Washington Redskins 2020 schedule predictions: Picking every game

Weeks 5-8

The Redskins welcome back former assistant Sean McVay to D.C. for the first time since he left to become the head coach of the Rams in 2017. Los Angeles opened 3-0 this past season but finished 9-7 and wound up missing the playoffs. The franchise has lost a number of star players but still has too much talent for the re-tooling ‘Skins.

Washington actually knocked off the Giants at MetLife Stadium back in 2018 but it was a much different story this past season as the club was humbled, 24-3, in Week 4. The Redskins’ defense allowed 164 yards rushing to New York, who played without Saquon Barkley. But look for Ron Rivera’s team to come up with a surprise victory.

A year ago in Week 2, Washington held an early lead over their longtime rivals from the Lone Star State but eventually fell, 31-21. In fact, the Redskins were just 2-7 at home vs. the hated Dallas Cowboys dating back to 2011. But this time around, Ron Rivera’s team gets a late field goal for a rare recent victory in this series.

It was a match-up between 2019 first-round quarterbacks Daniel Jones and Dwayne Haskins. And it wound up being one of the wilder games of this past season. The Redskins fell at home in overtime, 41-35, in Week 16. For the second straight year, Big Blue outlasts the host Redskins in a high-scoring affair.