Washington Redskins Hog Blog: Week 11 vs. Dallas Cowboys

Washington - Well, this game made me sick to my ghostly stomach. Team Evil prevailed and our hopes for the playoffs just decreased dramatically. This was the most nauseating fourth quarter performances I have seen in quite some time.

The Cowboys, Marion Barber specifically, simply ran over the Redskins offensive line all game long. The Redskins were fortunate enough to get 2 interceptions deep in their own end against a rusty Tony Romo to stall 2 scoring drives otherwise this game would not have been close. "Butter Hands" Barber did his part coughing up another fumble, but the Redskins could not recover it. When the 4th quarter rolled around, the Cowboys simply stopped throwing the ball and plowed right through the Redskins defensive line. The Cowboys had 2 drives in the 4th quarter totaling over 10 minutes. The Cowboys showed they were going to run the ball, the Redskins knew it was coming, and they just got manhandled and could not stop it. It was flat out painful to watch.

The Redskins offense was inconsistent at best all game long and Clinton Portis struggled with a sprained knee, but toughed it out and gave a good effort. With Clinton not 100%, the Redskins needed their receivers to step up and make some plays and it did not happen. Chris Cooley did his part with 7 catches, but Santana Moss had 5 catches for only 29 yards and Antwaan Randle El simply disappeared with only 1 catch.

On a positive not, DeAngelo Hall made his presence felt in his Redskins debut with his first interception and newcomer Ryan Plackemeier had a solid game with 4 punts averaging 47 yards.

This is the problem when a team over achieves in the early part of the season. When they come back down to Earth, it's just that much more painful. The Redskins were a team in transition at the beginning of the season and they still are now. They caught a lot of breaks early in the season and a lot of people began to think they were better than they really were and now they have come crashing back down to Earth. The Redskins do have an easier schedule down the home stretch of the season including next week against a happless Seattle team that is 2-8. If the Redskins lose to Seattle, their season is officially over. We can only hope for another end of the season run like they have had the last few seasons, but I would not count on it this time unfortunately.

Washington 10, Dallas 14