by the numbers

Here at thehogs.net, Mark Solway often recaps Washington Redskins games with a “By The Numbers” piece that chronicles important numbers from the previous week’s game; this week was no exception. That being said, a very important number was missing from that article, and this week’s Cheap Seats column is dedicated to it: 21. This number … Read more

It was a convincing 27-6 victory for the Washington Redskins over their arch-rivals, the Dallas Cowboys. Here is a look at the most significant numbers from Sunday’s game: 244 – Yards through the air for the new hero in Washington – Todd Collins. Once again, the veteran played near error-free ball and led his team … Read more

Here is a look at some of the more interesting numbers from the Washington Redskins 32-21 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday: 254 – Yards passing on 22 completions for the venerable Todd Collins (29 attempts). 124.8 – The final quarterback rating for Collins (22 of 29 for 254, 2 TD, 0 INT). 124 … Read more

Here is a look at some of the more interesting numbers from the Washington Redskins game last Thursday against the Chicago Bears: 345 – Total yards of offense. It wouldn’t normally be that impressive, but considering the next entry, it certainly was. 224 – Yards through the air by Todd Collins. When Jason Campbell could … Read more

Here is a look at some of the most interesting numbers from the Washington Redskins 23-20 overtime victory over the New York Jets last Sunday: 296 – Ground yards for Washington. That’s more than twice what Jason Campbell managed through the air (12 of 23 for 142 yards) 196 – Yards rushing for Clinton Portis. … Read more

— “What I always say to the players is this, ‘Every week when you go out there, if you don’t bring your best game and you’re not ready to play, then a blowout loss can happen to you.’ I think now the question is, what are we going to do about it? I’ve been looking … Read more

Coming out of the bye week the biggest question around town has been “What’s up with Clinton Portis’ knee?” Before the team took six days off, Coach Joe Gibbs came out with a list of the walking wounded; he gave the players name and the body part that needed healing. At no time during this … Read more

Plug and Play: The Washington Redskins headed into the final pre-season game concerned about the left side of the offensive line, with Chris Samuels coming of injury and Pete Kendall just joining the team. Well, less than a month later the Redskins are down to two of five starters on the offensive line from the … Read more

Here is a look at the most interesting numbers from the Washington Redskins 16-13 overtime victory over the Miami Dolphins in the season opener: 400 – Total yards of offense for the Redskins. Surprised? 273 – Total yards for Miami’s offense thanks to some good defensive play by the Redskins. 222 – Yards passing for … Read more