Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-8) at Washington Redskins (3-6)

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, at FedExField, Landover, Md. – TV: FOX

*TV announcers: Dick Stockton, Kirk Morrison, Kristina Pink

*Keys to the game: The Bucs are 0-6 against NFC teams and allowing an average of 30.2 points per game and need to win by putting up points. Trouble is, they’ve failed to find the chemistry with QB Josh McCown and WRs Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans. McCown is much more accurate than Mike Glennon. He threw for 300 yards last week and made better use of his two 6-foot-5 receivers, who will be checked mostly by rookies, including CB Bashaud Breeland.

Washington’s defense delivered Jekyll and Hyde performances during its last two games. The Redskins blitzed Dallas QB Tony Romo to distraction in a Week 8 upset and then got picked apart by Vikings rookie Teddy Bridgewater while losing several leads and the game in Week 9. OLB Ryan Kerrigan and DE Jason Hatcher have combined for half of Washington’s sacks (11.5 of 23), but six of their combined takedowns came in the Week 2 blowout of Jacksonville.

The Redskins’ edge is balance, in the form of RB Alfred Morris, who had two of his three best days during his disappointing 2014 season in the only two games that dual-threat QB Robert Griffin III played from start to finish. Griffin’s presence in the lineup bodes well for Morris against Tampa Bay’s 18th-ranked run defense.

WR DeSean Jackson (21.8 yards per catch) made big plays for all three quarterbacks who started for Washington this season. If the Bucs’ 31st-ranked pass defense tries to take Jackson away, Redskins coach Jay Gruden will be happy to feed WR Pierre Garcon (42 catches) and TE Jordan Reed (22 in four-plus games) underneath.

*Matchup to watch – Redskins RG Chris Chester vs. Buccaneers LDT Gerald McCoy: Chester struggled in pass protection along with LG Shawn Lauvao and C Kory Lichtensteiger during Washington’s Week 9 loss at Minnesota. McCoy, who has five of the Bucs’ 14 sacks, was limited in practice this week by a groin strain but vowed to play. He is one of the NFL’s top interior pass rushers.

*Player spotlight – Bucs P Michael Koenen: He averaged 30.3 yards in last week’s 10-point loss and is last in the NFL in punting. Koenen was playing keep-away from Devin Hester last week and might need more of the same Sunday with Jackson fielding punts for Washington.

*Fast facts: The teams are a combined minus-16 in turnover ratio. The Redskins are minus-9. … Jackson has 21 receptions for 577 yards and three touchdowns in the past five games.

WHO WILL WIN AND WHY

With weak links on the offensive line and a flat-lining pass rush, the Bucs need to score early and often to remain competitive into the fourth quarter.

*Our pick: Redskins 29-25