Washington Football Team wins NFC East title

Published: Jan 03, 2021 at 11:24 PM

Through more tumult off the field than most franchises and less triumph on the field than any of the rest of the postseason field, the Washington Football Team has found its way to the playoffs.

The final spot in the postseason field has been filled as the Washington Football Team defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 20-14, on Sunday Night Football to win the NFC East.

Captained by the uplifting tales of head coach Ron Rivera coaching through cancer and quarterback Alex Smith’s unbelievable comeback, Washington (7-9) is back in the playoffs for the first time since 2015, which was also the last season in which it won the division.

The NFC East was a punchline for most of the season and has produced the first sub-.500 playoff team since the Carolina Panthers in 2014 and just the third overall (excluding the 1982 strike-shortened season), per NFL Research. Washington hasn’t won a playoff game since 2005, but the 2014 Panthers and 2010 New Orleans Saints – the other NFL team to have advanced to the playoffs with a losing record – each won their playoff openers.

It was wild and wacky and went down to the last game of the regular season, but the NFC East has crowned a champion and it’s Washington.