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Philadelphia Eagles: 5 players that are key to a Week 13 victory over the Redskins

By Justin Grasso

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 25: Josh Adams #33 of the Philadelphia Eagles carries the ball in the second half against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field on November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 25: Josh Adams #33 of the Philadelphia Eagles carries the ball in the second half against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field on November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – NOVEMBER 25: Defensive end Michael Bennett #77 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates a sack against the New York Giants during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles won 25-22. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – NOVEMBER 25: Defensive end Michael Bennett #77 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates a sack against the New York Giants during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles won 25-22. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Michael Bennett, DE

Michael Bennett has easily been one of the best players on the Eagles roster by far this year. The veteran pass rusher joined the unit while it has been at it’s lowest in 2018, and wholly uplifted it at times. As the Eagles sack leader so far this year, Bennett is going to be looked at to get to the quarterback quite a few times this Monday night.

With the Redskins having a backup quarterback in the game, the Eagles defensive line can make it very difficult for Washington to move the ball. As long as Bennett is doing his part, he is going to make throws very uncomfortable and challenging for the backup quarterback, which can help out the depleted secondary tremendously.

The rest of the defensive line hasn’t been as consistent, but maybe Bennett’s lead will have the other guys following in his footsteps. Hopefully, his foot injury holds up though. Bennett missed a lot of practice this week, as he is still dealing with some pain from last week’s game. At least he knows he is going to play though.

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