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December 9, 2008

Redskins Park • 21300 Redskin Park Drive • Ashburn, VA 20147 • 703-726-7000 • www.redskins.com REDSKINS TRAVEL TO QUEEN CITY IN SEARCH OF WIN The Washington Redskins, in need of a East opponents closely. four games, the Washington defense has win to keep their playoff hopes alive, In fact, the Bengals tied Philadelphia seen a rapid increase in takeaways. Since travel to for their first ever four weeks ago and lost to the Giants in the acquisition of cornerback DeAngelo game at Paul Brown Stadium to take on overtime in Week Three. Cincinnati also Hall on Nov. 8, the Redskins have six in- the Bengals (1-11-1). Kickoff off is set for forced Dallas to hold on for a 31-22 win terceptions and a recovery, all 1 p.m. ET. after the Bengals missed a two-point con- created by members of the secondary, The contest will be broadcast nation- version attempt to tie the game at 24 in compared to only two in the five games ally by FOX-TV with calling the fourth quarter, before the Cowboys prior. the play-by-play, adding scored the game’s final with This will be Washington's seventh road the analysis and reporting less than two minutes remaining. game of 2008, but ironically, the Redskins from the sidelines. Washington started the season running have enjoyed more success as the visit- The game can also be heard on the the ball well, with racking ing team, showing a 4-2 record away Redskins Radio Network with Larry up 944 yards through the first eight from FedExField, compared to a 3-4 Michael on the play-by-play, former Red- games of the season and vaulting into the home record. skins greats and Pro Football Hall of Fame conversation for league MVP. In the five With the NFC Playoff race tightening, members and games since, he has been nagged by in- the Redskins have left themselves little adding color and Doc Walker reporting juries and been held to less than 70 yards room for error in the season’s final three from the sideline. in four of them against some of the weeks. Washington found itself in similar The Redskins (7-6), led by , league’s toughest rush defenses. circumstances in both 2005 and 2007 and look to bounce back not only from a 24- Following the Baltimore game, Portis won its final three contests to qualify for 10 loss last week to the Ravens, but from promised to return to Wednesday prac- the playoffs. a late-season skid that has seen them tice for the first time in weeks, and a re- This will be the eighth regular season drop four of their last five. turn to health, combined with a matchup meeting between the clubs and only the The Bengals, meanwhile, are hopeful against the 29th-ranked Bengals rush de- second since 1991. The Redskins own a 4- that the Redskins will become their sec- fense, offers Portis a chance to recover 3 advantage, although the Bengals came ond win of the season, after they have his early-season form. to FedExField and won the last meeting played all three of their previous NFC Despite the team's record over the last in 2004. 2008 RESULTS/SCHEDULE WASHINGTON REDSKINS (7-6) at (1-11-1) Thu, 9/4 @ L 7-16 Sun, 9/14 W 29-24 DATE: Sunday, December 14, 2008 TIME: 1 p.m. ET Sun, 9/21 W 24-17 SITE: Paul Brown Stadium SURFACE: FieldTurf CAPACITY: 65,515 Sun, 9/28 @ W 26-24 Sun, 10/5 @ W 23-17 TELEVISION: FOX-TV Sun, 10/12 ST. LOUIS RAMS L 17-19 Play-by-play: Kenny Albert Sun, 10/19 W 14-11 Color: Daryl Johnston Sun, 10/26 @ W 25-17 Sidelines: Tony Siragusa Mon, 11/3 STEELERS L 6-23 Sun, 11/9 — Bye Week — REDSKINS RADIO NETWORK: The Redskins Radio Broadcast Network can be Sun, 11/16 DALLAS COWBOYS L 10-14 heard in the Washington, D.C., area on ESPN Radio WTEM 980 AM, WWXX 94.3 Sun, 11/23 @ Seahawks W 20-17 FM, WWXT 92.7 FM, WTNT 570 AM and WWRC 1260 AM. Sun, 11/30 NEW YORK GIANTS L 7-23 Play-by-play: Larry Michael Sun, 12/7 @ L 10-24 Color: Sam Huff and Sonny Jurgensen Sun, 12/14 @ Cincinnati Bengals 1 p.m. FOX Sideline: Doc Walker Sun, 12/21 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:15 p.m. FOX Sun, 12/28 @ 4:15 p.m.** FOX REDSKINS SPANISH RADIO: ESPN Deportes 730 Play-by-play: Raul Saenz ** Game subject to possible flexible scheduling adjustment Color: Jorge Alfaro WASHINGTON REDSKINS JIM ZORN

On February 10, 2008, Redskins Owner Daniel M. Snyder the NFL’s second-ranked offense to a franchise-record 11 welcomed Jim Zorn as the franchise’s 27th head coach, ush- consecutive wins and in his four December games he posted ering in a new chapter in Redskins history. the fourth-best in NFL history (135.5), includ- Zorn, an NFL from 1976-87 and an NFL assis- ing 10 to one , and completed 76% tant coach the last 11 years, brings an approach that he de- of his passes. scribes as “constant and Zorn’s 2002 campaign had Trent consistent” in terms of how he Dilfer open the season as the manages coaches and players. starter and concluded with Hassel- “My hope is to hold the tradi- beck under center. Seattle’s pass- tions and the fight that the Red- ing attack ranked third in the NFL skins have always had in high averaging 254.9-yards a game. regard,” Zorn said. “I am going Hasselbeck finished the season to try in my best effort to con- ranked first in the NFC with a 63.7 tinue that tradition in my tenure completion percentage and second here as the head football in the NFC with a 87.8 passer rat- coach.” ing. Hasselbeck passed for more Zorn reached the top of his than 300 yards four times, includ- profession in an exciting couple ing a franchise-record 449 in the of weeks. season finale at San Diego. Has- Zorn was originally hired as the selbeck joined Zorn as the only Redskins’ Seahawks to pass for on January 26, 2008. He im- at least 300 yards in back to back pressed Snyder and Executive games. Zorn accomplished the Vice President of Football Oper- feat in 1979 and 1981. ations Vinny Cerrato so much Zorn’s 2001 quarterback crop in- that, two weeks later, they decided to offer him the head cluded Holmgren’s hand-picked starter Hasselbeck, Super coaching job. He succeeds Hall of Fame coach . Bowl XXXV quarterback Dilfer and 2000 part-time starter “We wanted a head coach that had great character, in- . Zorn groomed Hasselbeck and helped the tegrity, leadership skills, smarts, drive, energy and pas- first-year starter to become the AFC’s fifth-rated passer on sion,” said Snyder. “In Coach Zorn, we ended up with a third-down with a rating of 80.6. person that has all of those attributes, plus much, much Zorn joined the Seahawks as quarterbacks coach after more.” serving in the same capacity with the Detroit Lions (1998- Zorn joined the Redskins from the 00). He was instrumental in the development of rookie where he spent the last seven seasons (2001-07) as quarter- quarterback in 1998. Batch’s 88.3 passer rat- backs coach. The Seahawks won four consecutive division ing that season ranks as the fourth-highest rookie mark in titles, made five straight playoff appearances and posted a NFL history. Zorn broke into the NFL coaching ranks as an franchise-best 13-3 record and first-ever ap- offensive assistant for the Seahawks in 1997. pearance in 2005. Zorn spent eight seasons in the collegiate ranks before his During his time in Seattle, Zorn worked with Seahawks pro debut. He spent two seasons (1995-96) as quarterbacks Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator Gil coach at the University of Minnesota and three seasons Haskell in implementing the team’s offense while also con- (1992-94) as the offensive coordinator at Utah State. His tinuing in the development of the team’s quarterbacks. first collegiate coaching job was as an offensive Zorn tutored QB who set a franchise assistant/quarterbacks coach at Boise State from 1989-91. record with 3,841 passing yards in 2003. Hasselbeck has be- His playing career began in the Seahawks’ inaugural 1976 come the franchise’s most-efficient passer (85.1 rating) season, starting all 14 games at quarterback. He went on while joining Zorn as the only franchise quarterback to pass to play nine seasons for the Seahawks. After departing Seat- for 3,000-plus yards in three consecutive seasons. tle, he finished his playing career with the Green Bay Pack- In 2007, Hasselbeck set Seattle single-season marks for ers (1985), the ’s Winnipeg Blue attempts (562), completions (352) and yards (3,966). He Bombers (1986) and the (1987). also threw for a career-high 28 touchdowns en route to his Along with Jacksonville’s , Zorn had the longest third selection. NFL playing career (11 years) among the league’s 32 head In 2006, Hasselbeck started just 12 games after suffering coaches. a knee injury in the middle of the season and finished the Zorn is one of only eight players inducted to the Sea- year with a fractured finger on his left hand. In the interim, hawks’ Ring of Honor. He was named NFC Offensive Rookie Zorn helped with the development of , who of the Year (1976) and ranks second in the Seahawks’ record completed 58% of his passes, tossed eight touchdowns, book behind in yards (20,122), completions posted a 76.2 passer rating and a 2-2 record in the most ex- (1,593), attempts (2,992), and touchdowns (107). His three tensive playing time of his four-year career. consecutive 3,000-yard seasons were tops in team history, In 2005, Zorn guided Hasselbeck to his second Pro Bowl since broken by Hasselbeck in 2005, and he was the first appearance and the NFC’s top-rated passer (4th NFL) with Seattle quarterback to record back-to-back 300-plus yard a 98.2 rating en route to Super Bowl XL. Hasselbeck directed games–a feat he accomplished twice.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS 2 GAME 14 AT CINCINNATI BENGALS FIRST-YEAR REDSKINS COACHES

With a 7-6 start, Jim Zorn is hoping to lead the Red- Twelve first-year head coaches suffered losing cam- skins to their third playoff berth in four years. He is paigns, including Joe Gibbs in his return in 2004. Addi- also looking to become the sixth Redskins head coach tionally, coached the final five games in to amass a winning record in his first year at the 1949 and finished 1-4, while finished 1- helm, as just five of his 26 predecessors have accom- 2 while coaching the last three games of 2000. Seven plished this feat, not including Dick Todd, who was 5-4 first-year head coaches ended their seasons with a in taking over three games into the 1951 season. .500 record. YEAR COACH RECORD YEAR COACH RECORD 1932 4-4-2 1971 George Allen 9-4-1 1933 Lone Star Dietz 5-5-2 1978 8-8 1935 2-8-1 1981 Joe Gibbs 8-8 1936 7-5 1993 Richie Petibon 4-12 1943 6-3-1 1994 3-13 1944 Dudley DeGroot 6-3-1 2000 Terry Robiskie# 1-2 1946 A.G. “Turk” Edwards 5-5-1 2001 8-8 1949 John Whelchel* 3-3-1 2002 7-9 1949 Herman Ball** 1-4 2004 Joe Gibbs$ 6-10 1950 Herman Ball@ 3-9 2008 Jim Zorn 7-6 1951 Dick Todd% 5-4 1952 4-8 * Coached the first seven of 12 games 1954 3-9 ** Replaced Whelchel after seven games and coached the re- 1959 3-9 maining five 1961 Bill McPeak 1-12-1 @ First full season with team 1966 7-7 % Replaced Ball after three games 1969 7-5-2 # Replaced Turner after 13 games 1970 Bill Austin 6-8 $ Second tenure TALE OF THE TAPE

REDSKINS BENGALS REDSKINS BENGALS 218 Points 154 PASSING 33 Points in 1st Quarter 27 419 Pass Attempts 445 62 Points in 2nd Quarter 72 265 Pass Completions 264 50 Points in 3rd Quarter 20 63.2 Completion Percentage 59.3 73 Points in 4th Quarter 35 2588 Passing Yards 2022 21 Offensive Touchdowns 13 199.1 Avg. Yards/Game 155.5 9 Rushing TDs 4 12 Passing Touchdowns 9 12 Passing TDs 9 6 15 1 Returns 2 86.5 Rating 65.6 22 Field Goals 17 34 Times Sacked 48 4323 Yards From Scrimmage 3041 19 Completions of 25+ yards 8 332.5 Yards Per Game 233.9 RUSHING 833 Total Plays 795 380 Rush Attempts 302 5.2 Avg. Per Play 3.8 1735 Rush Yards 1019 15/9 /Lost 22/10 4.6 Yards Per Carry 3.4 6 Had Intercepted 15 139.4 Yards Per Game 78.4 62/174 Third-down Conversions 64/192 9 Touchdowns 4 35.6 Third-down Percentage 33.3 89 First Downs 52 8/14 Fourth-down Conversions 6/12 47 Rushes of 10+ yards 24 57.1 Fourth-down Percentage 50.0 RECEIVING 69/534 Penalties/Yards 63/487 265 Receptions 264 31:33 Time of Possession Avg. 27:34 2824 Receiving Yards 2284 10.7 Yards Per Catch 11.5 217.2 Yards Per Game 175.7 12 Touchdowns 9 139 First Downs 125 19 Receptions of 25+ yards 8

WASHINGTON REDSKINS 3 GAME 14 AT CINCINNATI BENGALS SKINFORMATION/LEAGUE LEADERS

BALANCED ATTACK week 12 victory at Seattle. The Redskins have been efficient on the offensive DEFENSE SUCCEEDING AGAINST LEAGUE’S BEST and defensive sides of the ball, ranking 16th and In their 13 games this season, the Redskins have fifth in the league, respectively. Washington is cur- played seven games against the NFL’s top nine offen- rently one of nine NFL teams, along with Arizona, sive units. The Washington defense, ranked second Carolina, Dallas, Miami, New England, the New York in the NFC and fifth in the NFL, has held 11 of its 13 Giants, Philadelphia, and Tampa Bay to place in the opponents below their current season average. top half of the league in total offense and total de- The unit has held 10 of its 13 opponents to 200 or fense. The Redskins net yards per game differential less passing yards, including New Orleans, Arizona of 49.7 is 10th in the league. and Philadelphia, which are ranked first, second and Washington has outgained eight of its 13 oppo- fifth in the league, respectively, in passing yards. nents, with the exceptions being a season-opening Washington is ranked tied for sixth in the NFL in loss to the Giants, and defeats to the Steelers, Cow- points allowed per game (18.9), although the Red- boys, Giants and Ravens in weeks nine, 11, 13 and skins’ four return touchdowns allowed are tied for 14. seventh-most in the NFL. Two of those returns came via the punt, while two were from fumbles. The de- BALL SECURITY fense itself has allowed only 218 points in the 13 After becoming the first team in NFL history to games, or 16.8 points per contest. The Redskins and play its first five games without an offensive Steelers are the only teams in the league that have turnover, the Redskins have registered eight fumbles yet to give up 25 points in a game. lost and six interceptions in the last eight contests. Additionally, Washington’s defense has only al- Still, the Redskins have only 15 turnovers on the lowed 59 points in the fourth quarter this season, an season, which is tied with the Falcons and Titans for average of 4.5 a game, the third-lowest total in the the third-fewest in the NFL behind the Dolphins (10) NFL behind Baltimore and Tennessee. and Giants (11). Washington’s six interceptions are It has also forced opposing offenses into three- tied for the fewest in the league with Miami. and-out situations on 45 of 141 possessions, 31.9 Prior to throwing two interceptions in week nine percent of the time, which is the second-best mark against Pittsburgh, the Redskins had not thrown an in the NFL behind Baltimore. interception in 12 straight contests, dating back to Prior to a game against Dallas in Week 11, the Red- last season, which is an NFL record. Likewise, the skins defense held each of its previous five oppo- Redskins’ streak of 379 pass attempts without an in- nents to less than 275 yards of total offense, the terception, which also dated back to last season, is first time it has done this since games 9-13 of 1989. an NFL record. The previous mark of 281 was set by It is also the longest such streak in the NFL this sea- the Oakland Raiders in 2001. son, topping Baltimore’s run of four games in a row holding opponents under 275 yards in its first four Players who threw a pass during this streak are: contests. – 271 Todd Collins – 105 THE BEASTLY EAST – 2 The four members of the NFC East have combined Clinton Portis – 1 for a 33-18-1 record. Their cumulative record is the second-best among the NFL’s eight divisions, behind Campbell’s 271 pass attempts without an inter- the NFC South, and includes a mark of 25-10-1 out- ception is a franchise record and the fifth-longest side the division. Additionally, the NFC East and NFC streak in NFL history. South are the only divisions to have all four of their teams with a winning record. REDSKINS ARE POSSESSIVE On the season, the Redskins hold a 31:33-28:27 SMITH’S SWITCH time of possession advantage over their opponents. Washington’s kickoff units, led by special teams This margin ranks seventh in the NFL and fourth in coach Danny Smith, have been among the league’s the NFC behind the Giants, Buccaneers and Falcons. top groups in 2008. The Redskins kickoff team has The Redskins are 6-1 when they have the ball allowed opponents an average starting field position longer than their opponents and 1-5 when they do of the 25.4-yard line, the seventh-best mark in the not. league. During a four-game winning streak from weeks The Redskins kickoff return team has averaged a two-five, Washington held the ball for a combined starting field position of the 27.7-yard line, the 40:26 longer than its opponents. In similar fashion, sixth-best figure in the NFC. Washington held a 35:45-24:15 advantage in a win at Detroit in week eight and a 38:27-21:33 edge in a WASHINGTON REDSKINS 4 GAME 14 AT CINCINNATI BENGALS RUNNETH OVER the NFL this season. He has topped the 100-yard Washington’s 133.5 rushing yards per game ranks rushing mark six times and Washington is 5-1 in those sixth in the NFL behind the New York Giants, Atlanta, games. Tennessee, Baltimore and Minnesota. He rushed for at least 120 yards in five straight Clinton Portis is third in the league with 1,260 rush- contests from weeks 4-8 and in doing so became the ing yards, trailing only the Vikings’ second player in NFL history to accomplish this feat and the Falcons’ Michael Turner. twice in his career. Portis also did it in the final four Portis has found plenty of running room behind games of 2003 and the 2004 season opener. O.J. one of the NFL’s best offensive lines, consisting of Simpson rushed for at least 120 yards in five straight left , left guard , games in both 1973 and 1975. center Casey Rabach, right guard Randy Thomas and right tackle . Each player in the LITTLE MAN MAKING BIG PLAYS group, which Jim Zorn has referred to as the “Salty The 5-foot-10 has been perhaps the Dogs,” has at least eight seasons of NFL experience. Redskins biggest playmaker thus far in 2008. His 876 Stephon Heyer has also started three games at right receiving yards are the 15th-best in the NFL. Moss’ tackle and one at left tackle. three pass receptions of 50 yards or longer are tied The excellent lead blocking of fullback Mike Sell- for the fifth-most in the league. ers has provided further running space. Additionally, Moss has returned three punts on the Since Jansen was inserted into the starting lineup year, the second of which he took 80 yards for a in week four against Dallas, Washington has rushed touchdown against Detroit in week nine. for 1,366 yards, an average of 136.6 yards per game, which is the sixth-best mark in the league during this AIR AND GROUND DELIVERY time. With Jason Campbell ranking 14th in passer rat- The unit gets stronger as the game goes on as the ing, Clinton Portis ranking third in rushing yards and Redskins’ 474 rushing yards in the fourth-quarter are Santana Moss ranking 15th in receiving yards, the the fifth-most in the league this season. Their 27 Redskins are one of only four teams in the NFL, along fourth-quarter rushing first downs are tied for fourth with Green Bay, Houston and Atlanta, with a top-14 in the league. passer, rusher and receiver. Portis has been a major factor in closing games for Washington this season as his 21 fourth-quarter rush- COOLEY CONTINUES STREAK ing first downs is a league high, six more than any Washington has caught a other player. pass in 69 straight regular season contests, dating On the other side of the ledger, the Redskins rush back to week nine of 2004. A Pro Bowl selection in defense ranks 10th in the league. In nine of its 13 2007, Cooley is second in among NFL tight ends with games this season, the Washington defense has 67 catches, trailing only Kansas City’s Tony Gonza- played against a starting running back who has been lez’s 78. Cooley’s 713 receiving yards are third to the Pro Bowl. In every one of those contests the among NFL tight ends behind Gonzalez (879) and Dal- unit held the Pro Bowler to less than 100 yards. las’ Jason Witten (771). Cooley’s 67 catches place In fact, from weeks four to 11, the Redskins faced him tied 10th in the NFL and tied for fourth in the Pro Bowl running backs Marion Barber (twice), Brian NFC. Westbrook, Steven Jackson, , Rudi John- son and . The six combined for just 430 SPREADING THE WEALTH rushing yards (61.4 ypg) and a 3.77-yards per carry With Chris Cooley (10th) and Santana Moss average on 114 attempts. (20th), the Redskins are one of five teams to have Two weeks ago against the Giants, who possess the two of the top-20 pass catchers in the NFL. league’s No. 1 rushing attack, Washington held New York to 108 yards on 35 attempts, a 3.1-yards per LONDON BRIDGING GAPS DURABLY carry average. Last week against Baltimore, which has started 132 consecutive ranks fourth in the league, the Redskins held the games, the sixth-longest streak among active play- Ravens to 3.8 yards per carry. ers. This season, the Redskins’ middle is fourth in the NFL and second in the NFC with 112 THE WORKHORSE tackles (according to NFL GSIS). It is the 10th Redskins running back Clinton Portis is third in the straight season in which Fletcher has reached the NFL with 1,461 yards from scrimmage, 1,260 rushing century mark in tackles. yards and 62 rushing first downs. He is fourth in car- ries with 266 and leads the league with 72 total first A CRISP START FOR CHRIS HORTON downs. His 21 fourth-quarter rushing first downs are Rookie safety Chris Horton has made a quick im- also a league best, while his 31 rushes of 10 yards or pact just 12 games into his NFL career. Horton is tied more is the third-most behind Atlanta’s Michael for seventh in the NFC with three interceptions, Turner and Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson. which is also tied for the league-most among rookies Portis has two of the top 15, three of the top 17 with Tampa Bay’s Aqib Talib. and six of the top 46 single-game rushing totals in Horton was named the NFC Defensive Player of WASHINGTON REDSKINS 5 GAME 14 AT CINCINNATI BENGALS the Week following a week two win over New Or- was knocked in the air as a result of a hit by Rogers, leans when he registered two interceptions and a and intercepted by McIntosh. fumble recovery in his first NFL start. He was also Rogers has been the leader of Washington’s resur- named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for Sep- gent pass defense which has steadily climbed the tember. charts to a No. 7 ranking in the league. The unit has In week six, against St. Louis, Horton was perhaps held 10 of its 13 opponents to 200 or less yards pass- Washington’s best defensive player as he led the ing, including New Orleans, Arizona and Philadel- team with 12 tackles, including three for loss and phia, which are ranked first, second and fifth in the many more near the line of scrimmage, and a forced league, respectively, in passing yards. fumble. He followed that up the next week against In the Redskins’ fourth through 10th games, with Cleveland with nine tackles and a pass defensed. fellow cornerback battling a calf in- Two weeks ago, against the Giants, Horton collected jury, Rogers was charged with checking seven-time 11 tackles. Pro Bowl Torry Holt, dynamic rookie Despite missing a contest against Detroit with an DeSean Jackson - 10th in the NFC with 775 receiving ankle injury, Horton is third on the team with 70 yards - Browns Pro Bowl wide receiver Braylon Ed- tackles and has registered three interceptions, seven wards, the Lions’ Calvin Johnson - fifth in the NFL passes defensed, one fumble recovery, one forced with 971 receiving yards - four-time Pro Bowler Hines fumble and six special-teams tackles. He leads the Ward and six-time Pro Bowler Terrell Owens team with five tackles for loss. Combined against Rogers and the Redskins, the six accounted for 22 catches for 223 yards and one re- ACceLerated RECOVERY ceiving touchdown or an average of 3.7 catches for Third-year linebacker Rocky McIntosh is second 37.2 yards a game. on the club with 96 tackles and tied for third with In fact, over an eight-game span from weeks 3-11 two sacks. He has also registered two forced fum- Rogers, Springs and the Redskins defense limited bles, which is tied for 12th in the NFC, one intercep- Ward, Johnson, Holt, Jackson, Edwards, Owens tion and seven passes defensed. The two fumbles (twice) and to a total of 32 catches were forced in the first quarter of Washington victo- for 319 yards, for an average of four catches for 39.9 ries over New Orleans and Arizona and resulted in yards. field goals that extended Redskins leads. Three weeks ago against Seattle, the Redskins sec- Cornerback Carlos Rogers has a club-high 29 ondary, consisting of a healthy Springs, Rogers, passes defensed, including an interception. Accord- DeAngelo Hall, , LaRon Landry and Chris ing to NFL GSIS, Rogers is tied for first in the NFL in Horton, limited the Seahawks to 89 net passing yards passes defensed. and came up with two interceptions (Springs, Both McIntosh and Rogers are returning from torn Landry). anterior cruciate ligaments injuries that ended their 2007 seasons and are major reasons for the Redskins’ KID IN THE HALL defensive success in 2008. The Redskins acquired cornerback DeAngelo Hall Against Arizona, Rogers recovered an Edgerrin on Nov. 8 and he has immediately paid dividends, James fumble caused by McIntosh, which set up a collecting two interceptions and a fumble recovery Shaun Suisham field goal. In the second half, Rogers in his first four games with the team. His first came intercepted a Kurt Warner pass and returned it 42 in his Redskins debut, when he picked off Dallas’ yards to the Arizona 15-yard line to set up the Red- Tony Romo, and his second came last week against skins’ game-winning touchdown. Eli Manning and the Giants. In week 11 against Dallas, the duo reversed roles. Hall is tied for second in the NFL with five inter- With the Cowboys driving, at the Redskins’ 27-yard ceptions, trailing only Pittsburgh’s Troy Polamalu, line, quarterback Tony Romo threw a pass into the who has seven. He is also tied for sixth with 19 chest of wide receiver Terrell Owens, but the ball passes defensed.

HONORS/AWARDS

Week Two Chris Horton NFC Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 14 vs. New Orleans September Chris Horton NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month Week Four Chris Horton Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week Sept. 28 at Dallas Week Five Clinton Portis NFC Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 5 at Philadelphia Week Five Clinton Portis FedEx Ground Player of the Week Oct. 5 at Philadelphia Week Seven Clinton Portis FedEx Ground Player of the Week Oct. 19 vs. Cleveland Week Eight Santana Moss NFC Offensive e Player of the Week Oct. 26 at Detroit Week Eight Clinton Portis FedEx Ground Player of the Week Oct. 26 at Detroit October Clinton Portis NFC Offensive Player of the Month

WASHINGTON REDSKINS 6 GAME 14 AT CINCINNATI BENGALS CINCINNATI BENGALS HEAD COACH

Marvin Lewis is in his sixth season as Ben- careers of Pro Bowl selections Kevin Greene, gals head coach. Only Paul Brown and Sam Chad Brown, Levon Kirkland and Greg Lloyd. Wyche have had longer tenures (eight sea- The Steelers opportunity came for Lewis sons each), or more career victories. after 11 years in college coaching. Lewis's record is 43-48-1 in the regular sea- Lewis began his coaching career as line- son. He is 12 victories behind Paul Brown (55- backers coach at his alma mater, Idaho State, 59-1) and 21 wins behind Wyche from 1981-84. ISU's team, also (64-68). nicknamed the Bengals, fin- Lewis is the senior head coach in ished 12-1 during Lewis's first the AFC North division, based on season and won the NCAA Divi- current tenure with his team. sion 1-AA championship. From Overall in the NFL, only eight 1985-86, Lewis was coaches have longer current coach at Long Beach State, and tenures with their teams. he held the same post at New Lewis entered 2007 as the only Mexico from '87-89. In 1990, he Bengals head coach never to expe- accepted a position coaching rience a losing season, but the '07 outside linebackers at the Uni- club got off to an injury-plagued versity of Pittsburgh, and he 2-6 start and could rally to only a joined the Steelers and the 7-9 finish. NFL after two seasons at Pitt. Lewis was named Bengals head Lewis played LB at Idaho coach on Jan. 14, 2003, becoming State, earning All-Big Sky Con- at the time the eighth African-American to ference honors for three consecutive years be named to an NFL head coaching position. (1978-80). He also saw action at quarterback In recognition of the 8-8 Bengals being the and free safety during his college career. He NFL's most improved team in 2003, Lewis fin- received his bachelor's degree in physical ed- ished second behind Bill Belichick of Super ucation from Idaho State in 1981, and earned Bowl champion England in Associated Press his master's in athletic administration in '82. voting for NFL Coach of the Year. He was inducted into Idaho State's Hall of In 2003, when Lewis was hired as the ninth Fame in 2001. head coach in Bengals history, he brought Born Sept. 23, 1958, Lewis attended Fort credentials as a record-setting NFL defensive Cherry High School in McDonald, Pa. (near coordinator with a Super Bowl championship Pittsburgh), where he was an all-conference ring. quarterback and safety. He also earned high In 2002, the season before he joined the school letters in wrestling and baseball. He Bengals, Lewis led the Washington Redskins and his wife, Peggy, have a daughter, Whit- to a No. 5 NFL defensive ranking, serving as ney, and a son, Marcus. assistant head coach as well as defensive co- ordinator. He came to the Redskins after six PLAYING AND COACHING HISTORY - 1978- seasons (1996-2001) as defensive coordinator 80: Played linebacker, quarterback and safety with the Baltimore Ravens, a tenure that in- at Idaho State. 1981-84: Assistant coach (AC), cluded a Super Bowl victory in the 2000 sea- Idaho State. 1985-86: AC, Long Beach State. son. 1987-89: AC, New Mexico. 1990-91: AC, Univ. In the 2000 regular season, Lewis's Balti- of Pittsburgh. 1992-95: AC, Pittsburgh Steel- more defense set the NFL record for fewest ers. 1996-2001: Defensive coordinator, Balti- points allowed in a 16-game campaign (165), more Ravens. 2002: Assistant head clipping 22 points off the previous mark. The coach/defensive coordinator, Washington unit is a regular entry in discussions regard- Redskins. 2003-present: Bengals head coach. ing the best NFL defenses of all time. Lewis had his first NFL assignment from 1992-95, as linebackers coach for the Pitts- burgh Steelers. At Pittsburgh, he guided the

WASHINGTON REDSKINS 7 GAME 14 AT CINCINNATI BENGALS THE OPPONENT

The 2008 season has been a difficult one for the ceptions for 885 yards and four touchdowns. Peren- Cincinnati Bengals, who enter this contest with a nial Pro Bowler has been hampered by record of 1-11-1. injuries all year, and has only 50 catches for 507 Franchise quarterback , sidelined yards. He too has four touchdowns. with an elbow injury, has participated in only four of The Bengals defense has not offered the offense the team's 14 contests. Leading the team in his much support. The unit ranks 29th in points allowed place is , a fourth-year player out of per game (26.5), and 24th in yards allowed per game Harvard. Fitzpatrick has thrown for 1,512 yards in (348.2). They are, however, tied for first (with the his 10 games, which combines with his six touch- Bears, Broncos, Colts, and Vikings) in fumbles re- downs and nine interceptions to yield a quarterback turned for touchdowns, with two. MLB rating of 66.9, 29th in the league. leads the team in tackles, with 95, and eight players The team is also 29th in the league in rushing at share the team lead for interceptions with one. 78.4 yards per game. The Bengals’ leading rusher, Punter Kyle Larson is 31st in the league with a Cedric Benson, has played in nine games with the 31.9 net average, while kicker Shayne Graham has team, accumulating 392 yards and only one touch- converted 16 of 18 field goal attempts. Glenn Holt is down. Benson has not fumbled the ball, however, in 20th in the NFL in kickoff return average (24.1), 145 total touches. while Antonio Chatman is 17th in punt return aver- T.J. Houshmandzadeh leads Cincinnati with 89 re- age (7.5).

SERIES SUPERLATIVES REDSKINS BENGALS PASSING PASSING COMPLETIONS:23-, 12/9/79 COMPLETIONS:24-Carson Palmer, 11/14/04 ATTEMPTS: 37-, 11/14/04 ATTEMPTS: 39-Boomer Esiason, 12/15/85 YARDS: 296-Joe Theismann, 12/9/79 Carson Palmer, 11/14/04 TOUCHDOWNS:2- Three players, three times YARDS: 357-Boomer Esiason, 12/15/85 last, Doug Williams, 12/17/88 TOUCHDOWNS:2-Boomer Esiason, 12/15/85 and 12/17/88 RUSHING RUSHING RUSHES: 45-Jamie Morris, 12/17/88 RUSHES: 31-, 11/14/04 YARDS: 152-Jamie Morris, 12/17/88 YARDS: 115-Ickey Woods, 12/17/88 TOUCHDOWNS:2-Gerald Riggs, 9/22/91 TOUCHDOWNS:1-Craig Taylor, 9/22/91 RECEIVING RECEIVING RECEPTIONS: 13-, 12/15/85 RECEPTIONS: 7-T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 11/14/04 YARDS: 230-Art Monk, 12/15/85 YARDS: 115-Eddie Brown, 12/17/88 TOUCHDOWNS:2-Clarence Harmon, 12/9/79 TOUCHDOWNS:2-Rodney Holman12/15/85 , 10/25/70 DEFENSE DEFENSE SACKS 1-Eight players, eight times SACKS: 1-Seven players, eight times last, , Robert Geathers, , last, , Charles Mann, Fred Stokes, Bob Wilson, 9/22/91 Langston Moore, Justin Smith, 11/14/04 INTERCEPTIONS: 1-Six players, six times INTERCEPTIONS: 1-Seven players, eight times last, and , 11/14/04 last, , Tory James, Brian Simmons, 11/14/04

2008 TEAM RANKINGS

OFFENSE DEFENSE Total Rush Pass Conf. NFL Total Rush Pass Conf. NFL Redskins 332.5 133.5 199.1 10-5-10 16-7-19 282.8 95.2 187.7 2-6-3 5-10-7 Bengals 233.9 78.4 155.5 16-15-15 32-29-30 348.2 125.8 222.3 11-10-12 24-23-22

WASHINGTON REDSKINS 8 GAME 14 AT CINCINNATI BENGALS REDSKINS-BENGALS CONNECTIONS

Former Redskins on Bengals with Bengals Wide Receivers Coach Mike Shep- • Head Coach Marvin Lewis (Assistant Head pard (1999-2000). Coach/Defensive Coordinator, 2002) • Redskins Secondary Coach Jerry Gray • Linebackers Coach Jeff Fitzgerald (Defen- played for Bengals Linebackers Coach Jeff sive Assistant, 1998-99) Fitzgerald in Tampa Bay (1993). • Assistant Special Teams/Assistant Line- • Redskins S Mike Green was a teammate of backers Coach Paul Guenther (Offensive Assis- Bengals RB Cedric Benson in Chicago (2005-06). tant/Quality Control, 2002-03) • Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall played with • G Andrew Crummey (, Bengals DB Chris Crocker (2007) and DE Josh 2008) Mallard (2006-07) in Atlanta. • RB Kenny Watson (2001-02) • Redskins LB/DE Jason Taylor was a team- mate of Bengals DB in Miami Redskins from Ohio (2001-03). • Offensive Coordinator • Bengals LB Victor Hobson played with (Youngstown, OH) Redskins LB Khary Campbell (2003), G/T Jason • LB Khary Campbell (Toledo, OH) Fabini (2003-05), G Pete Kendall (2004-06) and • TE (Toledo, OH) WR Santana Moss (2003-05) while with the Jets. • LB London Fletcher (Cleveland, OH) • Bengals LB Dhani Jones was a teammate • DT Anthony Montgomery (Cleveland, OH) of Redskins DT while with the Giants (2000-03). Redskins who went to college in Ohio • Redskins Tight Ends Coach Rennie Sim- • Offensive Coordinator Sherman Smith mons coached Bengals TE Reggie Kelly in Atlanta (Miami) (1999-2002). • G/T Jason Fabini (Cincinnati) • Redskins LB Alfred Fincher played with • LB London Fletcher (John Carroll) Bengals TE Nate Lawrie in New Orleans (2005- • CB Shawn Springs (Ohio State) 06). • LB/DE Jason Taylor (Akron) • Redskins OL Justin Geisinger played with Bengals DE Antwan Odom in Tennessee (2005- Bengals from the Washington, D.C. region 06). • LB Darryl Blackstock (Newport News, VA) • Redskins WR James Thrash was a team- • DB Chris Crocker (Chesapeake, VA) mate of Bengals G Bobbie Williams in Philadel- • K Shayne Graham (Dublin, VA) phia (2001-03). • LB Dhani Jones (Potomac, MD) • S Chinedum Ndukwe (Charlottesville, VA) College Connections • Redskins Defensive Line Coach John Bengals who went to college in the Washing- Palermo worked on the same staff as Bengals ton, D.C. region Defensive Line Coach Jay Hayes at Wisconsin. • LB Darryl Blackstock (Virginia) • Redskins DT played with • G Andrew Crummey (Maryland) Bengals DE Robert Geathers and T Dennis Roland • K Shayne Graham () at Georgia. • CB Geoffrey Pope (Howard) • Redskins LB Rocky McIntosh was a team- mate of Bengals DT at Miami. Pro Connections • Redskins T Jon Jansen played with Ben- • Bengals Assistant Head Coach/Offensive gals LB Dhani Jones at Michigan. Line Paul Alexander coached for the Jets while • Redskins CB Fred Smoot and G Randy Redskins LB Khary Campbell (2002), G/T Jason Thomas were teammates with Bengals TE Reggie Fabini (1998-2002), WR Santana Moss (2001-02) Kelly at Mississippi State. and G Randy Thomas (1999-2002) played for the • Redskins S LaRon Landry played with Ben- Jets. gals G Nate Livings at Louisiana State. • Bengals Offensive Coordinator Bob • Redskins DE Demetric Evans was a team- Bratkowski worked with Redskins Head Coach mate of Bengals DE Josh Mallard at Georgia. Jim Zorn (1997) and Assistant Head Coach/Run- • Redskins DT Anthony Montgomery played ning Backs (1998) in Seattle. with Bengals TE Ben Utecht at Minnesota. While with the Seahwaks, Mitchell also worked WASHINGTON REDSKINS 9 GAME 14 AT CINCINNATI BENGALS REDSKINS-BENGALS SERIES

The Redskins and Bengals have met seven times in YEAR WINNER SCORE LOCATION the regular season, with Washington holding a 4-3 1970 Redskins 20-0 Washington advantage. 1974 Bengals 28-17 Cincinnati Cincinnati is 2-1 all-time at home against the Red- 1979 Redskins 28-14 Washington skins, while Washington won the last meeting there 1985 Redskins 27-24 Washington in 1991. This will be the first meeting in Paul Brown 1988 Bengals 20-17* Cincinnati Stadium. 1991 Redskins 34-27 Cincinnati The Bengals captured the last matchup, in 2004, 2004 Bengals 17-10 Washington by the score of 17-10. * overtime THE LAST TIME

Redskins Lose 17-10 Added Ramsey: "I think my performance was aver- BY GARY FITZGERALD age. There are some plays that I missed and things that I would have liked to have done. I think early I In a game played on Nov. 14, 2004, Patrick Ramsey felt rusty. I got loose in the second half and I felt a was back at the helm of the Redskins' offense and little better out there." the third-year quarterback provided a late spark in a The Redskins' defense got the game off to a strong comeback from a 17-0 deficit to the Cincinnati Ben- start. On the first play, Sean Taylor intercepted a gals. But it wasn't enough. deep pass from Carson Palmer to Chad Johnson along The Redskins lost 17-10 to the Bengals and the right sideline. Taylor leaped up high in the air dropped to 3-6 on the season. and caught the ball falling backward. Head coach Joe Gibbs made the switch from Mark But the Redskins' offense was unable to gain any Brunell to Ramsey midway through the second quar- momentum. On the offense's second possession, ter. Brunell was 1-of-8 for six yards on the Redskins' Brunell was intercepted by linebacker Brian Sim- first four offensive drives of the game. mons. The turnover helped set up Cincinnati's first "I went over to talk to Mark and I think he under- touchdown, a 1-yard run by running back Rudi John- stood," Gibbs said after the game. "It was one of son. those things where it was my decision and I felt like On the Redskins' next series, Brunell and Clinton we need to make it at that point to give Patrick a Portis led the offense downfield to the Bengals' 36- shot." yard line. The drive stalled and Gibbs decided to go Said Brunell: "It's tough—I've never had to face this for it on fourth down. Brunell's pass to Coles fell in- before. I was a little bit surprised by the move, but complete and Cincinnati took over. Coach Gibbs has been doing this a long time. When The Bengals promptly drove downfield on a 13- he makes the call, then that's the way it's going to play, 63-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard touchdown be." pass from Palmer to tight end Tony Stewart. Ramsey struggled early— he was sacked four times Bengals' kicker Shayne Graham added a 41-yard and intercepted once in the second half— but still field goal to push the lead to 17-0 at halftime. managed to guide the Redskins' offense to 10 points The Redskins' best opportunity in the first half late in the fourth quarter. may have been in the final minutes when cornerback He connected with H-back Chris Cooley for a 9- Walt Harris intercepted a pass by Bengals' quarter- yard touchdown pass with 2:10 left in the game. The back Carson Palmer and returned it 31 yards to the Redskins' defense stuffed the Bengals on the next Bengals' 48-yard line. drive and the offense had one last chance to tie the Ramsey quickly completed a 19-yard pass over the game. But Ramsey's deep pass down the left sideline middle to , putting the Redskins in was intercepted by Kim Herring, ending the game. field goal range. Ramsey was sacked for a 7-yard loss Ramsey finished the game 18-of-37 for 210 yards on the next play and the drive stalled shortly there- with one touchdown and two interceptions. after. "We put him in a tough situation," Gibbs said. Cincinnati's 17-0 lead held up until the 5-minute "You're behind and not playing well, so I think you mark of the fourth quarter when Ola Kimrin con- put pressure on yourself. Obviously he threw a few nected on a 33-yard field goal. poor passes in there— when you're trying to make But the deficit was too much for Ramsey and the something happen, that's what happens. But I also Redskins to overcome. felt like he made some real good plays. He had real poise."

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