Mark Solway What a great game of football played by the Washington Redskins and the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. It was fitting that the game was decided in overtime considering that two teams both won one half of football. The Redskins dominated the first half, the Seahawks the second. In the end though, Washington came out on … Read more
Here is a look at the most interesting numbers from the Washington Redskins 14-13 nail-biting victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football: 159 – Number of yards that Santana Moss put up in receptions on Monday. It’s the most receiving yardage posted by a Redskin since Michael Westbrook posted 159 yards in a … Read more
It’s always interesting to look at a game by the numbers. Not what the numbers are, but what the numbers mean. Here is a look at the most interesting numbers from the Redskins game with the Bears on Sunday afternoon: 166 – the total yards allowed by the Skins’ defense. While the Bears offense is … Read more
It wasn’t pretty. It was a war of atrition. It was a hard-fought battle. You know all the cliches that go along with a 9-7 NFL game. The Washington Redskins may not have changed anyone’s mind about their offense against the Chicago Bears, but they did eke out a victory nonetheless. For a team that … Read more
In 2004 THN started doing weekly cartoons to spoof that week’s opponent for the Washington Redskins. They were very well received and we are happy to be carrying on the tradition this year. Each week we will be launching that week’s cartoon on either the Thursday or the Friday. There will always be a ‘Send … Read more
The Washington Redskins announced their practice squad on Saturday and there were a few surprises both in who made it and who didn’t. Also of note is the Redskins only allocating seven of the eight players that they are permitted to sign to the squad. Here are the seven players: Jonathan Alston, OL – Alston … Read more
The following is a question and answer we did with Dan Labert of FantasyTailgate.com as their featured fan site this past weekend. As you might guess from their web address, they highlight fantasy football and tailgating, so we talked about a little bit of both. Our thanks to Dan for thinking of THN, and we … Read more
Last week we looked at some of the players that were on the bubble for the Washington Redskins. By Tuesday, the Redskins have to pare their roster down to 65 players (plus NFLE exempt players), so decision time is here. This week, we’ll take a look at some of the players that we missed last … Read more
The Washington Redskins hosted the 2004 AFC North Champions and put on their best showing of 2005. While little can be gauged by meaningless pre-season games, it’s always good to see improvement. The Redskins were solid throughout the lineup and managed to come away with a 17-10 victory, their first victory of the year. The … Read more
It’s usually about this time in the football season that people start pouring over the rosters and seeing which players are ‘on the bubble’. There are a lot of good football players that don’t make rosters each year, and it’s always interesting to watch these players as they are usually getting considerable playing time in … Read more