The Redskins struggled a little early on, but finished with a bang to defeat the New Orleans Saints 29-24 at Fed Ex on Sunday. Here are some of the more interesting numbers from the game:
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Know Your Opponent: Arizona Cardinals
So, I took a little heat last week for simply hurling schoolyard insults at the Saints in “Know Your Opponent: New Orleans”Not as much heat as the Saints took in FedEx, but I digress.
I intend to still hurl my schoolyard insults this week because, c’mon, it’s the Cardinals, are we really afraid of a team that has named itself after a perching songbird?
Lucky Underwear 1, Saints 0
Okay, so I know what happened here. I wrote about how Durant Brooks did so well last week, taking that shot to the groin and all, he read it, got all cocky, and went out and had a bad week. My fault. However, it’s a good thing I was wearing my lucky underwear to help the Redskins pull out the win. I forgot to wear my lucky underwear last week, and look what happened. So far, my lucky underwear is 1-0 versus the spread.
And just a quick note to my friends at DirecTV. I pay you two hundred fifty some-odd dollars for my Sunday Ticket subscription. I pay you ten some-odd dollars a month for my HD service. And now you want me to pay ANOTHER one hundred some-odd dollars to get my Sunday Ticket games in HD with your ‘SuperFan’ offering?!? Have you gone mad?!? How many ways can you possibly screw me out of more of my hard-earned some-odd dollars?!?
And now back to our regular programming (which is probably slighty more random than usual, given that I was irrate and distracted for most of the first half, after learning that I could not watch my game in HD)….
Redskins vs Saints Post Game
The Redskins valiantly fought back to erase a 9-point 4th quarter deficit, and beat the Saints 29-24 at Fed Ex Field on Sunday. With the win, the Redskins moved to 1-1, and while it may not have always been pretty, the improvement shown from week one was substantial.
Run CP! Run!
This week, Clinton Portis will run against a defense that yielded 146 rushing yards (7.3 YPC) against Tampa Bay last week. The Redskins will have to look to equal, or better that, to give themselves a good opportunity to win the game this weekend.
It won’t be easy for Washington, considering that after last week’s offensive performance, its safe to assume that opposing teams are going to make the Redskins beat them in the air and stack the box. Portis will likely see eight and nine man fronts until the Redskins can establish some sort of rhythm in the passing game.
Remembering September 11
I know this is a sports blog — more specifically a Washington Redskins and Washington Capitals blog — but some things are bigger than sports, and today is no exception. I’m sure everyone has their own story about that day, but I can’t help but reminisce about it and how different things are now, as opposed to before that fateful day.
Antwaan Randle El Wallpaper Now Available
As an ongoing effort, THN will be periodically releasing new wallpapers during the coming weeks. This week, we are proud to introduce the new Antwaan Randle El Wallpaper. It is also available in a widescreen version Check out more Redskins Wallpapers . Antwaan Randel El 2007 Stats In the 2007 NFL season, Antwaan Randle El played 15 … Read more
Hognostications Are Back, Week 2
Welcome to the first of a weekly series of hognostication blogs brought to you by your’s truly…Hoss.
Congratulations go out to our 2007 champ HOOKBASSGA, who totally dominated the hognostications from beginning to end. The rest of the top eight finishers were: Mursilis, Texas Hog, Justice Hog, SkinsJock, JSPB22, RIC and REDEEMEDSKIN. You all did a fantastic job….but that was last year!!!!
The All ‘New’ Redskins
So, we get a new coach for our new season, and start off with New York, and then New Orleans.
Okay, so the Redskins didn’t exactly knock anyone’s socks off in New York. Probably a good thing since I can’t imagine how knocking someone’s socks off really translates into doing a good job. Whatever the Redskins did, it was certainly the opposite of a good job.
Fred Smoot Wallpaper Now Available
As an ongoing effort, THN will be periodically releasing new wallpapers during the coming weeks. This week, we are proud to introduce the new Fred Smoot Wallpaper. It is also available in a widescreen version. Fred Smoot 2008 Stats Check out more Redskins Wallpapers . Smoot returned to the Redskins in 2007 after two years … Read more