One week after a hard-fought road win over the division rival Philadelphia Eagles, the Washington Redskins return home to host Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers on Monday Night Football as they pursue one of the final NFC Playoff spots.
The Redskins (7-5-1) are right in the thick of the wild card race and entered this week as the first team out. Despite being on the outside looking in, the algorithms here at numberFire gave the Redskins a 53% chance of making the playoffs.
Without even playing yet, Washington's playoff hopes have improved.