The Washington Football Team won the NFC East and is on its way to the playoffs, but not without controversy that had nothing to do with the franchise. In Washington’s 20-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, the Eagles draw starting quarterback Jalen Hurts in the fourth quarter of a three-point game for Nate Sudfeld – who has not thrown a pass since 2018.
Basically, Washington was handed the game by Philadelphia – with the New York Giants needing Washington to lose to the Eagles to win the NFC East (with a 6-10 record). The Eagles, who rested all eight starters on the depth chart, could not win anything by winning this season’s final.
The question of whether the Eagles violated the integrity of the game can be discussed. Washington head coach Ron Rivera sees no offense from Pederson and the Eagles – nor does he apologize for winning the game.
“Well, honestly and honestly, it honestly does not matter. You play whoever is there. I will not apologize for winning,” Rivera told reporters Monday. “It’s apparently what everyone wants me to do to apologize for winning. I’m not going. You’re playing the game the way it was set up. Nobody complained when Pittsburgh did what they did last night against Cleveland. I I mean, come on. It’s just the way it is. “
Rivera to name the Steelers will be controversial, as Pittsburgh’s Mason Rudolph started in the final week 17 where the No. 2 series was still in play – although the Steelers would play on a game card weekend anyway – and the Cleveland Bruines need a win to clinch a playoff spot. Cleveland edged Pittsburgh and grabbed the spot, but the Steelers’ actions were at the expense of the Dolphins. Miami needs a win against Buffalo or a loss to Cleveland, Indianapolis or Baltimore to get a playoff spot. The Dolphins lost to the Bills and none of the other teams lost. Miami missed the playoffs at 10-6.
If Ben Roethlisberger plays, does Pittsburgh beat Cleveland? Does it matter?
Rivera will take on Pederson – who was the quarterback for the Eagles in 1999 when Rivera was the lineout coach – and he’s definitely not going to tell another team how to run the franchise. If the Eagles had won, they would have picked number 9 in the draft. Instead, they will pick No. 6, while Washington has won the NFC East title, becoming the third team since the 2002 reshuffle to reach the playoffs with a losing record.
“We entered the playoffs. We are 7-9. I was 7-8-1 in the playoffs. I was in an 8-8 team that was in the playoffs. You do not apologize for asking the U “Excuse me for losing the playoffs, I believe at least,” Rivera said. “But you do not apologize for coming in.
“It was a hard role for us. Nobody seems to care. It seems like nobody cared two weeks ago when we were not our best players. Nobody cared last week when we did not have it. So. , why should we worry if a coach decides to do something he believes is best for his team?
“That’s what I think people need to understand. It’s just the way the game is played and how many things happen. A lot of people are happy about it, and a lot of people are not happy about it. It’s just hard. That’s how it is. There’s so many things happening in this world that’s hard and difficult. It’s just the game we play, and we’re going to play it as it comes to us. I’m not going to apologize. I am not. is just the way it is. ‘