ES Coverage & Interactive Game Day Thread: 2012 Redskins vs Ravens (Final)

TK · December 9, 2012

ES Coverage & Interactive Game Day Thread: 2012 Redskins vs Ravens

12/9/12

VICTORY!!!!

Redskins 31 - Ravens 28

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First, a heads up reminder to change that dial because today's game is actually on CBS and not on FOX.

And with that out of the way, let's do this thing.

Welcome back to FedEx Field where your Washington Redskins are coming of off a three game, all Divisional winning streak. With two of those wins being here, in RG3's house. A house that this franchise has consistently struggled to win in. However, since the Bye Week, this team is undefeated here. The crowds erupt in spontaneous RG3 chants that are loud enough to not only come across on the tv broadcast but also penetrate the walls and windows of the Press Box. FedEx has become electrifyingly electric.

Today's victim, those purple wearing, inferiority complex having, Baltimore Browns. They come into FedEx looking for a win after they lost last week to the Steelers. A Steeler team that was quarterbacked by the ancient Charlie Batch. This is a guy that should be out of the League & collecting his SSI checks & sipping some Country Time in the rocker on the front porch. Really? Really. How do you even loose to a team like that? Reaaally. And that doof Jim Harbaugh thinks he's going to steal our fanbase away after that? Child please.

Baltimore thinks they have a chance. All week on their CSN shows hosted by Gerry Sandusky they've had him make mentions of having former Steeler backup QB Dennis Dixon playing the "RG3" role this week in their practices. He's tried to give their fans hope by mentioning the fact that Defensive coordinator Dean Pees ran the Pistol in college. Looking at Pees' history, he's always been a defensive coach except for his Head Coaching run at Kent State. Pees was the Head Coach there from 1998-2003. His record? 17-51. Yeah. Barely an average of 3 wins a year. Good luck all that Pistol experience because it looks like you really knew what you were doing there. Pees was never an offensive coach. To think that he, a defensive minded coach, head coached a losing team, running a Pistol offense gives him an edge in stopping us is just plain silly. Gotta love it they keep putting the moron in Baltimoron.

Want to know how scared they are of RG3? Here's the front page of Baltimore Sun's Purple Friday Sports Page.

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Nice to them admit they're scared.

That said, I do have to give them this. They lead this series 3-1. now, the last time these two teams met, it was four years ago. A lot has changed in Redskins Land since then. RG3 continues to electrify the League and shatter records as easily as you or I simply breathe. Whether its a 76 yard scamper for a TD on the Vikings, throwing four TD passes a game, or throwing a TD pitch to Morgan while on the run and being tackled on a play design they never even practiced. Hey, that's their story and they're sticking to it. It simply makes you wonder "What's he gonna do today?".

What to look for this week

The Redskins producing zero turnovers in a game for the sixth time this season, setting a new team record. The team’s five games without a turnover in 2012 are tied for the most in team history (five in 1999 and 2008).

• The Redskins rushing for 200 yards for the fourth time this season, which would tie the team’s most since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (four in 1985).

• The Redskins rushing for 100 yards for the 12th time (an NFL high).

• The Redskins scoring 30 points or more in a game for the sixth time in a season for the first time since 1996.

• The Redskins posting multiple interceptions in a game for the sixth time this season, their most multi-interception games in a sea- son since 2007 (six).

• The Redskins returning an interception for a touchdown for the fourth time this season. The last time the Redskins had four interception return touchdowns in a season was 1984.

• The Redskins scoring a fifth defensive touchdown in a season for the first time since 1994.

• Linebacker London Fletcher playing in his 237th consecutive game, tied for the longest active streak in the NFL.

• Kicker Kai Forbath convertinghisnextfivefieldgoalattemptsto tie Garrett Hartley for the NFL record for consecutive TheRedskinsproducingzeroturnoversinagame for the sixth time this season, setting a new team record. The team’s five games without a turnover in 2012 are tied for the most in team history (five in 1999 and 2008).

• The Redskins rushing for 200 yards for the fourth time this season, which would tie the team’s most since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (four in 1985).

• The Redskins rushing for 100 yards for the 12th time (an NFL high).

• The Redskins scoring 30 points or more in a game for the sixth time in a season for the first time since 1996.

• The Redskins posting multiple interceptions in a game for the sixth time this season, their most multi-interception games in a sea- son since 2007 (six).

• TheRedskinsreturninganinterceptionforatouchdownforthe fourth time this season. The last time the Redskins had four intercep- tion return touchdowns in a season was 1984.

• TheRedskinsscoringafifthdefensivetouchdowninaseasonfor the first time since 1994.

• Linebacker London Fletcher playing in his 237th consecutive game, tied for the longest active streak in the NFL.

• Kicker Kai Forbath converting his next five field goal attempts to tie Garrett Hartley for the NFL record for consecutive field goals made to start an NFL career (16).

• Quarterback Robert Griffin III passing for four touchdowns to join Sonny Jurgensen (1964, 67) as the only quarterbacks in team history since 1960 with three games with four passing touchdowns in a season.

• Griffin III adding to his team records for completions (218), passing yards (2,260) and passing touchdowns by a rookie (17).

• Griffin III improving upon franchise records for rushing yards (714) and rushing touchdowns (six) by a quarterback.

• Griffin III adding to his NFL record for rushing yards by a rookie quarterback (714).

• Cornerback DeAngelo Hall registering an interception to reach 40 for his career, making him the sixth active player to reach the 40-interception milestone.

• Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan posting one sack to match and 1.5 sacks to surpass his single-season career high from a season ago (7.5).

• Running back Alfred Morris getting six rushing attempts to tie Mike Thomas’ Redskins rookie record for carries by a rookie (235 in 1975).

• Morris (1,106 yards) adding to the most prolific rookie rushing season in team history, having already broken Reggie Brooks’ team record for rushing yards by a rookie (1,063 in 1993).

• Morris notching his sixth 100-yard rushing performance. The Redskins’ last 11 100-yard rushing performances have all been by rookies (three by Roy Helu, Jr. and two by Evan Royster in 2011; five by Morris and one by Griffin III in 2012).

• Morris rushing for 100 yards to become the first Redskin with six 100-yard rushing games in a season since Clinton Portis in 2008. He is already the first Redskins rookie with five 100-yard rushing games since the merger.

• Morris or Griffin III rushing for two touchdowns to tie the Redskins rookie record for rushing touchdowns in a rookie season (eight - Skip Hicks, 1998).

• Quarterback Robert Griffin III passing for four touchdowns to join Sonny Jurgensen (1964, 67) as the only quarterbacks in team his- tory since 1960 with three games with four passing touchdowns in a season.