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Washington Redskins 2020 NFL schedule: 5 must-win games

By Matt Conner

ASHBURN, VA- JANUARY 2: Ron Rivera is introduced as the Washington Redskins new had coach at a Redskins Park press conference in Ashburn, VA on January 2, 2020 . (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
ASHBURN, VA- JANUARY 2: Ron Rivera is introduced as the Washington Redskins new had coach at a Redskins Park press conference in Ashburn, VA on January 2, 2020 . (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OH – DECEMBER 29: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns throws the ball during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – DECEMBER 29: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Cleveland Browns throws the ball during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

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The Browns typically find themselves on the outside looking in because they find a way to lose. This is often due to organizational ineptitude, but other times it has to do with the players themselves. It’s making silly mistakes or allowing drama to overtake the team’s chemistry. It’s penalties and turnovers and missed assignments. It’s the Browns.

There’s no denying the Browns, once again, have a plethora of talent on paper and certainly enough to put away the likes of the Redskins in 2020. Unfortunately there’s little-to-no consistency here and Freddie Kitchens has shown he’s not comfortable in the captain’s chair. This is a team that can beat the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers yet lose to the Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, and Cincinnati Bengals.

For Washington, the key to winning here would be to play the opposite—to give them 60 minutes of mistake-free football—and to rely on the front seven to force Baker Mayfield into throwing a pick or two. Unfortunately for the Redskins, this is far more dependent upon the Browns beating themselves than it is anything they actually bring to the table.

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