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The Washington Football Team has secured last place in the play-offs of the North American Football League NFL.
How the 20:14 victory at the Philadelphia Eagles, and the associated entry into the play-offs, came about, however, causes head shaking, especially among rivals New York Giants.
With a deficit of only three points in the last quarter, the Eagles, for whom the game was no longer about nothing, put third quarterback Nate Sudfeld in.
The defeat was sealed with Sudfeld, he threw an interception, lost the ball to the opponent and didn't score a single point.
The regular quarterback Jalen Hurts had shown a solid performance by the time he was substituted and had two touchdowns himself.
There was probably no possible injury to Hurt.
With the victory of Washington, the Giants do not move into the play-offs, although they had previously won their game against Dallas.
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The New York Giants have no sympathy for the replacement of Hurts.
"No integrity," wrote the Giants wide receiver Golden Tate on Twitter.
“I think the Eagles hate us more than Washington.
That's the only thing that makes sense, isn't it? ”Ex-quarterback Eli Manning, who won the Super Bowl twice with New York, also made his anger and incomprehension public.
"That's why we don't like the Eagles," tweeted Manning.
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It's the curious end of a curious NFC East division.
Up to the last day of the regular season, three of the four teams still had the opportunity to advance to the play-offs, although none of the teams had a positive record.
In the end, the Washington Football Team prevailed with just seven wins and nine losses from the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys.
The Philadelphia Eagles finished last.
Washington is only the third team in NFL history to reach the knockout round with a negative record.
That's the way it goes in the NFL now
Since division winners automatically move into the play-offs, Washington's poor performance was enough for the play-off ticket.
Now it's the first round at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback superstar Tom Brady.
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In addition to Washington, the Los Angeles Rams and the Chicago Bears also qualified in the NFC on the last day of the regular season.
The Rams won 18-7 against the Arizona Cardinals.
Chicago celebrated their entry into the wild card round despite a 16:35 loss to the Green Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who got a bye with the win.
That goes for the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC.
The champions lost to the Los Angeles Chargers at 21:38 at the end of the main round, but did without some regular players such as superstar playmaker Patrick Mahomes.
In this conference, the Miami Dolphins gambled away their play-off chances.
They took a 26:56 on the Buffalo Bills.
Since the Indianapolis Colts won 28:14 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Dolphins ended after the regular season.
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The season also continues for the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens.
The Titans beat the Houston Texans away with 41:38.
Cleveland benefited from the fact that the already qualified Pittsburgh Steelers spared some top performers and won at home with 24:22.
As a result, they are back in the finals for the first time since 2002 and meet the Steelers again.
The Ravens prevailed 38: 3 against the already eliminated Cincinnati Bengals.
The play-off rounds at a glance
Wild-Card-Round (corresponds to the round of 16):
Bills vs. Colts, 9.1.
Seahawks vs. Rams, 9.1.
Washington vs. Bucs, 10.1.
Titans vs. Ravens, 10.1.
Saints vs. Bears, 10.1.
Steelers vs. Browns, 11.1.
Divisional-Round (corresponds to the quarter-finals):
Still open, 16./17.1.
Championship Games (corresponds to the semi-finals):
Still open, 24.1.
Super Bowl (corresponds to the final):
Winner NFC vs. Winner AFC, 7.2.