Secondary injuries give Barnes his chance

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:18:57 +0000

Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall sat out Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles with a knee sprain. Veteran Fred Smoot was knocked from the game in the fourth quarter after suffering a blow to the head, and second-year cornerback Justin Tryon suffered a hip pointer, came out, tried to go back in, but couldn't last. So by the end of the game, when the Eagles were driving for the winning field goal, the cornerbacks were five-year veteran Carlos Rogers on one side, rookie Kevin Barnes -- who hadn't played in a regular-season NFL game in his life -- on the other, and third-year pro Byron Westbrook, a practice squad player in 2007 and '08, in the slot. "I never seen so many guys go down," Rogers said.

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Redskins can't stop Eagles' late drive, fall to 3-8

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:20:23 +0000

For a second consecutive week the Redskins were in a division game on the road until the very end, had a chance to win it on a final drive but fell short, this time losing 27-24 to the Philadelphia Eagles on a late David Akers field goal. The Redskins had been in the contest for much of the game and held an eight-point lead in the second half but could not hold the Eagles off. poll by twiigs.com The Redskins got a huge play at the start of the fourth quarter when Chris Wilson got around the end and got his hand on the ball as it came out of Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb's hands, causing a deflection and allowing Justin Tryon to get under the ball for his first career interception. The turnover gave the Redskins the ball at the Eagles 23-yard line, but after moving to the seven

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Secondary injuries give Barnes his chance

Redskins can't stop Eagles' late drive, fall to 3-8