Week 8

Washington has won four straight, and Rodney McDoom would like everyone to stop bringing up Week 1. Too bad. The Eagles strangled the Commanders 17-3 in the opener, and NBAman619's defense hasn't loosened its grip since. It's allowing 15.1 points a game, 4th in the league.

Philly arrives 6-1 but a little grumpy after a 17-6 home loss to Dallas, a rare night when the offense forgot to show up. Washington, meanwhile, is cooking: 38 at San Francisco, 31 on the Giants, 25.5 points a game overall. On paper the offenses are twins, separated by about a point.

So it's the old question: does the hot hand beat the better defense? Washington gives up 19.7 a game, 10th, and that's the gap. The Commanders need a shootout. The Eagles have spent seven weeks proving they don't do shootouts unless they feel like it.