The first half ended with a fumble returned for a touchdown. The second half ended with a touchdown that didn’t count. Nothing less should be expected from a game between the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys. The cast might change with new quarterback Donovan McNabb and new head coah Mike Shanahan into the mix, but one thing is eternal: This Redskin/Cowboy rivalry will always have some memorable finishes.
The Redskins came out on top this time, winning 13-7 in Sunday night’s opener even though Tony Romo completed a 13-yard pass to Roy Williams in the end zone on the game’s last play. Alas, the score was negated because tackle Alex Barron was whistled for holding linebacker Brian Orakpo, stopping the Dallas celebrations in their tracks and giving Washington a victorious start in its new era with quarterback McNabb and coach Shanahan.
“I knew he held me, but as soon as I seen him throw it to Roy, I’m like `Are they gonna call it?”’ Orakpo said. “Then I looked up and saw the yellow flag on the floor. Hey, it’s game, set and match. Game over, it’s celebrating time.”
The Redskins didn’t get to celebrate much last year, going 4-12 under coach Jim Zorn and 0-6 in the NFC East. They didn’t score a touchdown in either game against the dreaded Cowboys. For that matter, they didn’t score an offensive touchdown Sunday night— cornerback DeAngelo Hall was the only Redskins player to find the end zone—but that hardly seemed to matter.
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