The Washington Redskins trailed the Philadelphia Eagles 6-3 last night with 14 seconds left in the first half. The Redskins had moved inside the Eagles two yard line but had been pushed back ten yards by two penalties. They had no time outs left. It was second down.
The Skins had more than enough time to throw a pass into the end zone, and with the clock stopping automatically in the event of an incompletion, still kick a field goal if necessary. However, perhaps fearing a sack or an interception toss by their inexperienced QB Jason Campbell, the Skins sent their field goal unit on.
Although the kick was a chip shot, Eagles coach Andy Reid decided to “ice” the Redskins kicker by calling a time out. During the time out, Redskins Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs pulled his field goal unit and called a pass play.
After yet another penalty, Campbell completed a 17 yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Cooley, to put the Redskins up 10-6. According to ESPN’s sideline reporter, the Eagles left the field disconsolate. When the coaches tried to exhort their team, they failed to get any reaction.
The Redskins went on to double up the half-time score, winning 20-12.
-
-
Most Read on Power Line
Donate to PL
-
Our Favorites
- American Greatness
- American Mind
- American Story
- American Thinker
- Aspen beat
- Babylon Bee
- Belmont Club
- Churchill Project
- Claremont Institute
- Daily Torch
- Federalist
- Gatestone Institute
- Hollywood in Toto
- Hoover Institution
- Hot Air
- Hugh Hewitt
- InstaPundit
- Jewish World Review
- Law & Liberty
- Legal Insurrection
- Liberty Daily
- Lileks
- Lucianne
- Michael Ramirez Cartoons
- Michelle Malkin
- Pipeline
- RealClearPolitics
- Ricochet
- Steyn Online
- Tim Blair
Media
Subscribe to Power Line by Email
Temporarily disabled
Notice: All comments are subject to moderation. Our comments are intended to be a forum for civil discourse bearing on the subject under discussion. Commenters who stray beyond the bounds of civility or employ what we deem gratuitous vulgarity in a comment — including, but not limited to, “s***,” “f***,” “a*******,” or one of their many variants — will be banned without further notice in the sole discretion of the site moderator.