Redskins one win from NFC East crown

• Redskins win their sixth consecutive game
• Washington can clinch NFC East title by beating Dallas at home in Week 17
• Penalty on last play ends Eagles' comeback bid

PHILADELPHIA -- Whew.

The Washington Redskins flirted with disaster at The Linc on Sunday, when the Philadelphia Eagles threatened to overcome a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit and shake up the NFC's playoff puzzle with first-and-goal on the 5-yard line.

But the Redskins escaped with a 27-20 victory, when Eagles quarterback Nick Foles was flagged for intentional grounding on the final snap and the game ended as the obscure 10-second runoff rule was invoked.

BOX SCORE:Redskins 27, Eagles 20

It was that close.

Yet in the end, the Eagles' feisty threat -- in what was likely Andy Reid's final home game as coach -- wasn't enough to derail Washington's march into a season finale against the Dallas Cowboys with a chance to claim the NFC East title.

Winning was big enough for the Redskins (9-6), with a chance to win the franchise's first division crown since 1999. But just as significantly, Sunday's game confirmed the return of sensational rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III.

And for what lies ahead, including a potential playoff run, getting Griffin back into a groove following his one-game layoff with a sprained right knee was the most important order of business.

Done. Griffin completed an array of passes to demonstrate that his rhythm is intact, including a soft, 22-yard touchdown rainbow to Santana Moss late in the third quarter that made it a two-touchdown game. He threw for two TD passes and one INT.

Yet Griffin's only glaring error, a pick on a high, deflected pass over the middle early in the fourth quarter, kept the Eagles in the game. Colt Anderson made an easy play on the pass, and it set up a 27-yard TD run by Dion Lewis that cut the margin to 27-20 with 8:55 remaining.

Philadelphia forced a punt, then drove the length of the field to set up the dramatic finish. Foles blew a chance for a game-tying, 17-yard TD pass to Jeremy Maclin by throwing a pass in the turf. Then, after a dump-off pass to LeShon McCoy set up first-and-goal fro,m the five, Evan Moore dropped a would-be TD pass at the goal line.

On the final play, Stephen Bowen had the rookie quarterback in his grasp, but Foles managed to throw the football away. One second remained on the clock.

Yet after referee Ed Hochuli huddled with other officials, it was determined that Foles' pass didn't reach the line of scrimmage. Out came the yellow flag.

Game over.