Rivera, Washington could clinch NFC East by beating Carolina

[ASFN Admin]

Ron Rivera thought his first game with Washington would be against the Carolina Panthers he coached the previous nine seasons - a fitting season opener with a juicy storyline. Instead, he has had to wait until Week 16, more than a year after being fired from his first head NFL job and 361 days after being put in charge of Washington's football operations. A lot has happened in that time, from the raging pandemic to Rivera's skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, and now he's less focused on facing his old team than the opportunity to clinch the NFC East that would come with a victory and help Sunday.

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