Kicker John Hall walked into the Washington Redskins locker room in a complete outfit of red and white, including the full beard and tall black boots. Santa Claus? No. "Santana Claus," Hall said. Want a better Santana Moss story? Clinton Portis said Moss became a good receiver by playing Frisbee with a dog at the University of Miami. "He used to catch that Frisbee all the time," Portis said. "He'd outrun the dog, jump up and catch the Frisbee."
Whatever the joke, whatever the game, whoever the quarterback, Moss-going-deep has the Redskins on pace for their first playoff berth in six years. Moss added three touchdowns and 160 yards Saturday in a 35-20 victory over the New York Giants, including a 72-yard touchdown grab from Patrick Ramsey after Mark Brunell left with an injury.
The Redskins were leading 21-17 when Brunell left the game with a sprained knee after being sacked by Nick Griesen on the first series of the second half. Ramsey, who was benched after getting hurt in the season opener, entered on the next series and had a sputtering start -- using two timeouts after four plays -- until he unloaded the long one for Moss.
Peaking at the right time, the Redskins (9-6) won their fourth straight and will clinch at least a wild card berth if they win at Philadelphia in next week's regular-season finale. They will win the NFC East with a win and a Giants loss at Oakland next week. Gibbs is 4-0 this December, improving the Hall of Fame coach's record to 56-18 after Dec. 1.
The victory also avenged one of the worst losses of his career, a 36-0 shutout at the Meadowlands on Oct. 30. ...Read more here...
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