The Washington Redskins, bolstered by a stingy defense, energized special teams play and the legs and throwing arm of tailback Clinton Portis, grinded out a hard-fought 17-10 victory over the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday, improving their record to 3-5 halfway through the season. Portis has run for more than 100 yards three times this season. Those are the only games Washington has won.Coincidence? ``No, I wouldn't think so,'' Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said. Portis ran for 147 yards on 34 carries.
The Redskins' passing game under quarterback Mark Brunell was anemic once again, completing 6-of-17 for 58 yards. But it didn't matter as Washington scored on Portis's halfback option pass to wide receiver Laveranues Coles(four catches for 46 yards) early in the third quarter and a blocked punt by wide receiver Taylor Jacobs six minutes later that safety Walt Harris returned 13 yards for the score.
Gibbs gave a game ball to wide receiver James Thrash, whose hustle on punt coverage three times pinned the Lions inside their own 5-yard line and whose 43-yard punt return in the second quarter helped set up a Redskins field goal.
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