Redskins Rehash-- feasting on a sandwich...

These were precisely the games the Redskins from 2000 to 2009 lost. Sandwich game in between tilts against NFC East foes... against non-playoff teams from the year before... and in that 1pm regional timeslot. It's not a big game in the fans eyes... and often it would turn out to be a big loss. Not so under the Shanahan Regime: three scoring drives in the fourth quarter led to a 22-21 victory over Arizona... and kept the Skinstock high for another Sunday.


Fourth and Awesome-- trailing by 8 in the fourth quarter and facing a 4th and 3 from the Cardinal 18 yard line... Rex Grossman found Santana Moss in the right side of the endzone for a revitalizing score: their first touchdown since the second quarter gave the Skins momentum they wouldn't lose when their two-point try failed.


Turnoverasaurus Rex-- Mr. Grossman was picked off on the Skins' first two drives... one ended a possession in the red zone while the other set up the Cardinals first score. But QB1 settled down and led the Skins to a pair of fourth quarter drives... something we haven't been accustomed to in recent years.


Setting the Tower Higher-- Tim Hightower failed to reach 100 yards against his former team... but his yards per carry (4.8) was two full yards more than his debut against the Giants. And he also caught a pass. Meanwhile, Roy Helu (10-74, 3 catches for 38 yards) turned out to be a solid second threat.


Feeling Fredtastic-- Mr. Davis led the Redskins for the second straight week with 6 catches for 86 yards with a touchdown... pumping up his totals to 11-191-1 for the season. Meanwhile, Chris Cooley went without a catch for the first time since his rookie year... perhaps a changing not of the guard but of the tight end?

Call from the Booth-- Chris Myers and Tim Ryan announced Sunday's game; and while they may be the #4, #5 or #6 team...the duo are an easy listen.

Flags Flyin'-- Only 3 penalties for 15 yards... contrasted to the Cardinals getting whistled for 97 yards on 10 infractions. A net gain of 82 yards is often the unseen difference in a one point win.

Rise of the Rookie-- Ryan Kerrigan tallied three tackles plus one sack against the Cardinals... continuing to make his mark on the defense.

Donovan and Albert-- the Vikings quarterback completed 18 of 30 passes for 228 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions in Minnesota's 24-20 come from ahead loss to Tampa Bay. McNabb's now 0-2... while Haynesworth's new team is 2-0. The big man played against San Diego but failed to register a tackle in New England's 35-21 victory. No word on if he had free reign at the fried dough stand after the game.

Dissecting the Division-- the perfect Skins stand atop the NFC East, with Dallas (1-0 conference) currently in second place followed by Philadelphia and the NY Giants (the 0-1 division mark pulling Big Blue back). The NFC East is one of two divisions without a winless team (AFC North the other). Seems like old times.