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Week 5 Preview: Philadelphia Eagles

May 26, 2016October 3, 2008 by 1niksder

The Washington Redskins will play their third and final inter-divisional Road game for the 2008 season, when they travel to Lincoln Financial Field to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 5, kickoff is 1 p.m. ET. The three teams still must pay visits to Fed Ex Field later this season. The Philadelphia Eagles are … Read more

The Six Pack: Pam Oliver’s Giant Head

May 26, 2016October 2, 2008 by Fios

1) One of my favorite moments from the Redskins win over the Cowboys was Troy Aikman saying, tentatively: “I believe the Redskins have won only once here in their past 13 games.” Really Troy? You believe? Because not only am I 100% certain of it, I also happen to know for a fact that you … Read more

By The Numbers: Cowboys I

May 3, 2025October 1, 2008 by Mark Solway

While the most important number put up by the Washington Redskins this week was the number 3, as in wins this season, here is a look at some of the other interesting numbers from Sunday’s 26-24 defeat of the Dallas Cowboys:

The Fifth Quarter: Farewell Texas Stadium

May 26, 2016September 29, 2008 by Scott Hurrey

Once again, the Washington Redskins silenced the critics winning the “unwinnable” against the “best team in football” in their house, something they were told all week they had no chance to do. The Redskins downed the Dallas Cowboys in their final visit to Texas Stadium, 26-24. Passing Offense Santana Moss continued his dominance against the … Read more

Dallas Week Is Here!

May 26, 2016September 25, 2008 by 1niksder

The Washington Redskins will make their final regular season visit to Texas Stadium Sunday; kickoff is at 4:15 p.m. ET. The Redskins will continue their long-standing rivalry with a team that is currently tied for first place in the NFC East after defeating the Green Bay Packers last Sunday to improve to 3-0. Tight End … Read more

Game Day Preview: Week Three

May 26, 2016September 19, 2008 by 1niksder

The Redskins play host to the 2-0 Arizona Cardinals this Sunday, kickoff is at 1 pm. The Cardinals are leading the NFC West and are 2-0 for the first time since 1991. After wide receiver Anquan Boldin hauled in a 79-yard touchdown from quarterback Kurt Warner on the Cardinals’ first offensive play of the game, … Read more

By The Numbers: Saints

May 3, 2025September 17, 2008 by Mark Solway

The Redskins struggled a little early on, but finished with a bang to defeat the New Orleans Saints 29-24 at Fed Ex on Sunday. Here are some of the more interesting numbers from the game:

Skins By The Numbers: Giants I

May 3, 2025September 5, 2008 by Mark Solway

Here is a look back at some of the interesting numbers from Thursday’s Washington Redskins versus New York Giants match-up that kicked off the 2008 NFL Season:

Breaking Down The Defensive Backs

June 1, 2016July 8, 2008 by 1niksder

The defensive philosophy of Gregg Williams, the Washington Redskins’ assistant head coach-defense from 2004 to 2007, relied mainly on aspects of the cover-2 and Tampa-2 defenses until last year when he shifted to more cover-1 to take advantage of free safety Sean Taylor’s coverage abilities, especially the amount of ground he could cover. Regardless of … Read more

A New Era Begins

June 1, 2016May 4, 2008 by 1niksder

Friday, May 2nd 2008 was the first of many things for quite a few people that were at Redskins Park this weekend. Jim Zorn went into his first NFL mini-camp as a head coach. Zorn addressed the entire team for the first time on Friday morning, and then he held the team’s first practice of … Read more