Redskins Recap - Winning Streak Comes to an End

Well kids, the winning streak came to an end at 1, as the Skins lost to the Jets 34 – 19.  It sounds like a pretty good ass kicking, and by all accounts, it was; but the Redskins were ahead by 3 with 6 minutes left in the game.  Kinda went downhill in a hurry from there.  But, let’s start from the beginning.

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The Skins opened the game with a really good looking drive that was capped with a 2 yard Roy Helu touchdown run and took an early 7-0 lead.  The Jets, however, put together a drive of their own that ended in a game tying touchdown and that truly took up the remainder of the first quarter.

The Skins were actually decent in the 2^nd quarter as well.  Graham Gano kicked 2 field goals (33 and 23 yards, respectively) and they were able to go the locker room with a 13 – 10 lead at the half.   Rex definitely would not be described as good in the first half.  Actually, at one point when he got flagged for intentional grounding, I heard a fan in the crowd yell “THAT WASN’T INTENTIONAL, HE JUST SUCKS.”  Ok, it was my dad’s buddy that yelled it, but I thought it was hilarious.

The second half was another story.  The Skins came out and just looked terrible.  They just didn’t take advantage of any opportunities and gave away even more.  They also went completely away from the run game, which had treated them pretty well in the first half.  The only scoring was a Jets field goal that tied the game at 13.

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And then we have the 4^th quarter.  The Redskins actually scored first with about 8 minutes left in the game.  They took a 16-13 lead.  Enter the Jets offense – who put up a touchdown immediately.  Then Rex threw an interception and it wasn’t long before the Jets scored again.  Graham Gano kicked another field goal, but the Jets scored yet another touchdown and brought the final score 34-19.  UGLY.

Instead of talking about the individual stats of the game, I’ll just go into the real “news.”  We also found out on Sunday that tight end Fred Davis and left tackle Trent Williams will be suspended for the rest of the season for violating the NFL’s drug policy.  Apparently these dumbasses have both tested positive for marijuana for the 3^rd time this season.   Seriously I don’t understand why people who get paid so much money to play a game for a living can’t grow up and act like professionals.  Here is some advice that most of us learned in elementary schools:  A.  Follow the rules; B. Just say no;  C.  Three strikes, your’re out.