Early on, it looked like Michael "The Dog Beater" Vick was going to run and pass all over the Redskins. Fortunately, the Redskins caught a break when Kareem Moore and DeAngelo Hall slammed into him from both sides at the end of a 27 yard run and knocked "The Dog Beater" out of the game. If it weren't for that play, this could have been a very long day for the defense.
The Redskins managed to get their running game going early and looked fairly impressive. Clinton Portis reeled off 55 yards before having to leave the game and then Ryan Torain took over and ran for another 70 yards and a touchdown.
The most surprising aspect of this game was that Donovan McNabb only completed a mere 8 passes for 125 yards. McNabb finished the day 8/19 with 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
The defense stuck with the same "Bend, but Don't Break" scheme that we have come to know and love over the last decade giving up 201 yards passing to Keving Kolb and 4 yards per carry to LeSean McCoy. Andre Carter did manage to squeeze in for his first sack of the year, but the defense again generated very little pass rush.
LeSean McCoy had the best day of anyone running for 64 yards and catching 12 passes for a whopping 110 yards.
The good news is that, in the end, the Redskins won the game. The bad news is that they did not look like they deserved to win. Even worse news is that Kevin Kolb and LeSean McCoy look like Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook from 12 years ago.
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JacksGhost
Washington Redskins Hog Blog
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