The Washington Commanders march into Lincoln Financial Field this afternoon for a date with the Philadelphia Eagles. This afternoon serves as a rubber match for Washington and Philly, and a bit of a throwback for football fans old enough to remember when our nation’s capital had a really good football team not named the Baltimore Ravens.
For those who enjoy American history, this game also pits two factions of fans against one another for very different reasons. Back on July 16 of 1790, The Residence Act gave present-day Washington, D.