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
 WR 13 Wes Welker Rec: 7-70, 0 TD
TE 3 Julius Thomas Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 1 Matt Prater FG: 4/4 XP: 4/4
DEF 21 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Redskins Head coach MIKE SHANAHAN spent 14 years as Den. head coach & won 2 Super Bowls...QB Robert Griffin III had 105.2 rating last week. Redskins are 8-2 when Griffin has 100+ rating... Since Week 12 of 2012, RB Alfred Morris is averaging 101.3 rush yards per game, 2nd best in NFL. Has 11 rush TDs in that span, tied for 2nd most in NFL. RB Roy Helu, JR. had career-high 3 rush TDs last week... Rookie TE Jordan Reed had career-high 9 catches & 134 yards with TD in Week 7. WR PIERRE GARÇON has 5+ catches in all 6 games in 2013. WR Aldrick Robinson had 45-yard TD catch last week... CB DeAngelo Hall had 30-yard INT in last meeting. LB Ryan Kerrigan has 7 sacks & 3 FFs in past 8. Since entering NFL in 2011, is only player in NFL with 20+ sacks (21) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). LB Brian Orakpo had 29-yard INT-TD last week, his 1st career INT. Has 10.5 sacks in 12 games vs. AFC, incl. 1.5 sacks in last game vs. Den. LB London Fletcher has played in 246 consecutive games. Has 30 tackles & 3 sacks in 4 career meetings.

Broncos Have scored 298 points, most by team through 1st 7 games of season in NFL history. Have 30+ points in 7 straight games. Aim for 7th straight win vs. NFC... QB Peyton Manning has 25 TD passes in '13, 2nd-most ever through 1st 7 games of season (TOM BRADY, 27 in 2007). For career, Manning is 3-1 vs. Was. with 10 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 106 rating. At home w/ Den., Manning is 11-1 with 38 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 120 rating. Has 124.3 4th-qtr. rating, best in NFL... RB Knowshon Moreno has career-best 8 rush TDs this season. Aims for 5th consec. game with at least 1 rush TD... Since '12, WR Demaryius Thomas has 2,044 rec. yards, 2nd-most in AFC. WR Wes Welker (8) & TE Julius Thomas (8) are tied for NFL-best in TD rec. in '13... WR Eric Decker had career-high 150 receiving yards last week... LB Von Miller has 6 career sacks in 7 career games vs. NFC. LB Danny Trevathan leads team with 48 tackles... CB Champ Bailey was drafted No. 7 overall in '99 NFL Draft by Redskins.


Results and Schedule

Washington Redskins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-09 PHI H L 27-33 -6
2 2013-09-15 GB A L 20-38 -18
3 2013-09-22 DET H L 20-27 -7
4 2013-09-29 OAK A W 24-14 +10
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 DAL A L 16-31 -15
7 2013-10-20 CHI H W 45-41 +4
8 2013-10-27 DEN A    
9 2013-11-03 SD H    
10 2013-11-07 MIN A    
11 2013-11-17 PHI A    
12 2013-11-25 SF H    
13 2013-12-01 NYG H    
14 2013-12-08 KC H    
15 2013-12-15 ATL A    
16 2013-12-22 DAL H    
17 2013-12-29 NYG A    
   

Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 BAL H W 49-27 +22
2 2013-09-15 NYG A W 41-23 +18
3 2013-09-23 OAK H W 37-21 +16
4 2013-09-29 PHI H W 52-20 +32
5 2013-10-06 DAL A W 51-48 +3
6 2013-10-13 JAC H W 35-19 +16
7 2013-10-20 IND A L 33-39 -6
8 2013-10-27 WAS H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 SD A    
11 2013-11-17 KC H    
12 2013-11-24 NE A    
13 2013-12-01 KC A    
14 2013-12-08 TEN H    
15 2013-12-12 SD H    
16 2013-12-22 HOU A    
17 2013-12-29 OAK A    

Injury Report

Washington Redskins
Questionable  DE Stephen Bowen (knee)
 SS Reed Doughty (concussion)
 WR Leonard Hankerson (foot)
 NT Chris Neild (calf)
Probable  TE Logan Paulsen (knee)
 TE Jordan Reed (hip)
IR  ILB Bryan Kehl (knee, 10/15/2013)
 ILB Keenan Robinson (pectoral, 8/26/2013)
 FS Phillip Thomas (foot, 8/26/2013)
PUP  DE Adam Carriker (quadriceps)
   

Denver Broncos
Out  CB Champ Bailey (foot)
Probable  DE Robert Ayers (shoulder)
 WR Eric Decker (toe)
 TE Joel Dreessen (knee)
 QB Peyton Manning (ankle)
 SLB Shaun Phillips (hamstring)
 DL Mitch Unrein (groin)
 WR Wes Welker (ankle)
 WLB Wesley Woodyard (neck)
IR  MLB Stewart Bradley (wrist, 8/31/2013)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013)
 DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  WAS
 Offense 		 DEN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 21.3 41.0 23.0 DEN
Rushing yards 150.3 116.3 109.1 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 5.27 3.92 4.09 WAS
Completion % 59.8% 72.8% 61.1% DEN
Passing yards 269.0 343.8 242.9 DEN
Passing yards per completion 11.84 11.45 11.03 WAS
Passing yards per attempt 7.08 8.34 6.74 DEN
Interceptions 1.0 0.5 0.9 DEN
Fumbles lost 0.7 1.5 0.7 WAS
Sacks allowed 1.3 0.5 2.7 DEN
3rd down conversions 42.0% 52.7% 37.8% DEN
4th down conversions 25.0% 100.0% 43.4% DEN
Time of possession 30:55 30:35 48:41 WAS
  Defense Stats Comparison

  WAS
 Defense 		 DEN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 32.0 25.8 23.0 DEN
Rushing yards 102.0 73.3 109.1 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.33 3.37 4.09 DEN
Completion % 66.1% 61.2% 61.1% DEN
Passing yards 263.7 305.3 242.9 WAS
Passing yards per completion 12.15 13.70 11.03 WAS
Passing yards per attempt 8.03 8.39 6.74 WAS
INT return 1.0 0.8 0.9 WAS
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks 2.3 2.5 2.7 DEN
3rd down conversions 33.3% 36.8% 37.8% WAS
4th down conversions 75.0% 0.0% 43.4% DEN
Time of possession 29:04 29:25 48:41 WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   WAS   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.4 12.1 9.0 DEN
Yards per kick return 19.1 30.3 24.2 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 21.6 8.9 9.0 DEN
Yards allowed per kick return 21.9 24.6 24.2 WAS
  Misc Stats Comparison

   WAS   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 6.5 6.4 WAS
Penalty yards 56.7 57.3 55.8 WAS

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 10 2001-11-18 WAS DEN 17-10 WAS
2005 5 2005-10-09 WAS DEN 19-21 DEN
2009 10 2009-11-15 DEN WAS 17-27 WAS

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.