Redskins beat Cardinals 24 to 17

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It has been a little while but I am back and ready to roll and represent the burgundy and gold. Last week the Redskins began played a full 60 minutes and came away with a victory in the 4th quarter. They really gave the hometown fans something to cheer about. Clinton Portis ran for almost 100 yards and had 2 TDs. Jason Campbell played a solid game and showed that he has the ability to be an accurate passer and to hit big plays when he needs to. Chris Cooley was used much better than the opening game against the NY Giants. And a rookie, Chris Horton, had a defensive hat trick with 2 interceptions and a fumble recovery. He looks like he might really be a bright spot for the Redskins this year.

The momentum from last week's game carried over into this week's game and the Redskins came out strong this week against the Arizona Cardinals. They were up 10 to 0 at one point and went into half time up 10 to 7. Once again Jason Campbell was impressive in the first couple of drives this afternoon.

In the beginning of the second half, it seemed like the Redskins were ripe for a mental let down and the team and the stadium both seemed to be somewhat flat. But the Redskins held the Cardinals to a field goal on defense and then responded with a touch down of their own.

In the second half, each time the Cardinals tested the Redskins, the Redskins had an answer.

For game highlights, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJzZaqpnTo

On the defense - they have really played stellar ball in the 2008 - 2009 campaign. Hats off to our new defensive coordinator Greg Blache for having his men ready for these important early games. The addition of Jason Taylor at defensive end has been tremendous in adding pressure on opposing teams' quarterbacks and Carter, Griffin and Golston have been continued their solid play on the defense. This afternoon for the second time in 3 games they have held the opposing offense to less than 20 points. And for the second game in a row the defense led the opposing team in takeaways.

So the burgundy and gold is now 2 and 1 and they find themselves in probably the toughest division (NFC East) in the NFL. The week is Dallas week and our boys travel to Texas to take on the hated Cowboys. This will be our toughest test yet with all of the history that these two teams share. The Redskins will be coming off of these 2 victories and this should be a great game. I am, of course, predicting a Redskins victory in big D. Let's go boys - HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

signing off - Jackson Davis, V