The (8-7) overcame a mental error from that left points on the board to end the first half to soundly defeat the (6-9),, Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jersey clinching the NFC East and a home playoff game in the Wild Card round. Here's what you need to know:Saturday marked the ' third win in four games, allowing them to clinch the NFC East after sitting at 4-6 following a blowout lo s to the . Though they've been helped by the collective failures of the rest of the division, Washington's lambasting of the has them looking like the NFC East's most complete team heading into the postseason. It's the ' first division title since 2012, and they'll look to get their first playoff win since 2005 in a few weeks. Few if any gave the a real shot to win the division entering the season, given the turmoil surrounding the franchise -- particularly the quarterback position. Credit to Jay Gruden for the quick turnaround from a four-win team in 2014. was positioning himself to be the goat, should the have found a way to blow the game. With six seconds remaining and no timeouts, Cousins brought the down the field quickly and had them deep in the red zone. The quarterback went with a mind-boggling kneel down, which ended the half and left at least three points on the field. The went to the locker room up 16-10 and coach Jay Gruden told CBS sideline reporter Evan Washburn that why his quarterback knelt down. How did Cousins respond? He added touchdown strikes to and . Cousins ended the day with four TDs -- with two to tight end -- on 31-of-46 pa sing, 365 yards and no turnovers.The were in the game until cornerback stuck the dagger in them with a scoop-and-score fumble recovery that put them ahead 30-17 late in the third quarter. , who has been in the ' doghouse the past few weeks, mishandled a pitch inside their own 30-yard-line. Hall picked it up and easily scored, taking the remaining air out of Lincoln Financial Field.Though Bradford didn't have any turnovers in this game, the offense mi sed a couple of big opportunities. In the first half, Bradford had tight end wide open down the sideline and he mi sed him badly with a deep pa s that surely would have gone for six. However, not all of the blame can be placed on Bradford's shoulders. Rookie wideout dropped a touchdown in the second quarter and the only got a field goal. Bradford later hit right on the money for 40 yards after avoiding the rush deep in their own territory -- but Cooper couldn't come up with the catch.Most of the spotlight coming into the game was given to , given his acrimonious exile from Philly a few seasons ago. But it was tight end who stole the show. Since mi sing two games with a concu sion and MCL sprain earlier in the year, the oft-injured Reed has been explosive; Saturday was no different. Through the first quarter, Reed had five catches for 87 yards and two touchdowns and is clearly a reliable security blanket for Cousins. He ended the contest with 129 yards on nine catches. also had a touchdown and 80 yards on seven catches, which helped mask the ' ineffective running game. Kira Lewis Jr. Jersey