But the mayor didn’t actually say the team’s name.

Well ain’t this a kick in the pants? The Washington Redskins, faced with having to take the same long cut to the playoffs that they did the last time they found themselves all but eliminated and facing a slew of teams suddenly willing to play dead, took their act on the road to Minnesota and won 32-1421, in a game that was only briefly tense and was basically decided by an alert eye on the…

Ugh. Really. I’m at the point now where I never want to see Washington attempt another wide receiver end around again. While the play had its heyday about twenty years ago, I cannot remember the last time Washington executed the offensive gimmick in a satisfying way. Surely there is a successful occasion of its execution that a mind untrammeled by the frustration of this past weekend might recall (feel free to have your way with…

The Redskins are back in camp this week, preparing for a second season of The Passion of The Gibbs. New faces abound and new strategies are being hatched, but there are old questions lingering from last year’s campaign and a tumultuous offseason that are never far away. Cable sports channels and the internet have bred a new type of football fan—where a decade and a half ago, local diehards might give even the preseason game…

When last we spoke of the Redskins, it was intimated that this column may show up today, boldly predicting, perhaps even guaranteeing a Redskins win this Sunday. Now, why would we do that? Are we crazy? And isn’t using the term “we” getting awfully presumptuous? It’s not like DCist’s editors have signed off on some kind of crazy prediction plan. They want to “grow a credible brand” and “vertically integrate” and otherwise please our Gothamist…

Once again DCist is happy to bring you the football coverage of Jason Linkins aka The DCeiver. There are NFL teams that you know have the capability to walk onto the field and pitch and catch their way down your throats. The Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers — Mike Martz this weekend opened with what? 300 straight passing plays? But the Redskins are built differently. They are built on the foundation of running the…

With the biggest sports story of the week already written, returning to another Sunday of the NFL regular season may seem a little anti-climactic. Perhaps more so when you consider the Redskins upcoming home game against the Green Bay Packers—both teams started out with big wins, fell into long losing streaks, got mired in the basement of their respective divisions, and only now are showing some signs of life. Both teams are enduring some…

It wasn’t pretty or fun to watch but Joe Gibbs and the ‘Skins ended their 4 game skid yesterday with a close victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Those fans that view the glass as half full will note the career high 36 carries for beleaguered running back Clinton Portis that resulted in 171 yards. Those that view the glass as half empty will point to the shaky play of QB Mark Brunell…

DCeiver points us to an intriguing urban legend that the Redskins performance prior to an election has, historically, been an accurate predictor of presidential elections. Apparently, when the Redskins have won the home game prior to the election, the incumbent party has won the election; a Redskins loss has historically precluded an incumbent party loss. This year, the currently 1-4 ‘Skins will face off against the 1-4 Green Bay Packers for the “deciding” game, which…