Duke in the NFL: Jamison Crowder ready to shine on ‘MNF’

As Week Five of the NFL season gets set to conclude, former Duke Football star and Washington Redskins wide receiver will look to build off of their 2-1 start.

The Washington Redskins have their sights set on the end zone on Monday night as they head down to New Orleans to take on the Saints on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.

This is great news for wide receiver and former Duke Football standout Jamison Crowder who has already found the end zone once this season, in the Redskins last game against the Packers.

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Crowder may be in for more of a workload this evening as Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson is listed as questionable on the Redskins official injury report for this game.

While Crowder has better stats than Doctson, Doctson has more targets than Crowder, but if Doctson does not play Crowder could be in for a big night against a very porous Saints secondary.

In four games, Crowder has hauled in nine passes for 79 yards and a touchdown.

Redskins quarterback Alex Smith is known for his conservative passing approach as his leading pass catchers are tight end Jordan Reed and running back Chris Thompson.

In order to beat the New Orleans Saints, the opposing teams needs to put up points as the Saints are averaging 34.2 points per game, but their defense is vulnerable as they have given up 48, 18, 37, and 18 points to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants, respectively.

With the Redskins needing to put up points in all likelihood, Jamison Crowder will need to play a big role in the Washington offense is the Redskins hope to leave the Mercedes Benz Superdome with a victory.

The Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints will close out Week Five and kickoff at 8:15 pm ET on ESPN.