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Gresh & Zo Whiteboard: Handling The Redskins Blitz

BOSTON (CBS) - It's another matchup against a lesser opponent for the New England Patriots on Sunday, as they travel to the nation's capital to take on the Redskins.

But could Washington be primed to play spoiler as the 9-3 Patriots try to inch closer to clinching the AFC East?

Andy Gresh takes to the whiteboard to break down what Mike Shanahan and Washington's defense will do to mess with the Pats at the line of scrimmage.

Gresh & Zo Whiteboard 

Shanahan loves to have all his linebackers line up on the defensive line, masking who will be blitzing and who will fall back into coverage. How do the Patriots handle such trickery?

Read: Belichick vs. Shanahan

Which one of the Redskins linebackers will the Patriots have to key-in on to make sure Tom Brady doesn't take a beating this weekend?

Gresh breaks it all down in this week's whiteboard!

Read: Wilfork Says Key Is Stopping Skins Run

Tune in to the Patriots-Redskins game Sunday on WBZ-TV and 98.5 The Sports Hub at 4:15pm. Pregame coverage begins on WBZ-TV with Patriots Gameday at 11:30am and at 1pm on The Hub. Stay tuned after the game for all the reaction and analysis on 98.5, and over on MYTV38 with Patriots Fifth Quarter.

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