DeAngelo Hall News

The Cowboys' offensive line likely will have its hands full trying to keep Redskins defensive ends Andre Carter and former UT star Brian Orakpo off Tony Romo's back.

The Redskins gave up 40- and 75-yard touchdown passes in the first quarter of their Week 10 victory over the Denver Broncos.

Back in the day, Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath was known for his dangerous arm.

When he last saw the Broncos, DeAngelo Hall was making his regular-season debut for Oakland.

In the first half of the season, Washington Redskins cornerback Carlos Rogers played 95.2 percent of the defensive snaps.

So it turns out Josh McDaniels does have the deep ball in his inches-thick offensive playbook.

Redskins Mike Sellers scores a touchdown on a fake punt against the Denver Broncos in the second quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., Sunday, November 15, 2009.

Ladell Betts proved to be a serviceable replacement for injured running back Clinton Portis , scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 2:44 remaining in the fourth quarter, as the Washington Redskins defeated the suddenly reeling Denver Broncos, 27-17, at FedEx Field.

The Washington Redskins have released punter Sam Paulescu , meaning Hunter Smith is ready to return from a right groin injury and kick against the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

How bad is the situation in Washington? Not only are the Redskins 2-6, but the Sherman Lewis play-calling experiment has made little or no difference.

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

At the end of every NFL Sunday, Faith Hill appears on NBC in thigh-high boots to tell everybody that she has apparently been waiting all day for Sunday night.

Here's D-Hall, trying not to call attention to himself. He was overrated and overstated, but he still made the Pro Bowl and made some plays.

This is a Nov. 8, 2009, file photo showing Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith in the middle of a scuffle on the sidelines after quarterback Matt Ryan was forced out of bounds by the Washington Redskins, who were penalized for unnecessary roughness, during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday Nov.

Much has been made of the impotence of the Washington Redskins offense this season.

DeAngelo Hall gets into an altercation with the Falcons sideline after LaRon Landry hit Matt Ryan out of bounds.

Having reached his sixth season in the Mile High City, Champ Bailey has now played for the Denver Broncos longer than he did for the Washington Redskins.

I have seen the Mike Smith-DeAngelo Hall ruckus on the Falcons' sideline a few times now, and I just don't have a problem with a coach yelling at an opposing player whose team just issued a late hit on their franchise quarterback.

Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis is recovering from a concussion and is doubtful to play Sunday against Denver.

Not all the news was bad for the Redskins in Sunday's 31-17 loss to Atlanta. Those second-half scoring drives were the best I've seen them put together this season -- nice blocking by the offensive line, nice mix of plays, nice use of the clock, nice work by a battered Jason Campbell. I don't know who called which play -- Sherman Lewis, Sherman Smith, Sherman Hemsley or Shermy from Peanuts -- and with those results, I don't care.

However . . . there's always a 'however' with this team. This week's 'howevers' were many and varied. It took a rant-fest at halftime to inspire the offensive line. The normally stalwart defense stumbled in the second half, when the offense needed it most. And there was a lack of fundamentals and discipline that was appalling.