Photo by philliefan99.

Good morning, Washington. Yeah, so, uh, that happened last night — Philadelphia strolled into FedEx Field and just pasted the Redskins last night, rewriting the record book in the process of posting a 59-28 win. (Proving once again that spotting a NFL team 35 points will usually result in a loss.) We’d make a joke about the Redskins not remembering to set their alarm clocks, but the game kicked off around 8:30 p.m. If you’re a Redskins fan and feeling truly masochistic this morning, we recommend taking a spin around the tabloid style headlines this morning (for example: “Ep-Vick Fail“). I’m sure Donovan McNabb has a couple bucks he can spare to help wipe your tears of shame away, if you ask him nicely enough. Or, just enjoy the photo to the above right and bask in the blissful ignorance. Either way.

Bill Could Place Five-Year Limit on Welfare Payments: Councilmembers Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) and Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) have proposed legislation which would limit the amount of time D.C. welfare recipients could receive payments to five years. As the Post notes, the law would bring the District into line with most other jurisdictions around the country — the federal limit on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families participation is five years, though states and D.C. can extend that limit by using local funds. D.C.’s currently-unlimited supply of TANF payments costs Washington’s taxpayers about $35 million each year. Barry and Alexander claim that the bill would help “break the cycle” of welfare dependence — but the District’s job-training program also needs an overhaul if the Council is serious about solving the problem and not just grabbing a quick budget fix. More from the Times, who focuses on Barry’s “own brand of conservatism.”

Reuben Charles “Unlikely” To Get Chief Of Staff Job: That according to Tim Craig, who reports that Mayor-elect Vince Gray is “telling friends that Charles is not a leading candidate” for the chief of staff position. Charles has been under fire in recent weeks due to a series of financial issues related to his business dealings.

If He Was At West Potomac, He Would Have Been Given An “I”: The Examiner has the story of a D.C. police officer who has been fired from the force twice due to allegations he lied about beating his wife — but will now be re-hired again, after an arbiter ruled that his most recent firing was inappropriately handled. In 2005, an arbiter overturned Sgt. Joseph Stimmell’s first firing due to a violation of protocol — this time around, it was determined that the police leaned too much on evidence supplied by the Attorney General.

Briefly Noted: Man shot at 225 K Street SW last night…DPR has begun renovations on skate park at 11th Street and R.I. Avenue NW…Man killed after being hit by CSX train in Maryland…Giant and Safeway say their reusable bags are safe…More D.C. Bikeshare stations on the way…Closing arguments in Levy trial scheduled for today…D.C. area ranks highest in average monthly debt payments.

This Day in DCist: Last year, a man was killed after being struck by a train at McPherson Square, and the Supreme Court refused to hear a case on whether the Redskins’ name is offensive.