The Washington Redskins are in a 3 way tie with the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East Division with a record of 2-1. The Dallas Cowboys handed them their first loss on Monday night 18-16. Redskins QB Rex Grossman threw for 250 yards and a TD, but Running back Tim Hightower only gained 41 yards on the ground. After a dismal 6-10 season last year Washington seemed to be on their way to better times. The Cowboys may have taking some wind out of that sail. With only a little over 2 minutes left in the game Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall allowed Cowboy WR Dez Bryant to get by him for a 30 yard catch and Hall was flagged for grabbing the face mask as well adding 15 more yards onto the play. This allowed the Cowboys to end up kicking the game winning field goal.
Sunday will mark the 36th time these two franchises have locked horns so to speak. The Redskins have had the pleasure of locking up with the Rams in all three of the cities they have represented, Cleveland, Los Angeles and St Louis. The Redskins have a 23-11-1 record against the Rams that goes back almost three quarters of a century. The Redskins are ranked 15th in offense and 16th in defense in the league. The Rams are ranked 21st in offense and 31st in defense. The Redskins have the 4th easiest NFL schedule this season and up until Monday Night had taken advantage of it. The only teams that have easier schedules then the Redskins are the Cardinals, Ravens, and 49ers and the one most likely to succeed is the Ravens.
Redskin Head Coach Mike Shanahan is 2-4 in his career against the Rams. He has won 162 games as a Head Coach.
Redskins QB Rex Grossman has achieved four 300 passing yard games in his career. He has gotten 3 of those in his last 5 games with the Washington. The fact that the Rams have been out scored 96-36 this season works in the Redskins favor. The Redskins would love to go into their bye week with a 3-1 record. That would provide them with momentum; something they will need in a tough NFC Eastern Division. Here are some of the things the Redskins will have to do to win.
The first thing the Redskins will have to worry about is QB Grossman turning over the football. He has thrown 3 interceptions and fumbled the ball twice in the first 3 games. Grossman has to protect the football against the Rams. In addition, the Rams defense is going to have to step up. They have allowed 4.8 rushing yards a game and 6.1 yards per
