Flashback Friday: OT Win By The Washington Redskins Over San Diego Chargers – November 3, 2013

Welcome to Flashback Friday, where we take a trip down memory lane to revisit yesteryear moments in Washington football history. From jaw-dropping plays to nail-biting finishes, Washington football has provided its fans with countless memories throughout the years. Today, we turn our attention back to November 3, 2013, when the Washington Redskins took on the San … Read more

Flashback Friday: Shootout Between the Washington Redskins And Dallas Cowboys – October 27, 2014

Welcome to Flashback Friday, where we take a trip down memory lane to revisit yesteryear moments in Washington football history. From jaw-dropping plays to nail-biting finishes, Washington football has provided its fans with countless memories throughout the years. Today, we turn our attention way to October 27, 2014, when the Washington Redskins took on their most … Read more

Kirk Cousins Relying on Faith to Guide His Career

The Washington Redskins failed to achieve one of their biggest offseason goals, which was to sign quarterback Kirk Cousins to a long-term contract. Now, they go into the season hoping they can figure out how to keep Cousins on the team for longer than another year. If you want to bet on the Redskins this season, check out the 2017 football odds for Washington Redskins.

After the team was unable to reach a long-term deal with Cousins, the team issued a statement in which they said they offered the quarterback a $53 million deal but they didn’t get a response from Cousins or any of his reps.

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Sweet Moment of the Match: Redskins v Titans

THN and Confections Cupcakery have teamed up to bring you a delicious new blog, where we pick the sweetest play of the game by a Redskins player and award them the THN / Confections “Sweet Moment of the Match” award. That player can walk into Confections any time that week and pick up ALL THREE of that week’s flavors of the week. Pretty sweet all around! We will tweet the player who wins to make sure they know that they’re the winner! This week’s recipient – and winner of the Sweet Moment of the Match award – is Colt McCoy.

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By The Numbers: Redskins vs Titans

Here are the important statistics and numbers for Washington’s narrow 19-17 victory over Tennessee on Sunday. It may not have been the prettiest of wins, but it ended the losing streak regardless, and hopefully put the now 2-5 Redskins back on the winning path. The Titans fell to the same mark of 2-5.

351 – Total net yards for the Redskins, to just 236 for the Titans.

160 – Yards passing for Titans quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, on 17 receptions (26 attempts, 91.8 rating).

139 – Yards passing for Kirk Cousins, on 10 completions (16 attempts).

138.9 – QB rating for Colt McCoy. Contrast that with the 64.3 that Cousins put up on basically the same number of yards.

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By The Numbers: Redskins vs Eagles

Here are some of the more interesting statistics and numbers from the Redskins tough 37-34 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday…

511 – Total yards of offense for the Redskins. Coach Jay Gruden continues to impress as a play-caller and his team continues to move the ball well. They scored 6 times, and punted 3.

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Expect A Very Potent Redskins Offense In 2014

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Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins offense had a challenging 2013 season, but the RGIII 2014 season outlook looks much more promising. Coming off knee surgery, RGIII was severely limited last off-season, missing crucial development time that most quarterbacks and receivers rely on. Instead of building chemistry with teammates, he spent the entire off-season … Read more

Jackson Joins Redskins

DeSean Jackson is a Washington Redskin.

Let that sink in for a second.

I’ll say it again now that you have had time to ready your burgundy and gold brain for the news, DeSean Jackson is a Washington Redskin.

Late Tuesday night, the 27-year old wide receiver agreed to terms with Washington, and instantly became the Redskins’ crown jewel of the 2014 offseason. Anyone in the Redskins Nation twitterverse has been watching with bated breath for the last 24 hours, as rumors swirled, and speculation mounted, as to whether or not a deal with Jackson was, or could get done.

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Redskins Preparing for 2014 Free Agency

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Entering free agency with an abundance of cap space gives the Redskins lots of options to fill plenty of needs and pursue their top Redskins free agency targets 2014. Even after re-signing cornerback DeAngelo Hall, defensive tackle Chris Baker, safety Jose Gumbs and franchising linebacker Brian Orakpo, Washington has significant financial flexibility to address roster holes.

The Redskins dropped off dramatically after a division title in 2012, returning to the NFC East basement in 2013 with a 3-13 record. That collapse, coupled with their $36 million cap penalty for 2012 and 2013, makes identifying the right Redskins free agency targets 2014 more important than normal.

Washington allowed the second most points per game (29.9) in 2013, meaning defensive players will dominate their Redskins free agency targets 2014 list. So who might the Redskins target to improve their roster? Let’s examine the players Washington reportedly has in their sights based on reports from local beat writers.

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