October 02, 2015
Patrick Semansky/AP
The Eagles will travel to terrible ol' FedEx Field this Sunday, as originally scheduled.
Hurricane Joaquin is not likely to affect the Eagles' season after all. It appears the Eagles will not be postponing this week's game against Washington to Week 8, when both teams have their byes, nor will they be playing in Detroit, or St. Louis, or even Hawaii, despite my persuasive lobbying.
Instead, the Eagles expect to play the Redskins in boring old Landover, Maryland, in crappy old FedEx Field this Sunday at 1:00pm, as originally scheduled.
The Eagles' official statement:
Our primary concern as it relates to Hurricane Joaquin is the safety of the public, including our fans and clubs. Based on the storm’s current trajectory and the lifting by Governor Hogan of the state of emergency in eight Maryland counties, including Montgomery and Prince George’s County (where FedEx Field is located), we expect to play Sunday’s Philadelphia at Washington game as scheduled on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The governor’s office has assured us that based on the current forecast playing the game would have no adverse effect on public safety. We will continue to monitor the storm, stay in contact with the governor’s office and other public authorities, and be prepared to adjust the schedule if necessary should the forecast change.
Take that, Joaquin.
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