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Washington wins NFC East to loom as potential playoff foe for Seahawks

Washington beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-24 Saturday night to win the NFC East and now looms as the most likely Wild Card playoff round foe for the Seattle Seahawks. By winning Saturday, Washington assured it will be the No. 4 seed and host the No. 5 seed on Jan. 9 or Jan. 10.

If the season ended today, the Seahawks would be the No. 5 seed. And while there are scenarios in which Seattle could fall to the No. 6 seed, the odds favor being the No. 5 seed (consider that FootballOutsiders.com this week gave Seattle a 72 percent chance of ending up as the No.