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You like that?!

What started as a comment Kirk Cousins yelled out loud at reporters has become the words the define the Redskins season.  After going 3-13 two years ago and 4-12 the next year, the Washington Redskins are your 2015 NFC East division champions.  Washington clinched it last night in Philadelphia over the Eagles by the final score of 38-24.

After the Eagles took a 7-0 lead to start the game the Skins answered when quarterback Kirk Cousins threw a 22 yard touchdown strike to tight end Jordan Reed.  Reed continued his hot streak where in the last two weeks heading into the last night's game, he led all NFL tight ends with 16 receptions, 204 yards, and three touchdowns.  The Redskins missed the extra point.  Washington took the lead over a minute left in the first quarter on another touchdown by Reed.  Cousins completed a short pass to him in the middle for a 13-6 lead.  The teams traded field goals in the second quarter and the first half ended with the score, 16-10 Redskins.  Kirk Cousins made a mental mistake when he drove the team down inside the 10 with five seconds left.  While he should have spiked the ball to stop the clock and kick the field goal, he took a knee instead.  Was it costly?

Not at all.  In the second half the Redskins kept rolling.  7:03 left in the third, Cousins found Chris Thompson in the end zone to put the Skins up 23-10.  The Eagles closed the gap to 23-17 on a Demarco Murray touchdown run.  On the next Philadelphia possession, the Redskins defense came up big.  Quarterback Sam Bradford fumbled the ball and DeAngelo Hall picked it up and took it in for a touchdown.  The play was almost reminiscent of Sean Taylor, who did that 10 years ago against the same team in the same stadium.

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In the fourth quarter, Cousins found Pierre Garcon and Washington converted a two-point conversion when Cousins found Jamison Crowder.  It sealed the 38-24 victory and the division.  The Redskins players were celebrating on the field and in the locker room.  The best celebration came when Kirk Cousins and Redskins team president Bruce Allen embraced and were shouting, "you like that?"

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There were even a ton of Redskins fans waiting in Ashburn, Virginia at Redskins Park greeting the team when they arrived home around 3 a.m.  The win locks in a home game for the Redskins in the first round of the playoffs.  Before that happens the Skins have one more game left at Dallas against the Cowboys.  Kickoff is at 1:00 this Sunday.

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Redskins win big over Buffalo

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Kirk Cousins and the Redskins hosted the Buffalo Bills at Fed Ex Field on Sunday looking for a win to get them closer to the NFC East title.  They got close with a big win over the Bills 35-25 as well as some help from the Jets beating the Cowboys last night and the Panthers beating the Giants today.  The Eagles will play the Cardinals tonight.

The Skins got on the board when Cousins found Jordan Reed for a three-yard touchdown on the first drive of the game.  In the second quarter, Kirk ran it in 13 yards to put Washington up 14-0.  Then with 8:47 left in the half, the Redskins went up 21-0 with Reed's second touchdown of the day.

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During halftime, the Redskins honored Monte Coleman as they inducted him into the ring of fame.  Legendary coach Joe Gibbs was there for the ceremony.

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After the Bills kicked a field goal to start the second half, Cousins launched a bomb and Desean Jackson caught it and took it to the house for a 77 yard touchdown.  Trailing 28-3, the Bills got two touchdowns to cut the defect to 11 points but the Redskins got an insurance touchdown in the fourth quarter.  With 11:16 left, Cousins threw a five yard touchdown strike to Pierre Garcon to go up 35-17.  The Redskins would prevail 35-25 and improve their record to .500 at 7-7.

Thanks to the Jets and Panthers taking care of the Cowboys and Giants respectively, the Redskins move to sole possession of first place.  The Eagles play tonight against the Cardinals but regardless of the outcome of that game, the Skins do hold the tiebreaker.  The Redskins and Eagles will play Saturday night at Philadelphia at 8:25 p.m. as part of Thursday Night Football: Saturday Edition on NFL Network.

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