The Washington Redskins host the Arizona Cardinals in their second home game of the season. Much focus will be on Rex Grossman, to see if he can continue his role as the starting QB, the Redskins’ defense, to see if last week was not a fluke and Tim Hightower, formerly of the Arizona Cardinals in how he can play against his former teammates.
Looking at the offense from last week of these 2 teams could not look any more similar. Rex Grossman and Kevin Kolb were within 4 yards total of each other, 2 TDs a piece and within under 5% difference in pass completions. On rushing, Tim Hightower and Beanie Wells were within 18 yards apart and 1 TD a piece. On Receiving, Fred Davis and Early Doucet both had 105 yards a piece but Doucet scored a TD.
| Passing | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs |
| Rex Grossman |
21 |
34 |
305 |
2 |
| Kevin Kolb |
18 |
27 |
309 |
2 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| Tim Hightower |
25 |
72 |
2.9 |
1 |
| Roy Helu |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Beanie Wells |
18 |
90 |
5 |
1 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling |
3 |
10 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| Fred Davis |
5 |
105 |
21 |
0 |
| Santana Moss |
6 |
76 |
12.7 |
0 |
| Early Doucet |
3 |
105 |
35 |
1 |
| Larry Fitzgerald |
3 |
62 |
20.7 |
0 |
What is going to determine this game is in pass defense for the Redskins. If they can continue their stride from last week, this should allow the Redskins more opportunities to score. Keep the Cardinals from scoring and forcing running.
| Defense | Redskins | Cardinals |
| Total |
12 |
29 |
| Passing |
15 |
31 |
| Rushing |
9 |
11 |
Here’s the latest injury report from NFL.com:
| Name | Position | Injury | Practice Status |
| Redskins | |||
| Brandon Banks | WR | Knee | Full Participation in Practice |
| Brian Orakpo | LB | Ankle | Limited Participation in Practice |
| Chris Cooley | TE | Knee | Full Participation in Practice |
| DeAngelo Hall | CB | Back | Full Participation in Practice |
| Donte’ Stallworth | WR | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| Keyaron Fox | LB | Back | Limited Participation in Practice |
| LaRon Landry | S | Hamstring | Limited Participation in Practice |
| Nick Sundberg | LS | Hand | Full Participation in Practice |
| Cardinals | |||
| Crezdon Butler | CB | Ankle | Limited Participation in Practice |
| Daryl Washington | LB | Calf | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| Dave Zastudil | P | right Calf | Limited Participation in Practice |
| DeMarco Sampson | WR | Hamstring | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| Jim Dray | TE | Pectoral | Limited Participation in Practice |
| Joey Porter | LB | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | RB | Hand | Did Not Participate In Practice |
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Written by Mercedes Green
I lived in Greene County Virginia for about 5 years of my childhood. This span of time was enough to imprint the love of the Washington Redskins (and hate of the Dallas Cowboys) into my life forever, even though I am Canadian and still live in Canada. I am in no way an expert on sports, football, or even the Redskins, but I do absolutely adore them, their fans and their home state(s).
My favourite Redskin is and will always be Darrell Green (not because we share the same last name lol). I've adored Chris Cooley since he joined the team from the 2004 draft and love London Fletcher.
Hail to the Redskins! See you October 30th in my home town of Toronto.
