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Originally Posted by sandtrapjack
You are a "glass is half full kinda guy" right? The Cardinals, and average team as you say....well they dominated the time of possession against the Skins, had over TWICE the number of total yards than the Skins.
The Cardinals ran 73 plays to only 47 for the Redskins and dominated every statistical category -- except turnovers. The Redskins had three takeaways, which proved to be just enough to negate Arizona's advantage everywhere else.
And even though we hate to admit it, the Redskins were 18" away from losing yet another game in which they had the lead at halftime. Redskins dodges a bullet on thier home field. It was 21-6 at the start of the 4th quarter, and Washington almost lost it with that Rakers field goal. 18" to the right and the outcome would have been different. The difference in this game was the turnovers
But the Dallas game was different, Dallas outgained the Vikings 381-196 and Vikings QB Tavaris Jackson was just 6-of-19 for 72 yards. The Cowboys have given up just three rushing touchdowns all season and have not allowed a single 100-yard rusher. Vikings rookie Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 224 yards last week, was limited to 63 yards rushing.
Additionally, Dallas is the first team this season to score a rushing TD against the Vikings defense. The score does not accurately show how lopsided it could have been. Dallas dominated the TOP, yards from scrimmage, and every aspect of the game except turnovers. Again that score could have easily been 34 - 14, except for turnovers and Dallas running the clock out in the second half.
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Still, there's no skill for the "prevention of 9 or more points in less than 30 seconds". Dallas did it against Buffalo, and Arizona basically did it against us. As a team, the Redskins can not take credit for a missed FG, although the Cards also cannot take credit for Suisham's miss. You can't really blame yourself for the onside kick going awry, it was just perfectly executed.
The only thing the Skins can take blame for is giving up so many passing yards on the final three drives. But can giving up yards alone turn an eight point advantage with 3 to go into a regulation loss? Doubt. The Cardinals caught an insane string of luck to be in the situation they were, and relative to that, the Redskins were much less lucky that he missed the kick. After all, the percentages said he would.