with a game between the hated Philadelphia Eagles and the New Orleans Saints. The Eagles barely defeated the Bears last week in Chicago to move on to the Divisional Round of the NFC playoffs. Nick Foles looks to do what the Eagles former starter Carson Wentz couldn't do this season Red Kelvin Harmon Jersey , beat the Saints in New Orleans.The Saints finished the year tied with the Rams for the best record in the NFC at 13-3. Drew Brees is playing like a man possessed as he looks to win his second Super Bowl this year. The Saints are heavy favorites over the Eagles.Who: #6 Philadelphia Eagles(10-7) vs #1 New Orleans Saints(13-3)Date: Sunday January 13, 2019Game Time: 4:40 pm ETLocation: Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, LouisianaTV Channel: FOXAnnouncers: Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, Pam Oliver, Peter SchragerRadio: Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, James Lofton, Ross Tucker | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 82 (Phi), 83 (NO) | XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (Phi), 225 (NO) | TuneInStreaming: Fubo | NFL.com GamePass (audio only during game) Dwayne Haskins Jersey , Yahoo Sports(mobile), | Fox Sports GoOdds: Saints -8, O/U 52Prediction: Saints 42 - Eagles 28SB Nation blogs: Bleeding Green Nation | Canal Street ChroniclesNFL News twitter feed:Tweets from https://twitter.com/HunterLoganX/lists/nfl-rumors-and-reportersRedskins twitter feed:Tweets from https://twitter.com/HunterLoganX/lists/beat-writers Picking through the wreckage of a once-promising 7-9 season is never enjoyable.Nonetheless, as Ir17;ve had a few days to ponder the 2018 Washington Redskins, Ir17;ve unearthed one additional, glaring indignity.And Ir17;m not even talking about the awful non-call that almost certainly cost the Redskins the Texans game.Instead, I mean the injustice of the postseason honors snub for Redskins punter Tress Way.This year, Way led the NFL with 41 punts inside the 20 (PITT).While leading the league in that category is worth some small measure of celebration on its own, even more impressive is the fact that Way pulled this off without a single touchback all season.The NFL has been tracking PITT and touchbacks since 1991.Tress Way is the only player in NFL history to lead the league in punts inside the 20 without having a single touchback all season.In fact, no punter has ever finished in the top five in PITT and gone through a season touchback-free, much less led the league.The only player who really came close was the Ramsr17; Johnny Hekker in 2016.Not only did Hekker log an NFL-record 51 PITT, but he only had one touchback all season.Even that is an outlier Dwayne Haskins Redskins Jersey , though: Of the previous eleven yearsr17; worth of PITT leaders prior to Way, including Hekker twice, the average number of touchbacks was a robust 6.2.Only Hekker had fewer than three.The difference is that Hekkerr12;rightfullyr12;earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro accolades for his amazing season.Not so for Way, whose greatness went unrecognized.He didnr17;t even make second-team All-Pro.He wonr17;t be going to the Pro Bowl, either.This, despite the fact that he did something that has eluded every NFL punter in recorded history.Michael Dickson (Seahawks) and Brett Kern (Titans) are this yearr17;s Pro Bowl picks.Dickson was the APr17;s first-team All-Pro, while Hekker was second-team.By way of comparison, here are the key stats for Way, Dickson, Kern, and Hekker:Way - 41.5 NetAvg / 41 PITT / 0 TBDickson - 42.5 / 28 / 5Kern - 41.7 / 39 / 3Hekker - 43.0 / 21 / 2The only statistical advantage these other players have over Way is a slight edge in net average.But even Hekker, the best of the four Terry McLaurin Jersey , was only 1.5 yards better than Way.First-team All-Pro Dickson beat Way by one little yard, and was far short of Way in the other categories.And it wasnr17;t as if Way were bad in this regard: His 41.5 average was still good for ninth in the league this season.I know what your17;re thinking.r0;Ah, but what about the [fairly meaningless] gross average figure?I bet Dickson and company blow Way out of the water.r1;Not really.None of them led the league.Andy Lee of the Cardinalsr12;who got a lot of practice this yearr12;took that title.Way was only a yard behind Hekker and 1.8 behind Kern.Again, though, this category isnr17;t as relevant as the others mentioned above.The fact that Way topped the NFL in PITT while also having no touchbacks means he, with help from his Redskinsr17; punt coverage teammates,was the most effective punter in the league, which is what should matter most.Unfortunately, Wayr17;s unprecedented achievement wasnr17;t enough to overcome the reputational value of his peers.He deserved better.
