Watch: Redskins Say 'We Run The East' After Beating Eagles

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Well, I guess they do run the east.

The defending NFC East champion Washington Redskins beat the Eagles 27-20 on Sunday to improve to 4-2. They have now beaten the Birds four consecutive times, including last December 26th to clinch the 2015 division title.

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After Sunday's win, defensive end Ricky Jean Francois and defensive end Chris Baker -- who has some bad blood with Philly thanks to his 2014 hit on ex-Eagles QB Nick Foles -- proclaimed their team "runs the east."

"We run the damn East, man," Jean Francois said. "Philly not all that -- we run the east. They better remember we got that damn title."

"Ya'll forgot who the real champs of the NFC East is," Baker followed with. "Everybody picking them trash a** Eagles."

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While the Redskins have won four straight games, they are still one game behind the 5-1 Dallas Cowboys for the division lead. As a whole, the NFC East is the NFL's most winningest division at 15-8 collectively. It's the only NFL division without a losing team.

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