The playing conditions at FedEx Field aren’t great for a typical home game. Throw in a possible hurricane, and it could make for a very sloppy game this weekend against the Eagles.

It’s still unknown if, or when, Hurricane Joaquin will directly hit the D.C. area, but the expected rain and wind from the tropical moisture will likely impact the Redskins‘ divisional home game on Sunday. The latest projection as of Thursday morning showed Joaquin shifting further east, which has reduced the chances of a direct hit on the area this weekend, but the forecast for Sunday into Monday “is more of a wild card now.”

The NFL has discussed with the Redskins and Eagles about scheduling contingencies, though both teams declined to share any potential rescheduling plans. As of this moment, the game is still scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

The weather would likely force both teams to run the ball more; they each have the personnel to do so. The Redskins are fourth in the NFL, averaging 143.7 rushing yards a game. While the Eagles are 30th in the league at just 64.3 rushing yards per contest, they have a trio of talented running backs in DeMarco Murray, Ryan Matthews and Darren Sproles.

“If it is what they say it is, then there won’t be many balls in the air, that’s for sure,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. “That is what we want to be. We want to be a physical football team, obviously. Understand I still think that for us to come out and say, ‘We’re going to run the ball 65 times and win a football game’, I don’t know if that’s realistic or not. I think we have to be diverse in what we do.”

I think we still have to stand on our beliefs and we believe that Kirk can throw a forward pass and we can make people pay with the deep-passing play-actions and the quick game and some of our drop-backs that we have. Ultimately when your back is against the wall, we need to be able to run the football.”

Cousins, who threw two interceptions in a loss to the Giants last week, said he’s comfortable with throwing a wet ball if there’s a downpour during the game. He replaced Robert Griffin III two years ago in Week 14 against the Chiefs when the Redskins experienced significant snowfall at home. Left tackle Trent Williams said those were some of the worst conditions he’s ever played in, and Cousins finished the game 7 of 16 for 59 yards.

“I’ve always been able to throw a wet ball pretty consistently,” Cousins said. “I don’t feel like it takes me off my game too much. That being said, it is a wrinkle and a challenge. More than anything, throwing is probably a little easier than just the center-quarterback exchange, just getting that snap. Because it comes up quickly and if you don’t get a clean grip, it can slip right through your hands. So center-quarterback exchange is probably just as big of an emphasis as the actual throwing and catching.”

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