Game Preview - Week 8: Washington Redskins at New England Patriots

New England: By now, I'm sure you're sick of hearing how good the Patriots are and frankly I am too. We know they're good and we know they should win this game. We know Brady is on pace for 61 touchdowns and you know that Brady, Moss, Welker, and Stallworth should all be in your lineup each week. What we don't know is when Laurence Maroney will actually be worth of a spot in your lineup. His 6 carries for 31 yards last week in a blowout win doesn't inspire confidence. Is he still injured? It's hard to tell at this point making Maroney a risky, but tantalizing play due to the Patriots dominance on offense. Keep him on your bench for now until the picture becomes clearer.

Start: QB Tom Brady, WR Randy Moss, WR Wes Welker, WR Donte Stallworth
Consider: RB Laurence Maroney, Patriots D/ST
Sit: TE Ben Watson, RB Sammy Morris

Washington: It's been funny to hear Joe Gibbs talk this week like his team is the underdog of the century, and sing the virtues of the Patriots like they're gods. "Do you have a game plan that will work against them? If you do, leave it here. Because I don't think anybody else has got one right now. We're going to struggle hard." Well, they might be gods, but this is the NFL in which any team can win on any given Sunday but unfortunately for the Skins' their head coach is right… they have no chance. Jason Campbell and the 25th ranked offense will give it the ole' college try but any chance the Redskins have of a victory will fall at the hands of their defense and the Patriots bringing their "C" game. Don't bet on it, but do bet on a Redskins loss… for entertainment purposes only, of course.

Start: RB Clinton Portis, TE Chris Cooley, WR Santana Moss
Consider: QB Jason Campbell
Sit: WR Antwaan Randle El, RB Ladell Betts, Redskins D/ST

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Washington Redskins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Jason Campbell	Pass: 200, 1 Rush: 15, 0
RB 14	Clinton Portis	Rush: 75, 0 Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 34	Ladell Betts	Rush: 20, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 8	Santana Moss	Rec: 5-85, 1
WR 40	Antwaan Randle El	Rec: 3-35, 0
TE 11	Chris Cooley	Rec: 3-30, 0

New England Patriots
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 1	Tom Brady	Pass: 320, 3 Rush: 0, 0
RB 28	Laurence Maroney	Rush: 60, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35	Kevin Faulk	Rush: 20, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 1	Randy Moss	Rec: 8-105, 1
WR 11	Wes Welker	Rec: 7-85, 1
WR 23	Donte' Stallworth	Rec: 5-65, 1
TE 16	Kyle Brady	Rec: 2-25, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Washington Redskins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	MIA	H	W 16-13	+3
2	2007-09-17	PHI	A	W 20-12	+8
3	2007-09-23	NYG	H	L 17-24	-7
4		Bye
5	2007-10-07	DET	H	W 34-3	+31
6	2007-10-14	GB	A	L 14-17	-3
7	2007-10-21	ARI	H	W 21-19	+2
8	2007-10-28	NE	A	L 7-52	-45
9	2007-11-04	NYJ	A
10	2007-11-11	PHI	H
11	2007-11-18	DAL	A
12	2007-11-25	TB	A
13	2007-12-02	BUF	H
14	2007-12-06	CHI	H
15	2007-12-16	NYG	A
16	2007-12-23	MIN	A
17	2007-12-30	DAL	H

New England Patriots
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NYJ	A	W 38-14	+24
2	2007-09-16	SD	H	W 38-14	+24
3	2007-09-23	BUF	H	W 38-7	+31
4	2007-10-01	CIN	A	W 34-13	+21
5	2007-10-07	CLE	H	W 34-17	+17
6	2007-10-14	DAL	A	W 48-27	+21
7	2007-10-21	MIA	A	W 49-28	+21
8	2007-10-28	WAS	H	W 52-7	+45
9	2007-11-04	IND	A
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	BUF	A
12	2007-11-25	PHI	H
13	2007-12-03	BAL	A
14	2007-12-09	PIT	H
15	2007-12-16	NYJ	H
16	2007-12-23	MIA	H
17	2007-12-29	NYG	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	WAS Offense	NE Offense	NFL Average
Points for	19.3	39.5	21.9
Rushing yards	98.0	137.0	111.0
Rushing yards per attempt	3.27	4.28	4.09
Completion %	59.9%	72.5%	62.2%
Passing yards	198.3	298.8	219.7
Passing yards per completion	10.57	12.16	10.63
Passing yards per attempt	6.33	8.82	6.61
Interceptions	0.7	0.5	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.7	0.5	0.7
Sacked	1.3	1.0	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	WAS Defense	NE Defense	NFL Average
Points against	16.0	17.8	21.9
Rushing yards	82.7	89.0	111.0
Rushing yards per attempt	3.48	4.59	4.09
Completion %	59.0%	59.0%	62.2%
Passing yards	204.7	191.0	219.7
Passing yards per completion	8.66	9.63	10.63
Passing yards per attempt	5.11	5.68	6.61
INT return	2.0	1.5	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.8	0.7
Sacks	2.3	2.5	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Washington Redskins vs. New England Patriots
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	4	2003-09-28	NE	WAS	17-20	WAS

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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