The Redskins played their butts off yesterday in Philly but they just came up a tad short.  Jason Campbell was effective yesterday completing 22 of 37 passes for 231 yards with 2 TD passes and 2 INTs.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 2 yards (1.0 ypc) with a TD run.  Rock Cartwright did not have a good game rushing for 38 yards on 15 carries (2.5 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 26 yards (8.7 avg).  Quinton Ganther pitched in with 32 yards rushing on 5 carries (6.4 ypc) yesterday.  Malcolm Kelly (2 rec, 50 yards), Devin Thomas (4 rec, 46 yards), Fred Davis (4 rec, 43 yards, TD) and Santana Moss (4 rec, 28 yards, TD) all pitched in on the passing game for the Redskins yesterday and it was a good sign.  The Redskins finished up with 303 total yards on offense (82 rushing, 221 passing) in this game. 

The defense didn’t play too well for the Redskins in this game.  You can’t blame London Fletcher for that as he had 12 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack, 1 pass defensed and 1 QB hit.  Safety Reed Doughty pitched in with 9 tackles yesterday.  The Eagles finished up with 381 total yards on offense (123 rushing, 258 passing) in this game.  The Redskins are now 3-8 on the year.

The Washington Redskins (3-7) should have beat the Dallas Cowboys (7-3) on Sunday, but two missed field goals by Shuan Suisham ended up being the difference maker.  Injuries also have really set the Redskins back as Clinton Portis, Albert Haynesworth, and Chris Cooley all sat this game out.  The injury bug continued to spread in this game with Ladell Betts injuring his knee and right tackle Chad Rinehart breaking his leg.  The Redskins still battled the Cowboys very well and the defense did a very good job against Tony Romo and the Cowboys’ offense.  They got two turnovers and held Romo to 1 touchdown, 1 interception, and 158 yards on 15/27 passes.  They couldn’t stop Romo when a stop was needed most though.  With 2:41 left in the game Romo hit Patrick Crayton in the endzone to put the Cowboys ahead.  They also let Marion Barber rush for 99 yards on 20 carries.

The Redskins offense could not find the endzone in this one.  Betts left the game after only four carries after injuring his MCL so the running back duties fell to third stringer Rock Cartwright, who did a decent job rushing for 67 yards on 13 carries.  Cartwright also caught seven passes for 73 yards.  Jason Campbell had a pretty good game, going 24/37 for 256 yards, but he just could not lead the Skins to a touchdown and his late game comeback attempt fell short and ended with an interception.  Campbell was great in third down situations though, going 12-12 for 150 yards on 3rd downs, and he did enough to lead this team to the win if his kicker did his job.  Suisham missed a 39-yard field goal attempt right before the half and then missed a 50-yard field goal attempt late in the 4th quarter before Romo’s touchdown.  If Suisham hits either one of those the Redskins win the game.

The Washington Redskins (3-6) did not start off well against the Denver Broncos (6-3) on Sunday.  They gave up two very big passing plays in the first quarter to Broncos’ receiver Brandon Marshall.  He had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 75-yard touchdown catch from Kyle Orton, and the Broncos had a 14-7 lead after the first quarter.  The Broncos looked like they were going to hold the Redskins to only 7 first half points, but a fake punt changed the whole game.  The Redskins were almost obvious about their fake, but it worked.  It was 4th and 20 on the 35-yard line when punter Hunter Smith took the snap and rolled out to the right before floating a 35-yard touchdown pass to Mike Sellers.  It tied the game at 14 and the Broncos got a late field goal to give them a slight 17-14 halftime lead.

The Redskins completely shut down the Broncos passing game in the second half.  Most of that was because Broncos’ starting quarterback Kyle Orton injured his ankle late in the first half and did not return.  Chris Simms replaced him and did terrible.  He went 3/13 for 13 yards and DeAngelo Hall intercepted him.  They let Knowshown Moreno rush for 97 yards on 18 carries, but they kept him out of the endzone.  Overall it was a solid performance by the defense and they will need more of the same against the Dallas Cowboys next game.

The Redskins were awful again earlier today as they fell behind 24-3 at the half before showing some pride in the second half.  Jason Campbell completed 15 of 22 passes for 196 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception (which was returned 62 yards for a TD by Falcons’ CB Tye Hill).  The pick six was not entirely his fault as the pass bounced off Fred Davis’ brick hands.  Campbell also carried the ball 5 times for 40 yards (8.0 ypc).  Todd Collins finished up this mess by completing 4 of 5 passes for 12 yards.  Ladell Betts led the way for the Redskins on the ground with 15 carries for 70 yards (4.7 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Fullback Mike Sellers led the way in the passing game for the Skins with 56 yards receiving on 3 catches (18.7 avg).  Santana Moss pitched in with 5 catches for 47 yards (9.4 avg).  The Redskins finished up with 312 total yards in this game on offense (136 rushing, 176 passing).

Safeties Chris Horton and Reed Doughty led the way for the Redskins with six tackles apiece in this game.  But, rookie OLB Brian Orakpo was the best player on the D today for the Skins as he finished up with 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles for a loss and 2 QB hits.  The Falcons rolled up 306 total yards on offense in this game (181 rushing, 125 passing).  The Redskins are now 2-6 on the season.

The Eagles took it to the Redskins last night as they had a 27-10 lead at the half and then they rode it out in the second half.  Jason Campbell completed 29 of 43 passes for 284 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception (it was returned 9 yards for a TD by Will Witherspoon).  Campbell also lost a fumble in this game.  Clinton Portis didn’t have his best game carrying the ball 14 times for 43 yards (3.1 ypc).  TE Fred Davis led the way in the passing game for the Redskins last night as he finished up with 8 catches for 78 yards (9.8 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Santana Moss also had a good game with 6 catches for 74 yards (12.3 avg) last night.  Devin Thomas finally did something positive for the Redskins in a regular season game as he caught 3 passes for 45 yards (15.0 avg) with a TD.  The Redskins finished up with 308 total yards on offense (62 rushing, 246 passing) in this game.

I thought the defense played pretty well against the Eagles minus two long plays that Desean Jackson scored on.  DE Andre Carter was living in the Eagles’ backfield as he finished up with 6 tackles, 1 sack, 2 tackles for a loss and 2 QB hits.  London Fletcher had another solid game with 6 tackles and a pass defensed.  The Eagles finished up with 244 total yards on offense (122 rushing, 122 passing) in this game.  The Redskins are now 2-5 on the season.