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The Washington Redskins are preparing to face off against the New England Patriots on Sunday in Week 14 action, but it looks like they’ll be doing it without a couple of their players.

It was already announced that safety LaRon Landry would be out due to a groin injury. Now that Friday’s full practice report has been released, it appears that defensive lineman Chris Baker is also out for Sunday’s game after he was unable to participate in practice for the third straight day due to a quad injury.

Beyond those two announcements, the Redskins have been lucky on the injury front this week, as punter Sav Rocca is now being listed as probable after missing Wednesday’s practice and having a limited practice on Thursday.

The full list of probable players for Sunday’s game:

WR Terrence Austin – Hamstring
DE Stephen Bowen – Knee
T Jammal Brown – Hip
LB London Fletcher – Ankle
S DeJon Gomes – Knee
QB Rex Grossman – Left Shoulder
CB DeAngelo Hall – Back
G Maurice Hurt – Knee
P Sav Rocca – Ankle
FB Darrel Young – Head

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The 9-3 New England Patriots will travel to FedEx Field to battle the 4-8 Washington Redskins on Sunday. The Patriots seem to have hit their stride as they try to lock in a first-round bye in the playoffs, and possibly home-field advantage throughout.

The Redskins are 4-8, and they have lost seven of their last eight games. Even though their defense has been solid this season, especially against the pass, the Skins have struggled.

They have the 31st-ranked rushing attack, and inconsistent QB play from John Beck and Rex Grossman hasn’t helped.

 

When: Sunday, Dec. 11 at 1:00 p.m. ET

Where: FedEx Field in Landover, Md.

Watch: CBS

 

Spread: New England (-9)

The fact that the Patriots are nine-point favorites on the road tells you how well they’re playing and how bad Washington has looked recently. The Redskins’ anemic offense will have trouble sustaining drives. That will wear down their defense, and the pass rush will slow down, even with their two excellent young rushers, Ryan Kerrigan and Brian Orakpo.

Wes Welker has been a bit banged up, but the emergence of tight end Rob Gronkowski and the presence of veteran Deion Branch is more than enough firepower.

Over/Under: 48

The big number is tricky, as the Skins have a good defense, but poor offense. The game could easily turn out 24-10, or 28-10. This number seems a little too high in my opinion. The Patriots have scored more than 30 points four games in a row. The Skins have looked better with Grossman, but the number still scares me.

 

Patriots Key Injuries

Brandon Spikes—doubtful. knee

Julian Edelman—questionable, back

Patrick Chung—questionable, foot

Devin McCourty—questionable, shoulder

Wes Welker—questionable, knee

Danny Woodhead—questionable, abdomen

Redskins Key Injuries

LaRon Landry—doubtful, groin

Sav Rocca—doubtful, left ankle

Terrence Austin—questionable, hamstring

Stephen Bowen—questionable, knee

Jammal Brown—questionable, hip

London Fletcher—questionable, ankle

DeAngelo Hall—questionable, back

 

Fantasy Big Plays

QB Tom Brady (NE)—Despite the Redskins quality pass rush, the Pats offense is in one of those grooves. When they are clicking as they are now, they are going to score points, and that means big fantasy numbers for Brady. He hasn’t thrown an INT in a month, and when you combine that with 10 TDs, Brady is a big play.

WR Deion Branch (NE)—Branch could be a primary beneficiary of Brady’s day, with Welker less than 100 percent and the Skins keying on Gronkowski, that open things up for Branch. He has more receptions over 20 yards than any other Patriot.

 

Keys to Patriots Win

Turnovers are big for both teams. The Pats have to stay away from allowing the Skins to put points on the board with short drives. The Redskins offense will struggle to sustain drives, so it makes things easier if they give up short fields. Likewise, special teams will be big. They must play disciplined and smart in the coverage and punting games/

Keys to Redskins Win

The Skins must run it effectively. That means a lot of Roy Helu. Establishing him and the rushing attack will open up the play-action pass. That is when Grossman is at his best. If they do that, the Redskins will allow their defense a break, and they can apply pressure throughout the game.

 

Prediction

Patriots 28, Redskins 10

The 9-3 New England Patriots will travel to FedEx Field to battle the 4-8 Washington Redskins on Sunday. The Patriots seem to have hit their stride as they try to lock in a first-round bye in the playoffs, and possibly home-field advantage throughout.

The Redskins are 4-8, and they have lost seven of their last eight games. Even though their defense has been solid this season, especially against the pass, the Skins have struggled.

They have the 31st-ranked rushing attack, and inconsistent QB play from John Beck and Rex Grossman hasn’t helped.

 

When: Sunday, Dec. 11 at 1:00 p.m. ET

Where: FedEx Field in Landover, Md.

Watch: CBS

 

Spread: New England (-9)

The fact that the Patriots are nine-point favorites on the road tells you how well they’re playing and how bad Washington has looked recently. The Redskins’ anemic offense will have trouble sustaining drives. That will wear down their defense, and the pass rush will slow down, even with their two excellent young rushers, Ryan Kerrigan and Brian Orakpo.

Wes Welker has been a bit banged up, but the emergence of tight end Rob Gronkowski and the presence of veteran Deion Branch is more than enough firepower.

Over/Under: 48

The big number is tricky, as the Skins have a good defense, but poor offense. The game could easily turn out 24-10, or 28-10. This number seems a little too high in my opinion. The Patriots have scored more than 30 points four games in a row. The Skins have looked better with Grossman, but the number still scares me.

 

Patriots Key Injuries

Brandon Spikes—doubtful. knee

Julian Edelman—questionable, back

Patrick Chung—questionable, foot

Devin McCourty—questionable, shoulder

Wes Welker—questionable, knee

Danny Woodhead—questionable, abdomen

Redskins Key Injuries

LaRon Landry—doubtful, groin

Sav Rocca—doubtful, left ankle

Terrence Austin—questionable, hamstring

Stephen Bowen—questionable, knee

Jammal Brown—questionable, hip

London Fletcher—questionable, ankle

DeAngelo Hall—questionable, back

 

Fantasy Big Plays

QB Tom Brady (NE)—Despite the Redskins quality pass rush, the Pats offense is in one of those grooves. When they are clicking as they are now, they are going to score points, and that means big fantasy numbers for Brady. He hasn’t thrown an INT in a month, and when you combine that with 10 TDs, Brady is a big play.

WR Deion Branch (NE)—Branch could be a primary beneficiary of Brady’s day, with Welker less than 100 percent and the Skins keying on Gronkowski, that open things up for Branch. He has more receptions over 20 yards than any other Patriot.

 

Keys to Patriots Win

Turnovers are big for both teams. The Pats have to stay away from allowing the Skins to put points on the board with short drives. The Redskins offense will struggle to sustain drives, so it makes things easier if they give up short fields. Likewise, special teams will be big. They must play disciplined and smart in the coverage and punting games/

Keys to Redskins Win

The Skins must run it effectively. That means a lot of Roy Helu. Establishing him and the rushing attack will open up the play-action pass. That is when Grossman is at his best. If they do that, the Redskins will allow their defense a break, and they can apply pressure throughout the game.

 

Prediction

Patriots 28, Redskins 10

Washington Redskins strong safety LaRon Landry remained sidelined by a groin injury as the team returned to practice Wednesday.

Also held out of practice, according to the team’s injury report, were punter Sav Rocca (ankle) and defensive lineman Chris Baker (quad). Rookie nose tackle Chris Neild missed practice for a personal matter, Coach Mike Shanahan said.

Limited in practice were starting defensive end Stephen Bowen (knee), right tackle Jammal Brown (hip), linebacker London Fletcher (ankle), cornerback DeAngelo Hall (back), left guard Maurice Hurt (knee), safety DeJon Gomes (knee) and receiver Terrence Austin (hamstring).

Practicing fully despite previous injuries were quarterback Rex Grossman (left shoulder) and fullback Darrel Young (concussion).

The Patriots had three players miss practice. Running back Stevan Ridley missed practice for a non-injury related reason, the team reported, linebacker Brandon Spikes sat with a knee injury and tackle Sebastian Vollmer sat with back and foot injuries.

Limited in practice were cornerback Kyle Arrington (foot), safety Patrick Chung (foot), guard Dan Connolly (groin), receiver Julian Edelman (back), linebacker Dane Fletcher (thumb), safety James Ihedigbo (shoulder), cornerback Devin McCourty (shoulder), receiver Matt Slater (shoulder), running back Shane Vereen (hamstring), receiver Wes Welker (knee), cornerback Ryan Wendell (calf) and running back Danny Woodhead (abdomen).

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The Washington Redskins’ injury report and inactive list for their game against the New York Jets is out, and it’s now officially official: strong safety LaRon Landry is inactive with a groin injury. Otherwise, the Redskins received mostly good news on the injury report. Linebacker London Fletcher and defensive lineman Stephen Bowen, who were both listed as questionable on Friday, will be in the lineup.

In addition, fullback Darrel Young and wide receiver Terrence Austin are both inactive. Young has a concussion, while Austin has a hamstring injury. Here is the full list of Redskins inactives:

• WR Terrence Austin
• SS LaRon Landry
• CB Brandyn Thompson
• FB Darrel Young
• LB Markus White
• OL Willie Smith
• OL Tyler Polumbus

Reed Doughty will start for Landry, while Mike Sellers will likely start for Young.

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