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The Redskins have signed quarterback Richard Bartel to the 53-man roster, the team announced on Monday.

ARLINGTON, TEX. -- When quarterback Jason Campbell's final deep pass fell incomplete as time expired Sunday afternoon, Dallas celebrated a 7-6 victory over the Washington Redskins in which it rallied behind quarterback Tony Romo, who overcame three rough quarters and connected with wide receiver Patrick Crayton for a touchdown late in the fourth. It was another feel-good moment for the Cowboys in a season that is going well for them.

On the other side of Cowboys Stadium field, Redskins players watched in disbelief as their nightmare continued, this time against an NFC East rival, and provided a new low point. And in the locker room afterward, Redskins coaches and players again focused on how close they came to winning, how well they performed in some areas and how hard they played.

With the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, you have two teams going in two totally different directions.

Joe Theismann has a reputation as an incurable optimist, and, sure enough, he was finding great hope in the offensive line Monday morning.

Is it just me or does it look like the Redskins' defensive game plan didn't account for one of the most dangerous receivers in the league? I saw the play twice and it looked like Fred Smoot thought he was releasing Marshall to someone.

When you're 2-6 and you're losing to a team with one of the NFL's best records in front of a surly home crowd and you've become the butt of so many jokes, well, it might be time to try something different.

Behind an offense that finally broke the 17-point ceiling and thanks to a defense that came up with a key turnover, the Washington Redskins snapped a four-game losing streak to down the Denver Broncos 27-17 on Sunday afternoon.

Redskins running back Ladell Betts celebrates with Antwaan Randle El after his touchdown run in the third quarter.

Jim Zorn strode to a podium following a Washington Redskins practice Oct. 21 and answered a variety of questions for nearly 15 minutes.

Back in August, when the Washington Redskins were in the midst of an uneventful training camp, there was much talk about what was to come for a team that had turned a 6-2 start into an 8-8 finish in coach Jim Zorn's debut season.

The Redskins have a long way to go. Any way you figure it. At 2-6, they're looking at the hind quarters of the other three teams in the NFC East.

We hear that the Cowboys are not concerned about WR Roy Williams expressing his frustration over not catching more passes.

Devin Thomas sometimes refers to himself as the "golden child," but the receiver has been anything but golden since the Washington Redskins chose him in the second round of last year's draft.

Redskins.com breaks down some of the key matchups to keep an eye on during Sunday's Redskins-Falcons game at the Georgia Dome.

The Redskins badly needed their bye week because their season was free-falling. Players spoke highly of the opportunity to evaluate themselves and what the team needs to improve upon going forward.

Fred Davis had already paid his airfare to get out of town during the Washington Redskins bye week vacation.

With his offensive line handling a four-man St. Louis Rams pass rush, Jason Campbell was able to survey the field to see whether any of his five receiving options had worked open.

Emerging from the bye week, the Redskins plan to make some personnel changes before this weekend's game at Atlanta, none bigger than replacing primary punt returner Antwaan Randle El with DeAngelo Hall.

Danny Smith, special teams coordinator, will focus this week on helping Hall prepare to handle the majority of returns against the Falcons, and Santana Moss is expected to continue as a change-of-pace returner, a league source said.

When asked about the move after practice at Redskins Park, Coach Jim Zorn said a final decision has not been made, but acknowledged 'one of the things that's going to happen is we're going to get another guy involved in punt returning and that's going to be DeAngelo.'

The Redskins plan to make a major change on special teams for their upcoming game against the Atlanta Falcons, demoting punt returner Antwaan Randle El and elevating DeAngelo Hall to the primary role, a league source said today.

Washington Redskins wide receiver Antwaan Randle El is stopped by Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown during the first half.