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2008 GAME PACKETWashington Redskins (4-2) vs. Cleveland Browns (2-3)

October 19, 20084:15 p.m.

FedExField


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DATE: Sunday, October 19, 2008TIME: 4:15 p.m. ETSITE: FedExFieldSURFACE: GrassCAPACITY: 91,704TELEVISION: CBS-TVPlay-by-play: Ian EagleColor: Soloman Wilcots

REDSKINS RADIO NETWORK: The Redskins Radio Broadcast Network can beheard in the Washington, D.C., area on ESPN Radio WTEM 980 AM, WWXX 94.3FM, WWXT 92.7 FM, WTNT 570 AM and WWRC 1260 AM.

Play-by-play: Larry Michael

Color: Sam Huff and Sonny JurgensenSideline: Doc Walker

REDSKINS SPANISH RADIO: ESPN Deportes 730Play-by-play: Raul SaenzColor: Jorge Alfaro

NATIONAL RADIO: Sports USA Radio NetworkPlay-by-play: Howard DavidColor: Ross TuckerSidelines: Tony Graziani

REDSKINS PUBLIC RELATIONS

Zack BolnoExecutive Director of Communications

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William NormanDirector of Public [email protected]

703-726-7036

Michael PehanichAssistant Director of Communications

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Bridgette RupeCommunications Assistant

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The Redskins will look to bounceback from their first loss in five weekswhen they host the Cleveland Browns(1-3) this Sunday at 4:15 ET. Clevelandhas won two straight after dropping itsfirst three.

The contest will be broadcast byCBS-TV with Ian Eagle calling the play-by-play and Soloman Wilcots adding theanalysis.

The game can also be heard on theRedskins Radio Network with LarryMichael on the play-by-play, formerRedskins greats and Pro Football Hall ofFame members Sam Huff and Sonny Ju-rgensen adding color and Doc Walkerreporting from the sideline.

Sports USA Radio Network will airthe game nationally with Howard Davidand Ross Tucker in the booth and TonyGraziani on the sidelines.

Washington (4-2) will be at home for

the second straight contest after fallingto St. Louis last week, 19-17, whichended a four-game winning streak.

Despite the loss, Washington is stilltied for the second-best record in theNFC under first-year Head Coach Jim

Zorn. They are one of just four teams inthe league to rank in the top 10 in totaloffense and total defense.

Washington was the first team in NFLhistory to play its first five games of theseason without an offensive turnoverbefore losing three fumbles in the firsthalf against St. Louis. The Redskinscould only manage to force one Ramsturnover, making last Sunday the firsttime all season Washington lost theturnover battle. With a +4 differential,the Redskins still rank tied for secondin the NFC and third in the NFL.

One bright spot in last weeks game

was the continued success of the

ground attack, featuring running backClinton Portis. Running behind fullback Mike Sellers and a veteran offensive line consisting of Chris SamuelsPete Kendall, Casey Rabach, RandyThomas and Jon Jansen, Portis topped

the 100-yard mark for the thirdstraight contest. He currently leadsthe NFL in rushing yards with 643 andis second in rushing touchdowns withsix.

Sundays game will be the 44th regular-season matchup between theclubs, with Cleveland owning a 33-9-1advantage. The Redskins .221 winningpercentage against the Browns is theisecond-worst against NFL teams, trailing only the Kansas City Chiefs, whohave defeated Washington in six oseven meetings for a .143 winning percentage. Sunday will also mark the

Browns first visit to FedExField

Redskins Park 21300 Redskin Park Drive Ashburn, VA 20147 703-726-7000 www.redskins.com

REDSKINS WELCOME BROWNS TO FEDEXFIELDLOOKING TO GET BACK ON TRACK

Thu, 9/4 @ New York Giants L 6-17

Sun, 9/14 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS W 29-24

Sun, 9/21 ARIZONA CARDINALS W 24-17

Sun, 9/28 @ Dallas Cowboys W 26-24

Sun, 10/5 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 23-17

Sun, 10/12 ST. LOUIS RAMS L 17-19

Sun, 10/19 CLEVELAND BROWNS 4:15 p.m. CBS

Sun, 10/26 @ Detroit Lions 1 p.m. FOX

Mon, 11/3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:30 p.m. ESPN

Sun, 11/9 Bye Week

Sun, 11/16 DALLAS COWBOYS 8:15 p.m.** NBC

Sun, 11/23 @ Seattle Seahawks 4:15 p.m.** FOX

Sun, 11/30 NEW YORK GIANTS 1 p.m.** FOX

Sun, 12/7 @ Baltimore Ravens 1 p.m.** FOX

Sun, 12/14 @ Cincinnati Bengals 1 p.m.** FOX

Sun, 12/21 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1 p.m.** FOX

Sun, 12/28 @ San Francisco 49ers 4:15 p.m.** FOX

* Eastern Time

** Game subject to possible flexible scheduling adjustment

October 14, 2008

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (4-2) VS. CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-3)2008 RESULTS/SCHEDULE


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WASHINGTON REDSKINS WEEK SEVEN VS. CLEVELAND BROWNS

YEAR COACH RECORD1932 Lud Wray 4-4-21933 Lone Star Dietz 5-5-21935 Eddie Casey 2-8-11936 Ray Flaherty 7-51943 Dutch Bergman 6-3-11944 Dudley DeGroot 6-3-11946 A.G. Turk Edwards 5-5-11949 John Whelchel* 3-3-11949 Herman Ball** 1-4

1950 Herman Ball@ 3-91951 Dick Todd% 5-41952 Curly Lambeau 4-81954 Joe Kuharich 3-91959 Mike Nixon 3-91961 Bill McPeak 1-12-11966 Otto Graham 7-7

YEAR COACH RECORD1969 Vince Lombardi 7-5-21970 Bill Austin 6-81971 George Allen 9-4-11978 Jack Pardee 8-81981 Joe Gibbs 8-81993 Richie Petibon 4-121994 Norv Turner 3-132000 Terry Robiskie# 1-22001 Marty Schottenheimer 8-8

2002 Steve Spurrier 7-92004 Joe Gibbs$ 6-102008 Jim Zorn 4-2* Coached the first seven of 12 games** Replaced Whelchel after seven games and coached theremaining five@ First full season with team% Replaced Ball after three games# Replaced Turner after 13 games$ Second tenure

FIRST-YEAR REDSKINS COACHES

With a 4-2 start, Jim Zorn is hoping to lead the Red-skins to their third winning season in four years. He isalso looking to become the sixth Redskins head coachto amass a winning record in his first year at the

helm, as just five of his 26 predecessors have accom-plished this feat, not including Dick Todd, who was 5-4in taking over three games into the 1951 season.

Twelve first-year head coaches suffered losing cam-paigns, including Joe Gibbs in his return in 2004. Addi-tionally, Herman Ball coached the f inal seven games in1949 and finished 1-4, while Terry Robiskie finished 1-

2 while coaching the last three games of 2000. Sevenfirst-year head coaches ended their seasons with a.500 record.

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REDSKINS OPPONENTS126 Points 11717 Points in 1st Quarter 3442 Points in 2nd Quarter 3323 Points in 3rd Quarter 3744 Points in 4th Quarter 1313 Offensive Touchdowns 126 Rushing TDs 37 Passing TDs 60 Returns 312 Field Goals 112124 Yards From Scrimmage 1715354.0 Yards Per Game 285.8391 Total Plays 3385.4 Avg. Per Play 5.15/4 Fumbles/Lost 5/3

0 Had Intercepted 532/81 Third-down Conversions 30/7339.5 Third-down Percentage 41.14/5 Fourth-down Conversions 1/180.0 Fourth-down Percentage 100.033/235 Penalties/Yards 35/30132:35 Time of Possession Avg. 27:25

REDSKINS OPPONENTSPASSING

181 Pass Attempts 201117 Pass Completions 11864.6 Completion Percentage 58.71210 Passing Yards 1212201.7 Avg. Yards/Game 202.07 Passing Touchdowns 60 Interceptions 598.6 QB Rating 77.012 Sacks 811 Completions of 25+ yards 5

RUSHING

198 Rush Attempts 129914 Rush Yards 5034.6 Yards Per Carry 3.9

152.3 Yards Per Game 83.86 Touchdowns 351 First Downs 2824 Rushes of 10+ yards 8

RECEIVING

117 Receptions 1181291 Receiving Yards 127411.0 Yards Per Catch 10.8215.2 Yards Per Game 212.37 Touchdowns 663 First Downs 6411 Receptions of 25+ yards 5

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WASHINGTON REDSKINS WEEK SEVEN VS. CLEVELAND BROWNS4

BALANCED ATTACKThe Redskins have been equally efficient on the of-

fensive and defensive sides of the ball, ranking sev-enth and eighth in the league, respectively.

Washington is currently one of four NFL teams to rankin the top 10 in total offense and total defense. Coin-cidentally, all four of those teams reside in the NFCEast.

The Redskins and Giants are the only two teams inthe conference to place in the top five in both offenseand defense.

WINNING THE TURNOVER BATTLEAfter becoming the first team in NFL history to play

its first five games without an offensive turnover, theRedskins registered three in last Sundays loss to theRams, including a fumble that was returned 75 yardsfor a touchdown.

Still, the Redskins have only four turnovers on theseason, which is the second-fewest in the league toMiamis two. Washington is the only team yet to havethrown an interception. The Redskins +4 turnover dif-ferential ranks tied for third in the NFL, behind Ten-nessee and Philadelphia, and second in the NFC.

As a team Washington has gone 309 pass attemptswithout an interception, dating back to last season.Campbell is currently on a streak of 201 consecutiveattempts without an interception, which is a franchiserecord.

Against Philadelphia on Oct. 5, Campbell surpassedJoe Theismanns previous record of 161, set in 1983.

DEFENSE SUCCEEDING AGAINST LEAGUES BESTIn their six games this season, the Redskins have

faced five of the NFLs top nine offensive units, includ-ing the top three in the league. The Washington de-fense, ranked eighth in the NFL, has held the Giants,Saints, Cardinals, Cowboys and Eagles all to their low-est yardage totals of the season.

Additionally, the Redskins defense held St. Louis tojust 200 total yards of offense in last weeks defeat.

Washington ranks 10th in the league in points al-lowed per game (19.5), although the Redskins threereturn touchdowns allowed are tied for a league highwith six other teams. Two of those returns came viathe punt, while one was from a fumble. The defenseitself has allowed only 96 points in the six games, or 16

points per contest.Additionally, Washingtons defense has only allowed

13 points in the fourth-quarter this season, an aver-age of less than 2.2 a game, the fourth-lowest total inthe NFL.

RUNNETH OVERWashingtons 152.3 rushing yards per game ranks

third in the NFL behind the New York Giants and At-lanta Falcons. Running back Clinton Portis leads theleague with 643 rushing yards and his six rushingtouchdowns are tied for second in the NFL.

Portis has found plenty of running room behind oneof the NFLs best offensive lines consisting of leftackle Chris Samuels, left guard Pete Kendall, centerCasey Rabach, right guard Randy Thomas and right

tackles Stephon Heyer and Jon Jansen. Providing further space has been the excellent lead blocking of fullback Mike Sellers.

Since Jansen was re-inserted into the starting lineupfor an injured Heyer three weeks ago against DallasWashington has rushed for an NFL-high 545 yards ovethis span, an average of 181.7 yards per game.

Two weeks ago, the Redskins racked up 203 yardson the ground against an Eagles defense that cameinto the game leading the league in rushing yards allowed at a paltry 53.8 yards per contest.

The unit gets stronger as the game goes on as theRedskins 243 rushing yards in the fourth-quarter arethe third-most in the league this season. Their 18

fourth-quarter rushing first downs are an NFL high.Portis has been a major factor in closing games forWashington this season as his 14 fourth-quarter rushing first downs is a league high and twice as many asany other runner in the NFC.

On the other side of the ledger, the Redskins rushdefense has faced offenses the last three weeks thaeach featured a Pro Bowl running back in Marion Bar-ber, Brian Westbrook and Steven Jackson. The triocombined for just 145 rushing yards and a 3.15-yardsper carry average.

The Redskins rush defense, which now ranks sixthin the league, has allowed just 349 rushing yards ovethe last five weeks, an average of only 69.8 yards pegame, the fourth-best mark in the league over thisspan.

REDSKINS ARE POSSESSIVEOn the season, the Redskins hold a 32:35-27:25 time

of possession advantage over their opponents. Thismargin ranks third in the league behind Baltimore andthe New York Giants.

During a four-game winning streak from weeks twofive, Washington held the ball for a combined 40:26longer than its opponents.

Last week in a loss to the Rams, Washington extended its streak to five consecutive games with atime of possession advantage. This is its longest streaksince 2001-02 when they ran off six games in a row

(from 12/09/01 vs. Arizona to 09/08/02 vs. Arizona)The longest streak in team history is 11 games in a row(last 10 games in 1983 and week one of 1984). Thesecond longest streak is seven games (last six games in1985 and week one in 1986).

THE BEASTLY EASTThe four members of the NFC East have combined

for a 15-8 record, the best among the NFLs eight di-visions, including a mark of 11-4 outside the division

The Redskins currently stand at 2-1 in the NFC Eastafter playing all three divisional rivals on the road in

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the first five weeks of the season. It is the earliestWashington has ever completed its divisional roadschedule.

Since the NFL adopted four four-team divisions in2002, the Redskins have started the season 2-1 in theNFC East only one other time (2005).

All four of the Redskins wins have come against fel-low NFC foes, a total which is tied with Tampa for the

most in the conference.

SMITHS SWITCHWashingtons kickoff units, led by special teams

coach Danny Smith, have been among the leagues topgroups thus far in 2008. The Redskins kicking team hasallowed opponents an average starting field position ofthe 23.8-yard line, the second-best mark in theleague.

The Redskins return team has averaged a startingfield position of the 27-yard line, the seventh-best fig-ure in the NFC.

SOUTHERN BOY IN WEST COAST OFFENSE

In the final three weeks of September, quarterbackJason Campbell posted quarterback ratings of 108.4,112.2, and 104.1, the first time a Redskins quarter-back has had three-straight games with a passer rat-ing higher than 100.0 since Mark Rypien did it in games13-15 in 1991.

Campbell, a native of Taylorsville, Miss., is the onlyquarterback in the NFL with at least 20 pass attemptswho has yet to throw an interception. All other play-ers with 65 attempts have a least two interceptions.He is the ninth-rated passer in the league and third-most efficient passer in the fourth quarter.

THE WORKHORSE

Clinton Portis leads the NFL with 136 carries and 643rushing yards, while his six rushing touchdowns aresecond in the league.

Portis has accounted for 35 first downs on theground this season, which also leads the NFL, as do his14 in the fourth quarter of games this season.

With a 145-yard and 129-yard performances againstthe Eagles and the Rams, Portis has two of the top 11single-game rushing totals in the NFL this year.

AIR AND GROUND DELIVERYWith Jason Campbell ranking eighth in passer rat-

ing, Clinton Portis ranking first in rushing yards andSantana Moss ranking eighth in receiving yards, theRedskins are one of three teams in the NFL, along withDallas and San Diego, to have a top-10 passer, rusherand receiver.

COOLEY CONTINUES STREAKWashington tight end Chris Cooley has caught a pass

in 62 straight regular season contests, dating back toweek nine of 2004. A Pro Bowl selection in 2007, Coo-ley ranks second among NFL tight ends in both catches(30) and receiving yards (345), behind only DallasJason Witten in both categories.

SPREADING THE WEALTHChris Cooley (30), Santana Moss (29) and Antwaan

Randle El (26) rank sixth, seventh and 14th, respectively, in the NFL is receptions. Moreover, the Redskinsand Arizona are the only teams to have three of thetop 25 pass-catchers in league.

LONDON BRIDGING GAPS DURABLY

London Fletcher has started 125 consecutive gamesthe sixth-longest streak among active players. Thisseason, the Redskins middle linebacker is fourth inthe NFC with 48 tackles (according to NFL.com).

A CRISP START FOR CHRIS HORTONRookie safety Chris Horton has made a quick impac

just six games into his NFL career. Horton is tied fofourth in the NFL and second in the NFC with three interceptions.

The rookie was named the NFC Defensive Player ofthe Week following a week two win over New Orleanswhen he registered a two interceptions and a fumblerecovery in his first NFL start. He was also named NFL

Defensive Rookie of the Month for September.Last week against St. Louis, Horton was perhapsWashingtons best defensive player as he led the teamwith 12 tackles, including three for loss and manymore near the line of scrimmage, and a forced fumble

For the season, Horton is third on the team with 29tackles and has registered three interceptions, threepasses defensed, one fumble recovery, one forcedfumble and six special-teams tackles

ACceLerated RECOVERYThird-year linebacker Rocky McIntosh is second on

the club with 46 tackles and has also registered anNFC-high two forced fumbles. The two fumbles were

forced in the first quarter of Washington victories oveNew Orleans and Arizona and resulted in field goalsthat extended Redskins leads.

Cornerback Carlos Roger leads the club with 12passes defensed, including an interception.

Both McIntosh and Rogers are returning from tornanterior cruciate ligaments injuries that ended their2007 seasons and are major reasons for the Redskinsdefensive success in 2008.

Against Arizona, Rogers recovered an EdgerrinJames fumble caused by McIntosh, which set up aShaun Suisham field goal. In the second half, Rogersintercepted a Kurt Warner pass and returned it 42yards to the Arizona 15-yard line to set up the Redskins game-winning touchdown.

Over the last two contests, with fellow cornerbackShawn Springs battling a calf injury, Rogers has beencharged with checking seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Torry Holt and dynamic rookie DeSean Jacksonwho is seventh in the NFC with 433 receiving yardsCombined against Rogers and the Redskins, the pairaccounted for six catches for 31 yards. In fact, overthe last four games Rogers, Springs and the Redskinsdefense have limited Holt, Jackson, Terrell Owens andAnquan Boldin to a total of 16 catches for 127 yards.



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CLEVELAND BROWNS HEAD COACH ROMEO CRENNEL

Romeo Crennel is entering his fourth season as ClevelandBrowns Head Coach and was rewarded with a two-year con-tract extension (thru 2011) on Jan. 29, 2008. Crennel led theBrowns to 10-6 record in 2007, including a franchise-best

seven consecutive home wins, and witnessed six Browns se-lected to the Pro Bowl. Crennels offense developed into ahighly productive unit and ranked eighth in the NFL in total of-fense (5,621 net yards) and scoring (402 points). The output ofnet yards and scoring also ranked third best in fran-chise history.

Crennel was named head coach of the ClevelandBrowns on Feb. 8, 2005, the 11th full-time headcoach in franchise history. Crennel returned to Cleve-land in 2005, after serving as the Browns defensivecoordinator in 2000, and along with Phil Savagehelped rebuild the football operations. Crennel pre-viously led the Browns to a respectable 6-10 recordin his first year as a head coach and added a 4-12mark in 2006. His resume includes 38 years of coach-

ing experience, including 27 years in the NFL.In 2005, Crennel brought a 3-4 defensive schemeto Cleveland and witnessed his defense T-16th in de-fense (316.8 ypg) and ranked fourth in the NFL inpass defense (179.2 ypg).

Prior to joining the Browns, Crennel was widely recognizedas one of the top assistant coaches in the NFL. He crafted thedefense for the New England Patriots and helped the Patriotswin three Super Bowls (2001, 2003-04). Crennels defenseplayed an integral role in the Patriots 24-21 win over thePhiladelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX, as the defense forcedfour turnovers, put pressure on Eagles QB Donovan McNabbwith four sacks and limited the Eagles running game to 45 netyards rushing.

In the 2004 postseason, New England allowed only 51 points(17 points per game) in three postseason games, including a20-3 win over Indianapolis in an AFC Divisional Playoff game, a41-27 win at Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship Game andthe 24-21 win over Philadelphia in Super Bowl XXXIX. In NewEnglands AFC Divisional Playoff victory over Indianapolis, thePatriots did not allow the Colts in the end zone during their20-3 victory, marking the first time in NFL history that a teamled the league in scoring during the regular season and did notscore a touchdown in a playoff game.

During the 2004 regular season, the Patriots ranked ninth inthe NFL in total defense (310.8 ypg), sixth in run defense (98.3ypg) and 17th in pass defense (212.5 ypg). Crennels defensiveunit was tied for third in the NFL with 45 sacks, tied for sec-ond with 260 points allowed (16.3 ppg) on the year, allowednine rushing TDs on the season and ranked third in the AFC inred zone defense (40.8%). The defense recorded this feat

using 10 different starting lineups.In 2003, he was recognized by the Pro Football Writers ofAmerica as the NFLs Assistant Coach of the Year. The NewEngland defense was among the best units in NFL history, pro-pelling the Patriots to a 15-game winning streak that culmi-nated with a 32-29 victory over Carolina in Super Bowl XXXVIII.New England allowed a league-low and franchise-record 14.9points per game, while also leading the league with 29 inter-ceptions. The dominance of the defense was evident by theteams three shutouts, equaling the franchise shutout totalfrom the previous 17 seasons combined. The Patriots defensewas at its best at home, where it allowed only 9.6 points pergame and surrendered just four touchdowns in the regular

season. During one stretch, the Patriots did not allow a touch-down on 62 consecutive opponents possessions at home, astreak that spanned more than five games of clock time. NewEngland was the first team in 65 years to keep its opponent

out of the end zone in four consecutive home games in a sea-son. The Patriots defense provided some potent offense of itsown, leading the NFL with six defensive touchdowns, includingfive interceptions returned for scores, tying a team record.

Crennel returned to the New England Patriotswhen he was named the defensive coordinator onBill Belichicks staff on Feb. 1, 2001. In 2001, thedefense played an integral role in propelling thePatriots to a season-ending win streak to claim thefirst Super Bowl title for the franchise. The 2001Patriots surrendered just 272 points (17.0 ppg),ranking sixth in the league for fewest points al-lowed. In its last five regular season games, thedefense surrendered just seven field goals and onetouchdown. The Patriots won all five of those

games and qualified for the playoffs for the firsttime in three years.Crennel was reunited with Belichick in 2001 as

the two coaches began coaching together as assis-tants on Ray Perkins staff for the New York Giants in 1981.The 2004 season marked the 18th campaign for Crennel andBelichick together, during which time they have earned fiveSuper Bowl titles, six conference titles and eight division ti-tles. While with the Patriots, Crennel and Belichick have con-tributed to victories in Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII and XXXIX,in addition to New Englands AFC title in 1996.

The Patriots defense created opportunities for the offensein 2001 by recording 22 interceptions (second in the AFC, sixthin the NFL), 12 more than they had in 2000. Five of those in-terceptions were returned for touchdowns, setting a single-season franchise record. In the playoffs, DB Ty Law addedanother interception, which he returned 47 yards for a touch-down in the 20-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams in SuperBowl XXXVI.

Crennel, who was the defensive line coach for the Patriotsfrom 1993 to 1996, spent three seasons with the New York Jets(1997-99) and a season as the defensive coordinator with theCleveland Browns (2000). During his season in Cleveland, theBrowns recorded 42 sacks, a 17-sack improvement from the1999 season.

His first tenure in New England was a four-year assignmentas Bill Parcells defensive line coach, beginning in 1993 andending with an AFC Championship and Super Bowl XXXI ap-pearance in January of 1997. In 1994, the Patriots qualified forthe playoffs for the first time in eight years after winning theirlast seven games of the regular season. The defense allowed

just 13.3 points per game during that seven-game stretch. In1996, the Patriots defense allowed just 12.8 points per gamein the final five contests of the regular season to propel theteam back to the playoffs.

Crennel began his professional coaching career in 1981 as aspecial assignments/special teams/defensive assistant coachwith the New York Giants. He became the special teams coachin 1983 and was assigned the defensive line position in 1990, aposition he coached for 14 seasons. In 12 seasons in New York(1981-92), the Giants qualified for the playoffs six times, wonthree division titles and two Super Bowl championships. In hisfirst season in New York, the Giants qualified for the playoffsfor the first time since 1963.

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REDSKINS-BROWNS SERIES

YEAR WINNER SCORE LOCATION1950 Browns 20-14 Cleveland

Browns 45-21 Washington1951 Browns 45-0 Cleveland1952 Browns 19-15 Cleveland

Browns 48-24 Washington1953 Browns 30-14 Washington

Browns 27-3 Cleveland1954 Browns 62-3 Cleveland

Browns 34-14 Washington1955 Redskins 27-17 Cleveland

Browns 24-14 Washington1956 Redskins 20-9 Washington

Redskins 20-17 Cleveland1957 Browns 21-17 Cleveland

Tie 30-30 Washington1958 Browns 20-10 Washington

Browns 21-14 Cleveland1959 Browns 34-7 Cleveland

Browns 31-17 Washington1960 Browns 31- 10 Washington

Browns 27-16 Cleveland

1961 Browns 31-7 ClevelandBrowns 17-6 Washington

1962 Redskins 17-16 ClevelandRedskins 17-9 Washington

1963 Browns 37-14 ClevelandBrowns 27-20 Washington

1964 Browns 27-13 WashingtonBrowns 34-24 Cleveland

1965 Browns 17-7 WashingtonBrowns 24-16 Cleveland

1966 Browns 38-14 Washington

Browns 14-3 Cleveland1967 Browns 42-37 Cleveland1968 Browns 24-21 Washington1969 Browns 27-23 Cleveland1971 Browns 20-13 Washington1975 Redskins 23-7 Cleveland1979 Redskins 13-9 Cleveland1985 Redskins 14-7 Cleveland1988 Browns 17-13 Washington1991 Redskins 42-17 Washington2004 Browns 17-13 Cleveland

Sundays game will be the 44th regular-season meet-ing between the Redskins and Browns. Cleveland holdsthe all-time advantage of 33-9-1, including a 16-3-1mark at Washington. This will be the first meeting be-

tween the clubs at FedExField as the Browns and Steel-ers are the only teams to have not visited the venue.This is only the second overall matchup between theteams since 1991, with the other being a 17-13 victory

by the Cleveland on Oct. 3, 2004. In fact, the Redskinsand Browns have only met seven times since 1970, mak-ing them each others least-common opponent (exclud-ing Houston, Jacksonville and Carolina) since the merger.

Washington has also played Baltimore, Cincinnati andKansas City seven times, while Cleveland has facedChicago, Houston, Kansas City, the New York Giants andTampa Bay on seven occasions.

REDSKINS (since 1970)

PASSINGCompletions: 18- Billy Kilmer, 12/19/71Attempts: 33- twice- Billy Kilmer, 12/19/71 and 10/26/75Yards: 233-Joe Theismann, 10/14/79TDs: 2-Billy Kilmer, 10/26/75

RUSHINGRushes: 30-John Riggins, 10/27/85Yards: 133-Ricky Ervins, 10/13/91TDs: 2- Twice, (Ricky Ervins, 10/13/91 and Gerald Riggs10/13/91)

RECEIVINGReceptions: 7- Twice (Laveranues Coles, 10/3/04, and ArtMonk, 10/13/91)Yards: 122- Laveranues Coles, 10/3/04TDs: 1- Seven times, seven players (last time: Art Monk,10/13/91)

DEFENSESacks: 2- Twice, (Dexter Manley, 11/27/88 and CharlesMann, 10/13/91)Interceptions: 1- Seven times, seven players (last time:Wilber Marshall, 10/13/91)

BROWNS (since 1970)

PASSINGCompletions: 23- Bernie Kosar, 11/27/88Attempts: 36- Bernie Kosar, 11/27/88Yards: 266-Bernie Kosar, 10/13/91TDs: 2- Bill Nelsen, 12/19/71

RUSHINGRushes: 22- Three times, (last time: Lee Suggs, 10/3/04)Yards: 116- Kevin Mack, 11/27/88TDs: 1- Four times, four players (last time: Lee Suggs,10/3/04)

RECEIVINGReceptions: 9- Ozzie Newsome, 10/27/85Yards: 97- Dave Logan, 10/14/79TDs: 1- six times, six players (last time: Aaron Shea,10/3/04)

DEFENSESacks: 1- Twice (Reggie Camp, 10/27/85 and ClayMatthews 10/27/85)Interceptions: 1- Six times, six players (last time: FrankMinnifield, 11/27/88 and Mark Harper, 11/27/88)

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Former Redskins on Browns Linebackers Coach Mike Haluchak (Lineback-

ers Coach, 1994-96) G Lennie Friedman (2003-05)

Former Browns on Redskins S Justin Hamilton (2006) FB Mike Sellers (2001)

Redskins from Ohio Offensive Coordinator Sherman Smith

(Youngstown, OH) LB Khary Campbell (Toledo, OH) TE Fred Davis (Toledo, OH) LB London Fletcher (Cleveland, OH) DT Anthony Montgomery (Cleveland, OH)

Redskins who went to college in Ohio Offensive Coordinator Sherman Smith

(Miami) G/T Jason Fabini (Cincinnati) LB London Fletcher (John Carroll) CB Shawn Springs (Ohio State) LB/DE Jason Taylor (Akron)

Browns from the Washington, D.C. region Head Coach Romeo Crennel (Lynchburg, VA) WR Josh Cribbs (Washington, D.C.) C Hank Fraley (Gaithersburg, MD)

DT Ahtyba Rubin (Fort Belvoir, VA) T Kevin Shaffer (Salisbury, MD) S Nick Sorensen (Falls Church, VA)

Browns who went to college in the Washington,D.C. region

Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks CoachRip Scherer (William & Mary)

LB DQwell Jackson (Maryland) S Nick Sorensen (Virginia Tech)

Pro Connections Redskins LB London Fletcher played for

Browns Linebackers Coach Mike Haluchak in St.Louis (2000-01). Browns Tight Ends Coach Alfredo Roberts was

Redskins TE Todd Yoders position coach in Jack-sonville (2004-05).

Redskins Secondary Coach Jerry Gray workedon the same staff as Browns Offensive AssistantFrank Verducci in Buffalo (2004).

Redskins DE Andre Carter played with BrownsSS Mike Adams (2004-05) and QB Ken Dorsey (2003-05) in San Francisco.

Browns DB Terry Cousin played for RedskinsDefensive Coordinator Greg Blache in Chicago(1999). Cousin also played with Redskins LB/DEJason Taylor in Miami (2001) and TE Todd Yoder inJacksonville (2005).

Redskins LB/DE Jason Taylor was a teammateof Browns DB Travis Daniels (2005-07), G Rex Had-not (2004-07) and G Seth McKinney (2002-06) inMiami.

Browns TE Darnell Dinkins played with Red-skins C Casey Rabach in Baltimore (2004) and DTCornelius Griffin with the Giants (2002-03). Whilein Baltimore, Rabach also played with Browns RBJamal Lewis and P Dave Zastudil (2001-04).

Redskins WR James Thrash was a teammateof Browns C Hank Fraley in Philadelphia (2001-03).

Redskins RB Clinton Portis played withBrowns G Lennie Friedman in Denver (2002). Redskins QB Todd Collins was a teammate of

Browns LB Kris Griffin in Kansas City (2005). Redskins Offensive Line Coach Joe Bugel

coached Browns TE Steve Heiden in San Diego (19992001).

Browns S Nick Sorensen played with RedskinsLB London Fletcher in St. Louis (2001) and TE ToddYoder in Jacksonville (2004-05). While in St. Louis,Fletcher also played with Browns G Ryan Tucker(1998-2001).

Redskins LB Alfred Fincher was a teammate

of Browns WR Donte Stallworth in New Orleans(2005).

College Connections Redskins Offensive Line Coach Joe Bugel was

Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennels position coachat Western Kentucky.

Browns Offensive Coordinator Rob Chudzin-ski coached at the University of Miami when RedskinsLB Rocky McIntosh, WR Santana Moss and RB Clin-ton Portis played there. While at Miami, McIntoch,Moss and Portis played with Browns QB Ken Dorseyand DT Santonio Thomas.

Browns TE Kellen Winslow and LB LeonWilliams were teammates with Redskins LB RockyMcIntosh and RB Clinton Portis at Miami.

Redskins WR Antwaan Randle El played at In-diana while Browns Special Teams Coordinator TedDaisher was the teams defensive line coach.

Redskins S LaRon Landry played with BrownsDB Travis Daniels at Louisiana State.

Browns SS Sean Jones was a teammate ofRedskins DE Demetric Evans and DT LorenzoAlexander at Georgia.

REDSKINS-BROWNS CONNECTIONS


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THE LAST TIME

Redskins Fall in Cleveland, 17-13

BY GARY FITZGERALDRedskins.com

On a game played on Oct. 3, 2004, the Redskins failedto hold on to a slim second-half lead, then were unable tomount a comeback, losing 17-13 to the Cleveland Brownsat Browns Stadium. It was the Redskins' third consecutiveloss.

Two turnovers were costly in the game. Clinton Portis'sthird-quarter fumble led to the Browns' first touchdown.Late in the fourth quarter, with the offense trying tomount a comeback, wide receiver Laveranues Coles fum-bled after a catch, ending the Redskins' final drive andlast chance to eke out a victory.

Both defenses were solid in the early going.

Washington scored first, taking advantage of a Cleve-land turnover. Midway through the first quarter, theBrowns were in Redskins' territory and driving for a score.Jeff Garcia completed a pass to wide receiver Quincy Mor-gan in the flat. Fred Smoot quickly stripped the ball fromMorgan's arms and the ball bounced backward, where An-tonio Pierce pounced on it for the recovery.

The Redskins took over and went on a 13-play, 65-yarddrive, with Mark Brunell leading the offense downfieldthanks to completions to Rod Gardner and Coles. But thedrive stalled at the Browns' 13-yard line and John Hallcame in to kick a 31-yard field goal.

The Browns responded with a drive of their own. Lee

Suggs burst for a 25-yard gain to get Cleveland in Redskins'territory. Then Matt Bowen was flagged for a roughing thepasser penalty, putting the Browns' in range for kicker PhilDawson. Dawson converted a 30-yard field goal to tie thegame at 3-3.

A few minutes before halftime, the Redskins jumpedback ahead with an impressive 12-play, 78-yard touch-down drive. On 4th and six from the Browns' 37-yard line,Washington elected to go for it instead of trying a longfield goal or punting. Brunell dropped back to pass,waited in the pocket, then found Coles streaking wideopen across the middle of the field. Coles shook off aBrowns' tackler and burst to the 7-yard line for a 30-yardpickup.

Two plays later, Portis pushed the ball across the goal

line for a 1-yard touchdown run and a 10-3 halftime lead.In the third quarter, the Browns tied the game by tak-

ing advantage of Portis's fumble. It occurred on the Red-skins' first offensive series of the second half. Portis was

tackled into a pile of defenders by Browns' defensive line-man Mike Myers. The ball popped loose and it was recov-ered by Andra Davis.

The Redskins challenged the fumble, contending thatPortis was down by contact, but the ruling was upheld,costing Washington a time out.

The Browns began the drive on the Redskins' 31-yardline. Garcia completed passes to tight end Steve Heidenand fullback Terrelle Smith, then found tight end AaronShea wide open in the right flat. Shea raced 15 yards intothe end zone before a Redskins defender was able toreach him.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Redskins took the lead

again on a 26-yard field goal by Hall. The score was set upby a 45-yard pass from Brunell to Coles and culminated a9-play, 80-yard drive.

Holding on to a slim 13-10 lead, Washington's defenserose up and forced a three-and-out. But the offense wasunable to generate any first downs to wind down theclock and the Redskins were forced to punt.

Cleveland put together a solid drive, with strong run-ning by Suggs and a 23-yard pass from Garcia to wide re-ceiver Andre Davis that put the Browns at the Redskins'3-yard line. Suggs burst across the goal line for a touch-down on the next play for the 17-13 advantage.

The Redskins' offense had one last opportunity to drivedownfield for a go-ahead score. But the drive was stoppeddue to Coles' fumble and Browns QB Garcia had only tokneel three times to run out the clock.

Despite the fumble, Coles produced a solid game, fin-ishing with seven catches for 122 yards. Brunell was 17-of32 passes for 192 yards and Portis logged 58 yards on 20carries. The offensive line did not yield a sack.

But the offense was unable to sustain many drives,going 1-for-11 on third-down conversions.

On defense, Pierce led the way with eight tackles andsafety Sean Taylor had seven tackles. Backup defensivelinemen Ron Warner and Demetric Evans, playing for in-jured starter Phillip Daniels, were also solid, each record-ing a sack.

Those statistics were ultimately undone by theturnovers.

2008 TEAM RANKINGS

OFFENSE DEFENSETotal Rush Pass Conf. NFL Total Rush Pass Conf. NFL

Redskins 354.0 152.3 201.7 5-3-10T 7-3-17T 285.8 83.8 202.0 5-4-5 8-7-13Browns 259.4 98.4 161.0 14-12T-12 28-23T-26 325.0 137.0 188.0 8-12-7 17-25-11


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PORT AUTHORITY

Since entering the National Football League in 2002,Clinton Portis has established himself as one of the pre-mier running backs in football. With 643 yards on 136 car-ries this season, Portis currently ranks seventh in career

rushing yards among active players with 8,358 and thirdin rushing touchdowns with 69. His 92.9 rushing yards pergame is second among active players with at least 20games played, trailing only LaDainian Tomlinsons 94.5-yard average, and his 4.5 yards per carry average ranksfifth among league running backs with at least 750 careercarries.

RRUSHING YUSHING YARDS AMONG AARDS AMONG ACTIVECTIVERRUNNING BAUNNING BACKSCKS

Player Team Yards Seasons

Edgerrin James Arizona 11,970 10

L. Tomlinson San Diego 11,055 8

Fred Taylor Jacksonville 10,957 11Warrick Dunn Tampa Bay 10,567 12

Jamal Lewis Cleveland 9,340 8

Ahman Green Houston 8,867 12

Clinton Portis Washington 8,229 7

Ricky Williams Miami 7,347 8

Portis is also rapidly establishing his place in Redskinshistory as he already ranks fourth in club annals in bothrushing attempts and yards, and third in rushing touch-downs, in just his fifth season with the club.

With 617 more rushing yards in 2008, which would givehim more than 1,250 yards for the sixth time in sevenprofessional seasons, Portis would pass Stephen Davis andLarry Brown into second place in Redskins history in rush-ing yards. This season, Portis has already passed Brown

and Terry Allen to move into third place in rushing touch-downs in Redskins history with 40. With five more, hewould also tie Stephen Davis for second place all-time inclub history.

REDSKINS CREDSKINS CAREER RAREER RUSHING LEADERSUSHING LEADERSPlayer Years Yards Rushes TDs

John Riggins 1978-79, 81-85 7,472 1,998 79

Larry Brown 1969-76 5,875 1,530 35

Stephen Davis 1996-2002 5,790 1,383 45

Clinton Portis 2004-present 5,259 1,283 40

Terry Allen 1995-98 4,086 1,043 37

Portis 643 yards this season are currently tops in theNFL, while his six rushing touchdowns are tied for secondin the league and for first in the NFC. He is the only NFLplayer averaging more than 100 yards rushing per game

as he he is churning out 107.2 rushing yards a contest.Additionally, his 35 first downs lead the league and his 14runs of 10 or more yards is second.

Portis has also proven to be at his best late in thegame as his 40 attempts, 185 rushing yards, three rushingtouchdowns and 14 rushing first downs in the fourth quarter this season are all NFL highs. His rushing first downtotal is twice as many as any other player in the NFC andfour more than any other NFL player.

Additionally, Portis is one of only six players in leaguehistory to average at least 110.0 scrimmage yards pergame (minimum 80 games). The six players to average atleast 110.0 scrimmage yards per game are either still ac-tive or members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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ALLALL--TIME SCRIMMATIME SCRIMMAGE YGE YARDS PER GARDS PER GAMEAME

Player Average

Jim Brown + 125.5

LaDainian Tomlinson* 124.4

Barry Sanders + 118.9

Edgerrin James* 114.2

Clinton Portis* 112.3

Walter Payton + 111.9

(min. 80 games)* Active+ Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame

AACTIVE LEADERSCTIVE LEADERS

Player AverageLaDainian Tomlinson 124.4

Edgerrin James 114.2Clinton Portis 112.3

Ricky Williams 105.5

Larry Johnson 105.1

(min. 50 games)

RRUSHING TOUCHDOUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AMONGWNS AMONGAACTIVE RCTIVE RUNNING BAUNNING BACKSCKS

Player Team TDs Seasons

L. Tomlinson San Diego 119 8

Edgerrin James Arizona 80 10

Clinton Portis Washington 69 7

Fred Taylor Jacksonville 61 11

Ahman Green Houston 56 11

MOSMOST 1T 100-00-YYARD RARD RUSHINGUSHINGGGAMES IN REDSKINS HISAMES IN REDSKINS HISTORTORYY

Player Seasons 100-yard games

Clinton Portis 2004-present 22

Larry Brown 1969-76 19

John Riggins 1978-79, 81-85 19

Stephen Davis 1996-2002 18

With 121 yards rushing against the Dallas Cowboys in a26-24 win on Sept. 28, Portis passed Larry Brown and Hallof Famer John Riggins for most career regular-season100-yard games in a Redskins uniform. He followed thatup with a 145-yard effort against Philadelphia and a 129-yard performance against the Rams to extend his recordto 22. For his career, Portis has topped the century markin a contest on 40 occasions. His teams are 30-10 in suchgames, including an 18-4 mark with the Redskins.


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LONDON CALLING

Redskins linebacker London Fletcher earned the nick-name Bam Bam as a child because of his fondness forthe Flintstones cartoon and his propensity to ransack hishome. In like manner, Fletcher has terrorized opponents

over the last 11 seasons as one of the NFLs most consis-tent and productive defensive players. Fletcher has con-tinued that level of play this season as leads the Redskinsand is fourth in the NFC in tackles. Also, Fletcher has nowopened 125 straight league contests, a figure which rankssixth among active players.

Last season, his first in the nations capital, the 5-foot-10, 245-pound Fletcher was named a first-alternate tothe Pro Bowl after starting all 17 of the teams games andleading the Redskins with 164 tackles.

Last year also marked the ninth straight in which herecorded at least 100 tackles, dating back to 1999 whenhe was in his second season with the St. Louis Rams. Thatstreak is topped only by Tampa Bays Derrick Brooks andKansas Citys Donnie Edwards, who have reached theplateau in 12 consecutive campaigns.

Fletcher anchored the Rams defense from his middlelinebacker spot in 1999, leading the team in tackles with138. While St. Louis offense received much of the atten-tion on the teams way to winning Super Bowl XXXIV, thedefense ranked sixth in the league overall and firstagainst the run. Fletcher is one of three current Redskinsplayers to have been a part of a Super Bowl winner.

Fletcher enjoyed four seasons in St. Louis, leading theRams in tackles from 1999-2001, before joining Buffalofrom 2002-06. He led the Bills in tackles all five seasonsand continued that streak last year in Washington.

Among active players Fletcher ranks fifth with 1,599career tackles behind Derrick Brooks, Ray Lewis, ZachThomas and Donnie Edwards. In fact, since the start of

this decade, no player has amassed more tackles thanFletcher.

LEADING TLEADING TAACKLERS THIS DECCKLERS THIS DECADEADE

Player Team TacklesLondon Fletcher Washington 1,159

Zach Thomas Dallas 1,125Donnie Edwards Kansas City 1,116Brian Urlacher Chicago 999Derrick Brooks Tampa Bay 995Ray Lewis Baltimore 972

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HITS KEEP ON COMING

WWashingtashington Ron Redskins Named tedskins Named to All-o All-RRookie Tookie Team (on the current roseam (on the current ros tter)er)

Player Position Year

LaRon Landry Safety 2007

Chris Cooley Tight End 2004

Fred Smoot Cornerback 2001

Chris Samuels Tackle 2000

Jon Jansen Tackle 1999

It took just one practice for LaRon Landry to make animmediate impression on Pro Football Hall of Fame HeadCoach John Madden.

Just two days prior to the Redskins preseason finale

against Jacksonville, Landry - who missed the previousfour preseason games with a left hamstring strain - prac-ticed for the first time in more than month. The second-year safety did not miss a step exhibiting his trademarkball-hawking ability and outstanding range that day inpractice as Madden proclaimed him to be the fastestplayer on the field.

As a rookie in 2007, Landry recorded 97 tackles, 1.5sacks and one fumble recovery en route to being namedto the NFL All-Rookie Defensive Team. He became thefirst Redskins rookie defensive player to start all 16 regu-lar season games since Champ Bailey did so in 1999 andconcluded his first National Football League campaignwith two interceptions in the playoff contest at Seattle

last January.Recognized as one of the rising stars in the National

Football League, Landry compiled seven tackles, one passdefensed and a half-sack in the regular season openeragainst the New York Giants. His performance promptedMadden, who was broadcasting the game for NBC in frontof a nationally-televised audience, to laud the Redskinstop pick (sixth overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft:

This guy is going to be a superstar in this leagueandbefore it is all over he is going to be a very specialplayer.

In the Redskins home opener in week two, Landryfaced his childhood team the New Orleans Saints andled the Redskins to a 29-24 win with four tackles and twopasses defensed, including a touchdown-saving deflectionof a Drew Brees attempt to Devery Henderson in thefourth quarter.

In last weeks game against St. Louis, Landry recordedfour tackles, three passes defensed and a fumble recov-ery.

Landry, whose brother Dawan is a safety for the Balti-more Ravens, followed that up with seven tackles and apass defensed in the Redskins week three win over theArizona Cardinals.

It is safe to say that the 23-year-old Landrys transitionfrom from strong safety to free safety this season hasgone smoothly.

NFLNFLS IRS IRONMENONMEN

Player Team Straight Starts

Brett Favre New York Jets 258Derrick Brooks Tampa Bay 198Jon Runyan Philadelphia 182Peyton Manning Indianapolis 165Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 141London Fletcher Washington 125


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On the season Chris Cooley ranks second among NFLtight ends with 30 receptions for 351 yards and 18 firstdowns, trailing on Dallas Jason Witten in all three cate-gories. Additionally, Cooley and Witten are tied for the

most receptions of 25 or more yards among tight endswith four apiece.

In addition to making his mark as one of the most pro-ductive players at his position in Redskins history, Cooleyhas established himself as one the NFLs premier tightends. His 224 catches and 2,639 receiving yards since thestart of the 2005 season both rank fourth among tightends over that span, trailing the totals of Tony Gonzalez,Jason Witten and Antonio Gates. His 22 touchdowns aresecond among tight ends over the last three seasons(Gates). Since entering the league in 2004, Cooley alsoranks second to Gates in touchdowns among tight endswith 28.

MOSMOST TOUCHDOT TOUCHDOWNS BWNS BY TIGHT ENDSY TIGHT ENDSSINCE 200SINCE 20044

Player Team TouchdownsAntonio Gates San Diego 45Chris Cooley Washington 28Alge Crumpler Tennessee 25Dallas Clark Indianapolis 24Jeremy Shockey New Orleans Saints 23

MOSMOST YT YARDS AFTER CARDS AFTER CAATTCH AMONGCH AMONGTIGHT ENDS SINCE 2005TIGHT ENDS SINCE 2005

Player Team YACChris Cooley Washington 1,369Antonio Gates San Diego 1,111Jason Witten Dallas 1,097Tony Gonzalez Kansas City 986Alge Crumpler Tennessee 869

MOSMOSTT PRPRO BOO BOWL SELECTIONSWL SELECTIONSAMONG AAMONG ACTIVECTIVE NFLNFL TTAACKLESCKLES

Player Team Seasons Pro Bowls

Walter Jones Seattle 11 8 (1999, 2001-07)

Orlando Pace St. Louis 11 7 (1999-2005)

Chris Samuels Washington 8 5 (2001-02, 05-07)

Willie Anderson Cincinnati 12 4 (2003-06)

Flozell Adams Dallas 10 4 (2003-04, 06-07)

Since Redskins left tackle Chris Samuels entered theleague in 2000, the Alabama product has embedded him-self as the teams franchise left tackle. The No. 3 overallpick in the 2000 NFL Draft has proven to be a consistent

and durable anchor of the Redskins offensive line.Samuels has started every game since the beginning ofthe 2004 season and has missed only four contests in hiseight-year career. Since he joined the Redskins offensiveline in 2000, the units 280 sacks allowed is the third-fewest total in the NFC, behind Green Bay (199) and theNew York Giants (271). The 6-foot-5, 317-pound Samuelsmade his fifth trip to the Pro Bowl following the 2007season, his third straight selection. That total ranks thirdamong current NFL tackles behind only 11-year veteransWalter Jones and Orlando Pace, who have both goneeight times.

Playing in his ninth season, Samuels is also already oneof the most decorated players in Redskins annals. Sincethe AFC-NFC Pro Bowl format was created, coinciding

with the merger in 1970, Samuels five Pro Bowl berthsare tied for the third-most in franchise history, behindonly Darrell Green and Ken Houston, who each had sevenselections (Charley Taylor was selected to four NFL All-Star Games and three Pro Bowls and Len Hauss was se-lected to three NFL All-Star Games and three Pro Bowls).

MOSMOSTT PRPRO BOO BOWL SELECTIONSWL SELECTIONS

BBY REDSKINSY REDSKINS

Player Selections Seasons

Darrell Green 7 1984, 86-87, 90-91, 96-97

Ken Houston 7 1973-79

Chris Hanburger* 5 1972-76Chris Samuels 5 2001-02, 05-07

Champ Bailey 4 2000-03

Gary Clark 4 1986-87, 90-91

Russ Grimm 4 1983-86

Ken Harvey 4 1994-97

Joe Jacoby 4 1983-86

Charley Taylor* 4 1970-73

* Does not include NFL All-Star Game selections prior to 1970 AFC-

NFC Pro Bowl creation, coinciding with the merger.

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WATCHING THE BLIND SIDE

Cooley earned his first Pro Bowl berth following the2007 season. In his fourth year out of Utah State, Cooleyled the team in receptions for the second straight seasonwith 66, and also registered a team and career-high eight

touchdown grabs. Cooleys 786 receiving yards were sec-ond on the club behind Santana Moss 808.Also in 2007, the 6-foot-3, 249-pound Cooley started

all 16 regular season games for the fourth straight sea-son. He has been active in all 70 of the Redskins contestssince joining the team in 2004 and has made a receptionin 62 consecutive regular-season games.

In his second NFL season, in 2005, Cooley set the clubrecord for receptions by a tight end in a single year whenhe caught 71 passes for 774 yards.

Cooley, who is the first tight end in NFL history tocatch at least six touchdowns in his first four seasons, hasalso demonstrated his speed and athletic ability to runwith the ball as evidenced by his 1,369 yards after catch

(YAC), the most among NFL tight ends since the beginningof 2005.

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TAYLOR MADE ADDITION

The Redskins traded with the Miami Dolphins for six-time Pro Bowl linebacker/defensive end Jason Taylor onJuly 20, 2008, bringing one of the NFLs most feared de-fenders to Washington. Taylor joins Andre Carter to formone of the most dangerous pass-rushing tandems in theleague. Taylor and Carter are one of two sets of currentNFL teammates who both registered double-digit sack to-tals in 2007. Dallas DeMarcus Ware and Greg Ellis is theother.

Before missing a game at the Dallas Cowboys on Sept.28, following a necessary medical procedure on his leftcalf to remove blood and avoid possible nerve damage onSept. 22, Taylor had opened 133 consecutive games, dat-ing back to 1999, which was the seventh-longest streakamong active players.

The 6-foot-6, 245-pound Taylor has been one of the Na-tional Football Leagues premier defensive players for the

past 11+ seasons. The Pittsburgh native has been selectedto six Pro Bowls (2000, 2002, 2004-07), including the lastfour in a row. He recorded his first sack as a Redskin onSept. 14 against the Saints, the 118th of his career, whichis the most among all active NFL players and ranks 14thall-time in NFL history.

Additionally, Taylors 101.5 sacks this decade are aleague high, 12.5 more than Michael Strahans 89, and 24more than any other active player (Leonard Little, 77.5).Taylor also has demonstrated a propensity for getting hishands on the football as his 41 forced fumbles are eightmore than any other current NFL player (Dwight Freeney

33). He has also recovered 26 fumbles, five of which hereturned for touchdowns, tied for the most in NFL history,while his eight career touchdowns are the most by an NFLdefensive lineman since the 1970 merger.

Originally a third-round draft choice out of the Univer-sity of Akron in 1997, Taylor was named the 2006 Associ-ated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year and the 2007Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year.

In 2007, Taylor recorded 11 sacks, his sixth season withdouble-digit sacks. He also logged four forced fumbles,three fumble recoveries and an interception, which he re-turned 36 yards for a touchdown. In 2006, when Taylorwas recognized as the leagues best defender, he notched62 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 11 passes defensed, 10 forced fum

bles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions, bothof which he returned for touchdowns.

NFLNFLS ALLS ALL--TIME STIME SAACK LEADERSCK LEADERS

RANK PLAYER Y EARS GAMES SACKS

1. Bruce Smith 1985-2003 207 200

2. Reggie White 1985-98, 2000 232 198

3. Kevin Greene 1985-99 212 160

4. Chris Doleman 1985-99 232 150.5

5. Michael Strahan 1993-2007 216 141.5

6. Richard Dent 1983-97 203 137.5

John Randle 1990-2003 219 137.5

8. Leslie ONeal 1986, 1988-1999 196 132.5

Lawrence Taylor 1981-93 184# 132.5

10. Rickey Jackson 1981-95 227 128

11. Derrick Thomas 1989-99 169 126.5

12. Simeon Rice 1996-2007 174 122

13. Clyde Simmons 1986-2000 236 121.5

14. JASON TAYLOR 1997-current 174 118

15. Sean Jones 1984-96 201 113

16. Greg Townsend 1983-94 190 109.5

17. Pat Swilling 1986-98 185 107.5

18. Trace Armstrong 1989-2003 211 106

19. Neil Smith 1988-2000 191 104.5

20. Kevin Carter 1995-current 212 102.5

Jim Jeffcoat 1983-97 227 102.5

22. Charles Haley 1986-99 169 100.5

William Fuller 1986-98 194 100.5

24. Andre Tippett 1982-93 151 100

#Played in 16 games before sacks became official.

MOSMOST CT CAREER SAREER SAACKSCKSAMONG AAMONG ACTIVE PLACTIVE PLAYERSYERS

PLAYERPLAYER YEARSYEARS SACKSSACKS

JASON TAYLOR 1997-2008(12) 118

Kevin Carter 1995-2008(14) 102.5

Willie McGinest 1994-2008(15) 85

La'Roi Glover 1996-2008(13) 83

Trevor Pryce 1997-2008(12) 81

Leonard Little 1998-2008(11) 78

Patrick Kerney 1999-2008(10) 76.5

John Abraham 2000-2008(9) 74.5

Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 2000-2008(9) 74.5

Joey Porter 1999-2008(10) 72

Greg Ellis 1998-2008(11) 71

Jevon Kearse 1998-2008(10) 71

MOSMOST ST SAACKS IN THE NFL THIS DECCKS IN THE NFL THIS DECADEADE(2000-08)

PLAYER 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 TOTAL

1. JASON TAYLOR 14.5 8.5 18.5 13.0 9.5 12.0 13.5 11.0 1 101.5

2. Michael Strahan 9.5 22.5 11.0 18.5 4.0 11.5 3.0 9.0 retired 89.0

3. Simeon Rice 7.5 11.0 15.5 15.0 12.0 14.0 2.0 1.0 retired 78.0

4. Leonard Little 5.0 14.5 12.0 12.5 7.0 9.5 13.0 1.0 3 77.5

5. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamilia 1.5 13.5 12.0 10.0 13.5 8.0 6.0 9.5 0.5 74.5

John Abraham 4.5 13.0 10.0 6.0 9.5 10.5 4.0 10.0 7.0 74.5

7. Patrick Kerney 2.5 12.0 10.5 6.5 13.0 6.5 4.5 14.5 3 74.0

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2008 NFL STANDINGS2008 National Football ConferenceNFC EAST W L T PCT PF PA STREAK NY Giants 4 1 0 .800 141 84 Lost 1Washington 4 2 0 .667 126 117 Lost 1Dallas 4 2 0 .667 175 141 Lost 1Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 167 123 Won 1

NFC NORTH W L T PCT PF PA STREAK Green Bay 3 3 0 .500 160 145 Won 1Chicago 3 3 0 .500 148 109 Lost 1Minnesota 3 3 0 .500 113 119 Won 2Detroit 0 5 0 .000 76 159 Lost 5

NFC SOUTH W L T PCT PF PA STREAK Tampa Bay 4 2 0 .667 141 97 Won 1Carolina 4 2 0 .667 117 97 Lost 1Atlanta 4 2 0 .667 139 127 Won 2New Orleans 3 3 0 .500 172 133 Won 1

NFC WEST W L T PCT PF PA STREAK Arizona 4 2 0 .667 177 144 Won 2San Francisco 2 4 0 .333 141 167 Lost 3Seattle 1 4 0 .200 100 151 Lost 2St. Louis 1 4 0 .200 62 164 Won 1

2008 American Football ConferenceAFC EAST W L T PCT PF PA STREAK Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 126 104 Lost 1New England 3 2 0 .600 89 109 Lost 1NY Jets 3 2 0 .600 141 130 Won 2Miami 2 3 0 .400 107 103 Lost 1

AFC NORTH W L T PCT PF PA STREAK

Pittsburgh 4 1 0 .800 103 79 Won 2Baltimore 2 3 0 .400 78 87 Lost 3Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 81 92 Won 2Cincinnati 0 6 0 .000 88 144 Lost 6

AFC SOUTH W L T PCT PF PA STREAK Tennessee 5 0 0 1.000 115 56 Won 5Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 114 97 Won 2Jacksonville 3 3 0 .500 124 128 Won 1Houston 1 4 0 .200 112 158 Won 1

AFC WEST W L T PCT PF PA STREAK Denver 4 2 0 .667 166 154 Lost 1San Diego 3 3 0 .500 178 139 Won 1Kansas City 1 4 0 .200 65 131 Lost 1Oakland 1 4 0 .200 81 135 Lost 3


Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell iscontinuing his progression under Head Coach Jim Zorn,while learning of the nuisances of the West Coast Of-fense.

Overall for the season, Campbell has completed 115-of-179 pass attempts (64.2%) for 1,262 yards and sixtouchdowns and no interceptions for a passer rating of96.2. He is the only quarterback with at least twentypassing attempts to have not thrown an interception.Campbell has now gone 201 pass attempts without an in-terception, which broke Joe Theismanns team record of161 straight attempts without an interception set in1983. In fact, Campbell has zero turnovers in 2008, whileevery other NFL player who has attempted 65 passes hasthrown at least two interceptions.

Campbell ranks eighth among NFL quarterbacks with a96.2 passer rating, ninth with 115 completions and 12thwith 1,262 passing yards.

A true test of a quarterback comes in the fourth quar-ter, and this has been when Campbell has been at hisbest. Campbell has displayed poise, accuracy and theability to make the big play in the final stanza. He rankssecond in the NFC and fifth in the NFL in fourth quarterpassing efficiency as he has completed 31-of-44 passes(70.5%) for 426 yards and two touchdowns and no inter-ceptions for a passer rating of 116.3 rating. He hasguided the Redskins to 44 fourth-quarter points, theeight-highest total in the NFL.

His teammates are feeding off his energy: Jason hasbeen excellent, said Redskins wide receiver SantanaMoss. I am loving the way we are throwing the ballaround and Jason is making the most of his opportunities.He is really thriving and making some exceptionalthrows.

JASON CAMPBELL GATHER NO MOSS

With 29 catches for 448 yards and three touchdownsthrough six contests, Redskins wide receiver SantanaMoss is off to one of the fastest starts of his eight-yearNFL career, surpassed only by the 38 catches for 743

yards and five touchdowns he amassed in 2005 when hewent on the Pro Bowl.

Moss is tied for eighth in the NFL with 448 receivingyards and is fourth among NFC wide receivers with 448receiving yards. His three touchdown catches are tied for10th in the NFL and sixth in the NFC.

With a touchdown in the first three weeks of the sea-son, Moss extended a streak dating back to last season ofcatching a scoring pass in six consecutive games, includ-ing playoffs. It tied a Redskins record held by Hall ofFamer Bobby Mitchell, who did it in 1964, and is the sec-ond-longest streak of Mosss career behind the sevenstraight games he did it from Oct. 12-Nov. 23, 2003. Histouchdown receptions in weeks two and three against

New Orleans and Arizona, each came in the fourth quar-ter and proved to be the deciding margin in both Red-skins victories.

Linebacker/defensive end Jason Taylor returned to ac-tion last week after missing the previous two games afterundergoing a necessary medical procedure on his left calfon Sept. 22 to remove blood and avoid possible nerve dam-age.

Cornerback Shawn Springs (left calf strain) and line-

backer Marcus Washington (left hamstring strain) also re-turned after missed the previous week.Tackle Stephon Heyer has been battling a sprained

left shoulder and was inactive for the last two contests.Rookie wide receiver Malcolm Kelly (left knee) and

and safety Reed Doughty (back) also missed the Ramsgame last week.

Running back Ladell Betts injured his left knee againstthe Rams and is expected to miss this weeks contest.Also against St. Louis, safety Chris Horton suffered a leftankle sprain, tackle Chris Samuels suffered a right leg in-jury, cornerback Fred Smoot strained his groin and widereceiver James Thrash sprained his right knee.

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Tuesday, October 1412:45 p.m. - KEEP GYM IN SCHOOL

POE MIDDLE SCHOOL7000 CINDY LANE

ANNANDALE, VA 22003

Washington Redskins wide receiver Antwaan Randle El;NFL Network analyst and former NFL defensive back,Solomon Wilcots; Kim Williams, COO NFL Network; JanetBarnard, Senior Vice President and General Manager, CoxCommunications Northern Virginia and Melissa Johnson,Executive Director of the Presidents Council on PhysicalFitness and Sports will kick off the Keep Gym in Schoolinitiative by unveiling several refurbishments includingthe fitness room and new outdoor running track for PoeMiddle School. Following the presentation, Randle El willlead students in a series of fitness drills to assess theirfitness levels.

Wednesday, October 1512-12:45 p.m. Open Locker Room1:20 p.m. PracticeHead Coach Jim Zorn available coming off field following practice2:30 p.m. Cleveland Browns Player Conference Call3:30 p.m. Cleveland Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel

Conference Call

Thursday, October 1612-12:45 p.m. Open Locker Room12:30 p.m. Defensive Coordinator Greg Blache

media availability

1:20 p.m. PracticeHead Coach Jim Zorn available coming off field following practice.

Friday, October 1711 a.m. PracticeOpen Locker Room and Head Coach Jim Zorn availableafter practice.

Saturday, October 18No player or coach availability

Sunday, October 194:15 p.m. - Washington Redskins vs. Cleveland Browns

FedExFieldHead Coach Jim Zorn and selected players available in

FedExField Interview Room following the game. Otherplayers available in locker room.

Monday, October 20Player and coach availability to be announced


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JIM ZORN - Head Coach

GREG BLACHE - Defensive CoordinatorSHERMAN SMITH Offensive CoordinatorHARRISON BERNSTEIN Strength & ConditioningJOE BUGEL Offensive LineBOBBY CRUMPLER - Strength & ConditioningJERRY GRAY - Secondary-CornerbacksJOHN HASTINGS - Head Strength & ConditioningSTAN HIXON - Wide ReceiversSTEVE JACKSON - Passing Game/SafetiesBILL KHAYAT Offensive Quality ControlCHRIS MEIDT Offensive AssistantSTUMP MITCHELL Asst. Head Coach/Running BacksKIRK OLIVADOTTI - LinebackersJOHN PALERMO Defensive LineRENNIE SIMMONS - Tight EndsARTHUR SMITH - Defensive Quality ControlDANNY SMITH - Special Teams

COACHING STAFF

Week Two Chris Horton NFC Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 14 vs. New OrleansSeptember Chris Horton NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month

Week Four Chris Horton Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week Sept. 28 at DallasWeek Five Clinton Portis NFC Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 5 at PhiladelphiaWeek Five Clinton Portis FedEx Ground Player of the Week Oct. 5 at Philadelphia

HONORS/AWARDS

THIS WEEKS GAMES

SUN, OCT 19 TIME (ET) TV LOCATION

San Diego at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS Ralph Wilson Stadium

Minnesota at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX Soldier Field

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1:00 PM CBS Paul Brown Stadium

Tennessee at Kansas City 1:00 PM CBS Arrowhead Stadium

Dallas at St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX Edward Jones Dome

Baltimore at Miami 1:00 PM CBS Dolphin Stadium

San Francisco at NY Giants 1:00 PM FOX Giants Stadium

New Orleans at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX Bank of America Stadium

Detroit at Houston 4:05 PM FOX Reliant Stadium

NY Jets at Oakland 4:15 PM CBS McAfee Coliseum

Indianapolis at Green Bay 4:15 PM CBS Lambeau Field

Cleveland at Washington 4:15 PM CBS FedEx Field

Seattle at Tampa Bay 8:15 PM NBC Raymond James Stadium

MON, OCT 20 TIME (ET) TV LOCATION

Denver at New England 8:30 PM ESPN Gillette Stadium

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QUARTERBACKS (3), RETURNING STARTERS (1)Starter Jason Campbell has completed 97-of-153

passes (64.2%) for 1262 yards with six touchdowns andzero interceptions for a passer rating of 96.2. In WeekTwo, in a 29-24 victory over New Orleans, Campbell hit on24-of-36 for 321 yards and a career-long 67-yard touch-down pass to Santana Moss with 3:29 remaining in thegame, which proved to be the winning margin. In thefourth quarter, he rallied the Redskins from an 11-pointdeficit by completing 8-of-9 passes (his last eight passingattempts) for 165 yards and one touchdown with a passerrating of 155.8.

Veteran Todd Collins serves as the backup. In the pre-season, Collins completed 33-of-47 (70.2%) for 260 yardswith one touchdown and one interception. Collins steppedin for an injured Campbell in the teams 13th game lastyear (vs. Chicago, 12/6) and led the Redskins to four con-secutive wins and a playoff berth, despite not havingstarted a game in 10 years. His performance against theBears earned Collins NFC Offensive Player of the Weekhonors after he completed 15-of-20 passing attempts for224 yards, two touchdowns and a career-high quarterbackrating of 144.6.

The Redskins added depth at the position in the offsea-son by selecting Colt Brennan in the sixth round (168thoverall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. Brennan enjoyed a deco-rated collegiate career at Hawaii, breaking 31 NCAArecords in his three years. He finished his career 1,115-of-1,584 for 14,193 yards, with 131 touchdowns and 42 inter-ceptions, while playing in 38 games with 35 starts.

Brennan made a strong entrance into the National Foot-ball League this past preseason, amassing a 109.9 presea-son rating by going 36-of-53 for 411 yards with threetouchdowns and zero interceptions.

RUNNING BACKS (4), RETURNING STARTERS (2)Clinton Portis has carried 136 times for 643 yards and

six touchdowns thus far this season, his fifth with the Red-skins and seventh overall in what has been a highly-pro-ductive career. Portis crossed the 100-yard barrier for thethird straight week, running the ball 21 times for 129yards and two touchdowns against the Rams. Portis 643rushing yards are tops in the NFL. In week five, Portis car-ried the ball 29 times for 145 yards and one touchdownagainst an Eagle defense that was ranked number one inthe NFL against the run. In week four, a 26-24 win at Dal-las, Portis ran the ball 21 times for 121 yards. Portis holdsa Redskins record with 22 100-yard rushing games.

Ladell Betts serves as the primary backup to Portis andhas rushed 38 times for 156 yards. In week six, Bettsamassed 32 yards on seven carries. Betts is in his seventhseason with the Redskins after playing in all 16 regularseason games and one postseason contest in 2007. In2006, when he started nine contests for an injured Portis,Betts racked up 1,154 yards on the ground and another445 through the air.

Fullback Mike Sellers is in his ninth NFL season and

eighth with the Redskins following a 2007 campaign thatsaw him play in 14 games, with 12 starts. A solid runblocker, reliable pass-catching target and short-yardagerunner, Sellers finished last season with 26 rushes for 78yards and two touchdowns, along with 17 receptions for117 yards and one touchdown, and nine special teamstackles. Sellers bone-jarring blocks have helped fellowback Clinton Portis become the leagues leading rusher.

In his seventh season, Rock Cartwright provides a valu-able third option at running back. In 2007, Cartwrightplayed in 15 regular season games (inactive at New Eng-land on 10/28) and appeared in one postseason contest.In 91 career games, he has rushed for 647 rushing yards on146 carries (4.4 avg.) for six touchdowns, and has accu-mulated 31 receptions for 320 yards (10.3 avg.) and onetouchdown.

WIDE RECEIVERS (5), RETURNING STARTERS (2)Santana Moss leads the Redskins with 29 receptions for

443 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-win-ning 67-yard reception against New Orleans. With a 53-yard reception at Dallas, Moss secured the 15th receptionof at least 50 yards in his career. After catching a 12-yardtouchdown pass from Jason Campbell in the opener and a17-yard touchdown pass against Arizona, Moss registered aTD catch in six consecutive contests, including playoffs,tying a franchise record set by Bobby Mitchell in 1964.Moss is currently ranked eighth in the NFL in receiveryards and is tied for seventh in the NFC in receptions.

Alongside Moss is seven-year veteran Antwaan RandleEl, who is in his third season with the Redskins. Randle Elhas added 26 receptions on the year for 306 yards and onetouchdwon. Randle El led all Redskins receivers in week 6grabbing five passes for 87 yards, including a 29-yarder.He has also completed two passes on the year, one an 18-yard touchdown to Chris Cooley against the Eagles. In hiscareer Randle El has completed 19 of 23 passes for fourtouchdowns and zero interceptions. Randle El has rushed77 times for 431 yards in his career.

Twelve-year veteran James Thrash adds experienceand depth to the group. Thrash registered his first touch-down catch of the season in the 26-24 victory in Dallas.Thrash has appeared in 152 career games, and owns 286career receptions for 3,600 yards (12.6 avg.) and 22touchdowns.

Adding a spark to the receiving corps is top draft choiceDevin Thomas, who was chosen 34th overall. In his finalyear at Michigan State, Thomas set a school record with79 receptions, led the Big Ten with 1,260 receiving yards,led the Spartans with eight touchdowns, and establishedMichigan State records with 2,590 all-purpose yards. Hemade his NFL debut against the Giants in the seasonopener and caught one pass for five yards. Thomas addeda 16-yard rush against the Cardinals.

Fellow second-round draft pick Malcolm Kelly (51stoverall) had arthroscopic left knee surgery on August 5and played in his first contest against the Saints, register-

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ing one catch for six yards.

TIGHT ENDS (3), RETURNING STARTERS (1)Fresh off his first Pro Bowl selection, Chris Cooley is in

his fifth year with the Redskins looking to repeat his per-formance from last season. In week 5 against the Eagles,Cooley exploded for 8 catches and 109 yards, including an18-yard touchdown grab. In the win over the Saints Cooley

had five catches for 72 yards, including a key 23-yard re-ception in the fourth quarter with the Redskins facing2nd-and-22 from their own six-yard line. Washingtoneventually scored a touchdown on the drive to pull withintwo points. Cooley followed that up with a 7-catch, 75-yard performance in the victory over Arizona. Cooleyadded four catches and 28 yards in a divisional matchupwith the Dallas Cowboys. Through six weeks, Cooley has30 catches for 345 yards and one touchdown.

Reliable nine-year veteran Todd Yoder is in his thirdseason with the Redskins as the second tight end. Hecaught a two-yard touchdown pass from Jason Campbellagainst Arizona. In his career, Yoder has appeared in 104career games with 12 starts during which time he has

hauled in 39 career receptions for 408 yards (10.5 avg.)and five touchdowns.The Redskins added a dynamic athlete at the tight end

position with the addition of second-round draft pick FredDavis, the 48th overall selection, who finished his careerat Southern California with 117 receptions for 1,408 yardsand 13 touchdowns. In 2007, Davis started 13 games as asenior and caught 62 passes for 881 yards and eight touch-downs, all of which were team highs. Davis won the 2007Mackey Award, given annually to the most outstandingtight end in college football. He made his NFL debutagainst the Saints and registered one catch for six yards.

OFFENSIVE LINE (9), RETURNING STARTERS (5)

After three games with the same starting lineup toopen the season, 10-year veteran Jon Jansen steppedinto the starting lineup at right tackle and helped the of-fensive line pave the way for Clinton Portis 21 carry 121-yard performance. Having started 115 of 118 careergames with the Redskins, Jansen has been with the teamfor the top three single-season rushing performances inclub history (Clinton Portis, 1,516 in 2005; Stephen Davis,1,432 in 2001; Stephen Davis, 1,405 in 1999), and is thelongest-tenured member of the club.

Jansen and the rest of the line helped pave the way for203 rushing yards against the Philadelphia run defensethat was previously ranked first in the NFL. Their blockinghas Clinton Portis sitting atop the NFL in rushing yards.

Left tackle Chris Samuels earned his fifth Pro Bowl se-lection following the 2007 season and anchors the unit.Veteran Pete Kendall is the left guard and provides theoffensive line with stability and toughness. Kendall, whohas started 177-of-178 career games, came to the Red-skins on August 24, 2007 and immediately made an im-pact, helping RB Clinton Portis rush for 1,262 yards on theyear.

Randy Thomas is in his 10th NFL season, and fifth withthe Redskins, as the teams right guard. In his career,Thomas has started 130 career games, and has helpedpave the way for such notable rushers as Clinton Portis

and Curtis Martin. In 2005, Thomas was part of the Red-skins offensive line that assisted Portis in setting a clubrecord with 1,516 rushing yards and nine 100-yard games.

Center Casey Rabach is in his fourth season with theRedskins and eighth overall, after coming off a 2007 cam-paign in which he played in and started 15 regular seasongames at center. He missed one game with an injuredgroin vs. Arizona, 10/21. Rabach has appeared in 95 regu

lar season contests with 76 starts, along with four post-season games with three starts.Right tackle Stephon Heyer had a breakout rookie sea-

son as an undrafted free agent in 2007, playing in 12 regular season games with five starts. He was just one of twoundrafted free agents to make the Redskins opening dayroster and provided depth at both tackle spots.

Eleven-year veteran Jason Fabini served as a long-timeNFL starter and is his second season with the Redskins as avaluable reserve. Fabini saw time at left tackle againstthe Rams after Chris Samuels left the game with a kneeinjury. In 2007, Fabini played in all 16 regular-seasongames with 13 starts (most since 2004) and one postsea-son contest. He proved his versatility by playing guard fo

the injured Randy Thomas after having played tackle formost of his career. In his career, he has played in 148 reg-ular season games, with 127 starts.

Selected in the third round (96th overall) of the 2008Draft by the Redskins, Chad Rinehart comes to the teamafter an impressive career at Northern Iowa. He appearedin 40 games with 37 starts while at Northern Iowa, earningconsensus All-America and All-Gateway conference first-team honors in 2007.

Justin Geisinger, a versatile lineman, who can playcenter, guard and tackle, spent the majority of the 2007season on the Redskins practice squad. He has been ac-tive in all five contests, and saw limited action againstDallas and Philadelphia.

DEFENSIVE LINE (10), RETURNING STARTERS (3)The Redskins lost two players for the season from this

group on the first day of training camp in returning start-ing defensive end Phillip Daniels and reserve Alex Buzbee.The help fill the void, Washington traded with the MiamiDolphins for six-time Pro Bowl linebacker/defensive endJason Taylor. The 2006 Associated Press Defensive Playerof the Year leads all active players with 118 sacks, whichalso ranks 14th in league history. Taylor recorded a sack ofDrew Brees in the Redskins victory over the Saints, hisfirst as a Redskin.

In 2007, his second year with the team, right endAndre Carter led all defensive linemen in sacks (10.5) and

tackles (67). He became the first player to record 10 ormore sacks (10.5 sacks) in a single season since LB LaVarArrington had 11.0 sacks in 2002. Carter recorded a half-sack of Eli Manning in the season opener and a half-sackof Kurt Warner in week three in a victory over Arizona.

Starting at left defensive tackle in his ninth NFL seasonis Cornelius Griffin, who addition to being a run-stuffer,registered a sack against New Orleans. Kedric Golston,who won a preseason battle with Anthony Montgomery,has started all five games this season at the other defen-sive tackle slot and registered a sack against Arizona(9/21). Montgomery, who has seen action in each game as

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part of the defensive-line rotation, registered 47 totaltackles, 35 solo tackles and two fumble recoveries as astarter in 2007. He picked up his first sack of the seasonin week 6 against St. Louis, grabbing Marc Bulger for a 3-yard loss.

A quartet of talented defensive ends adds depth to theposition. Demetric Evans stepped in for an injured JasonTaylor and helped hold Cowboys running back Marion Bar-

ber to 26 yards rushing (9/28). The next week, Evans andthe rest of the defensive line held Eagles running backBrian Westbrook to 33 yards rushing. The Redskins ac-quired former first-round pick Erasmus James in a tradewith the Vikings on May 27, 2008. James was activatedfrom the Physically Unable to Perform List on Aug. 11after recovering from a knee injury that ended his 2007season. He is reunited with Redskins defensive line coachJohn Palermo, who tutored him at the University of Wis-consin. Chris Wilson made his NFL debut last season afterspending two years in the Canadian Football League. Wil-son recorded a sack of Eli Manning in the Redskins seasonopener, giving him four in a three-game stretch, includingplayoffs. The Redskins selected Rob Jackson in the sev-

enth round (242nd overall) to add competition at the de-fensive end spot and responded with two sacks in thepreseason to tie for the team lead.

Lorenzo Alexander is a versatile player who providesdepth along the defensive line and has seen action on of-fense in goal-line packages.

LINEBACKERS (6), RETURNING STARTERS (3)The defense is anchored by starting middle linebacker

London Fletcher. In his first year with the Redskins in2007, Fletcher served as the captain of the defense andled the team with 164 tackles (94 solo). For his efforts,he was named a Pro Bowl alternate and the teams Defen-sive MVP. The durable and consistent Fletcher has logged

at least 100 tackles in nine consecutive NFL seasons. With50 tackles through six games, Fletcher is on his way tothat mark again in 2008.

Fletcher and the rest of the linebackers turned in animpressive performance against St. Louis, holding StephenJackson to 79 rushing yards.

Starting strongside linebacker Marcus Washington bat-tled injuries during the 2007 season and finished with 59tackles (37 solo), five sacks, one interception, and oneforced fumble. He was the recipient of the Ed BlockCourage Award, given to the player who inspires others byovercoming injury and adversity. Washington missed thelast two preseason games with a left hip flexor strain, butwas in the starting lineup for the season opener at the

New York Giants as he registered six tackles, including onefor a three-yard loss. He missed the Saints game with ahamstring injury, but returned against Arizona and loggedsix tackles. Washington delivered his best performance ofthe season in week 6, registering eight tackles and forcinga fumble which set up a Clinton Portis touchdown.

Rocky McIntosh returned from a torn ACL to re-claimhis starting weakside linebacker spot in the seasonopener, recording nine tackles. In 2007, McIntosh set ca-reer highs in games played (14), starts (13), tackles (105),solo tackles (70), sacks (3), forced fumbles (3) and fumblerecoveries (1). McIntosh forced a key fumble from Jeremy

Shockey in the Saints game to stop a New Orleans drive atthe Washington 28-yard line. He repeated that featagainst Arizona when he forced an Edgerrin James fumbleat the end of the first quarter. McIntoshs two forced fum-bles tie him for forth in the NFL. After five games, McIn-toshs 40 tackles are second on the team.

Backup middle linebacker H.B. Blades made his firstcareer start against the Saints in place of an injured Mar-

cus Washington and responded with six tackles, includingone for loss, and a pass defensed. He filled in for Washington again in week 5, recording 4 tackles and helping theRedskins defense hold the Eagles offense to 10 points.Blades appeared in all 16 games in 2007 and saw consider-able action on special teams. He posted 16 tackles on defense and 13 special team stops, recording a career-highfour tackles at the New York Giants in Week 15 (12/16),and tied his career high in tackles the next week at Min-nesota (12/23).

Khary Campbell is a skilled special teams player whoadds depth to the linebacker position. In 2007, Campbellled the club for the third straight year with 38 specialteams tackles and has amassed 146 special teams stops

over the last three seasons. Campbell aggravated a thighinjury prior to kickoff of the opener and missed the firsttwo contests. He returned against the Cardinals and regis-tered four special teams tackles.

Fourth-year pro Alfred Fincher was signed on July 31,2008 after being released by Detroit, where he had signedthis past offseason as an unrestricted free agent. Fincherhad a team-high eight tackles and two tackles for loss inthe preseason finale against Jacksonville, earning his spoton the team. Fincher has seen action in three games,registering four special teams tackles.

DEFENSIVE BACKS (10), RETURNING STARTERS (4)At cornerback, starter Shawn Springs was forced to sit

out the season opener with a calf injury, but returnedagainst the Saints and led the team with seven tackles. Inthe Redskins third contest against Arizona, Springs was instrumental in limiting Cardinals wide receiver AnquanBoldin to three catches for 25 yards. The next week,Springs held Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens incheck before leaving the game with a strained calf. Lastseason, Springs ranked second on the squad in intercep-tions (four) and fourth in tackles (72).

Carlos Rogers, a first-round pick in 2005, is coming offof a right ACL tear that caused him to spend the final ninegames of the season on injured reserve. Rogers hasstarted all five contests thus far and against Arizona, re-covered a fumble and made the pivotal play in the con-

test when he intercepted a Kurt Warner pass and returnedit 42 yards to the Cardinals 15-yard line to set up thegame-winning score. Against Dallas, Rogers recorded ninetackles and deflected two passes. Rogers continued hislockdown coverage against St. Louis, breaking up fourpasses.

Last season, safety LaRon Landry became the firstrookie defensive player to start all 16 regular seasongames for the Redskins since Champ Bailey in 1999. Hefinished his rookie campaign with 97 tackles (62 solo), 1.5sacks and one fumble recovery while being named to theNFL All-Rookie Defensive Team, as well as being selected

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as a third alternate to the Pro Bowl. A hamstring injurykept Landry out of action the entire preseason, but he re-turned to the starting lineup in the season opener againstthe Giants. He recorded four tackles and two passes de-fensed against the Saints in week two and followed thatup with seven tackles and a pass defensed against Ari-zona. In week six, Landry scooped up a fumble which setup a 3-yard Clinton Portis touchdown.

Reed Doughty started the opener at the other safetyspot and recorded six tackles. He was inactive for theSaints contest with a stomach virus, but returned to thestarting lineup against Arizona. Doughty also sat out back-to-back games against the Eagles and Rams with an injuryto his back. In his second season in 2007, Doughty startedin six of the last seven games, leading the team in tacklesin each of his starts, and totaled 51 stops and half-sackfor the season.

Cornerback Fred Smoot made his return to the Red-skins in 2007 after a two-year hiatus with the MinnesotaVikings. He tallied 57 tackles (50 solo) and one intercep-tion for the season. He started in place of Springs in theseason opener and registered the Redskins first intercep-

tion of 2008. Smoot was called upon again in week five tofill in for an injured Springs. Smoot and the rest of thesecondary limited Donovan McNabb to just 196 yards pass-ing.

Chris Horton, who was selected in the seventh round(249th overall) out of UCLA, made a huge impact in hisfirst career start, against New Orleans on Sept 14. Hortonregistered four tackles, two interceptions and a fumblerecovery. In doing so, he became the first player with twointerceptions and a fumble recovery in his first careerstart since Liffort Hobley on Oct. 11, 1987, the first rookiewith two interceptions and a fumble recovery in his firstcareer start since Paul Tripoli on Oct. 4, 1987, the firstRedskins player with two interceptions and a fumble re-

covery in same game since Anthony Washington on Dec. 4,1983, and the first Redskins rookie with two interceptionsand a fumble recovery in same game since Brig Owens onNov. 27, 1966 Horton added another interception duringa 26-24 win in Dallas. Horton is currently tied for fourthin the NFL in interceptions.

Leigh Torrence provides excellent depth in the second

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