The Washington Redskins will hit the road in week eight to face Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in an NFL pro football game set for Sunday afternoon.
Kick off time from Denver is set for 4:25PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX TV.
The point spread from this NFL pro football game have the home side Denver Broncos favored by –13 points with an over under line set at 55 1/2 points.
Washington improved to 2-4 on the year after a 45-41 home victory last week to the Chicago Bears as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game total landed at over 47 ½ points. After falling behind by three points with under three minutes remaining Robert Griffin III engineered a touchdown drive with 45 seconds remaining for the win.
The game gained 499 yards with 209 running on 43 carries. Robert Griffin III connected on 18 of 29 throws for 298 yards with two touchdowns and one pick. Roy Helu had three rushing touchdowns. They scored four touchdowns in five red zone efforts. Each team committed one turnover. The Redskins allowed 359 yards of offense to the Bears with 140 running on 22 carries. Washington allowed three Chicago touchdowns in their four red zone appearances.
Denver drops their first game of the season to drop to 6-1 on the 2013 campaign with a 39-33 road defeat to the Indianapolis Colts as a -6 point betting favorite. The game total finished at over 54 ½ points. Denver could not overcome a 26-14 first half deficit.
The Broncos put up 429 yards of offense with 64 rushing on 20 carries. Peyton Manning hits on 29 of 49 passes for 386 yards with three touchdowns and one pick. They had three touchdowns in their five red zone drives. Denver committed three turnovers and took one away from the Colts. Defensively the Broncos surrendered 334 yards to the Colts with 121 on the ground on 31 rushes.
