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The can eliminate the and from the NFC David Ortiz Jersey East race with a victory Sunday. The won't take the chance that the Eagles-Cowboys game -- which had a later start time -- won't have any meaning in a national window.The NFL announced the Week 16 game between Washington and the has been moved to a 4:05 p.m. ET start time and will still air on CBS. The game was originally scheduled for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff, but a Washington victory would eliminate the Eagles and Cowboys from the postseason (Eagles Rafael Devers Jersey -Cowboys is scheduled to kick off at 4:25 ET on Fox).With Washington playing simultaneously as the Eagles and Cowboys, the showdown between the two NFC East rivals obviously has meaning. The winner of Eagles-Cowboys will still be alive Nomar Garciaparra Jersey in the division race -- if Washington loses -- while the loser will officially be eliminated from the playoffs.The will be the lone NFC East team to play in the 1 p.m. ET window, facing the this week. New York takes over first place in the NFC East with a win and a Washington lo s, (if Washington loses in Week 16). Roger Clemens Jersey Washington can make this easy with a victory over Carolina and Kevin Plawecki Jersey eliminate two teams in the proce s. The NFL just wanted one of the league's preeminent rivalries to have meaning by the time they kick off their game -- which might have not been the case if Washington played at 1 p.m. ET.