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"The Redskins Lost Because Their Comeback Ran Out Of Time, In One GIF
The Bengals beat the Redskins with a lot of interesting play calling and strong play from Andy Dalton and A.J. Green. But for a lot of the game, it seemed like the Redskins were just playing badly. At half time, it was 24-10 Washington, and people we're saying stuff like this:...

Bengals Wide Receiver Throws 73-Yard Touchdown To Bengals Wide Receiver On First Possession
Mohamed Sanu is the lesser known Bengals wide receiver in this clip, but he threw a perfect ball to fellow receiver A.J. Green on the Bengals first play on the first drive of the game against the Redskins. In the process, Sanu immediately made good on his boast that he can throw better than Tim Te...

Capri Sun Saves A Redskins Player From Juice Thieves
Redskins receiver Niles Paul has an immense love for Capri Sun drinks, and made a habit of bringing them to practice during training camp. But he had a problem. Paul's teammates would snag pouches of his favorite drink when he wasn't looking. A cold-blooded, thirst-fueled crime....

St. Louis 31, Washington 28: The Game In A GIF
Jeff Fisher gets the first win of the Jeff Fisher era in St. Louis after watching his team come back from a 14-3 defecit after the first quarter. Sam Bradford threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns and captained the St. Louis comeback. At Least Robert Griffin III Is Exciting: Griffin III also ran...

Redskins Quarterback Had A Great Debut
For a bungling NFL franchise looking for a reason to believe, there's nothing quite like a breakout performance by a superstar quarterback. So after years of failure, Washington fans had to be delighted to see the numbers RGIII put up in his first start for the team. When you see a stat line like th...

An Assistant Coach Bumped Into Mike Shanahan And He Reacted Like A Cat Being Dropped In A Bathtub
Woah there, Mike! A little high-strung? Pressure situation, tough decisions, big games: do not bump into Mike Shanahan; he will claw your eyes out. Anyway, that assistant coach is now fired, so good luck to him in his job search....

Robert Griffin III's First Touchdown Pass Was An 88 Yard Strike
There’s a lot of excitement in Washington, D.C. these days and here is the primary reason. The Saints scored on a quick play of their own and Griffin comes right back and hits Garcon for 88 yards. With three minutes left in the first quarter Griffin has 123 passing yards (12 rushing) and one touchd...

Why Your Team Sucks 2012: Washington Redskins
Some people are fans of the Washington Redskins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Washington Redskins. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here...


Graham Gano Wins Redskins Starting Job, Gets Cut A Day Later
Yesterday, the Redskins cut veteran kicker Neil Rackers, seemingly handing the job to Graham Gano. Great news for Gano, a fourth-year player whose starting job has never been secure thanks to a niggling habit of, um, missing. Gano was technically perfect on field goals this preseason, considering he...

Clinton Portis, Coach Janky Spanky, Sheriff Gonna Getcha, Southeast Jerome, Dolla Bill, Dr. Do Itch Big, Bro Sweets, Prime Minister Yah Mon, Bud Foxx, Coconut Jones, And Choo-Choo All Announce Their NFL Retirements
Clinton Portis, who last played through an injury-plagued year in 2010, will officially announce his retirement Thursday at a news conference at Redskins Park. Portis was fabulous for the better part of seven seasons in Denver and Washington, but his legacy might suffer from the fact that he played ...

Looks Like The Redskins Will Be Just Fine With Griffin At Quarterback
You've got to be feeling good if you're a Washington Redskins fan. Your team signs cornerback Cedric Griffin in the offseason to help bolster your secondary, but it turns out (at least according to ESPN.com) that he's a more-than-capable stopgap at quarterback, filling in until Robert Griffin III is...

Vinny Cerrato Backs Out Of Charity Dunk Tank Event
Vinny Cerrato, the former corporate-sounding-title-holder for the Redskins and Dan Snyder minion, was supposed to take part in a minor league baseball promotion for the Bowie Baysox that involved himself, aggrieved D.C. area fans and a dunk tank. Unfortunately, one of those three won't be showing u...

To Protect A Dan Snyder-Owned Radio Station, The Redskins Banned A Competing Station From Airing RG3's Press Conference
The Redskins are severely limiting Robert Griffin III's media exposure before the season starts. No chats after practices, no cameras at his locker—just one press conference a week, making six in all. So it was a massive local media scrum when Griffin held his first presser last Wednesday, with all ...

Osi Umenyiora Thinks RG3 Should Be Called Plain Old "Bob Griffin"
Osi Umenyiora is no stranger to antagonizing his NFC East foes. But yesterday on WFAN, he shifted his aim further down I-95, to a certain can't-miss superstar quarterback:...
!["It's Just All Made Up And Flagellant": A Tour Of Fred Davis's Hilarious Legal Troubles [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17rafso5oxas7jpg.jpg)
"It's Just All Made Up And Flagellant": A Tour Of Fred Davis's Hilarious Legal Troubles [UPDATE]
Well, now. Yesterday, The Washingtonian passed along the glorious details of the shitshow civil suit being brought against Redskins tight end Fred Davis by a woman who's accused of being a "pimpette." Long story short: Davis allegedly poured an entire pitcher of juice on the woman's head, and the wo...

We Would Pay Good Money To See A Clinton Portis-Joe Biden Buddy Film
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Portis loves Biden, and Dan Snyder too....

Editor's Note: Suggesting Dan Snyder Is A Bullshitter Is Not As Libelous As Writing, "Dan Snyder Blows Dogs"
The previous post on Deadspin might have given the impression that Redskins owner Dan Snyder is a liar. Snyder takes such accusations very seriously, and so do we, which is why we now endeavor to answer the question: Is it libelous to suggest that Dan Snyder is a lying-ass shitbag vulgarian?...

Dan Snyder's Official Team Bio Is A Tour De Force Of Bullshit
When you think of Redskins owner Dan Snyder, you think of a miserable, gutless sack of shit who ruined a franchise and made an entire fanbase hate his guts. Ah, but that's just how Dan Snyder is perceived in the real world. The world of official team bios, on the other hand, is magical place where a...

DeAngelo Hall Says RG3 Is "Light Years Ahead" Of Rookie Michael Vick
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The difference is mental....