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Week 13 Preview: Redskins at Colts
Washington Redskins (3-8) at Indianapolis Colts (7-4)
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis – TV: FOX
*TV announcers: Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa
*Keys to the game: The anticipated matchup between 2012 No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III went in the can when Redskins coach Jay Gruden turned to Colt McCoy at quarterback on Wednesday.
McCoy will not match physical skills with Luck, but gets high marks from Gruden for his preparation. McCoy gets the game manager label because he knows not to force what isn’t there, but he attacked downfield with WR DeSean Jackson in his only other start (20-17 win at Dallas) this season.
Critical for the Redskins is slowing the game down with RB Alfred Morris. He could get 25-30 carries if the Redskins execute their plan to throw the first punch with Morris, who is averaging 4.3 yards per carry.
While Luck distances himself from any draft debate, he’s third in the NFL with 29 touchdown passes because of an underperforming rushing attack that misses the physical inside running of RB Ahmad Bradshaw.
Tackling is a recurring shortfall for the Redskins, and their injury-thinned secondary matches up poorly with a productive fleet of Colts receivers.
*Matchup to watch – Colts LB D’Qwell Jackson vs. Redskins C Kory Lichtensteiger: Jackson leads the Colts with 94 tackles and has a career-best four sacks. With S LaRon Landry back on the field, Jackson is blitzing more — and getting home — and Lichtensteiger and McCoy must be on the same page with pre-snap calls. Washington has allowed 16 sacks in the past three games.
*Player spotlight – Redskins WR DeSean Jackson: Sudden off the snap and quick with his first move, Jackson averages 20.4 yards per catch and had six receptions for 136 yards in McCoy’s previous start.
*Fast facts: Morris leads the NFL with 3,714 rushing yards since he entered the NFL in 2012. … McCoy is completing 85.7 percent of his passes in two games this season (36 of 42).
WHO WILL WIN AND WHY
Change might be good for the Redskins, but with hurting cornerbacks and slingshot offense, Washington is no match for Luck and the Colts.
*Our pick: Colts 38-22
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