Total Loss

The Redskins lost to the worst team in football! At Home!!!!

They could of, maybe would of, if guard Pete Kendall hadn’t caught a pass only to have it turn into a 75-yard fumble return for a touchdown, but they should not of won.

Are we right back where we were after the season-opening loss to the Giants?

No, this was a completely different loss. Right now the Giants are arguably the best team in football. In that game the Redskins were completely out played. The could not of, would not of and should not of won.

Looking at the stats, the Redskins looked like winners – they had 368 net yards to just 200 for St. Louis; 22 first down to 8; averaged 5.8 yards a rush to 2.9; average 6.2 yards passing to 4.4. They scored 10 4th-quarter points to take the lead. Stats are for losers and the Redskins lost.

St. Louis didn’t do anything special to win. At the end, it appeared that they tried to give it way again when Richie Incognito got a 15-yard personal foul penalty to lengthen the game winning field goal attempt from 34 to 49 yards.

How did they lose? Sacks & Fumbles!

The offensive line gave up 4 sacks including 3 in the second half which didn’t help the comeback attempt. The one in the 1st quarter preceded a St. Louis field goal drive.

They coughed the ball up 4 times, losing 3, including the one returned for a touchdown at the end of the first half, where the Redskins were ready to kick a field goal to give themselves a 10-3 lead but ended up trailing 10-7.

Some losses have silver linings. Not this one. The loss was to an NFC team and therefore could make a difference in playoff spot tie-breakers. This is a loss that players, coaches and fans will only regret and hope they can forget. Only a week ago the Giants were almost upset by Cincinnati, but pulled out a win. This is what playoff teams do.

Not only no silver linings, but a loss that makes the 4-game winning streak look like fool’s gold.