The Redskins have lost 30-year old running back Ladell Betts for the rest of the season due to a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee.  Betts played in all 10 games for the Redskins so far this season and he rushed the ball 56 times for 210 yards (3.8 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  He also caught 17 passes for 179 yards (10.5 avg) and he returned 1 kickoff for 29 yards this year.  Betts’ injury coupled with the loss of Clinton Portis to a concussion could leave the Redskins in dire straits at RB for the near future.

Starting running back Clinton Portis will be out at least this week and maybe longer due to a serious concussion he suffered last week against the Falcons.  He has carried the ball 124 times for 494 yards (4.0 ypc) with 1 TD run and he has also caught 9 passes for 57 yards (6.3 avg) with a TD grab so far this season.  Ladell Betts will get the first chance to replace Portis but he has a banged up ankle.  He has carried the ball 26 times for 91 yards (3.5 ypc) with a TD run and he has also caught 16 passes for 173 yards (10.8 avg).  If Betts were healthy the Redskins wouldn’t suffer much of a dropoff with Portis out but with him gimpy Rock Cartwright might get a chance to get in on the fun.  He has carried the ball 8 times for 27 yards (3.4 ypc) and he has also caught 4 passes for 11 yards (2.8 avg) this season.  The Redskins have also re-signed RB Quinton Ganther to help out with depth at running back while Portis is out of action.

The Redskins have lost starting safety Chris Horton for 4-6 weeks due to ligament damage in his toe.  Horton has played in all 8 games for the Redskins this season and he has made 37 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, he has forced 1 fumble and he has defensed 3 passes.  Reed Doughty will replace Horton in the starting lineup at strong safety.  He has played in all 8 games for the Redskins this season and he has made 43 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss and he has 1 sack.  This is only a minor downgrade for the Skins as Doughty is a decent player.

UPDATE:  The Redskins have placed Chris Horton on the Injured Reserve List ending his season.

The Redskins will be without backup linebacker H.B. Blades against the Falcons this weekend due to the fact that he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last Tuesday.  Blades has 10 tackles this season as he mostly just plays on special teams for the Redskins.  They shouldn’t miss him too much against the Falcons.

The Redskins will be without Byron Westbrook for at least one week due to recent minor knee surgery.  Westbrook has played in 7 games this season for the Redskins and he has 4 tackles.  He has also returned 1 punt for 0 yards.  The Redskins won’t miss Westbrook too much as he does most of his work on special teams.