Clinton Portis

Yesterday the Washington Redskins were a half away from losing to 2 of the worst teams in the NFL in back-to-back weeks, only an inspired defensive game and a few timely plays prevented them from going to 1-3 and most likely ending Jim Zorn's reign in Washington. The good news was that they finally opened up the offense a bit and went downfield in the second half, the first resulting in a touchdown to Moss and the second was a forced passed by Campbell who seemed intent on making Talib look like Champ Bailey as he hauled in his 3rd, a very poorly-thrown ball, interception. Even though he did not look good at all and seemed to be the same Campbell we are used to seeing, he did come through in the 3rd quarter and helped turnaround the game for the squeaker, but none-the-less, a win.

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It hurts to be a Washington Redskins fan sometimes.

I mean what a great first half to this season. I was so excited I really thought we had found the right coaches, players and mojo. The defense was tough, stingy and game changing at times. The offense was tight, unpredictable and ball hogging. We beat Dallas and Philly away in great games. It looked as though we were the real deal.

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Clinton Portis has carried a huge load for the team this year, evident in his 1,228 yards rushing on the year and leading the league in rushing four weeks thus far this season. (3 of those 4 being Washington wins)  But the heavy burden has left Portis with a string of injuries as of late, ranging from knee to neck and even a hip flexor.  Although they have prevented him from practicing during the last few weeks, he's fought through significant pain playing on Sundays, determined to help his team.  Unfortunately, no matter how heroic of an effort he puts out there, he desperately needs a well-earned helping hand from the Redskins' passing game.

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ht hard through a nap-inducing Steelers / Chargers game.  Finally, come 8:15, joyous news that Clinton Portis and LaDell Betts would both start the game to come.  It would seem my patience had been repaid even more handsomely than I had expected.

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made huge strides each year, but none has been larger than this season’s.

WINNER: Clinton Portis (WAS)—He’s been the single most dominant player on the field this year. Not only does he lead the league in rushing yards, but the next closest rusher (Adrian Peterson) is almost 300 yards behind! If the season were to end today, he’d be the MVP hands down.

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1st TEAM

QB = Philip Rivers (SD): 2038 YDS 19 TD 6 INT 64% CMP 107.8 RTG

RB = Clinton Portis (WAS): 944 YDS 7 TD 5.0 YPC, 11 CTH 77 YDS
          Adrian Peterson (MIN): 684 YDS 5 TD 4.5 YPC, 12 CTH 65 YDS

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When the Washington Redskins beat the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday it clearly showed that there is a change in the air when it comes to a team known for more 7-9 records than bitter upsets.

However, the Luchadore has to admit: Yeah, I thought it was over yesterday...now sigh.

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Couple that with Clinton Portis running hard every play and Chris Cooley tearing up the middle of the field, and you have a pretty good Offense for a young QB like Campbell to work with.

If you missed the game, here's NFL.com 's stats and highlights for it:

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 And then Jason Campbell put together a 94-yard scoring drive capped off with a Clinton Portis touchdown run!  Not bad.  And then, a 67 yard bomb to Santana Moss for the go-ahead score.  Two convincing ways to score: a long, arduous march down the field, followed by a 1 play explosion.  And then the game was finished off with a nifty 8 yard quick slant pass to Moss.

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