It can’t be said that they didn’t get their shot. On the road against the rested and ready Seattle Seahawks and a hostile crowd lending decibels to the cause, the Redskins forced some timely turnovers, kept Seattle’s scoring down, and managed to send all-everything league MVP runner Shaun Alexander on an unscheduled bye week. But the opportunities they created went for naught as the Washington offense underwent a second week of anemia. With Seattle…

For three quarters on Sunday, the Redskins rode a solid gameplan, gritty defense and a scintillating performance from Mark Brunell, taking a lead on the visiting Seattle Seahawks. In the end, however, it took some late-game heroics and a few lucky breaks to secure the win and remain undefeated as the team pulled out a 20-17 overtime win. What’s to be done when your team has a peerless defensive side but an offense that’s…