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The last guest prognosticator of 2011 is Chris Grovich of Black Shoe Diaries, a Philly sports fan. He’s been here before. Let’s get it on!
WFY: If Michael Vick fought and executed your puppies would you favor irrevocable…Okay, that’s OLD news since Vick went to the Pro Bowl last year and signed a big contract so [...]

This week, one of my favorite features, the guest prognosticator series returns! The Philadelphia Eagles are coming down I-95 to take on the Washington Redskins in a big NFC East matchup. Joining me this week is Kevin McGuire, a Philly sports fan who you may know from Examiner.com’s Penn State coverage and The Nittany Lions [...]

This week’s Washington Redskins opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles, are the outlier of the NFC East on several fronts:

The Eagles stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, is actually in the city the team represents. This, is a good thing and I hope that the Redskins move back to the District of Columbia someday, but they are currently in [...]

Let’s see, yesterday the Washington Redskins signed Donovan McNabb signs a ridiculous contract extension (5 years, $78 million) that would expire when he is 40 years old. Then, I turn the game on a minute late and see the Philadelphia Eagles had scored already. After the second Eagles touchdown, I feel asleep on the couch, [...]

Remember the Washington Redskins? They are the NFL team that plays around here. When we last saw them 15 days ago, head coach Mike Shannahan had just pulled QB Donovan McNabb from the game with 2 minutes left in Detroit because Rex Grossman was “better prepared” for the final drive of the game. That Grossman [...]

I’m pretty happy with the way my Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles prediction worked out. The Redskins won by 5 points, the same margin I predicted on Friday. I said, 22-17, but it wound up being 17-12. A few notes:

Donovan McNabb got his big win and homecoming and did not get booed too much. I [...]

NOTA BENE: The prediction for the November 15 game is here: Redskins vs. Eagles prediction with Chris from SlowStates.com
This week I’m adding a new feature to my weakly, err weekly Washington Redskins prediction — a guest prognosticator. Yes, that is a Glenn Brenner reference and if I could, I would invite Sister Mary Louise. However, [...]

Had the Philadelphia Eagles not lost to the Oakland Raiders last week, I’d have no hesitation in predicting a Redskins victory tonight. The Eagles always have inexplicable losses every year and that was one of them. However, I’m still going to go out on a limb (on Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree) and predict that the [...]

HOME team capitalized
Baltimore over PITTSBURGHThe Steelers beat the Ravens twice this season by a combined seven points. Even though the Steelers are at home and have a strong defense and better offense, I have a gut feeling the Ravens defense is just going to be better. This means I expect a low scoring game of [...]

HOME team capitalized
Baltimore over TENNESSEEThis is a tough one to pick because there are two big reasons the Titans are supposed to win — playing at home against a rookie quarterback. However, I think the Ravens defense will mess with Kerry Collins enough that the Ravens find a way to win.
CAROLINA over ArizonaThe Cardinals won [...]