In a match-up between the top-ranked and seventh-ranked defenses, one would have expected a low scoring game. What we saw was anything but. As usual, the Washington Redskins were in the game until the end, but with a chance to gain ground against the Giants, the Redskins fell just short. Passing The passing game got … Read more
The Redskins shook off a terrible performance last week against the Giants and gritted out a 17-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. The win was a valuable division and conference victory and put the Redskins just one game back of the division leading Giants at the halfway point in their season. The victory came on … Read more
Washington Redskin fans were treated to something rare this week, a ‘comfortable’ win. Mark Brunell threw three touchdown passes, and Clinton Portis ran for three more to pace the Redskins to a 52-17 drubbing of the San Francisco 49ers. The offense was firing on all cylinders as they pounded out over 450 all-purpose yards, including … Read more
For the second time in as many weeks, the Washington Redskins wasted a dominant offensive performance, losing to the Kansas City Chiefs, 28-21. Also in keeping with the tradition of the 2005 Redskins, the game came down to the last play. Passing Mark Brunell and Santana Moss have obviously established a chemistry that is uncanny. … Read more
Another week is in the books, and the Washington Redskins tasted defeat for the first time at the hands of the Denver Broncos. The Redskins continued the trend of playing hard for sixty minutes, and almost pulled out another dramatic comeback at the end, but this time it was not meant to be. Passing The … Read more
What a great game of football played by the Washington Redskins and the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. It was fitting that the game was decided in overtime considering that two teams both won one half of football. The Redskins dominated the first half, the Seahawks the second. In the end though, Washington came out on … Read more
After three quarters of futility, the groundwork was being laid for the opening to the fifth quarter. The Redskins were on their way to yet another collapse in Texas Stadium. Parcells was looking smug on the sidelines (and why not, he was 77-0 when leading at any point of the fourth quarter). Then something strange … Read more
It wasn’t pretty. It was a war of atrition. It was a hard-fought battle. You know all the cliches that go along with a 9-7 NFL game. The Washington Redskins may not have changed anyone’s mind about their offense against the Chicago Bears, but they did eke out a victory nonetheless. For a team that … Read more
In 2004, The 5th Quarter returned for a third season just as Joe Gibbs returned to the sidelines. The weekly post-game unit grades continued to deliver the same blunt, position-by-position feedback, fans had come to expect, covering everything from the Hall of Fame Game through the final week of the regular season. These installments captured … Read more
With nothing left to play for but the role of spoiler, the Redskins finished up their season Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. As has become customary this year, this team once again showed grit, determination and heart in earning their 6th victory of the season. Overcoming a multitude of injuries, somehow the Redskins defense was … Read more