Sure the New Orleans Saints were injury depleted as they travelled to FedEx Field to square off against the Washington Redskins. Sure Jim Zorn brought out the Skins in white-on-white, forcing the Saints to wear dark gold pants and black jerseys in the 94-degree weather. The burgundy and gold still went out, overcame missed kicks … Read more
The Washington Redskins, who were on their greatest winning streak since the six-game 2005 run that put them in Seattle for a divisional playoff game against the Seahawks, fell flat in the final minutes of Saturday’s wild card game. It ended a season of tremendous tragedy and accomplishment. On to the Fifth Quarter rankings, which … Read more
THN would be remiss if we started this with anything but a thank you. Thank you Coach Gibbs. Thank you for returning to make this franchise a contender again. Thank you for bringing in your old buddies to run the Washington Redskins offense. Thanks you for bringing in Gregg Williams to sculpt a dominating defensive … Read more
Yesterday’s game was a typical Joe Gibbs playoff game. It was not perfect, it certainly was not pretty, but it was a Washington Redskins victory. Thank you coaching staff and players for a great season thus far and a great run. Seeing the culture of losing removed from Redskin Park, and bringing the franchise from … Read more
This week’s match-up with the Philadelphia Eagles had all the makings of a trap game. The Washington Redskins came in needing a win to reach the playoffs for the first time since 1999 and only the second time since Coach Gibbs retired the first time. The Eagles had nothing to lose and the Redskins were … Read more
In what was perhaps the best game the Washington Redskins have played since Joe Gibbs first tenure, they demolished the Cowboys 35-7 to move to 8-6 and keep their playoff hopes alive. It marks the first time that the Skins have swept the season series with Dallas in ten years. Passing: Mark Brunell only completed … Read more
The word of the day was turnover, as the Washington Redskins and Arizona Cardinals combined for 4 interceptions and 3 lost fumbles, yet the ‘skins pulled out the win, keeping their slim playoff chances alive. Passing Mark Brunell came into this weekend leading the league in touchdown-to-interception ratio. That is likely no longer the case, … Read more
To quote the great Yogi Berra: “It was like déjà vu all over again”, as the Washington Redskins found themselves up 17-7 in the fourth quarter. On their next possession, Mark Brunell fumbled the ball out of the back of the end zone for a safety, leading many Redskins fans to start thinking of the … Read more
It was there… and then it wasn’t. Despite having every opportunity to win Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers, the Washington Redskins blew a lead late and lost in overtime to sink below .500 at 5-6. Passing: Mark Brunell and the Redskins had a solid first half. They even had a good drive to … Read more
It was a terrible loss for the Redskins, and a brutal display from most of the Redskins’ respective units. The loss puts the Redskins at 5-5 and two games back of the division lead as both the Giants and Cowboys won their respective games. Ultimately, this may be the loss pointed to if Washington falls … Read more