Each week, we take a peak at some of the ‘numbers’ that might have contributed to the past game’s outcome. Here are this week’s numbers from the Redskins 25-17 win over the Detroit Lions:
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THN Weekly With Andre Carter: Week Eight
Following a 14-11 victory over the Cleveland Browns, the Redskins now sit in second place in the NFC East at 5-2, a record last matched in the 2000 season. “It’s a blessing to be 5-2. Actually, my thought process was to take one game at a time and never look at the season as a … Read more
Gameday Preview: Week Eight
The Redskins travel to Ford Field on Sunday to face the Detroit Lions, this is the only time this season the Redskins will play in a dome, Kickoff is at 1 pm. Detroit faced the Houston Texans last week and Lions’ quarterback Dan Orlovsky finished with 265 passing yards and a 99.6 rating, and wide … Read more
THN Weekly With Andre Carter
Following a tremendous four-game winning streak, the Redskins morale came crashing down with one swift 49-yard kick from Josh Brown. That field goal resulted in the Redskins first loss since the opening week of the season and a defeat to the previously 0-4 St. Louis Rams, who had undergone several major changes two weeks leading … Read more
Week 7 Preview: Cleveland Browns
The Washington Redskins will play their first inter-conference game of the 2008 season against a team that has never visited Fed Ex Field, when they host the Cleveland Browns this Sunday. Kickoff is at 4:15 pm. The Cleveland Browns faced the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants as huge underdogs in week six. In … Read more
The Six Pack: Officially Perturbed
1) I’m not going to spend too much time dwelling on the Redskins loss to the Rams, enough has been said about that already. I will say that the optimist in me sees the loss as a potentially useful one. If the team comes away from that game knowing that they aren’t likely to blow … Read more
By The Numbers: Rams
Some weeks, the numbers are a little harder to look at than others, like this week’s from Washington’s 19-17 loss to the St. Louis Rams. The numbers don’t make the loss any easier to swallow, but misery loves company…
THN Weekly with AC: Week 6
During the 2008 offseason, would anyone have guessed that THIS is how the Redskins would start their regular season? For the second consecutive year, the Redskins defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in “The Linc.” Last year, the win put the team at 2-0 but following last Sunday’s 23-17 victory over the Eagles, the Redskins opened eyes … Read more
Week 6 Preview: St. Louis Rams
The Washington Redskins return home to Fed-Ex Field this Sunday to host the 0-4 St Louis Rams, kickoff is at 1 pm. After opening the 2008 season with four straight losses the Rams fired their head coach (Scott Linehan) and replaced him with new interim head coach Jim Haslett during their bye week. Haslett was … Read more
Six Pack: Eagles I
What follows is an answer to the chorus of complaints from the legions of fans tired of being distracted by “sensible” analysis, backed by “facts” and “knowledge.” If you seek shelter from the twin storms that are “reality” and “logic,” then this is your port of call. 1) An open, albeit brief, letter to Donovan … Read more