The Washington Redskins haven’t done a lot yet in this still-young NFL season.
But what they have done is good enough for first place in a suddenly woeful NFC East.
Through five weeks, the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys sit at 2-3 and the New York Giants are 1-4. The NFC West is the only other division in football with at least three teams under .500.
A Redskins loss at New Orleans on Monday night would have dropped Washington, which had an early bye week, to 2-2, while a win would have given the franchise an early, unexpected edge in the race for a division title.