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Alex Smith-Led Washington Is NFL' S Unlikeliest Playoff Team, Could Play Spoiler

Murphy's Law states, "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong."

In Washington, everything went wrong this season. Yet a nameless football team led by quarterback claimed a division title Sunday night with a 7-9 record.

Everything about the previous sentence is astounding. Somehow, Washington overcame pretty much every obstacle placed in its path this season on its way to a postseason berth.

Ron Rivera's squad managed a 20-14 victory over the tanking Philadelphia Eagles and improved to 7-9 overall while cementing an NFC East crown. The entire franchise overcame everything despite lingering issues because certain things went right after going very wrong.