TK Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Lots of stuff going on today so lets get started. First, on behalf of Murf & myself, allow me wish your all a very Merry Christmas Redskins fans from FedEx Field. Next mention is for today's Half Time Ceremony where Coach Petttibon takes his rightful place in our Ring of Fame. Can't imagine his holiday getting much better then this honor. Congratulations to him. Today, Richie Petitbon, a former safety, defensive coordinator and head coach for the Redskins, will be inducted as the 45th member of the team’s Ring of Fame. Recently, Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Darrell Green called Petitbon his “greatest coach ever.” Next up is the 2-12 Vikings. This game looked SO much better when the schedule was announce as everyone wanted to see McNabb VS Shanny/Rex/Kyle. However, Shanny was right all along in dumping McSuck as one, the same issues popped up with the Vikings and two, he's not even on a roster now. Instead, the Vikes are starting their first-round pick, Christian Ponder at QB. So far for this year he has completed 146-of-258 passes for 1,757 yards, 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions with a QB rating of 72.3. He also has 24 rushing attempts for 199 yards (8.3 avg.). Look for the Skins D to throw a new wrinkle or two in to confuse the rookie and force/create a turnover today. The bigger issue is the Vikes still have RB Adrian Peterson, a Four time Pro Bowler. Though he's only missed three games this season, he has carried the ball 196 times for 932 yards (4.8 avg.) and 11 touchdowns. Also, he has caught 16 passes for 125 yards (11.4 avg.) and a touchdown. The Skins defense is going to have their hands full stopping the run today. Ponder should be easy enough for them to confuse and keep off balance, but with Peterson, they're going to have not miss a tackle. Three time Pro Bowl DE Jared Allen and LB Chad Greenway lead the defense for the Vikings. Allen is second in the NFL with 17.5 sacks. He also has 56 tackles (43 solo), four forced fumbles, three passes defensed and one safety. Greenway leads the team in tackles with 128 (78 solo). Safety Jamarca Sanford leads the team in interceptions with two. For those of you hyperventilating over Draft position, keep in mind that this is only the sixth time the Skins have played on Christmas Eve. Previously, the team has played five games on Dec. 24th and have a 4-1 record in those games and have never lost in regulation on Dec 24th. This will be the 16th regular season meeting (21 total) between the two teams. The Skins lead the regular season series at 8-7 and the overall series at 11-9. Rex Grossman in four games against the Vikes is 63-of-121 (52.1 percent), 717 yards, 1 TD, with a 55.7 QB rating. Incase you were wondering. WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK The Redskins and Vikings meeting in the regular season for the 16th time. The Redskins selling out their 368th consecutive home game, including playoffs. The Redskins securing their 22nd win in games played on Saturdays. The Redskins are currently 21-26 in games played on Saturdays. Redskins Head Coach Mike Shanahan earning his 166th overall victory as a head coach. Shanahan earning his 158th regular season win as a head coach, matching the career total of Pro Football Hall of Famer Bud Grant for 13th all-time. Wide receiver Anthony Armstrong having 32 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for his career. Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe appearing in the 100th game of his career. Atogwe recording interceptions in back-to-back games for the first time since 2008 (Weeks 7-8). Kick returner Brandon Banks improving upon his league-leading 46 kickoff returns. Banks improving upon his league-leading 1,041 kickoff return yards. Banks amassing 114 kickoff return yards, which would tie his career high from a season ago. Defensive end Stephen Bowen adding to his career-high totals in sacks. He currently has six. Defensive end Adam Carriker adding to his career-high totals in sacks. He currently has five. Nose tackle Barry Cofield adding to his existing career-high total in passes defensed. He currently has eight, according to NFLGSIS, which leads the NFL for defensive tackles. Linebacker London Fletcher extending the longest consecutive starts streak among active linebackers to 178 and extending his consecutive games played streak to 223, tied for the most among nonspecialists. Fletcher improving his NFL lead in total tackles (146), according to STATS, INC. Wide receiver Jabar Gaffney having one more touchdown reception, tying his career high of five in a season. Gaffney reaching 33 receiving yards to tie his career-high of 875 yards in a season. Gaffney catching seven passes to tie his career-high of 65 in a season. Kicker Graham Gano adding to his career-high totals in field goals made. He currently has 26. Quarterback Rex Grossman collecting 308 passing yards to reach 10,000 for his career. Cornerback DeAngelo Hall recording another interception to give him four for the season, which would be the seventh consecutive season that he has totaled at least four interceptions. Hall recording interceptions in back-to-back games for the first time since a season ago (Weeks 7-8). Running back Roy Helu improving on his 47 receptions, which lead all rookie running backs in the NFL. Helu becoming the first Redskins rookie running back to have four 100-yard rushing games in a single season since Reggie Brooks in 1993. Helu is currently one of four Redskins backs to have rushed for 100 yards three times in a rookie season (Brooks, Mike Thomas and Larry Brown). Helu rushing for 20 or more carries for the fifth consecutive game and becoming the first Redskins running back to do so since Clinton Portis accomplished the feat in 2008 (Weeks 4-8). Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan improving on his four forced fumbles, which are tied for the fifth-most in the NFL and are a Redskins rookie record. Kerrigan forcing his fifth fumble to tie Ken Harvey (1995) and Bruce Smith (2000) for second-most forced fumbles in a season in team history, according to STATS, INC. Moss climbing the all-time career receptions list, as his 632 are tied for 44th-most in NFL history among wide receivers and tied for 9th among active players. Additionally, he is eighth among active players in touchdown receptions with 56. Moss climbing the all-time career receiving yards list, as his 9,051 are 49th-most in NFL history and 10th-most among active players. Rocca improving on his 26 punts inside the 20-yard line, which are tied for third in the NFC. Rocca chasing Matt Turk’s franchise record for net punting average (39.2). Rocca is currently averaging 39.8 net yards per punt. Cornerback Josh Wilson recording an interception in three consecutive games for the first time in his career. The Redskins having a fifth different player post 100 receiving yards in a game this season, which would be the first time the team has done so since 1981 (Terry Metcalf, Art Monk, Virgil Seay, Ricky Thompson and Joe Washington). Fred Davis, Jabar Gaffney, Leonard Hankerson and Roy Helu all have 100-yard receiving games this season. LEADERS AND MORE Redskins Offense Ranks sixth in the NFC in yards per first-down play (5.84). Ranks seventh in the NFC in passing first downs (176). Ranks eighth in the NFC in total yards gained on first down (2,363). Ranks eighth in the NFC in average time of possession (30:05). Redskins Defense Ranks second in the NFC in yards allowed per game (332.7). Ranks second in the NFC and second in the NFL in red zone percentage (39.13%) Ranks third in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in first downs allowed per game (17.9). Ranks fourth in the NFC and eighth in the NFL in goal-to-go percentage (54.55%). Ranks fourth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in sacks per passing attempt (8.19%). Ranks tied for fourth in the NFC in passing yards allowed per game (220.7). Ranks fifth in the NFC in yards allowed per play (5.35). Ranks seventh in the NFC in points allowed per game (21.4). Redskins Special Teams Ranks first in the NFC and second in the NFL in average kickoff return yards allowed (20.8). Ranks second in the NFC and third in the NFL in total kick return yards (1,106). Ranks fifth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in yards allowed per punt return (7.4). Individual Leaders Brandon Banks is first in the NFL in the number of kickoffs returned (46). Banks is first in the NFL in total kick return yards (1,041). Banks is tied for sixth in the NFC and tied for tenth in the NFL in the number of punts returned (31). Banks is sixth in the NFC in average yards per punt return (10.6). Banks is fifth in the NFC in total punt return yards (317). Barry Cofield is first in the NFL among defensive tackles in passes defensed, according to NFL GSIS (eight). London Fletcher is first in the NFL in total number of tackles, according to NFL GSIS (146). Graham Gano has the longest made field goal in the NFC (59 yards). Gano is tied for third in the NFC and tied for fifth in the NFL in made field goals (26). Gano is tied for eighth among NFC kickers in points (100) DeAngelo Hall is tied for eighth in the NFC in passes defensed (14). Roy Helu has the NFC high for receptions in a single game (14). Helu is first among rookie running backs in the NFL in receptions (47). Helu is first among rookie running backs in the NFL in receiving yards (331). Helu is second among rookies in the NFL in total rushing yards and first among rookies currently on active rosters (582). Helu is third among all rookies in the NFL in receptions (47). Helu is third among rookies in the NFL in rushing attempts (147). Ryan Kerrigan is tied for third in the NFC and tied for fifth in the NFL in forced fumbles (four). Sav Rocca is tied for third in the NFC in punts inside the 20-yard line (26). Rocca is second in the NFL in touchbacks (one). Rocca is sixth in the NFC in net punting average (39.8 yards). Josh Wilson is tied for sixth in the NFC in passes defensed (15) A REDSKINS WIN WOULD... Improve the Redskins record to 6-9 for the 2011. Give the Redskins back-to-back wins for the first time this season since Weeks 1-2. Be the Redskins first home win since Week 2 vs. Arizona. Raise the Redskins’s record at FedExField in 2011 to 3-5. Elevate the Redskins to 6-5 against NFC opponents in 2011. Make the Redskins 1-0 against the NFC North in 2011. Give Redskins Head Coach Mike Shanahan his 166th overall victory as a head coach. Be Shanahan’s 158th regular season win as a head coach. Make the Redskins record 9-7 against the Vikings in the regular season. Push Shanahan’s career-record to 3-3 against the Vikings. He has faced the Vikings five times previously, including 2-2 as head coach of the Denver Broncos and 0-1 as head coach of the Redskins. Improve Shanahan’s record to 9-10 against the NFC North during the regular season. Inactives For the Washington Redskins: -********* No. 29 RB Roy Helu -********* No. 55 LB Markus White -********* No. 58 OL Erik Cook -********* No. 87 TE Rob Myers -********* No. 88 WR David Anderson -********* No. 90 DE Doug Worthington -********* No. 93 DE Kentwan Balmer * For the Minnesota Vikings: -********* No. 21 CB Asher Allen -********* No. 31 CB Chris Cook -********* No. 57 LB Xavier Adibi -********* No. 75 T DeMarcus Love -********* No. 76 G Steve Hutchinson -********* No. 89 TE Allen Reisner -********* No. 91 DE D’Aundre Reed For during the game commentary, follow us twitter. @TKextremeskins & @HomerMcFanboy. ---------- Post added December-24th-2011 at 11:38 AM ---------- Glad I picked up Royster in the middle of week for my fantasy team since I already had Helu. ---------- Post added December-24th-2011 at 11:38 AM ---------- During the game, I think instead of the play by play, because I don't think anyone really reads it, I'm going to switch it up & just tweet so be sure to follow. Or get left out. A Few, Quick, Final Thoughts Wow. Who woulda thought this game would have become a shoot out? It's a bummer that they lost, but I'm sure those idiots cheering for them to loose for Draft position are crunching the numbers to maketheirselves happy. Earlier on twitter, I said "I'm expecting Royster to make a statement today. Maybe enough to even jump Helu on the depth chart". I haven't seen his toal game numbers yet, but he had 9 for 48 with an average of 5.3 in the 1st half. He followed that up with another 48 yards in the 3rd quarter on 6 attempts with an average of 8 yards per carry. My only knock on his game was he didn't find the end zone. Though to be fair, it took Helu a game or two before he started scoring as well. Our future looks good with these two guys as our RBs. Shanny have them push each other next year. Admittedly, Royster was the guy I wanted to focus on today. Typically, I try to focus on the team as whole, but I wanted to change that up because of the Royster start once it was announced Helu was out. I'll see ya next week in Philly as we see two teams with nothing to play for other then who hates the other more. :igglessuck: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die.hard.skins.fan Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 So bummed, I was excited to see Helu play today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HapHaszard Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Good Info TK, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Ladies and Gentlemen, the Overachievers Guide to game coverage OPs....eggnog wearing off yet dude? I feel like a got an extra stocking stuffer this year---getting to hear pez's golden pipes. If only Huly had been awake. Do they still charge you double the normal rate for a stay-over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Do they still charge you double the normal rate for a stay-over? Yeah. It's called 3 hours sleep. #naptime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacePenguin Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Lots of stuff going on today so lets get started. During the game, I think instead of the play by play, because I don't think anyone really reads it, I'm going to switch it up & just tweet so be sure to follow. Or get left out. I actually read the play by play after each game. It's very well done. Not that I will blame you for not doing it ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frediemac Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 No Helu........HEL NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 I actually read the play by play after each game. It's very well done.Not that I will blame you for not doing it ;p Follow me on the Twitter then. Thing is, whendoingit, I actually end up watching each play on thedelayed tv feed. I miss a LOT of the live action & angles they dont show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Glad I picked up Royster in the middle of week for my fantasy team since I already had Helu. I was on my way to my aunts house and I heard on that radio that Helu was out. I panicked and put that bum Laruent Robinson in Helu's spot, but then I realized that all I had to do was pick up Royster..... 14.90 points later I am still happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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