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Redskins are favored by 6 and a half... only? Ouch. Zorn and Co. are going up against a professional team (allegedly) trying to avoid their 20th straight loss. So what if the Skins only beat the lowly Rams by 3 at home? That's more of an insult than Robert Henson could ever tweet. Here's what to look for:

Zorn and Campbell, despite the disappointing play from the rest of the offense, are officially on the hot seat. They face a team that has given up 45 and 27 points respectively, so production from the offense is expected to say the least. Brees and Favre have combined for 513 yards and 8 TDs against the Lions' swiss-cheese-D in the first 2 weeks so there is no excuse for JC not have a 100+ QB rating this Sunday.

But the playmaker has to be Clinton. He has yet to eclipse 100 yards and has been held scoreless this season. Some of that can be put on the O-line but Detroit is allowing 4.5 ypc on SIXTY run plays. In the first 2 weeks alone, on average, they're allowing 390 ypg, 134.5 of which is on the ground. That's not even junior varsity, that's pee wee. Gotta call 26's number this weekend Jimbo.

Randy Thomas is gone but I doubt his replacement, whether it be Rinehart or Montgomery, will be a glaring weakness. Look for Zorn to keep RBs in to block or chip before going out on routes. Anthony Alridge? The boy is FAST but he won't see more than 3 carries this weekend.

Players to watch: This might come back to haunt me but I'm calling for #17. JC is banged up but WILL throw for 250+ and 2 TDs with a high completion rate. Santana WILL finally drop the swine flu and catch a TD and Portis WILL top 85 yards and find the end zone.

Skins win 24-13. Look for Zorn to be overly aggressive in his play-calling after being called out by Sonny and the rest of Redskins nation. Maybe an extra green light on 4th down or some big plays down the field to get the media monkey off his back. It's now or never for Skins fans... as always.