Mark Solway With the season having come to a close, and the Redskins having gained their first playoff berth since 1999, this week’s By The Numbers is a special regular season ending edition. Rather than look at the numbers from the Eagles game on Sunday, here are some of the season numbers that put the Redskins in … Read more
The order of the 2006 Draft was announced today by the NFL. Draft-order ties are resolved by the cumulative record of each team’s opponents. The team with the weaker opponents receives drafting priority. Within a tied segment, non-playoff clubs are given priority over playoff clubs. Priority of playoff clubs within a tied segment will be … Read more
On Sunday, the Redskins handed the Cowboys the biggest beating that the rivalry has ever seen. There were many numbers of significance – 112 tough running yards from Clinton Portis, a career best 4 touchdown passes from Mark Brunell, a career best 3 touchdown receptions for Chris Cooley, 35 points for the Redskins to the … Read more
In what was perhaps the best game the Washington Redskins have played since Joe Gibbs first tenure, they demolished the Cowboys 35-7 to move to 8-6 and keep their playoff hopes alive. It marks the first time that the Skins have swept the season series with Dallas in ten years. Passing: Mark Brunell only completed … Read more
Here is a look at the most interesting numbers from the Washington Redskins 24-9 victory over the St. Louis Rams: 407 – total yards of offense from the Redskins. 254 – yards rushing by Clinton Portis and Rock Cartwright. Washington’s 257 yards on 40 carries gave them a healthy game average of 6.5 yards per … Read more
It was there… and then it wasn’t. Despite having every opportunity to win Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers, the Washington Redskins blew a lead late and lost in overtime to sink below .500 at 5-6. Passing: Mark Brunell and the Redskins had a solid first half. They even had a good drive to … Read more
It was a terrible loss for the Redskins, and a brutal display from most of the Redskins’ respective units. The loss puts the Redskins at 5-5 and two games back of the division lead as both the Giants and Cowboys won their respective games. Ultimately, this may be the loss pointed to if Washington falls … Read more
Week nine of the cartoons, and this week the Washington Redskins face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their number one ranked defense. This week’s cartoon sees three Hurricanes descending on Tampa Bay and destroying everything in their path in ‘Stand Back!’. There is a link to the Cartoons section in the permanent left-side navigation of … Read more
The Redskins shook off a terrible performance last week against the Giants and gritted out a 17-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. The win was a valuable division and conference victory and put the Redskins just one game back of the division leading Giants at the halfway point in their season. The victory came on … Read more
Week eight of the cartoons, and this week the Washington Redskins square off against another division rival, the Philadelphia Eagles. This week’s cartoon pays homage to the great Foghorn Leghorn and also pokes a little fun at the fickleness of fandom. It’s called, ‘Monday Morning MayHen’. There is a link to the Cartoons section in … Read more