Written by DCist contributor Rob Birgfeld

Just who the hell is this team? For the fourth game in a row, the final seconds ticked off the clock and Jason Campbell was taking a knee. ‘Skins fans haven’t seen anything like this in years.

At about 12:59 p.m., the stage was set for a very, very bad day. Coming off a thrilling win against Dallas last week, the Skins seemed overconfident and ripe for a letdown against one of the toughest teams in the league. The five point underdog Redskins announced that they would be without the services of defensive starters Jason Taylor, Marcus Washington and Shawn Springs. On top of that, the injured Eagles Pro-Bowl running back and Redskins tormentor Brian Westbrook announced he would start in the backfield for Philadelphia.

True to that hunch, the Eagles jumped out to a quick 14 – 0 lead behind a Brian Westbrook touchdown and a Desean Jackson punt return. But once again, these Redskins showed fight unlike anything we’ve seen in years. With grit and some impressive play calling courtesy of the Zornado, the Redskins turned things around in a hurry and left Philly with a convincing 23-16 victory.

So how is that this team, playing as the underdog, pulled out another game against a tough opponent? I think we all know the answer to that, and it rhymes with “dallops.” These Redskins not only stopped Philly’s potent offense, they also rushed for over 200 yards against a defense that had yet to allow 100 yards in a game this season.

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