Unimpressive wins still count. Coming off of two painful losses at home, a win away from home feels even better. Yesterday, against a Seahawks squad that is a shell of what it was just one season ago, the Redskins played down to the competition. Driving fans crazy yet again, the Redskins took another game to the wire—and came out with a 20-17 win.

It was a game of sweet revenge. Jim Zorn, the longtime offensive assistant who was never given a shot in Seattle, smirked when he shook Mike Holmgren’s hand as time expired. Shawn Springs, Seattle’s first round draft pick years ago, sealed the game with an interception. Even Shaun Alexander, the former NFL MVP who was unceremoniously released by his former team in the offseason—showed up the Seahawks with some impressive cheerleading from the sidelines.

Sure it was unconvincing, but Clinton Portis got back on track with a solid 143 yards on 29 carries. The defense had some trouble against the run, but remained tough against the Seahawks passing attack led by Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s brother-in-law. His counterpart, Jason Campbell , had another strong mistake-free outing, finishing 20-of-33 for 206 yards and a touchdown. Cooley, Randle-El, Moss and even rookie and sometime-freestyler Malcolm Kelly made some big catches to keep critical drives alive.