Well it wasn’t pretty – but week 4 led to another win for the Skins. They beat the struggling Rams 17 to 10, giving them a 3 and 1 record on the year.
Here’s the break down. Skins scored a TD in their 2nd series of the game. It was an 11 play, 67 yard drive that ended with a 6 yard touchdown pass from Grossman to Santana Moss. That was pretty much the extent of the excitement for the first quarter. The Rams punted on all of their possessions, as did the Skins on their only other possession.
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| AP Photo/Tom Gannam |
Moving to the 2nd quarter. The punting trend continued until a about 7 minutes left in the half. That’s when Ryan Kerrigan (yup – coming up big again in week 4) sacked Sam Bradford and forced a fumble, which was recovered by the Skins. Enter Ryan Torain!! So this guy was a bit of a bright spot in a dismal season last year, but after struggling with an off season injury, we literally had not seen him in a game this season. Boy did he makes his “come back” in style. He scored the Redskins’ 2nd TD with a 20 yard run. Not much else happened except for a sack of Bradford by Orakpo and Bowen just before half time.
The Skins opened the 2nd half with another scoring drive. Helu and Torain shared the running responsibilities to the 26 yard line and then Grossman couldn’t complete anything to score a touchdown. Gano came in and booted a 38 yarder to cap the drive. The rest of the quarter was mostly about the Rams punting, another Orakpo sack and Torain wowing the fans with some amazing running.
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In the 4th, the Rams made a game of it. As the Skins were driving for another score, Grossman tossed an interception, which the Rams were able to turn into a field goal. Skins did nothing on their next possession and the Rams drove 65 yards or so before Bradford threw a TD pass to Jackson tightening the score to 17-10. Grossman immediately threw another interception – GRRRRRRRRRRRR. But the Skins’ D stepped it up and both Orakpo and Bowen had sacks on the Rams’ next drive. Skins did nothing again…… Next Rams’ drive offered another sack of Bradford, this time by Carriker. After this defensive stop, the Skins were able to kneel down and run out the clock.
So for my bright spots – obvi we have Ryan ‘The Train’ Torain who had 19 rushes for 135 yards. He earned a spot on my fantasy team !! On the defensive side – Brian Orakpo was a monster with 5 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 3 QB hits. Also, in general, this is the type of game the Skins would’ve blown in previous years – the fact that they hung on and won it is a step in the right direction.
Random side note: This week I watched the game at a fundraiser sponsored by the Hogettes. These cross-dressing, snout wearing, hall of famers actually do a ton of good work in raising money for a number of children’s charities. If you ever have a chance to attend any of their events, take advantage of it. They always have some kids/families they have helped at the events and you truly know what good work they do. Plus, you might just get a chance to take a little bite of Chris Cooley……check this cake out.
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| Photo: Tri, Cake: Geneva Cakes |
Ok – this Sunday is a bye for the good guys, so I’ll get back at you in a couple weeks when we take on the Eagles.
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