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No such luck: The club this week signed Sam Paulescu when punter aggravated a groin injury, and he could keep the job for the rest of the season.

A year ago, the Washington Redskins were 4-2 after six games despite a struggling pass rush that had generated just six sacks.

Washington Redskins will be playing a team that already has a win under its belt.

Nothing grows here. Nothing's going to grow here. This is the Futile Crescent. The branch of the West Coast offense planted here bears little fruit.

The Redskins managed only 74 rushing yards last week against a Carolina team that was giving up 180 per game.

The troubled Washington Redskins will be without their most decorated player, , for at least this Sunday's game against the visiting Kansas City Chiefs .

A look back at the three keys to the game identified in Sunday's paper: 1. All Portis, all the time So much for Carolina allowing 183 rushing yards a game.

The game started out poorly for the Panthers as running back DeAngelo Williams fumbled during a 6-yard loss on the team's opening play from scrimmage.

Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is among the league's top players at his position, but defensive tackle Kedric Golston might have been the Redskins' most effective defensive lineman in the first four games.

Final observations of the Redskins ' 19-14 loss to Detroit: * Jim Zorn's best game-plan decision was committing to the pass in general and in particular on the Redskins ' opening drive, which started at the Washington 24-yard line and ended at the Detroit 1. dropped back on seven of the first eight snaps .

Washington's defense suffered a potentially severe blow Sunday when tackle Albert Haynesworth suffered a hip flexor strain on a first-half sack.

Louis Rams visiting the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Left guard Kendall's boneheaded decision to catch a deflected pass and cornerback Torrence's failure to cover Rams receiver Donnie Avery in the late going were largely responsible for 10 St.

Quarterback Marc Bulger shredded them with his arm. Receiver Donnie Avery made a big catch to beat them.

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

Time and again last year, Renaldo Wynn would stare across the line and see the imposing Brandon Jacobs standing there, waiting to carry the ball.

Good afternoon, folks. I hope you're enjoying your Labor Day. The Redskins and I don't have the day off.

Hey, everybody. I just landed in Jacksonville for tonight's final preseason game, and planned to write closer to kickoff, but there's a few things I feel compelled to address.

This year, Ladell Betts opted for a staycation - though he wasn't exactly taking it easy.

With the addition of a Pro Bowl player in defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, young defensive linemen Anthony Montgomery and Kedric Golston are expected to play less than they did last season.

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