Game Day Preview: Week 1 – New York Giants

The Washington Redskins kick off the 2008 NFL season on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 7 PM as they take on the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants at the Meadowlands. The game will be televised nationally on NBC, as Jim Zorn makes his regular season debut as a head coach. The Redskins finished the … Read more

Fifth Quarter – Dallas Cowboys I

Wow. What an ugly game of football. Just like last week, the Washington Redskins showed flashes of what this offense can do, and flashes of ineptitude. There were breakdowns in every phase of the game. Some of the credit should go to the Dallas Cowboys defense, and some goes to learning a new, complex offense … Read more

Fifth Quarter: Minnesota Vikings

In what turned out to be an exciting game to watch, the Minnesota Vikings pillaged the Washington Redskins in a heartbreaker, 19-16. Typically, after a hard-fought, close game is over and the dust has settled, a fan can accept defeat, even if he or she does not like it. Unfortunately, the Redskins had plenty of … Read more

2005 Redskins Gameday Preview Archive

key player matchups

In 2005, THN continued its popular weekly matchup series for a third season, this time under the Gameday Preview banner. While the title evolved slightly, the content remained true to the original Key Player Match-Ups format: multi-author breakdowns of the most important individual battles each week. These previews mixed scouting reports, statistical context, and sharp … Read more

2004 Redskins Key Player Match-Ups Archive

key player matchups

In 2004, THN continued its popular weekly Redskins Key Player Match-Ups (also published under the Game Day Match-Ups banner) for a second straight season. With Joe Gibbs back on the sidelines, the series once again delivered detailed, multi-author breakdowns of the most important individual battles each week. These pieces mixed scouting notes, statistical context, and … Read more