The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

NFL Week 13 preview

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WASHINGTON (6-5) at EAGLES (5-6) Monday, 8:15 p.m., ESPN OPENING LINE: Eagles by 6½ SERIES: Redskins, 86-75-5 LAST MEETING: Eagles, 34-24, 2017 REDSKINS OFFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (13), PASS (25) REDSKINS DEFENSE: OVERALL (18), RUSH (8), PASS (23) EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (19), RUSH (24), PASS (13) EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (24), RUSH (11), PASS (28) FANTASY TIP: TE Jordan Reed has had success vs. Eagles and will face banged-up defense. ETC.: Redskins face defending Super Bowl champion for first time since playing at Patriots in 2014 . ... Redskins QB Colt McCoy makes second start since replacing injured Alex Smith. He had 268 yards passing, two TDs and three INTs last week . ... Adrian Peterson had 118 yards rushing and TD in last game vs. Eagles in 2010 with Minnesota. Peterson needs two TDs to pass Jim Brown (106) for fifth most in history . ... Reed had eight catches for 64 yards and two TDs last meeting. He has four TDs in last four games vs. Eagles . ... LB Ryan Kerrigan has seven sacks, two forced fumbles and fumble recovery in last six games. He has 4½ sacks, two forced fumbles and intercepti­on return for TD in past four vs. Eagles . ... CB Josh Norman is only player with 10-plus INTs (11) and 10-plus forced fumbles (11)

Adrian Peterson topped 100 yards vs. the Eagles way back in 2010.

since 2014 . ... Eagles are 3-1 on Monday nights under coach Doug Pederson . ... QB Carson Wentz has career-high-tying six games with 100-plus passer rating this season. Wentz has completed at least 70 percent of passes in five of last six outings . ... DE Chris Long has 3 ½ sacks in past four games.

FANTASY TIP: Rams’ Brandin Cooks has six-plus catches and 100-plus yards receiving last three games. ETC.: Rams rank third in NFL with 35.4 points per game . ... Cooks is 36 yards receiving from becoming first in league history with 1,000 yards receiving three straight years with three franchises . ... Ndamukong Suh facing Lions for first time. Detroit drafted Suh No. 2 overall in 2010. ... Damon “Snacks” Harrison Sr. has 57 tackles, most by NFL DT.

FANTASY TIP: Panthers rookie WR D.J. Moore has 17 receptions for 248 yards in past two games. ETC.: In two division games, Cam Newton has thrown for 582 yards, five TDs vs. one intercepti­on . ... DE Mario Addison had career-high three sacks against Bucs on Nov. 4. He has six in past four outings vs. Tampa Bay . ... Bucs RB Peyton Barber has rushing TDs past two weeks . ... Tampa Bay WR Mike Evans has six 100-yard games this season. He had six catches for 116 yards last week,

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