Arlington: One thing the Washington Redskins almost certainly won’t have to worry about this year is a must-win game in the season finale to make the play-offs.
The Redskins pretty much took themselves out of the postseason picture before the calendar even turned to December, which happened soon after their 38-14 loss Thursday night to the Dallas Cowboys still without suspended running back Ezekiel Elliott.
“Right now, it looks as if we are not going to make the playoffs,” tight end Vernon Davis said. “So I think at this point, we just have to continue to keep competing, keep playing and keep playing for one another. ... You can’t give up.”
The Redskins (5-7), who had already been eliminated from NFC East contention, dropped behind Dallas (6-6) in the division standings. The Cowboys also swept the season series, though between those two games, they were overwhelmed in three straight losses without Elliott.
Philadelphia can wrap up the division title with a win in any of its last five games. The Eagles play Sunday night at Seattle.
