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
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
On this day, October 7th in 2007, the Washington Redskins crushed the Detroit Lions 34-3. Jason Campbell was a near perfect 23 of 29 for 248 yards. He threw two touchdown passes for a stellar quarterback rating of 128.3. Antwaan Randle El led all Redskin receivers with 100 yards on 7 receptions. Not only did … Read more
On this day, September 30th, in 2012, the Washington Redskins scored a come from behind victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Billy Cundiff kicked a 41 yard field goal to give Washington a 24-22 victory, after Robert Griffin III executed a near perfect 2-minute drill with 1:42 to play. He completed 3 straight passes, before … Read more
On this day, September 23rd, way back in 1962, the Washington Redskins scored a come from behind victory over the Cleveland Browns. Bobby Mitchell hauled in a 50 yard pass from Norm Snead in the 4th quarter to eke out a 17-16 win. It was a tough day for Snead who completed only 8 passes … Read more
Today’s Flashback Friday is Trevor Matich. After all, today is his birthday. 🙂
Matich played for the Redskins from 1994 through 1996, but was in Washington after his playing days, cutting his broadcasting teeth in D.C.
Perhaps the most memorable quote by Matich in his time here, was on (then) Head Coach Steve Spurrier:
“The Redskins would be better off if their head coach were a ham sandwich. A ham sandwich has no personal agenda and would at least do no harm.”
Umm, perfect.
With the announcement earlier this week that Doug Williams was being inducted into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor, he is the subject of this week’s Flashback Friday. The man who spearheaded the greatest quarter in Redskins history. The man who spearheaded the greatest quarter in Super Bowl history. From Redskins.com’s 80 Greatest Redskins. … Read more
It seems only fitting that the day after the Redskins signed 11 undrafted free agents, that we flashback to a never forgotten legend of the burgundy and gold… Joe Jacoby. After all, not only was Jacoby never drafted, and not only is he the greatest Redskin player to never be drafted – he is one … Read more