Skins vs. Cowboys Wrap-Up

What a tremendous effort from the Washington Redskins in defeating the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at Texas Stadium. In what was the Skins last ever trip to Texas Stadium, they scratched out a 26-24 victory to stun the Dallas crowd and seemingly ‘football experts’ everywhere. Here are some links to help you relive it all again today:

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The Fifth Quarter: Farewell Texas Stadium

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

Hognostications: Week 4

Congratulations to BigRedskinDaddy for going 14-2 in last week’s hognostications.  There were many close games in which several games weren’t decided until the clock reached zero. 

What happened to the Pats?  Colts?  Da Bears?

It looks like anything can happen this season so choose wisely.  That said, below are my picks for week 4.

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The Next Two, Whoop-dee-doo

ESPN’s John Clayton writes in his latest ‘First and 10’:

Now, the Skins embark on their most important two-game road trip of the season. It starts Sunday in Dallas and concludes in Week 5 in Philadelphia. If they win at least one of those games, the Redskins will establish themselves as contenders for the NFC East title. Losing both will make them 0-3 in the division and extreme long shots.

I understand what he’s saying here, and while I agree that losing both of the next two games would make winning the division difficult for the Redskins, I don’t agree with the tone of Clayton’s article, which seems to imply that the next two games will determine the Redskins playoff hopes. 

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THN Weekly With Andre Carter

Andre Carter THN Weekly

It’s Dallas Week and Redskins fans know what that means: having to face the NFL’s top ranked offense, led by quarterback Tony Romo. The Cowboys are averaging 440 yards a game, with 289.3 of them coming through the air. A crucial element to stopping the Cowboys aerial assault is containing tight end Jason Witten and … Read more

Redskins Play Musical Linebackers on Practice Squad

The Redskins signed former Detroit Lion and Kansas City Chief linebacker Johnny Baldwin to the practice squad. Baldwin, who played college at Alabama A&M, replaces linebacker Curtis Gatewood, who was released from the practice squad yesterday. Baldwin entered the league in 2007 as a fifth-round selection of the Detroit Lions. Gatewood was originally signed by … Read more