Skins&#39; defense falters at wrong time
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CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns were 4-of-14 on third down in their 17-13 win over the Redskins Sunday, but when it counted the most - the fourth quarter of a tight game - the Browns converted two key third downs, both on nickel cornerback Walt Harris.
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PHILADELPHIA -- On a night that was supposed to belong to Terrell Owens and Randy Moss, it was two plays -- not two players -- that made the difference in Philadelphia&#39;s 27-16 defeat of Minnesota.
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The Washington Redskins are 0-2, have a sputtering offense, and with tension building in the locker room, Coach Joe Gibbs does not have an explanation.
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BALTIMORE -- Eli Manning and the bumbling New York Giants were no match for a Baltimore defense eager to atone for two straight poor performances.
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DENVER - My eyes aren&#39;t the sharpest, but I didn&#39;t notice a big difference in the Chiefs&#39; defense from the 2003 unit during Sunday night&#39;s 34-24 loss to Denver.
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The Redskins fail to capitalize on scoring chances and fall to 3-7, the worst start in Joe Gibbs&#39; coaching career. PHILADELPHIA -- Good teams score touchdowns when they have a first down from the opponents&#39; 10-yard line.
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The Redskins on Saturday will face a Dolphins team facing a number of issues on offense.
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Apparently even a Hall of Fame coach doesn&#39;t get a break from the officials. Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs on Tuesday reviewed the tape of the previous night&#39;s loss to the Dallas Cowboys and determined he was on the wrong side of &quot;two awful calls.
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Maybe it is time for the Redskins to hit the panic button. After all they just suffered their third straight loss and it came to the Cleveland Browns, a team that was supposed to battle for the No.
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It was not the best way to start off the night. With three first-half fumbles and several early scoring opportunities gone to waste, there were a lot more glamorous games going on in the area.
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It is clear that the Redskins are not going to be able to knock out anybody early. A ground game and defense will be what the team relies on for the foreseeable future.
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Despite cultivating a nucleus of gifted offensive playmakers, the Redskins are missing big plays at a time when they should be prevalent.
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For a team with few detectable flaws, the Patriotsâ run defense, ranked 10th in the league, has occasionally been suspect, populated by an over-30 set of linebackers.
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Everyone knew Sunday&#39;s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens was going to be a defensive struggle, but very quietly each team had designs on a big offensive day.
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Moments after the Washington Redskins&#39; 17-13 loss to the Cleveland Browns yesterday, running back Clinton Portis said he knew one of the reasons for the team&#39;s season-long offensive inefficiency.
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Through the first four games of the season opponents have attacked the Redskins' vulnerable secondary, leaving the defense wondering how to fix the pass coverage problems.
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In preparation for Sunday's game against Adrian Peterson and the Vikings, the Redskins are focused on countering the two things Minnesota does best: run the ball and stop the run.