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Point spread: The Patriots opened as 13-point favorites; the total was 52 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.
The New England quarterback oversees the Patriots’ No. 1 scoring offense and No. 2 passing attack, having thrown 20 touchdowns and just one interception for a 115.8 passer rating. The Redskins defense is allowing 24 points and 360.4 yards per game with three interceptions, nine fumble recoveries, and 13 sacks.
Although DeAngelo Hall’s status is still unclear for Sunday’s game against the Patriots, the 12-year veteran has begun working his way back to the field following a toe injury.
What’s certain is the New England offensive line has been able to keep up admirably despite plenty of personnel changes, so Bill Belichick and Tom Brady might have their choice of how to move the ball. In the receiving end, Rob Gronkowski had 113 yards and a touchdown in six catches while Dion Lewis added 93 yards and one touchdown in six receptions.
“We’ve talked about that a lot over the last couple of years, trying to make plays more vertically into the defense, and I think we do a good job obviously horizontally, all the way from behind the line of scrimmage to the goal line”, Brady admitted.
Jackson previously looked like he was going to return in the middle of October, but he aggravated his hamstring injury and did not end up playing.
The Redskins are coming into Week 9 after a bye and that time off gave Jackson the chance to heal up his hamstring, which he injured back in Week 1.
“They’re still on the fence a little bit”, coach Jay Gruden said.
Washington snapped a two-game losing streak two weeks ago with a rousing 31-30 come-from-behind victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, then enjoyed last week off. But perhaps the Redskins’ victory October 25, during which Cousins completed 82.5 percent of passes and garnered a season-high 124.7 quarterback rating, will help the 27-year-old turn the page on his season and career. Washington needs to play a 100% ideal game against New England to win. “He’s a very explosive player”. I think he’s got a great catch radius.
Led by quarterback Tom Brady, the Patriots have picked up where they left off last season. The cornerback was suspended four games at the time of the deal for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, which he said was for Adderall.
The Redskins offense has been pushing Matt Jones at running back despite Alfred Morris being the starter and for now he is a better option for fantasy owners. The New England’s run defense is now ranked No. 7 in the National Football League after impressive dominations of the Jets (Chris Ivory) and Dolphins (Lamar Miller).
