Redskins Primed for a Blowout

IF THE ABILITY to win close games is the measure of a good team, then the Redskins surely qualify.

With an average margin of victory of 4.6 points, Washington has scraped by to a 5-2 record. But, as they say, the end result is all that matters.

Yet there is something to be said for a blowout. Flexing your muscles as one of the NFL's elite every once in a while never hurt a top-notch squad.

This Sunday's game against the woeful Detroit Lions offers a perfect opportunity for the Redskins to pile up a huge victory.

Name someone on the Lions not named Calvin Johnson. I dare you. Remember Jon Kitna is on injured reserve and Roy Williams is now in Dallas. Can't do it?

That's exactly my point.

The great thing about Jason Campbell is that he is not going to sabotage the Redskins. The quarterback is on a historic streak — 332 passes at this point — without throwing an interception.

If Washington doesn't hand the game to Detroit, it can't lose. Of course, the same thing was said about the Rams two weeks ago.

So Jim Zorn, who called the Lions "the most dangerous" 0-6 team in the league this week, Campbell and Clinton Portis should aim to run up the score.

The Redskins are good team. Now, they need to prove that they can be a really great one.

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