Redskins at Eagles
THE STORY: With their playoff hopes already extinguished, the Philadelphia Eagles are aiming for a .500 record when they host the NFC East rival Washington Redskins in the season finale for both teams on Sunday. Picked by many in the preseason to reach the Super Bowl, Philadelphia was unable to recover from a disappointing 1-4 start as it lost four of its next seven games. The Eagles, who also were without quarterback Michael Vick for several weeks due to injury, still entered last week's matchup against Dallas with a chance to repeat as division champions but were eliminated with the New York Giants' victory over the cross-town Jets. Washington, which has won two straight on the road, looks to end Philadelphia's three-game winning streak and split the season series. The Redskins were unable to overcome a 20-point deficit at home on Oct. 16 and dropped a 20-13 decision.
TV: FOX, 1 p.m. ET. LINE: Eagles -9, O/U 46.5.
ABOUT THE REDSKINS (5-10): Washington has lost four of its last five meetings with the Eagles, with the only victory in that span coming in Philadelphia last season. Receiver Jabar Gaffney is 81 yards shy of his first career 1,000-yard campaign. Kicker Graham Gano is three field goals away from tying Mark Moseley's single-season team record of 33 set in 1983. Gano booted his fourth field goal of 50 or more yards this season in last week's loss to the Minnesota Vikings, matching the club mark held by Moseley (1977) and John Hall (2003).
ABOUT THE EAGLES (7-8): Running back LeSean McCoy is likely to play after suffering a sprained ankle in last week's dominant win over Dallas. McCoy leads the NFC in rushing with a career-high 1,309 yards and tops the NFL with a franchise-record 20 touchdowns. He needs 27 carries to become the first Eagle since Duce Staley in 1999 with 300 attempts. Vick threw three or more touchdown passes three times in 2010. He has yet to accomplish the feat this year. Vick has been interception-free in just three of his 12 games this season. Defensive end Jason Babin is tied for second in the league with a career-high 18 sacks, including eight in his last four contests. Minnesota's Jared Allen has 18 1/2.
EXTRA POINTS:
1. The Eagles own a 16-9 record against the Redskins under coach Andy Reid.
2. Philadelphia safety Kurt Coleman, who intercepted Rex Grossman three times in the first meeting this season, was placed on injured reserve this week with a biceps injury.
3. Grossman, who needs 105 passing yards to reach 3,000 for the second time in his career, is tied for the league lead with 19 interceptions.