The Washington Redskins face the New Orleans Saints on Monday night in a game that could have important NFC playoff ramifications later in the season.
The Redskins lead the NFC East and enter the Week 5 contest with a record of 2-1 on the season. The Saints are leaders of the NFC South and host the home game with a record of 3-1.
A win would push the Redskins record to 3-1 after the first quarter of the season.
Winning gives the Redskins their first 3-1 start in the first four games of the regular season since the 2011 campaign.
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Defeating the Saints would improve the Redskins to 2-0 in their first two road games. They opened the season with a road win over the Arizona Cardinals.
A ‘W’ would give the Redskins their first 2-0 start on the road since the 2016 season.
Winning in the ‘Big Easy’ would put the Redskins at 3-0 against the NFC and mark the first time the Redskins started a season 3-0 against NFC opponents since the 2005 season.
Despite a house of horrors on primetime television in recent memory, a victory would be the Redskins’ 29th all-time victory on Monday Night Football.
A win would end the Redskins’ five-game losing streak on Monday Night Football.
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Being victorious improves the Redskins all-time regular season record against the Saints to 18-9 and improves their road record in New Orleans to 10-4.
A win would give the Redskins their first win in New Orleans since 2012.
Finally, winning would give the Redskins their third consecutive victory following the bye week.