Game 130. Washington at N.Y. Giants
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1997 Game 211 (Week 16) Washington at NY Giants
Redskins win the East!
Despite not having QB Gus Frerotte and RB Terry Allen, the Washington Redskins overcame the adversity to defeat the New York Giants, 15-10, on Saturday at Giants Stadium. With the win, the Redskins are the champions of the NFC East and have secured their position in the NFC Playoffs.
The Redskin defense has propelled them to a division title. The defense held the Giants to just 197 total yards on Sunday and only 87 through the air. CB Chris Dishman set up the Redskins for two field goals. He sacked QB Danny Kanell and caused a fumble, which DE Kenard Lang recovered. Then Dishman recovered a Kanell fumble on a rushing attempt that set up the second FG.
LB Ken Harvey had a huge play for the Redskins when he sacked Kanell in the end zone for a safety. Harvey recorded his fifth sack of the season on that safety.
Offensively, the Redskins struggled without their starting QB and RB. Backup QB Jeff Hostetler struggled most of the day and the Redskins managed only 181 total yards. Hostetler was 13 of 25 passing for 98 yards and an interception. RB Stephen Davis had 65 yards rushing and a TD.
As for the Giants, their running game was clicking but just couldn’t get anything from their passing game. Kanell threw for 116 yards on 11 of 36 passing with a TD. WR Chris Calloway had the only Giants’ TD of the day on a 10-yard reception.
The NFC East Champion Redskins will end their regular season hosting the Philadelphia Eagles before heading into the playoffs as the #3 seed as of right now. If San Francisco stumbles somewhere in their last two games, the Redskins could get the #2 seed and a first-round bye.
As for the Giants, they still can make the playoffs. They need to win their final game of the regular season at Dallas, and then, hope that Tampa Bay and/or New Orleans stumble in the final two weeks.
Game 125. Washington at San Francisco
1997 Game 208 (Week 15) Washington at Arizona
Redskins hold on to division lead!
The New York Giants won earlier in the day, so the Washington Redskins had to win at Arizona in order to stay in 1st place in the NFC East. With a huge day from backup running back Stephen Davis, the Redskins held on to win 20-14 to secure the lead at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.
Usually, Terry Allen is the workhorse back for the Redskins, but he was sidelined with an ankle injury. Today, it was Davis who carried the ball 30 times for 171 yards and a touchdown. In fact, the Redskins rushed for 227 yards against one of the worst rushing defenses in the league.
After Scott Blanton drilled a 22-yd kick with 1:30 left in the fourth quarter, the Redskins led 20-14. That left enough time for Cardinal QB Jake “The Snake” Plummer, who led the Cardinals down into Redskin territory with just a few seconds left. On the last play, Plummer threw a bomb up to Rob Moore, who caught it, but was stopped short at the six-yard line! The Redskins held on to win.
The Redskins’ QB Gus Frerotte was out of this game as well and for the rest of the season as he broke his hip. The old veteran Jeff Hostetler filled in and he struggled most of the day. He finished 16 of 36 for 160 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
The Redskins (9-5) and the Giants will have a huge clash on Saturday as they face each other in Giants Stadium with the NFC East hanging in the balance. If the Redskins win, they win the division. If the Giants win, the two teams will be tied and it will come down to tie breakers, which the Giants would have as they would have a better division record.
As for the Cardinals, they are now 2-12 on the season and will travel to Superdome to try and spoil the Saints’ chances at making the playoffs.
(APBA rules cost the Cardinals’ bomb to Moore at the end. On the final play, I actually rolled a “66” which was a “2” on Plummer’s card and that would have been a touchdown on a Hail Mary! HOWEVER, the Redskins were D alignment and were keying on Moore, so the automatic TD went down 2 to a 4, which turned out to be a 36-yard gain and short of the goal line! The double coverage saved the Redskins and a possible Division Title!)
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1997 Game 188 (Week 14) St. Louis at Washington
Redskins blow an opportunity
The Washington Redskins came into Sunday afternoon’s game against the St. Louis Rams leading the NFC East with an 8-4 record. The Rams were 2-10 on the season and many predicted the Redskins to have an easy victory at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, BUT… the Rams shocked the Redskins and defeated them 13-3 in a lackluster game for the Redskins.
The Redskins couldn’t get anything going all day offensively as the Rams’ defense dominated them. The Rams held the Redskins to just 232 total yards and only 88 on the ground. The Rams held RB Terry Allen to just 21 yards on 11 carries. Linebacker Mike Jones had two huge sacks on Redskins’ QB Gus Frerotte to stop drives.
As for the Rams, they came into the game as one of the worst rushing offenses in football, but they picked up 107 on the ground. Jerald Moore paced them with 78 yards on 14 carries.
The lone touchdown of the game happened just into the fourth quarter. QB Tony Banks hit RB Amp Lee on a swing pass and he took it in for the only TD of the game to give the Rams a 10-3 lead. Banks, who completed zero passes in 13 attempts to start last week’s game, faired a little bit better today as he threw for 162 yards today on 19 of 39 passing with a TD and an INT.
The Redskins (8-5) will try to stay atop the NFC East next Sunday when they take on the Arizona Cardinals in the desert. The Rams (3-10) will travel to the Louisianna Superdome to take on the Saints.