Will 10 Wins Get the Washington Redskins In?

In 2005 and again in 2007, the Washington Redskins faced strings of must-win games in December. They lost to San Diego in the last game of November of '05 to fall to 5-6. They then reeled off five straight wins to grab a wild card spot. Last year they were 5-7 after a Dec. 2 loss to the Bills and it took four wins in a row to pull out another postseason berth. This year, the Redskins sit at 7-5 going into the final month of the season. While they are third in their division and fourth among the four teams with realistic wild card aspirations, their situation for making the playoffs is difficult, but not as desperate as it was three years ago or last year. A repeat of last year's four-game run would almost certainly lead to a trip to the playoffs. Here are the four teams currently in contention plus Tampa Bay, with the same record as Carolina and leading the NFC South on tiebreakers: TB 9-3: @CAR @ATL SD OAK CAR 9-3: TB DEN @NYG @NO ATL 8-4: @NO TB @MIN STL DAL 8-4: @PIT NYG BAL ... (link)