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Here we go again, following Captain Kirk into the second half of a season where he seems to play better every week. Now, Green Bay, Wisconsin is a sleepy little town of just over 100 thousand, so the pickin’s are slim when it comes to newspapers. We’ll have to make do with the Green Bay … Read more
On this day, November 18th in 1985, the Washington Redskins lost their quarterback to one of the most horrific injuries ever broadcast on live TV. Joe Theismann suffered a horrific compound fracture of his leg while being sacked by New York Giants linebackers Lawrence Taylor and Harry Carson during a Monday Night Football game at … Read more
Has it really been four weeks? No, the Editors at TLP didn’t forget about the Redskins victory over the Vikings, our typesetter took ill, and publication had to be moved back a day. So here you go. From the pages of the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Vikings are merely running in place The team’s ground game … Read more
On this day, November 4th in 1990, the Washington Redskins equaled what was at the time*, the greatest comeback in club history with a 41-38 overtime win at Detroit. Washington were down by 21 points in the third quarter (17 points entering the fourth quarter), but 363 second-half yards from Jeff Rutledge rallied the Redskins. … Read more
On this day, October 28th back in 1956, the Washington Redskins defeated the Chicago Cardinals 17-14. Washington overcame an early 14 point deficit. Sam Baker got the Redskins on the board with a 22-yard field goal, and then two Al Dorow second half touchdowns – the first, a 34-yard pass to Dick James, and the … Read more
Rough Monday huh? Well that’s what happens when you lose a close game late. You get days like today, days spent licking wounds and asking what if? These are the types of bad days that you get when a team that has emerged as a contender loses a game that went down to the wire. … Read more
On this day, October 21st waaay back in 1934, the Boston Redskins defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 6-0. Rather than offer up some pallid game reference, I thought I would post a great excerpt I found at a site called FenwayParkDiaries.com: Boston and Battles beat Philadelphia October 21, 1934 … Displaying superior rushing ability, but balked … Read more
The editors of TLP would like to thank the Washington Redskins for keeping us so busy. The tally is now up to four weeks in a row, and it’s even more fun when our affiliate newspapers are located in Philadelphia, or either of the Arlington, TX and Meadowlands, NJ metropolitan areas. It’s just a happy coincidence that Edition … Read more
On this day, October 14th in 1984, the Washington Redskins hammered the Dallas Cowboys 34-14. Joe Theismann may have only been 11 of 17 for 182 yards, but 3 of those passes were touchdowns. Two of them were hauled in by Clint Didier, and the third was an 80-yard bomb to Calvin Muhammad. Monte Coleman … Read more
This is the third edition of TLP in as many weeks, and even though we only meet the Ravens every four years, many of our readers look forward to this edition as much as any chronicling the defeat of an NFC East opponent. So we want to get right to the finger-pointing and scape-goating going on this … Read more