Congratulations to the NFC East champion Washington Redskins! Yes, congratulations. Like it or not, the Redskins are the only team in the division that actually deserved the title. In an awful division, they are the one team that exceeded expectations.
Who saw the Redskins winning the division? Pretty much no one. Entering the season, they were the division's laughingstock. Washington, though, hired a real general manager in Scot McCloughan. They moved on from Robert Griffin III. They built an offense quarterback Kirk Cousins could succeed in. They played their best when it mattered most.