Here are some of the more interesting numbers and stats from the Washington Redskins 31-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday:<\/p>\n
196 – Yards passing for Jason Campbell, going 15 of 22. He may not have been all world out there, but he wasn’t the problem either. <\/p>\n
166 – Yards rushing for Michael Turner, on 18 carries. He had a few late carries that brought down his average slightly, but at one point, he was 13\/146 yards (2 TD) – over 11 yards per carry.<\/p>\n
70 – Yards rushing for Ladell Betts, on 15 carries. When Clinton Portis went out with a concussion, Betts came in and played his best football since 2006. Time for a change?<\/p>\n
69 – Total yards of Redskin offense in the first half. Putrid.<\/p>\n
62 – Yard interception returned for a touchdown by the Falcons’ Tye Hill, at 2:47 in the first quarter – ouch.<\/p>\n
58 – Yard TD run by Turner – the game killer that put it away at 31-17 Falcons. <\/p>\n
56 – Yards receiving on 3 catches for Mike Sellers – a career high in reception yards for Big Mike.<\/p>\n
46 – Yard punt average for Sam Paulescu could take him from ‘spot duty’ to gainfully employed.<\/p>\n
24 – First half points by the Falcons. Considering the Redskins haven’t scored 24 points yet in a game in 2009, it was seemingly over before the third quarter even started.<\/p>\n
13 – Play, 81 yard TD drive to bring the Redskins back to within striking distance at 24-17. The entire seven minute drive was the sharpest that the Redskin offense has looked this year.<\/p>\n
10 – First quarter points TOTAL for the Redskins this season – they’ve allowed 45.<\/p>\n
10 – Field goals on 10 attempts for Shaun Suisham in 2009 – Sunday’s was a 48-yarder.<\/p>\n
9 – Yards passing for the Redskins in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
7 – Tackles and 2.5 sacks for Falcon DT Jonathan Babineaux in the first half alone – he finished with ten tackles (9\/1)<\/p>\n
5 – First half sacks for the Falcons defense. <\/p>\n
4 – Redskin penalties in the 1st quarter, including two by Albert Haynesworth on Atlanta’s opening scoring drive.<\/p>\n
3 – Redskin players injured on one play in the 4th quarter – Jason Campbell, Mike Williams, and Stephon Heyer.<\/p>\n
2 – Sacks for Brian Orakpo in the first half – he now has 5.5 on the season. Release the beast.<\/p>\n
1 – Interception for Rocky McIntosh – his first of the season, and the second of his career.<\/p>\n
1 – Catch for 11 yards for Marko Mitchell – the first of his NFL career. He also caught his 2nd NFL pass – another 11 yarder – congratulations Marko.<\/p>\n
0 – Points gained by playing only one half of football, but at least Washington came alive in the second half and gave themselves something to perhaps build off of.<\/p>\n
It doesn’t get any easier for the Redskins as they will face the (currently) 6-1 Denver Broncos at Fed Ex Field next Sunday.<\/p>\n
Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Mark Solway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"