The Eagles haven’t been officially eliminated from playoff contention yet, but they are more likely to spoil someone else’s playoff chances at this point than actually make it to the postseason themselves.
Their first chance to do that comes this Sunday when they face the Redskins, who need a win to snap a two-game losing streak that leaves their postseason hopes in a precarious position. The Eagles’ chances of making that happen will increase with a full complement of players on hand, something they didn’t have last week when running back Ryan Mathews and wide receiver Jordan Matthews missed their loss to the Bengals.
Both players have been listed as questionable to play this weekend. Mathews seems likely to play after full participation in practice all week and Matthews joined him at that level on Thursday after getting in a limited session on Wednesday.
Wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham is also listed as questionable, but he missed the first two days of practice with an oblique injury so he may not be as good a bet to play as his teammates.